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


initial machining completed


hex flats being machined


completed machining


completed polishing


completed "burning"

 

very nice....now what are these things gonna be used for?

 

"Formula One" style knock-off single lug-nut hubs

 

love all that titanium work!

5 huh? in case he loses one i guess :D

 

SICK!!!

 

drool!

 

Lets pretend I needed one of those, how much would one piece set me back?

 

^haha, if you need it and somebody can make it price isn't an issue

 

very nice! was it any harder to thread than steel would be?

 

titanium isnt any harder to thread. the insert in the threading bar doesnt know any diff.lol

 

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

 

 

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.

 

If you dont mind me asking, how did you achieve such a nice uniform "burning" effect?

 

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

 

your absolutely right

 

Beautiful!!

 

very nice work

 

thanks guys

 

what is the machine you use in your shop for make this parts?

 

looks awesome!

 

that's a pretty legit knockoff! ha ha! love it!

 

wow, very nice...im very impressed