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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Yes I do! Did a lot of
machining with titanium alloy for spaceflight in my former job. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Milling and turning is a
bit like Aisi 316 stainless but with even lower cutting speed. Drilling and
especially tapping treads is a problem as the material tends to squeeze the
tool. Special tool geometry might be needed.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Good luck…. Emile<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>Van:</span></font></b><font
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Personal_Submersibles [mailto:personal_submersibles-bounces@psubs.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Namens </span></b>hank pronk<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Verzonden:</span></b> donderdag 27 febr</span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>uari 2014
22:13<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Aan:</span></b> Personal Submersibles General
Discussion<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Onderwerp:</span></b> [PSUBS-MAILIST]
machining titanium</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>Does
anyone have experience machining titanium? is it very difficult.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>Hank<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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