Custom-built case

Wixx · 20-August-02, 01:13 PM

Anyone got a good source for titanium?

ViperZ · 20-August-02, 01:21 PM

Oh man, we are in for a treat

Sorry Wixx, I don't know, but Coel and I really need ya in the Fan's thread.

Miststlkr · 20-August-02, 04:15 PM

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	Originally posted by Wixx Anyone got a good source for titanium?

well, i dont klnow what constitutes a "good" source as far as titanium goes, but i have seen it listed here at the McMaster-Carr Supply Company website under raw materials/metals.

tons of stuff on that site, but i have never ordereed from them so I don't know how they are customer-service wise or what-not.

EDIT - BTW, Lexan and Acrylic are both there also, under raw materials/termoplastics available in rods, hollow rods, balls and disks as well as sheets for the more creative people

They have tons of stuff. check it out if you have time to waste, even if just to waste the time and "Windows" shop

BZA · 20-August-02, 04:22 PM

how would one go about welding titanium? TIG, MIG, Oxy-Acetalene torch?

or would pop-rivets do the trick?

Miststlkr · 20-August-02, 04:29 PM

damn.. i forget now, but i think it might need a TOIG. usually all that is on that sit also under "catalogue pages" but some reason none of the Ti entries have any info. Pop rivets shoudl work too i would think, if you can get the holes drilled first I don't know why it would be a problem at all.

BZA · 20-August-02, 04:29 PM

WOWZER!!!!

I just went to that site out of curiocity and OMG! a 24" x 36" sheet of .125 inches costs $695!!!

This thread answers the question of "If money was no object"

Good Lord Wixx, if you do this titanium case, where did you get the moneY! wow!

scapegoat · 20-August-02, 05:01 PM

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	Originally posted by Miststlkr EDIT - BTW, Lexan and Acrylic are both there also, under raw materials/termoplastics available in rods, hollow rods, balls and disks as well as sheets for the more creative people They have tons of stuff. check it out if you have time to waste, even if just to waste the time and "Windows" shop

Great site Mist actully has a lot of stuff ive been looking for!

, although the smallest they make is 1/4" inner diameter tubes, any ideas where i can find 1/8"(inner diameter)
inch glass or plexi/lexan tubing????

Miststlkr · 20-August-02, 05:08 PM

yeah man, that site has everything. check out the section for door handels or hinges.. tons of ideas in those. But, like i said, i have never ordered form them so i can't vouch for the customer service side of it.. helluva selection though if you go to their main site.

and no, i dunno anywhere else that has pexi tubes. sorry.

EDIT -- maybe get a block of it also and make an adaptor? round off the block and make it funnel shaped and drill a hole through the center??

Jonny English · 20-August-02, 05:17 PM

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	Originally posted by BZA how would one go about welding titanium? TIG, MIG, Oxy-Acetalene torch? or would pop-rivets do the trick?

Yup, any of those...

From http://www.stainless-steel-world.net:
"Most titanium alloys can be fusion welded and all alloys can be joined by solid state processes. Unfortunately some engineers still believe titanium is difficult to weld, possibly due to its particular requirements for argon or helium gas shielding, or because in the past it has normally been handled only by specialist fabricators. Titanium is actually easier to weld than many metallurgically more complex metals and alloys".

scapegoat · 20-August-02, 05:28 PM

AHHH! Answered my own question..... here is another good place for all sorts of acylic, plexi and plastics,Tap Plastics and they have 1/8' ID cool

Miststlkr · 20-August-02, 09:50 PM

maybe we should get this, or a similar thread, made into a sticky. online modding materials or something like that, but only raw material stuff since CCs and kits and the like are in the bussiness links usually...

scapegoat · 21-August-02, 12:27 AM

good idea mist, could put in in the mod link database, in the sections tab, maybe start a new section "raw materials" or something like that.....

carbongraphite · 21-August-02, 02:33 AM

he he you want a Ti case. you must be hella rich. at boeing surplus a small sheet or 8 by 8 inch titanium cost like $20. go carbon fiber its like working with expensive fiber glass.

matrixboy · 22-August-02, 03:03 PM

as for me i wouldnt wanna make one outta titanium it looks the same as regular steel..one made of brass would look cool

matrixboy · 24-August-02, 01:50 PM

anyone got a source for marble,granite,limestone,or slate ? lol

carbongraphite · 24-August-02, 04:09 PM

check the phone book for masonry suppies. and about the titanium how would you cut it? you need to find a place to laser, mill, or fluid cut it. unless you spend hours on the dremel

The_Lost_Monkey · 24-August-02, 04:23 PM

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	Originally posted by matrixboy anyone got a source for marble,granite,limestone,or slate ? lol

go talk to a cemetery office worker they'll know hwhere you can get granite and marble prolly slate too

The_Lost_Monkey · 24-August-02, 04:31 PM

you can get brass and bronze distributers from them too or talk to a funeral director

headstones are made from these materials

Wixx · 25-August-02, 12:12 PM

Seriously though, a mATX case built from titanium would be super strong and super light. I have access to the necessary equipment now to get that done, just need the raw materials. :-)

carbongraphite · 25-August-02, 08:41 PM

you have a milling machine or one of those super expensive saw blades? drilling is not a problem its the cutting. i forgot the website that sells raw materials. they have every kind of metal and plastic cut to size for you. yeah im real helpful

20-August-02, 01:13 PM		#1 (permalink)
Wixx Modd-God	Custom-built case Anyone got a good source for titanium?

20-August-02, 05:08 PM		#8 (permalink)
Miststlkr Incognit - Hoe	yeah man, that site has everything. check out the section for door handels or hinges.. tons of ideas in those. But, like i said, i have never ordered form them so i can't vouch for the customer service side of it.. helluva selection though if you go to their main site. and no, i dunno anywhere else that has pexi tubes. sorry. EDIT -- maybe get a block of it also and make an adaptor? round off the block and make it funnel shaped and drill a hole through the center?? Last edited by Miststlkr; 20-August-02 at 05:10 PM..

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20-August-02, 01:21 PM		#2 (permalink)
ViperZ KAT-HOE	Oh man, we are in for a treat Sorry Wixx, I don't know, but Coel and I really need ya in the Fan's thread.

20-August-02, 04:22 PM		#4 (permalink)
BZA Semin-Hoe-Le Supp-Hoe-Ter	how would one go about welding titanium? TIG, MIG, Oxy-Acetalene torch? or would pop-rivets do the trick?

20-August-02, 04:29 PM		#5 (permalink)
Miststlkr Incognit - Hoe	damn.. i forget now, but i think it might need a TOIG. usually all that is on that sit also under "catalogue pages" but some reason none of the Ti entries have any info. Pop rivets shoudl work too i would think, if you can get the holes drilled first I don't know why it would be a problem at all.

20-August-02, 04:29 PM		#6 (permalink)
BZA Semin-Hoe-Le Supp-Hoe-Ter	WOWZER!!!! I just went to that site out of curiocity and OMG! a 24" x 36" sheet of .125 inches costs $695!!! This thread answers the question of "If money was no object" Good Lord Wixx, if you do this titanium case, where did you get the moneY! wow!

20-August-02, 05:28 PM		#10 (permalink)
scapegoat Apex Tech God	AHHH! Answered my own question..... here is another good place for all sorts of acylic, plexi and plastics,Tap Plastics and they have 1/8' ID cool

20-August-02, 09:50 PM		#11 (permalink)
Miststlkr Incognit - Hoe	maybe we should get this, or a similar thread, made into a sticky. online modding materials or something like that, but only raw material stuff since CCs and kits and the like are in the bussiness links usually...

21-August-02, 12:27 AM		#12 (permalink)
scapegoat Apex Tech God	good idea mist, could put in in the mod link database, in the sections tab, maybe start a new section "raw materials" or something like that.....

21-August-02, 02:33 AM		#13 (permalink)
carbongraphite Pow - Hoe playa	he he you want a Ti case. you must be hella rich. at boeing surplus a small sheet or 8 by 8 inch titanium cost like $20. go carbon fiber its like working with expensive fiber glass.

22-August-02, 03:03 PM		#14 (permalink)
matrixboy Apex Techie I	as for me i wouldnt wanna make one outta titanium it looks the same as regular steel..one made of brass would look cool

24-August-02, 01:50 PM		#15 (permalink)
matrixboy Apex Techie I	anyone got a source for marble,granite,limestone,or slate ? lol

24-August-02, 04:09 PM		#16 (permalink)
carbongraphite Pow - Hoe playa	check the phone book for masonry suppies. and about the titanium how would you cut it? you need to find a place to laser, mill, or fluid cut it. unless you spend hours on the dremel

24-August-02, 04:31 PM		#18 (permalink)
The_Lost_Monkey Hoe - Rangatang	you can get brass and bronze distributers from them too or talk to a funeral director headstones are made from these materials

25-August-02, 12:12 PM		#19 (permalink)
Wixx Modd-God	Seriously though, a mATX case built from titanium would be super strong and super light. I have access to the necessary equipment now to get that done, just need the raw materials. :-)

25-August-02, 08:41 PM		#20 (permalink)
carbongraphite Pow - Hoe playa	you have a milling machine or one of those super expensive saw blades? drilling is not a problem its the cutting. i forgot the website that sells raw materials. they have every kind of metal and plastic cut to size for you. yeah im real helpful