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Old 04-16-2010, 06:37 AM
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Hey guys, just thought we would share some more titanium we've been working on, these are "knockoff" style lug nuts for the same mini cooper, hope you enjoy!

3" CP2 solid bar
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initial machining completed
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hex flats being machined
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completed machining
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completed polishing
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completed "burning"
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Old 04-16-2010, 07:10 AM
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very nice....now what are these things gonna be used for?
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"Formula One" style knock-off single lug-nut hubs
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love all that titanium work!

5 huh? in case he loses one i guess :D
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SICK!!!
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drool!
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Lets pretend I needed one of those, how much would one piece set me back?
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^haha, if you need it and somebody can make it price isn't an issue
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very nice! was it any harder to thread than steel would be?
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titanium isnt any harder to thread. the insert in the threading bar doesnt know any diff.lol
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Old 04-16-2010, 03:31 PM
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haha, some would argue, but I would actually say that titanium is a very easy alloy to machine, given all of the titanium is CP2, so I would imagine that has something to do with it
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Where did you get such a small Sharpie? The smallest I could find is those little keychain deals but yours appears to be smaller.
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Where did you get such a small Sharpie? The smallest I could find is those little keychain deals but yours appears to be smaller.
Ummm...thats a standard sharpie. The nuts are large because the wheels are a single nut design.
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If you dont mind me asking, how did you achieve such a nice uniform "burning" effect?
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I first heated the nuts in an oven to 550deg. (that's as high as the oven would go), then I used a torch to manually "burn" them. there is a very fine line between the gold and the blue. burning ti takes a lot of patience
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Originally Posted by GTibunny16v
Ummm...thats a standard sharpie. The nuts are large because the wheels are a single nut design.
your absolutely right
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Beautiful!!
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very nice work
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what is the machine you use in your shop for make this parts?
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looks awesome!
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that's a pretty legit knockoff! ha ha! love it!
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wow, very nice...im very impressed
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