anyone know where to get some titanium machined?
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Carman34L
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you cant machine titanium. In needs to be cast into shape within a vacum. When titanium gets hot or overheated it is very volitile. Not explosive but will shoot alot of sparks and send hot chips everywhere. It has something to do with the chemical makeup of it when it reacts with oxygen in its molten form. you can cut it but cant machine it.
Z-ReefKeeper
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Titanium absolutely can be machined. You just have to find a place with the right equipment to do the job. Being that it is such a small piece this is going to make the job more difficult but given that the machining is not that detailed it should not be a problem. Your best bet would be to call some different Machine shops in your area. Maybe they could refer you to someone that can get the job done.
there are many places to get it done just go here
http://www.thomasnet.com/
its a list of almost any company so do a search for your state and machineing.
http://www.thomasnet.com/
its a list of almost any company so do a search for your state and machineing.
ok,2 more questions.
anyone want to shoot out a ballpark price for this sort of thing? it very straight foward; no recessed areas or anything difficult. we talking 20$, 100$, 500$?
and 2nd, seems like to get anywhere for a quote you need a cad drawing. how does a person go about getting one?
anyone want to shoot out a ballpark price for this sort of thing? it very straight foward; no recessed areas or anything difficult. we talking 20$, 100$, 500$?
and 2nd, seems like to get anywhere for a quote you need a cad drawing. how does a person go about getting one?
dont even need a napkin sketch 
I have the physical part I need reproduced in titanium. unfortunatly that creates more problems than it solves lol.
its actually not related to aquariums, its a part for another hobby of mine, but oddly enough aquariums work with titanium more than remote control models.
currently the only options available are little rinky dink plastic parts, or soft aluminum. no one even makes a 7075 aluminum replacement. its a high stress area and Im going nuts replacing the parts every 10minutes.
I have the physical part I need reproduced in titanium. unfortunatly that creates more problems than it solves lol.its actually not related to aquariums, its a part for another hobby of mine, but oddly enough aquariums work with titanium more than remote control models.
currently the only options available are little rinky dink plastic parts, or soft aluminum. no one even makes a 7075 aluminum replacement. its a high stress area and Im going nuts replacing the parts every 10minutes.
This is not related in any way to the machining of titanium, but have you considered the drawbacks of going to something so much stronger? A friend of mine machined SS a-arms for his remote controlled car only to hit something and bend the chassis instead of breaking the a-arm. Expensive lesson to learn! Just thought I'd throw that out there 
one place I've read some good things about is
http://www.emachineshop.com/
they have the CAD software you need available for a free download, and you can get price quotes for anything from 1 part up to 10's of thousands of parts. You draw it, specify the machine process and material and finish and they give you a quote and a delivery schedule.
http://www.emachineshop.com/
they have the CAD software you need available for a free download, and you can get price quotes for anything from 1 part up to 10's of thousands of parts. You draw it, specify the machine process and material and finish and they give you a quote and a delivery schedule.
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6997568#post6997568 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by crash519
This is not related in any way to the machining of titanium, but have you considered the drawbacks of going to something so much stronger? A friend of mine machined SS a-arms for his remote controlled car only to hit something and bend the chassis instead of breaking the a-arm. Expensive lesson to learn! Just thought I'd throw that out there
actually I have lol. and it is a known issue, you NEED a weakest link. something has to give. so basicly where Im at is trying to make the weakest link, a stronger part, or an easier to replace part. right now the part is the wheel hub/steering linkage. very important
and it broke when I "bumped" a post at 10mph.hopefully if I bulletproof this part itll break the tierod ends or carrier instead which are either easier to replace, or much beefier respectively. Im looking to break the tierod ends. their a 30cent part as opposed to 7$.
checking out the emachineshop link now.
