turning down titanium bolts

[lotus_esprit_s1]

I want to turn down a couple of titanium bolts, I have a bog standard myford 7 lathe - do I need any special tooling to do this? What sort of speed do I set it at?

Thanks

 

[brightspark]

I want to turn down a couple of titanium bolts, I have a bog standard myford 7 lathe - do I need any special tooling to do this? What sort of speed do I set it at?

Thanks

type in google turning titanium speeds and feeds a bundle of info there. saves explaining

 

[PhillipM]

Sharp tooling, coolant, low speeds and plenty of feed!