Cutting Titanium
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Cutting Titanium
Got to cut a few cm off each end of my Ti bars. Do I need a special blade, or will a standard hacksaw do it? Any tips?
Thx
Barry
Thx
Barry
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Re: Cutting Titanium
Yes, diamond ones.slogfester wrote:? Any tips?
It is, I think, harder than iron or steel, but not as hard as hardened/tempered steel, so you would probably manage to cut it with a hacksaw but it may not be a nice clean job and you may finish up with jagged or rough surfaces.
A tube/pipe cutter would be better, or alternatively a carborundum, ceramic or diamond tipped cutting disc.
A tube/pipe cutter would be better, or alternatively a carborundum, ceramic or diamond tipped cutting disc.
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As long as you use a good quality blade you should be ok. Blades from DIY shops tend to be quite flexible and more difficult to break. But what i would suggest is a 32 teeth per inch all hard blade. These are available from engineering tool suppliers, such as Listers in Redditch and West Brom. Hope this helps.
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Thanks Bob.
I went off to Listers @ Redditch (note they have moved from where their website says they are!) and was just about to purchase a couple of 32 tooth blades when a fellow-curtomer who works at a motorbike shop (BJP racing) advised that it was best to use a angle grinder with a blah blah (insert tech spec here that I immediately forgot!) blade. Apparently they cut titanium bolts a lot for motorcycles. Assuming I still have all my fingers, I'll let you know how it goes!
As a fall back the guy from the motorcycle shop said he could do them next week
I went off to Listers @ Redditch (note they have moved from where their website says they are!) and was just about to purchase a couple of 32 tooth blades when a fellow-curtomer who works at a motorbike shop (BJP racing) advised that it was best to use a angle grinder with a blah blah (insert tech spec here that I immediately forgot!) blade. Apparently they cut titanium bolts a lot for motorcycles. Assuming I still have all my fingers, I'll let you know how it goes!
As a fall back the guy from the motorcycle shop said he could do them next week
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