[Jewelry making - Article 00204] - Re: [Orchid] Inlaying gold on Titanium?

[Michele, Deborah & Bill]

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>         Don't solder Titanium or try open air type of welder, Titanium
>     is a flammable substance at certain temps and the flakes will
>     ignite. If you do any thing TIG weld it or use a bonding agent in
>     gold dust. 

    NO! NO! NO! Where do you guys get this stuff. It is not true. You are
    not going to light titanium on fire with your tortch at soldering
    temperatures. Filings, and fine turnings can be a fire hazard. You
    can save a little pile of filings take it outside and light them with
    your torch. They use them in fireworks. Light a chunk of metal good
    luck. It will turn to white/brown oxide, Rutile. The mineral it came
    from. Yes, that rutilated quartz on the mantel is full of titanium
    oxide crystals. I have been known to hot spin titanium, it is glowing
    red, over 1600F. Never once did it catch on fire. Remove this fear
    factor from your mind.

Bill 

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