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Posted: 4/17/2012 4:19:17 PM EDT
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Most cans that I am aware of use Grades 5 and 9 titanium.
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Posted: 4/17/2012 4:35:18 PM EDT
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Most cans that I am aware of use Grades 5 and 9 titanium. Yeah thats why they so dang expensive.... 
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Posted: 4/17/2012 5:29:01 PM EDT
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Right, and I've seen Grade9 tube and Grade5 round bar, but I've never seen Grade5 tube. Is there any reason people use Grade9 and not Grade5 for tube? Would this make a good tube?
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Posted: 4/20/2012 8:02:46 PM EDT
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I've used 6al4v and 3al2v for tubes . Its all expensive . And depending on what your doing that piece should work . I wouldn't thin the tube out much though if its for a larger center fire .
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Posted: 4/29/2012 1:45:00 PM EDT
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Right, and I've seen Grade9 tube and Grade5 round bar, but I've never seen Grade5 tube. Is there any reason people use Grade9 and not Grade5 for tube? Would this make a good tube? I've zero experience machining Ti, but if it's like steel the designations sometimes take into account the forming process. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 4/30/2012 4:56:09 PM EDT
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I assume you know Titanium turnings and dust is flammable, so keep that in mind and use appropriate safety measures.
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Posted: 5/10/2012 12:46:29 AM EDT
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Not to sound negative about your idea of making a titanium can, but if you aren't familiar with machining titanium, it's probably not the right material for you to build your own with.
Practice it a bit, and see if you can find prints for a Ti suppressor. Exotic metals don't turn like high carbon steel, and may end up with poor results if you aren't used to it. |
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Posted: 5/10/2012 5:43:46 PM EDT
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I assume you know Titanium turnings and dust is flammable, so keep that in mind and use appropriate safety measures. You aint kidding... When I started working Ti a few years ago, I tried to heat color a small pile of shavings from drilling. I think I can still see the white light... 
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Posted: 5/14/2012 3:56:43 PM EDT
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do you know titanium will harden if drilled to fast? you will know when you go to tap it...
if i was going to carry a suppressed pistol or maybe long gun for long distances then i might get some TI but for plinking a few hundred rounds a week i would run stainless or aluminum (for a .22) |
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