wrote:
On Jul 25, 10:33 am, wrote:
I wanna play with some.
Is it at all possible ever to weld it? Maybe with electricity or
hydrogen/oxygen?
Can it be hammered on to any useful end?


I've had no end of fun hammering titanium. For example, this, cold-
forged from wire (CP, from Reactive Metals):
http://www.jarkman.co.uk/catalog/jew...tisquiggle.htm

or these, from sheet (unknown alloy, from a surplus dealer):
http://www.jarkman.co.uk/catalog/jew...tipendants.htm

or this (again, unknown alloy, but probably 6/4):
http://www.jarkman.co.uk/catalog/jew...oiseripple.htm

It does work-harden, but on this scale you can mostly overcome that by
using a bigger hammer.


Oh, and can one cut it with a jewelers saw and file/sand/polish it?

Yes, but you'll get through blades fairly quickly.

R.





Congratulations on the progress you have made.
You have shown what just having a go will produce and not being afraid
to hit it!!.
Ive been a titanium smith for some 20 odd years and here's a couple of
tips for you.
When youve made your item, polish it well.
then fire oxidise it to a colour well past the blue stage.
Use an oxygen free flame that envelops the whole piece. Then polish
off the high spots and reoxidise again to a lower temp. this way youll
get a 2 colour efect, and using fire youll get a much harder oxide fiish.
Show us the results you get
Stick to 99% titanium if you can.
Go to Google and type in Ted Frater bronzesmith and minter to see the
titanium bowls ive made.
Update for you all on this group.
just deliverd the past 2 months work.
2500 hot forged commemorative plaques for the 40th Great dorset Steam fair.
Ted Frater
Dorset UK.