DIY Titanium Flashlight - A - WIP

[sinner]

I bought a small rod of surplus aero-space titanium a while ago (1.1" x 6") to make a tiny flashlight host for pocket carry, I ended up using the entire rod to make a 18650 host, which goes according to my calculations exactly 2-3mm larger than what is needed, so over the weekend I did manage to get the first portion of the titanium body finished.

It was a good weekend for me now the body is bored 19mm to fit the battery(unprotected), I am waiting on new parts to make a custom drop-in and design the exterior work so I can resume working on it.

Next Steps:
- Pill machined from copper.
- Installing the custom drop-in module.
- TailSwitch Parts
- Milling (exterior)

:thanks: for looking :beer:

 

[djQUAN]

ooooooh titanium! That would be one tough host!

 

[kilter]

Titanium is awesome, reminds me of that titanium host that Jetlasers sells.

 

[jander6442]

I heard that stuff is really hard to work with.

 

[sinner]

It is a real bitch to machine, even with the hss t-15 you need a wicked sharp tool and not too fast, keeping it cool since its combustible/fire hazard.

 

[BShanahan14rulz]

Haven't felt titanium yet, I don't think. Looks like fun, though!

You gonna mess around with anodizing any?

Found this neat image regarding titanium anodizing, http://www-personal.umich.edu/~bobden/titanium-spectrum-web-2.jpg
-source: Dr. Robert Dennis via google bob_titanium

 

[sinner]

It is definitely the most amazing material out there, it's about twice as strong as steel but 60% lighter, But it's very hard to work with.

Thanks for sharing the anodizing article, It looks simple enough and it's quite easy than anodizing aluminium. I'll definitey give it a try.

 

[Livinloud]

I wear titanium everyday! Coolest material for a ring I could think of. Also have a bunch of it on my dirtbike. Weight to strength ratio is amazing with this stuff