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Title: determin titainium
Post by: pkradman on April 28, 2006, 09:23 PM

i need to find out if somthing is ti .. apart from the weight is there another way to tell .. will a magnet attract ti ti ????

Title: Re: determin titainium
Post by: oberonspacefruit on April 28, 2006, 09:26 PM

no. a magnet wont.

Title: Re: determin titainium
Post by: showtime on April 28, 2006, 09:26 PM

not sure for all grades but the Ti stuff i use is NON magnetic  ;)

Title: Re: determin titainium
Post by: rom_kid_04 on April 28, 2006, 09:27 PM

some ti stuff is magnetic if you have titainium plates in your body they will be ripped out but a cat scan

Title: Re: determin titainium
Post by: oberonspacefruit on April 28, 2006, 09:28 PM

try rubbing a chicken ball on it.

always works for me.

Title: Re: determin titainium
Post by: rom_kid_04 on April 28, 2006, 09:29 PM

the colour will also be different to steel or try phils technique as it seems by far the most accurate one

Title: Re: determin titainium
Post by: oberonspacefruit on April 28, 2006, 09:31 PM

well said rhys.  I see you have drunk from the cup of the darkside.

Title: Re: determin titainium
Post by: theRuler on April 28, 2006, 09:32 PM

put them in a tree stump at midnight
you'll need a dead cat too

Title: Re: determin titainium
Post by: macmark on April 28, 2006, 09:39 PM

According to wikipedia titanium shavings 'pose a significant fire hazard and when heated in air, an explosion hazard.' Get the file out and some swan vestas. >:D Maybe you should wear safety gear, a pair of marigolds and sunglasses should do the trick.

Title: Re: determin titainium
Post by: pkradman on April 28, 2006, 09:50 PM

ffs !! god ive missed radbmx

Title: Re: determin titainium
Post by: gmac on April 29, 2006, 08:58 AM

Lee, turn it over and see if it says 'ti' on it  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: determin titainium
Post by: ORB on April 29, 2006, 09:18 AM

told you, hit it with a hammer, if i bends easy, its not Ti

Title: Re: determin titainium
Post by: gjs on April 29, 2006, 11:21 AM

Its made from ally and vanadium so grind an old spanner and if the sparks are the same its ti :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: determin titainium
Post by: pkradman on April 29, 2006, 02:00 PM

all sorted now thank god !! ... mental note : next time i have a qestion dont come on rad for the answer !!  :LolLolLolLol:  :uglystupid2:  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: determin titainium
Post by: dordymush on April 29, 2006, 11:30 PM

and i thought it was just every time i asked about anything  ;D.

Title: Re: determin titainium
Post by: matt on April 30, 2006, 04:21 PM

lee 304 308 and 314 stainless steel is also not magnetic, the only real way to tell is weight and colour unless you dont mind grinding or taking back to bear material

Title: Re: determin titainium
Post by: pkradman on April 30, 2006, 06:32 PM

cool !! thanx matt ... now send my fcuking pads back  :tickedoff: :tickedoff:

Title: Re: determin titainium
Post by: matt on April 30, 2006, 06:44 PM

pads what pads ??????   ;)

Title: Re: determin titainium
Post by: Bob_Acid on April 30, 2006, 07:03 PM

lick it, we do it at work. TI bolts taste distinctly different from steel.

Title: Re: determin titainium
Post by: Flaz on April 30, 2006, 08:13 PM

Quote from: Bob_Acid on April 30, 2006, 07:03 PM

lick it, we do it at work. TI bolts taste distinctly different from steel.

yeah but if like me he has ketchup on everything ? it will all taste the same  :D

Title: Re: determin titainium
Post by: Rombloke on April 30, 2006, 08:38 PM

put your ear against it, if you can hear the sea its a seashell and not made from ti

Dave

Title: Re: determin titainium
Post by: pkradman on May 01, 2006, 11:37 PM

pmsl !!

Title: Re: determin titainium
Post by: steve on May 02, 2006, 12:10 AM

[quote  bear material
[/quote]

-do you need to go looking in the woods for it?

 :)