[Jewelry making - Article 00152] - [Orchid] Titanium Tools?

[julietg]

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    I feel silly that I didn't think of turning the stuff in reply to the
    original query! I'm so accustomed to casting and soldering pieces. I
    was wondering what alloys of tool steel hold up best to working
    titanium. I spoke with a dealer of titanium watches (Boccia) and he
    told me that the most expensive part of manufacturing titanium objects
    was the tooling and the fact that titanium can wear it down very
    quickly. I saw an ad for Grobet Valtitan files and they claim to be
    good for filing titanium. What kind of turning inserts or brazed tools
    work well on the lathe and how quickly do they wear down, etc? I have
    never turned metal on a lathe but would love to learn someday. Once I
    get some practice on other metals, I will definitely try titanium.
    Thanks for the great input I've heard so far on this thread. Juliet
    Gamarci  

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