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Has anyone else gotten tired of seeing ridiculous items made out of titanium?
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keyboard_arrow_downJust_Rob
130
Aug 24, 2018
I know this is an old old conversation but it looks like somebody else just bumped it so I feel no shame in just noticing it now! I've never been a big fan of Titanium, though a couple recent knives and a flask are starting to make a dent in my negative feelings. But I wholeheartedly agree with you that there are some things for which Titanium is at best a fetishistic choice.
Many years ago I used to make Chainmaille jewelry. I had a bracelet I'd made in Stainless Steel because I loved the bright silver look and the weight. It felt *substantial* despite being made from rings I'd describe as looking delicate.
A friend asked me if I could make him one in Titanium. I sourced some rings (they were, IIRC, almost as expensive as gold-fill rings from my supplier at the time), and got to work. I *hated* everything about them. They were so light and flimsy feeling, despite their obvious strength. I thought the finished piece felt like a toy from one of those plastic-bubble machines. But my friend loved it, and I made a nice small profit even at friends-and-family rate, so I couldn't complain too much.
Many years ago I used to make Chainmaille jewelry. I had a bracelet I'd made in Stainless Steel because I loved the bright silver look and the weight. It felt *substantial* despite being made from rings I'd describe as looking delicate.
A friend asked me if I could make him one in Titanium. I sourced some rings (they were, IIRC, almost as expensive as gold-fill rings from my supplier at the time), and got to work. I *hated* everything about them. They were so light and flimsy feeling, despite their obvious strength. I thought the finished piece felt like a toy from one of those plastic-bubble machines. But my friend loved it, and I made a nice small profit even at friends-and-family rate, so I couldn't complain too much.
Gigantor
1
Aug 23, 2018
I agree mostly , but do look for titanium in some places like a split ring for use with magnetic tools
dvorcol
5403
Keyboard Club Member
Nov 30, 2017
Compared to 316 stainless steel ratios:
6061 Aluminum has:
• 1.61x strength-to-weight (tensile)
• 1.06x stiffness-to-weight (Young's modulus)
6AL-4V Titanium has:
• 3.18x strength-to-weight
• 1.13x stiffness-to-weight
All three have very good corrosion resistance.
All three have very good corrosion resistance.
TiffanyPoodleslide
1403
Nov 15, 2017
personally.... I think one can NEVER have too many titanium items.
thank you, Massdrop!
thank you, Massdrop!
TiffanyPoodleslide
1403
Nov 22, 2017
namhodLOL
Yah. That guy will let me put ANYTHING on his head.
You can tell that he thinks he's important.
T.willy
463
Nov 8, 2017
No you definitely are not alone on that one. I agree completely. Another crazy thing is there will be say a ball point pen and it's $55 in S.S. and $90 in aluminum and $325 in titanium.😲 Now I really have no idea how much more one of these metals cost then the other but when it comes to somthing like a Pen. I would never pay that much more to upgrade to titanium but maybe that's just me😎
kyrshiro
1
Nov 8, 2017
I noticed a lot of these products are coming from companies with TI used in other applications like knives.
Possibly because they have the stock of Ti they just want to be able to charge a lot for things like whistles and jump rings. Also they're cool lol, so people request Massdrop to carry strange Ti items.
Daisy_Cutter
1288
Oct 27, 2017
If they did a drop of the SR-71 then I guess that would be a justified use of titanium.
LucQc
212
Aug 31, 2017
If it is something that will be in the backpack for a trip lasting several days or more, I can easily understand why you want to get rid of as many grams as possible.
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I mean the price tells me that either A) titanium is still expensive to purify, because it is a very common metal, and/or B) They just make this stuff to have ridiculous profit margins. I mean take the Titanium dice for example, we're talking near 40% savings assuming massdrop's listed MSRP is right. And look, I'm not trying to tell people how to spend their cash, it's your cash, do what you want with it. It just blows my mind some of the silly things that are made out of titanium that people actually buy. /rant