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Hello All, first post here. I have some questions on straight knurling a 5/16”, Grade 5 titanium rod. I would like to knurl a 24”-36” rod creating 12 teeth along it’s length. The toothed rod will then be cut into shorter 11” pieces and two inches of the end turned down and threaded to 1/4-20. My questions are mostly related to whether it is possible to form knurl titanium. The local machine shop that would be doing the work does not think it is possible to knurl titanium. I have done some research and this is what I would like him to try:
Dorian Heavy Duty, three wheel knurling tool(3WKT-40-M,UPC23033)
Cobalt,12TPI, beveled knurling wheels(MS-12-CB,p/n 25339)
My calculations using the information on the Dorian website indicate that this set-up would form(not cut) 11.2 teeth(fine for my application and hopefully close enough that I won’t have any double tracking) and would give me a tooth elevation of .031 inches(also fine for what I m doing.
Does anyone have any experience with knurling titanium? Does anyone have experience with the Dorian three wheel knurling tool? Is what I propose possible with titanium or should I give up on this project as the machine shop suggests?
Thanks for your help!
I will try to post a link to Dorians website(doriantool.com) if it is possible to post links on this forum, so that you can see the three wheel knurling tool that I am considering. The website also has a nice little video of the the three wheel knurler in action on a long thin rod. Looks great to me, but will it knurl Grade 5 titanium?
I will also try to attach a photo of piece similar to what I want to make out of titanium, it’s just about half the length of what I want to make.
Dorian Heavy Duty, three wheel knurling tool(3WKT-40-M,UPC23033)
Cobalt,12TPI, beveled knurling wheels(MS-12-CB,p/n 25339)
My calculations using the information on the Dorian website indicate that this set-up would form(not cut) 11.2 teeth(fine for my application and hopefully close enough that I won’t have any double tracking) and would give me a tooth elevation of .031 inches(also fine for what I m doing.
Does anyone have any experience with knurling titanium? Does anyone have experience with the Dorian three wheel knurling tool? Is what I propose possible with titanium or should I give up on this project as the machine shop suggests?
Thanks for your help!
I will try to post a link to Dorians website(doriantool.com) if it is possible to post links on this forum, so that you can see the three wheel knurling tool that I am considering. The website also has a nice little video of the the three wheel knurler in action on a long thin rod. Looks great to me, but will it knurl Grade 5 titanium?
I will also try to attach a photo of piece similar to what I want to make out of titanium, it’s just about half the length of what I want to make.