... and assembled them because I made a set for a previous customer and I hate to make one of something when I can easily make two. these small Titanium grieves are up for auction. the auction will run until thursday at 8pm pacific time. starting price is $200 and includes shipping. measurements: ...

I really disagree with the below statement about titanium. there are few things that I cannot do with it as compared to stainless. tulip vambraces and cased grieves are two of them as Ti doesnt take raisin/shrinking very well. for SCA physical attributes ...

... easily unless you are using 16 ga which weigh a ton. stainless steel 18 ga about 5lbs. dents but durable. spring I am not sure. highly durable titanium legs 2 3/4 to 3 1/4 indestructible so far but no changing their shape once they are finished. alum .071 t6 7075 war legs 2 1/4 lbs but not ...

... swing by having less weight on your hand. the off hand will not fit in a heater as they were made for a center grip user. they hare made of al6-4v titanium in the following gauges. .040 cuff, a .032 back of the hand and a .050 thumb plate. while not totally symmetric (due to hot work)they are close. ...

I was a production armourer for 5 years selling high grade titanium armour. usually true artists are not good businessmen. I hate selling stuff so would take orders which I would then make the item(s). I never took money down which allowed me to work ...

I still do some hobby armouring in titanium. will probably do a production run or two for Christmas. probably a run of hyperlite baskethilts (less than half a pound) and maybe some arm harness stuff to go with them. I am in no way associated ...

... armour. patterns are designed for ease of fighting, durability and extremely low maintenance. besides the helmet and shield its all thin guage titanium. grieves weigh 1 lb each including knee pad. demis can be 1/4 lb and still be protective. vambraces are l3ss than 3/4lb elbows are 1/2lb not ...

... its no where as high as a single piece of primered. was surprised at the difference. never considered alum as noisey? note that all blanks have a titanium reinforcing edge to them and contact cemented one and primered were edged. thanks for a very valid observation/theory.

... seems to be about three years after becoming technically proficient. many have come and gone during the last 9 years. I lasted seven using titanium and stopped due to changing to a better paying career. now I just hobby armour although I have gone back to making production runs now and ...

hi there five layers of contact cement with each layer drying between coats and then spray painted is a extremely durable undercoat on alum and titanium. my shields have been used for years and will get the occasional scratch from time to time but worked much better than alum primer. tjhe contact ...

... divided with my pullmax machine still an hour and a half away from my new shop. makes it tough to work often. yesterday I dished out ten pairs of titanium articulating shoulders for the shoulder production run and the pair I promised seanjohnson1. (should be finished later this evening) I am out ...

you can use a dressing stone to true it.
might take a while if it turns very slow. so you might need to turn it at a higher speed? watch out about overdrirving it as mentioned above.
I have to true up my 14 inch grinder every so often grinding Titanium.

hi there I have two pairs of Titanium shoulders left over from the production run of 10. the rest have been spoken for and I am keeping a pair for my personal use(they are that good ) each pair titanium shoulders $200 plus $10 shipping. ...

... weight) went to super light materials and dropped to 43lbs and the pain went away. no pain since dropping the weight. note: alum weighs less that titanium but is much less durable.

... and now finally have a shop again. going through my patterns is interesting to see when I stopped working. the last thing I was developing was a titanium mitten gaunt which I am agian working one this week.

... was once one and didnt have the internet as a resource back then). if you are willing to invest some money a simple harbor freight shear will cut titanium. cost $under 100? for simple plates ebay has plenty of titanium. buy .040 ga al64v. search for titanium in business industrial. $65 to $90 ...

... fact that they royalty use the best most protective materials they had at the time. if they had modern spring they would have used it. if they had titanium they would have used that for some pieces. the authentic reproduction is almost impossible for most normal people due to material issues. the ...

Odo of the Abbey of Saint wrote:I paid a lot more the 600 for the brig cuff titanium clam shells. Speaking of which I should probably get them back from you. So much for titanium being the holy grail of armouring.

Odo

actually Ti is the holy grail of armouring.

I just spent a few hours poking around in the archives. some great posts there. anyway here is the last big post on working titanium. hi sigurd ;) Information from THL Buku I use 18 - 16 guage titanium. I cut it using my beverly shear (#1). I use a drill press to make holes. I tried ...

... I can find it. How about buying me a thousand pounds? lol. the part about it springing back is what you want. does it have any numbers on it. CP1 titanium is so soft you can bend it with your hand. the harder the better in my world. Cutting: it will cut easily with a shear.( please test this theory ...

... Hi PoD I have been gone alot lately and am traveling again tonight. the advice above is very relevent. working Titanium: titanium dust is explosive and the vapors can be posionous due to alloying metals. I dry gring in a vacume box running at 900 cubic feet per ...

... the thinner the guage the lighter the piece is. you use the guage that fits the application. the alloy is also important. for example: cp1 is titanium that is not alloyed. it is not tempered either so you can bend it with your hands. it probably dishes well but I wont use it. I usually say ...

... tube footage. I am now retired from production armouring. I do still make stuff from time to time although I am in the process of moving my shop. titanium does not have rusting problems when used in combat. it does not like to be cherry red due to hydrogen embrittlement. if you are really serious ...

during the heydays of avaiable titanium I made and used about three different titanium shields. the .040 one is stillin occasional use and is the "magic" shield because everyone seems to like its feel. a .050 al64v 22 by 36 heater ends up ...

... the corner is filled in so the reinforcing piece is about 4 inches wide at the corner that takes the most hits. edi: actually I usually use .071 titanium but using the scrap from cutting the shield should also work. this will keep your shield from tearing so quickly. my shileds are only .080 ...

... who work in machine shops who looked at making dies for me. turned out to be too much time and expense for dies to punch stainless ot worse titanium. go lazer its cheaper. mrks

thanks man

I might make some more stuff when I get my mundane life back to being semi retired...

went to boeing surplus yesterday and saw they raised their titanium prices to $22 a pound...

makes titanium joe competative...

mrks

... injure you and rip your nice new ti mail... if the buffer is high powered. again use caution if you must try polishing it with a wheel. I disagree titanium tarnishes quickly. here are some pairs of legs I made during my time as a production armourer. http://tiarmour.com/price%20list%20various_pairs_ti_legs.htm ...

... not happen as I am retired from armouriing at the moment. some of my last stuff will be at icefalcons booth at estrella. I will also have a demo Titanium mitten gauntlet there for people to look at. mrks

... in your lungs is bad for you in the long term. the grit of the grinding wheel is also very bad for you. it will also cause siliconosis. Alloyed Titanium contains bad juju. if you are dry grinding it you need protection. dry grinding heats it to white hot and flashes some of the alloys into gas. ...

gypsy has a pair if you want pictures. I replaced the thumb plate with an articulating thumb. at some point I might be making titanium gauntlets but I still have not finalized the design. I have the ability and technology but I do not have the processes down to do it simply and easily. ...

... the difference between a high polish mild and stainless and they sure dont know the difference between high mild or stainless and a high polish titanium piece.

... been on the lists lately. been working for pennsic. just got done with my squire and now its my lady's turn. please go here and read the working titanium section. it is quite detailed: http://tiarmour.com/Index%20help.htm the answers to your qestions are yes. 20 ga may be hard to find. .040 is ...

... but I am slowing down. it doesnt really pay that well and my prices ar pretty low considering the material costs. I have lost my source of cheap Titanium via boeing surplus. I was told that they closed the cut shops and now outsource most if not almost all of their metal needs I took a few months ...

... work. I still enjoy armouring I just dont enjoy production armouring as much as I used to. as to vambraces... I have lost my supply of cheap titanium and buying online ie: paying $40 for the metal for one Titanium vambrace... which I sell for $80... sucks. I hope to go into Ti mitten gaunts ...