... thats how. how he did it I do not know heh! he also got me some stainless 304 for shield bosses at a 1/3rd less that I would have paid. weight of titanium per foot: 6 AL - 4 V TITANIUM... Sheet & Plate = weight per square foot in lbs. = .163 x thickness x 144 seventeen inch round is pretty small ...

Ti goes for $25 to $33 a pound for shorts. 7-8lbs will cost $200 for the metal alone. .050 or 18ga weighs a pound per square foot but an 18 ga round wouldnt have the rigidity to retain its shape. my 21" by 34" .040 Ti heater with reinforced edges weighed 9lbs so your shield better be the size of a l...

hi all I am a hobby armourer with a low volume who prefers working in titanium. seems the harder the metal the easier it is for me to work (my patterns with my machines). I have been supporting a few guys(one guy is sponsered/free stuff). sadly using Ti for ...

I work titanium and use machine tools to do 90 percent of the work.
sadly my knowlege dies with me at ths point.
my squires were taught the basics but people kept bugging them to make stuff.
when I no longer need my art to produce income maybe I will share it one day.

great deal folks...

sir mrks here on the AA makes the best center boss's. mild, stainless, and titanium.... cheers I am sorry I do not make titanium bosses. after repeated strikes even a shallow one seemed to develop work cracks even without punching bar grills. I do however thank ...

historical or sport?

that one is titanium and a SCA knight dented it once and I was fine....

... full hard 301 with no problems. deep drawing is tough due to cracking but simple 3d shapes are possible. it is way more ductile/form-able than titanium is. might even be able to roll an half hard edge. will check today in the shop. also makes great gutter grieves but tulip shaped would be impossible ...

hi all if anyone is worried about andy's Ti gauntlets durability dont worry they are plenty tough enough. had a pair in the shop years ago to put some grounding thumbs on and they are solid. andy I have had good success with heating alloys to powder then just coating the powder with black lincon sho...

I am sorry but the few titanium bosses I made in the past developed work cracks when hit over a period of time. maybe someone out there can make spring stainless ones but titanium doesnt seem to well suited to being dished and hit hard ...

I just started using full hard 301 Stainless for my washers and punching them makes the die/piece smoke after 3 punches.
much harder then titanium on the tools.

while I very rarely put another armourer down.
his products have given titanium a bad name... in my opinion.
he once even tried to get me to buy his stuff... hehe... my whole suit is titanium good sir...
mrks

... cp1 is so soft you can bend it with your fingers. cp4-7 is ok at .050. cp loses all its work hardening if you heat it much. 6al-4v is an alloy of titanium with other metals. you can red heat it once or twice. its quite strong and the standard alloy for most uses. gauge wise you could use .032and ...

... extremely smooth and paint doesnt stick to it very well. however 3-4 layers of contact cement stick very well and that can be painted. my alum and titanium shields use this method and never chip or lose paint. its a pretty tough coating. if you are polishing it or satin finishing then it should ...

timeframe is probably about a week or so.
have to get to my old shop in seattle to use my big dishing machines that I left there.
would move them here but the damn things weigh 4 tons.
will ship boss and cops together.

mrks

hey sorry for not writing back. looking something like this? https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yN-ZO1-_dhI/SloR23LJr8I/AAAAAAAAALw/GLkPl8rlvmc/s640/IMG_3052.JPG https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-5dDU_6sbKAU/SloR5IFH32I/AAAAAAAAAL0/NS8otd6VaDg/s400/IMG_3053.JPG if so I gots ya covered. whats your t...

sorry for not psoting sooner.

you can hammer work alum with the right techniques.
I can also hammer dish titanium which is much tougher.

you can draw it deep enough for knee cops.
especially if its thick enough or not 7085 t6.

will see if I can post a video tomorrow.

mrks

... entire kit minus helm/shield weighs 19lbs. you decide if titanium looks funny if you have industrial tooling you can make titanium widgets in all sorts of shapes but few armourers use it because its very difficult ...

can ship tomorrow.
would you like a satin or a mirror?
your choice.

16 ga is defintely a future project. not sure I can even sink it deep enough without it work hardening and cracking.
made a few titanium bosses but they cracked under use.... not ductile enough metal to absorb the damage...

I used to make titanium cuphilts but it is a painful process requiring me to pound about 25 stainless rivets down flat so I dont do that any more.
sorry
mrks

I dont find that 301 SS is much different than working Titanium except that its safer and cracks much much less.

... lets you down. that said all the rest of my equipment was purchased at auction or through craigslist. I got the 25 ton press specifically to make titanium fingers as the ten ton couldnt move them. cost was $400 on craigslist. the rest of the bench presses were less than 500 but the 25 ton was ...

I can do ground out thumbs in 301 hh or titanium.

but would need specific measurements because they dont change much
after they are shaped.

hi there
I work Ti what can I help you with.
mrks

pics to look through: https://picasaweb.google.com/101582679491476465697

these still available?
I know someone who wants a pair.

mrks

... I am self taught. probably couldnt have done it without cheap scrap from boeing surplus and a stubborn streak... its interesting going from .040 titanium to 301 Full hard Stainless. I am finding the SS to be more flexible than the titanium. just finished a set of .040 301 knees for aveloc to ...

... too springy... I disagree you just need to spend the time to create a good pattern, thickness: at least 18ga(.050) and use the right alloys of titanium. cracking is super rare if the curves are gradual and you use heat for the tricky parts. Ti finger gaunts VS: armour testing stick: http://youtu.be/2trJQ5LRMsQ ...

... at the edge of the box. I can light three 4th of july smokebombs in my open faced box vac with no leakage. pretty important because the alloys of titanium I work with with can outgas toxic metal fumes when heated red hot. grinding box: https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-aAGk-n4KoEc/TMm5vLyX_rI/AAAAAAAABEo/yqihKtMrvZ4/s400/grinding%2520box%2520closed.JPG

... team. BOTN is very close to the type if fighting the EMP does with ratten. As I would be custom armouring him are you absolutely sure I cannot use titanium. I dont want to retool and relearn a new metal for one set of fights. mrks

while I am still making armour I am focusing on titanium finger gauntlets. if I even will make you a set I charge $250 for these now due to metal costs and inflation. they are so light that you wont know they are there will never dent or rust and ...

hi all I asked on the BON website and havent got an answer yet but... is titanium allowed. can make some extremely protective finger gauntlets of of titanium. could probably make them a bit more period with some pattern and tooling changes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NGVplVMY2E ...

... shoulders are .045 al6-4v titanium. lightly planished to help them hold their shape and reduce flexibility. they have two brass gromets located on the top lame to run a point(leather ...

hi there
I will happily take them.
punching titanium is damn tough on the punches.
I can go through four in six months...

how do you want me to pay for the punches?

mrks

I have 2 homemade cutters using this method.
the big 20,000 rpm die grinder really cuts.
I use it to cut titanium fingers because a shear wont cut them when they are formed.
works great with some thin kerf disks from harbor freight.

... on a paticularly stubborn project like a well used stainless helm that wont buff clean easily. nothing that I have tried polishes stainless and titanium faster. I do a one stage polish that strips the orange peel right off the stainless in one pass.(requires a cleanup pass do to needed cooldown). ...