[Jewelry making - Article 00092] - Re: [Orchid] Inlaying gold on Titanium?

[Michele, Deborah & Bill]

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>     Does anybody know anything about what this takes? What kind of
>     torches and fluxes should be used, or wether it needs to be welded
>     or Books that cover this? 

    Oh my, oh my You can not solder weld or braze titanium in ordinary
    atmosperes. That is all there is to it. 

    At best you could laser weld in an argon atmospere. But, you said
    inlay. In that case you are talking about a channel with undercut
    sides. The gold is then chased into the channel for a mechanical
    connection. 

Bill 
Reactive Metals Studio, Inc.
PO Box 890 * Clarkdale, AZ 86324
Ph-928/634-3434 - Ph-800/876-3434 - Fax-928/634-6734
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