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FYI – Another Titanium Source, any others?
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May 8, 2007 at 9:36 am #1223143
In addition to thru-hiker
and McMaster-Carr
I found an Ebay store Shapiro Supply that's a good Ti source for a wide variety shapes and sizes that aren't readily available elsewhere. Of particular interest may be their large diameter, thin wall tubing (e.g. for use in an ultralight wood stove). They have various grades of the stuff, so you might want to check on McMaster-Carr for the properties of each.
Are there any other good sources out there that include materials not covered by these three, or that offer them for less? I've also heard of an elusive, once made Ti MSR bottle. Does such a thing as a Ti bottle exist?
Also, I've read the theoretical "how to" on welding Ti, but does anyone have actual experience with the stuff? I'm thinking about getting a welder(for this and other projects), but it sounds like this stuff is a real beast to work with.
May 8, 2007 at 2:38 pm #1388606Try Titanium Joe. He is one of the larger distributors of titanium around, and will do small orders. Some other 'small' suppliers seem to use his catalogue on their web site!
Welding: tricky. Can be done with TIG, but practice is needed. You *can* spot weld thin titanium, but you need to get it very hot and 'flow' it a fair bit. Look up 'super plastic flow' for technical info.
Yes, a bit of a beast to machine and join. -
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