Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Brass vs Aluminum

Another source is http://www.reactivemetals.com , and the prices look alot
better.

A HSS die would last longer, on a long thread carbon steel might show wear ;-)

Jeff

At 05:54 PM 11/6/01 -0000, you wrote:

>I looked at www.mcmaster.com
>
>Prices are OK if one is making a single one-time project. A 1/4" dia
>x 1' long titanium rod of the grade suggested here is around $30.
>
>-GM4T
>
>
>--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "S.L.Ramsay" <slramsay@n...> wrote:
>> How much is Titanium and where is it available? That not the type
>of
>> material that I'd expect to find at a Home Depot.
>>
>> Scott
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <gm4ta@i...>
>> To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y...>
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 9:38 AM
>> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Brass vs Aluminum
>>
>>
>> > Titanium seems interesting (if it's not overly expensive). But
>since
>> > it's so stuff and strong, would threading it with a die be even
>> > possible? The die that I have is made of high carbon steel. It
>would
>> > be funny if it flattened the threads of the die instead of the die
>> > cutting threads.
>> >
>> > -GM4T
>> >

Jeff Demand
http://www.aztec-net.com/~jdemand