[Oscar]

Took a chance from an off-shore supplier from you-know-where, (the Carribean, LOL). Let's see if this gambling/risk taking pays off. If not, who cares, it's just money.

[thespian]

I don't think I have ever seen TI rods not flagged with a label.

[Oscar]

I don't think I have ever seen TI rods not flagged with a label.

They asked if I wanted them flag-tagged, I told the it don't matter. I'll know what it is, hehe. I don't think Titanium Joe flag-tags theirs either. When I ordered their Ti welding kits, they were just bare rods that came in that kit.

[Rick_H]

So hows it weld?

[Oscar]

Crossing my fingers it will weld nice. I'll let you know.

[Oscar]

Got around to picking my new toy to properly cut titanium.






Thare she blows!






Also "picked up" some more filler. ~21lbs 0.045" x 36" Grade 5 ELI.





True'ing things up.

Before, off about ~1°..


After....


Video of bandsaw'ing Grade 5 titanium tubing coming shortly...

[Oscar]

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[LtBadd]

Nice saw, what is your project with the Ti tubing?

[Oscar]

Nice saw, what is your project with the Ti tubing?

I'm working on building some jigs to fabricate some things out of 4130 chromoly tubing for suspension parts type stuff. Once I get that square'd away, I'll venture into replicating those things out of Ti tubing. It won't be anywhere near this thick though. This tubing is ~0.120". With the high strength of Ti, I'm thinking perhaps in the 0.070-0.080" range would suffice.