Author Topic: Can you Anodise Titanium... (Read 1801 times)

eddie kidd · « **on:** December 14, 2014, 03:40 PM »

Answers on a Post Card...

oldschoolace · « **Reply #1 on:** December 14, 2014, 03:43 PM »

Short answer is yes

stidds · « **Reply #2 on:** December 14, 2014, 03:50 PM »

Quote from: oldschoolace on December 14, 2014, 03:43 PM

Short answer is yes

And the long answer is yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.

eddie kidd · « **Reply #3 on:** December 14, 2014, 03:51 PM »

I'm looking some spokes done...

Not unless someone has seen Aluminium Spokes in their travels...

eddie kidd · « **Reply #4 on:** December 14, 2014, 03:52 PM »

Quote from: stidds on December 14, 2014, 03:50 PM

Quote from: oldschoolace on December 14, 2014, 03:43 PM
Short answer is yes

And the long answer is yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.

Would it not be...

Yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss !!!

oldschoolace · « **Reply #5 on:** December 14, 2014, 03:55 PM »

Its all in the voltage

What colour do you want?

eddie kidd · « **Reply #6 on:** December 14, 2014, 03:58 PM »

Blue...

Electric Blue...

oldschoolace · « **Reply #7 on:** December 14, 2014, 03:59 PM »

Yep thats doable

griff · « **Reply #8 on:** December 14, 2014, 04:03 PM »

Quote from: eddie kidd on December 14, 2014, 03:58 PM

Blue...

Electric Blue...

That's the colour of my room

oldschoolace · « **Reply #9 on:** December 14, 2014, 04:05 PM »

Even home brew stuff looks great

bobbbbsy · « **Reply #10 on:** December 14, 2014, 04:12 PM »

aluminium spokes . LOL

eddie kidd · « **Reply #11 on:** December 14, 2014, 06:30 PM »

Quote from: bobbbbsy on December 14, 2014, 04:12 PM

aluminium spokes . LOL

My Mountain Bike has them

bobbbbsy · « **Reply #12 on:** December 14, 2014, 07:03 PM »

def spokes not just the nipples ?

eddie kidd · « **Reply #13 on:** December 14, 2014, 07:10 PM »

Mavic...

Magnet does not stick to them...

Ebay has them...

bobbbbsy · « **Reply #14 on:** December 15, 2014, 02:44 PM »

news to me . must be aluminium alloy with other properties. cant be made of old tinfoil

eddie kidd · « **Reply #15 on:** December 18, 2014, 02:16 AM »

Spoke with Jay (Anodiser Chick) on this...

She tried to Anodise a Titanium Part and it blew up...

I only need 4 spokes done...

Any ideas, other than spraying...

oldskoolg60 · « **Reply #16 on:** December 19, 2014, 12:02 AM »

I know of a company that does anodising, the jigs they use to hold the components on are made of titanium I believe, worth giving them a call or I can ask the question the next time I'm over there.

PM me if youre interested, not sure on what colours you could get but will try to help if I can mate

john4130 · « **Reply #17 on:** December 19, 2014, 06:06 AM »

it may be quicker and cheaper just to buy new ones.
http://www.hobsoncycles.co.uk/product/1354/Titanium_Spokes_Coloured
http://flatlandfuel.com/usatitaniumspokes.aspx

Dark Diggler · « **Reply #18 on:** December 19, 2014, 06:36 AM »

Quote from: bobbbbsy on December 15, 2014, 02:44 PM

news to me . must be aluminium alloy with other properties. cant be made of old tinfoil

Loads of companies use alloy spokes
Industry9
http://brimages.bikeboardmedia.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/industry-nine-wheels-factory-gold-hubs.jpg
Mavic
http://twentynineinches.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/DSC05734.jpg
composite spokes are used by some.
http://brimages.bikeboardmedia.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Spinergy-bladed-aero-PBO-composite-spokes01-600x399.jpg

dinglem · « **Reply #19 on:** December 19, 2014, 04:33 PM »

Weren't a lot of the titanium frames BITD left bare, like the Titan Mini frames for example? I hadn't really thought about an anno finish for a frame before until reading this thread.

bmxband1t77 · « **Reply #20 on:** December 19, 2014, 11:19 PM »

Mmm dat look nice if you do it!

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bobbbbsy · « **Reply #21 on:** December 19, 2014, 11:26 PM »

Quote from: Dark Diggler on December 19, 2014, 06:36 AM

Quote from: bobbbbsy on December 15, 2014, 02:44 PM
news to me . must be aluminium alloy with other properties. cant be made of old tinfoil

Loads of companies use alloy spokes
Industry9
http://brimages.bikeboardmedia.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/industry-nine-wheels-factory-gold-hubs.jpg
Mavic
http://twentynineinches.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/DSC05734.jpg
composite spokes are used by some.
http://brimages.bikeboardmedia.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Spinergy-bladed-aero-PBO-composite-spokes01-600x399.jpg

lol. look like grub screws that evolved !

call me old fashinoned but them hubs look awful !

eddie kidd · « **Reply #22 on:** December 20, 2014, 01:49 AM »

Quote from: dinglem on December 19, 2014, 04:33 PM

Weren't a lot of the titanium frames BITD left bare, like the Titan Mini frames for example? I hadn't really thought about an anno finish for a frame before until reading this thread.

A Titanium Frame anodised...

mmmmmmmmmmmmmm...

eddie kidd · « **Reply #23 on:** December 20, 2014, 01:55 AM »

Quote from: john4130 on December 19, 2014, 06:06 AM

it may be quicker and cheaper just to buy new ones.
http://www.hobsoncycles.co.uk/product/1354/Titanium_Spokes_Coloured
http://flatlandfuel.com/usatitaniumspokes.aspx

What size for Pro Class Rims to Bullseye Hubs

nosepickben · « **Reply #24 on:** December 20, 2014, 03:11 PM »

Google "dt Swiss spoke length calculator", measure your hub and fill in the form. Experience tells me to round down the result, not up. It give you a spoke length to 2 decimal places. So for instance if it says 186.85 then get 186 or 185, not 187.

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