On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 5:14 AM, Kerri Duncan <silverforgestudio@yahoo.com>wrote:
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> Thanks David P- now I just have to find one... HA! seriously- thanks and I
> am still looking for a Ti machine capable shop in my area.
>
> I may wind up hand surfacing- not a time saver, but its a christmas gift
> and worth it.
>
> Any thoughts or guys that know of a shop that can handle small order jobs
> in alloys that are not run of the mill?
>
> --- On Tue, 11/2/10, David Patterson <odd_kins@yahoo.com<odd_kins%40yahoo.com>>
> wrote:
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> From: David Patterson <odd_kins@yahoo.com <odd_kins%40yahoo.com>>
> Subject: Re: [gingery_machines] Use for a shaper and question about
> surfacing
>
> To: gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com <gingery_machines%40yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Tuesday, November 2, 2010, 6:44 PM
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> best to spend the money and get it done by a shop that can work titanium.
> You don't what to risk having someone burn up their tool or more by doing
> something they are not equiped to handle. I know of shops that have lost
> good cnc mills because of a simple mistake.
>
> or find a replacement material that can do the same job.
>
> Dave Patterson
> odd_kins@yahoo.com <odd_kins%40yahoo.com>
> http://home.comcast.net/~oddkins/foundry_home.html<http://home.comcast.net/%7Eoddkins/foundry_home.html>
>
> --- On Tue, 11/2/10, Kerri Duncan <silverforgestudio@yahoo.com<silverforgestudio%40yahoo.com>>
> wrote:
>
> From: Kerri Duncan <silverforgestudio@yahoo.com<silverforgestudio%40yahoo.com>
> >
> Subject: [gingery_machines] Use for a shaper and question about surfacing
> To: gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com <gingery_machines%40yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Tuesday, November 2, 2010, 6:39 AM
>
>
>
> Hey folks- noob member and long time lurker and reader- getting into the
> foundry arts to eventually build a shaper and lathe and other tools- but for
> now am looking for some advice and possibly a bit of outsourcing for a job I
> have to do (personal project- not for money)
>
> Can the shaper be used to surface Ti? I have some Grade V (6Al4V alloy)
> titanium I am looking to get surface ground to an even .025" (stock piece
> varies around .032-.040-ish along its length) And I am having a dickens of a
> time finding a machine shop in the Tidewater VA area willing to surface
> it... Between fire hazard, not a big enough job to warrant the tooling time
> (seriously- told that by a guy with one surface grinder who admittedly was
> hard-up for jobs in the economy right now!) and it being cost-prohibitive
> for the time into it... seems a bit daunting- Sooooo- alternatives are being
> explored (the shaper guys and the collective mind on the 'net!)
>
> I am aware the stroke length and tool head width are determining factors in
> the amount of material that can be used- just looking for alternative
> solutions for this. The parts are liners for a pocket knife series I want to
> do for Christmas for the guys in my family- so the parts are .750 inches
> wide and about 2.5 inches long so far...
>
> Any thoughts or ideas where to start or have you guys and gurus used a
> shaper like this? Thanks in advance and I look forward to the
> thoughts/advice!
>
> Kerri
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