Ti Trowel Stock

[Greg Mihalik]

I'd like to make a Ti trowel.

Anyone have some sheet stock for sale? I know MastersCarr has it but it's hardly worth that effort.

Or – Anyone taken up Mike C's gospel and ready to sell theirs?

[Denis Hazlewood]

Here's the one I made.

MYOG SUL Titanium Spoon, Snow Stake, Potty Trowl Mulit-Tool.

[Tim Marshall]

what gauge ti did you use? also which alloy?

-Tim

[Denis Hazlewood]

Beats me. I seem to remember that I got it from Ayce at Through Hiker. (415)462-1745.

Bill Fornshell might have better information than I.

[Tim Marshall]

ok that stuff was 0.016" thick if anyone else wanted that info.

-Tim

[Bill Fornshell]

Hi,

All my Titanium came from Thur-Hiker.com.

About a year or so ago I talked to Ayce and he said his Ti was about gone.

The last time I looked for Ti on his web site it was not listed. You might try a email or call and see if it is all gone or just so low that he took it off the site.

[Robert Benfield]

You might try:

http://www.halperntitanium.com

I have used for knife making material in the past. Nice guy, runs a good business.

Robert

[Roger Caffin]

Big stock, can sell small quanitites: Titanium Joe
http://www.titaniumjoe.com/

I have bought from him several times.

Cheers

[Nia Schmald]

Titanium Joe has a minimum purchase amount for anything in the California warehouse (all the thinnest stock of titanium sheet last time I checked. I forget exactly what the minimum was but $75 comes to mind. A little pricey for a trowel for me anyway and I didn't have a larger project I wanted to stock up for so I've never purchased from them.

Anyone have a source for Ti foil thinner than the .005" titaniumgoat stuff?

[Ed Tyanich]

Tim,

Not to quibble, but 30 ga is .010

.016 would be 26 ga

.010 would be very light for a trowl even in Ti

[Denis Hazlewood]

I'll throw a micrometer on mine and post it. It worked perfectly for the Ti trowel. It would be good for one of those "plate" type wood stoves.

[Tim Marshall]

thanx for the correction.

-Tim

[Denis Hazlewood]

Tim,
My micrometer says my Ti is .0195". That is about 26ga.

[Roger Caffin]

Actually, these so-called 'gauges' are very unreliable:

0.020" mild steel is about 25 gauge
0.020" gal steel is about 27 gauge
0.020" aluminium is about 24 gauge
0.020" titanium is … not defined

I suggest you stick to real measurements!

Cheers

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