Yeah, and that's the cost before milling. And milling Ti is crazy expensive.My uncle has really nice machining stuff at his place. I literally only need the materials, and maybe a couple of tungsten bits. Other than that, I'd be able to do it pretty much for free. That certainly is expensive though.
Yeah, and that's the cost before milling. And milling Ti is crazy expensive.My uncle has really nice machining stuff at his place. I literally only need the materials, and maybe a couple of tungsten bits. Other than that, I'd be able to do it pretty much for free. That certainly is expensive though.
Is Tungsten any cheaper than Ti?
hmmm... Sounds like I'd probably be in for closer to $1000 then... And that's a bit more than I'd like to spend on my first real keyboard case... Maybe one day I'll check interest and do a run of five or so, but that day is a long ways off.
You can't mill tungsten. It is to hard. It is generally shaped with grinding.
With the amount of material you would need to remove, unless he has one HELL of a setup, including flood coolant and possibly cnc, and a lot of experience with titanium, you are going to need more than a couple bits. It would not be out of the realm of feasibility that cutters will cost more than the material for someone not experienced with milling titanium.
And the cost is based on weight of the material, so as dimensions increase at a linear rate, cost goes up at a cubic rate.
http://www.tmstitanium.com/products/online-catalog/3-00-4-00-grade-5-6al-4v-block/titanium-block-6al-4v-gr-5-3-0-thk-x-12-x-7-5/
Edit: Not trying to say you can't do it. Just trying to make you aware of the real costs associated with it.
Yeah, hammer crew in China made some titanium 60% cases.Anyone have pictures of them?
Ti is amazing for geek cred, but how much lighter is it than aluminum?
(http://i.imgur.com/YodPevo.png)Yeah, hammer crew in China made some titanium 60% cases.Anyone have pictures of them?
Just curious, why do people want titanium case? I think aluminium cases are already solid enough and also lighter than titanium.
Just curious, why do people want titanium case? I think aluminium cases are already solid enough and also lighter than titanium.
Just curious, why do people want titanium case? I think aluminium cases are already solid enough and also lighter than titanium.
The same reason I'd like an Inconel case. 'Cause maximum material swag.
The same reason I'd like an Inconel case. 'Cause maximum material swag.
I wonder what a block big enough to mill a TKL case would cost?
The geek cred of titanium.
The same reason I'd like an Inconel case. 'Cause maximum material swag.
I wonder what a block big enough to mill a TKL case would cost?
You planning on strapping you keyboard to a jet engine CPT?That's tempting... especially since I'm mainly interested in 60% at the moment...The same reason I'd like an Inconel case. 'Cause maximum material swag.
I wonder what a block big enough to mill a TKL case would cost?
I just had to look this up...
@ ~$30/lb you're looking at just north of $600 for a 14"x5"x1" block of Inconel 718. Now I don't think you could get a block that small, but hey the scrap goes for north of $4/lb! so save those turnings!
You planning on strapping you keyboard to a jet engine CPT?The same reason I'd like an Inconel case. 'Cause maximum material swag.
I wonder what a block big enough to mill a TKL case would cost?
I just had to look this up...
@ ~$30/lb you're looking at just north of $600 for a 14"x5"x1" block of Inconel 718. Now I don't think you could get a block that small, but hey the scrap goes for north of $4/lb! so save those turnings!
Yes that is my plan :cool:. Thanks for sharing the pricing haha.
Yeah, hammer crew in China made some titanium 60% cases.Anyone have pictures of them?Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/YodPevo.png)Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/iFmN5yo.png)
The geek cred of titanium.
Nothing but Model F guts would even be worthy to go into such an enclosure.
A filco (reference tkl) is 14 x 5.3 x 1.3 inches or 96.46 cubic inches. Now just some quick math here (without the cost of machining considered), the cost per cubic inch is around $4 judging by this website:
http://www.tmstitanium.com/products/online-catalog/3-00-4-00-grade-5-6al-4v-block/titanium-block-6al-4v-gr-5-3-25-thk-x-4-6-x-22-8/ (http://www.tmstitanium.com/products/online-catalog/3-00-4-00-grade-5-6al-4v-block/titanium-block-6al-4v-gr-5-3-25-thk-x-4-6-x-22-8/)
It's expensive, but not too bad considering it's titanium. Now I don't know much about grades or anything, but there may be someway to make a titanium case for a "reasonable" price.
A filco (reference tkl) is 14 x 5.3 x 1.3 inches or 96.46 cubic inches. Now just some quick math here (without the cost of machining considered), the cost per cubic inch is around $4 judging by this website:
http://www.tmstitanium.com/products/online-catalog/3-00-4-00-grade-5-6al-4v-block/titanium-block-6al-4v-gr-5-3-25-thk-x-4-6-x-22-8/ (http://www.tmstitanium.com/products/online-catalog/3-00-4-00-grade-5-6al-4v-block/titanium-block-6al-4v-gr-5-3-25-thk-x-4-6-x-22-8/)
It's expensive, but not too bad considering it's titanium. Now I don't know much about grades or anything, but there may be someway to make a titanium case for a "reasonable" price.
well making a titanium case with small pieces screwed together and milling a model f out of a solid giant piece are different stories.
I don't think they sell large titanium blocks by weight.
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I've never seen titanium keyboard before. Not sure what it'll look like either.