Screwdriver
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Well thanks to my latest obsession with titanium, I ran out of centre drills. I left half of one inside my last creation. So I bit the bullet and bought NEW!
Dunno if that's a good deal and don't care. I wanted a known brand name - Dormer and I just bought the hell out of them.
Man those things are sharp! Razor edged I would say, not like any other centre drill I have ever owned. I may have bought some cheapo chinesium versions in the past (didn't last long) but all my other ones are now 1. gigantic and 2. blunt as a housebrick.
As an aside, I picked up a few bits of titanium from a chap off here (sorry forgot who) and a few more bits on eBay. Didn't realise it can be forged which is why I wanted to play with some and also picks up some magnificent colour when it oxidises. Bugger to machine though. Managed to also snap off a tap even though I knew it was going to snap. It was creaking down the hole like an ancient door.
Received wisdom tells me I should be using a dry or graphite type lubricant. Anyone have any tips for machining titanium? It ain't that expensive, is surprising common and yet still super "trick". I have a few more bits to play with yet.
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Dunno if that's a good deal and don't care. I wanted a known brand name - Dormer and I just bought the hell out of them.
Man those things are sharp! Razor edged I would say, not like any other centre drill I have ever owned. I may have bought some cheapo chinesium versions in the past (didn't last long) but all my other ones are now 1. gigantic and 2. blunt as a housebrick.
As an aside, I picked up a few bits of titanium from a chap off here (sorry forgot who) and a few more bits on eBay. Didn't realise it can be forged which is why I wanted to play with some and also picks up some magnificent colour when it oxidises. Bugger to machine though. Managed to also snap off a tap even though I knew it was going to snap. It was creaking down the hole like an ancient door.
Received wisdom tells me I should be using a dry or graphite type lubricant. Anyone have any tips for machining titanium? It ain't that expensive, is surprising common and yet still super "trick". I have a few more bits to play with yet.