Zen Wu

[dannyr]

new must have titanium chisels coming - are you first in line? - looks like they will start at just under £300 each

how do I manage with my old Sheffield steel? some under £3 each from the market?


so much for cheap Chinese manufacture

 

[Amplidyne]

It's only cheap until it gets expensive once their QC catches up with the game. Some Chinese stuff I've had isn't that bad really now.
Remember the cheap Japanese motorbikes? I wonder where the "cheap" went?

 

[dannyr]

It's only cheap until it gets expensive once their QC catches up with the game. Some Chinese stuff I've had isn't that bad really now.
Remember the cheap Japanese motorbikes? I wonder where the "cheap" went?

yes - I know China does high tech, and it's not easy to bond anything (PM steel in this case) to titanium (maybe a nickel layer, pressure/temperature and mechanical fit?) - and the super pricey Bridge City are now Chinese made, I think -

I'm sure some will buy, but will they actually be used at this price level for one basic bench chisel?

at least some of the very special Japanese chisels have a unique maker and special history (even so)

 

[Doug71]

You can get the full set of 5 for about £1,200

https://zenwutoolworks.com/products/x1-chisel

 

[Fitzroy]

Alex Steele on youtube has been working to make titanium damascus and also to laminate it with steel. He's a bit marmite in his presentation but the underlying work at looking what it takes is really pretty interesting.

 

[mwinfrance]

Chinese fashion designer Mme Shiatzy Chen does dresses from around a thousand up to millions of dollars each.. her online shop is the really cheap end of her stuff, the top end is shown only to selected customers or occasionally in shows. The computer or phone you are posting from was made there,they do superb quality of everything in China..if you are willing to pay for it.

 

[TRITON]

Ti has to be one of the craziest metals out there. as in how it is made.

Solid, liquid, even in a gaseous state before the final product is achieved.

 

[dannyr]

Ti has to be one of the craziest metals out there. as in how it is made.

Solid, liquid, even in a gaseous state before the final product is achieved.

sometimes talked about almost as a precious metal, it's not, it's actually a common element, but extraction takes a lot of energy, it is then hard to use in manufacture - turnings can catch fire, v diff to bond etc because of the surface oxide (but the same thing gives it great corrosion resistance) - we used to bond it to other metals at work, but took a long time in an ultra-high-pressure furnace costing millions. For regular use, products may be cast or forged giving a fine alternative to steel with no rust and half the weight - unfortunately not much use for a sharp edge. (not to confuse with "titanium" drills etc, which just have a thin coat of hard titanium nitride)

 

[niall Y]

Having looked at the chisels in question, and seen the form of construction, the question has to be asked - " How is the Titanium helping in producing a better chisel?". After all, the cutting edge still looks to be steel.