Billy

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bubba01.clarksclassicfl... |
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Had some medical grade titanium, ELI, and thought I'd make a set of ferrules. When I finished the female, I deceided to try and color the metal using
Birch-Wood Casey Brass Black. As you can see, it only worked near the welt. The rest of the shaft discoloration is a result of useing heat. Color was uneven
and far to blue. Should have just had it coated but I got it into my head that I could color it. Result, was I ruined it. Haha, some people learn harder than
others.
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Tim Anderson.clarksclassicfl... |
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Having experimented a little with coloring titanium, that bright blue is the typical color you get with heating the stuff and is commonly used for effects in
titanium jewelry. You probably do not have to start all over. A coating should go right over the blue, but I would try mounting the ferrule on a dowel, chuck
the dowel-ferrule in a lathe, and polish it. The worst that could happen is that you need to start over!
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bubba01.clarksclassicfl... |
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Thanks Tim, thats good advice. I just sold a rod to a gentleman who owns a machine shop and about 90% of his work is titanium. He would get the ferrules coated
for me if I wanted.
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Mike Peck.clarksclassicfl... |
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Hello Billy,
I think it looks cool either way, but another alternative is to cover it with silk... depends on your style I guess. Also, I was wondering how steep the learning curve is to turning Ti? Are special bits needed? Mike |
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moon8462.clarksclassicfl... |
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Nice job, Billy!
When did you get a new lathe? I'd try something like that, but bamboo and wood are enough of a problem for me. :) Great job... aside from the color issue. best, Mike Mike St. Clair
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bubba01.clarksclassicfl... |
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Mike Peck,
The titanium wasn't that hard to machine Mike, I found that what I had to do was to really slow down the penetration when I bored the holes. I would penetrate the hole slightly and remove the drill bit to clear the chips to prevent heating. This one is bored from each end leaving a solid dam in the center. I used indexable carbide cutters, cobalt drills, and cut the welt with a homemade tool made from tool steel. It polished up beautifully on a machine buffer using tripoli and jewlers rouge. Your thought on wrapping the ferrule is a good one Mike, I just may do that. Mike St.Clair, Didn't buy a new lathe Mike, my buddy down the road has my old South Bend "A" and lets me use it when I want. Actually all three of my lathes are close at hand and I have an open invite to use them because I grew up with all the owners and that works out nice sometimes. Thanks Guys, Billy
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