A few months ago, one of the regulars over on the Tinker's Guild sent me a small packet of 5/16" Titanium bolts. I have no idea what alloy, but I figured I could put 'em to use.
I had a bit of a hectic day today, and not everything went quite right. I needed a bit of relaxation. And the question of cutting Ti came up just a few days ago in another thread, so I figured why not? I'd robbed the custom turned aluminum pull pin off of one of my personal 'Cockers a year or two ago, for a local player who needed one on short notice, but hadn't gotten around to replacing it yet.
The Titanium bolts were just perfect for something like that. I chucked one up and turned it down to .252"...
![](http://docsmachine.com/2021/tipin1.jpg)
And turned the head down to a smooth round cap.
![](http://docsmachine.com/2021/tipin2.jpg)
And it fits my custom Delrin bolt like usual:
![](http://docsmachine.com/2021/tipin3.jpg)
I haven't tried actually polishing it yet. I'm not at all sure how Ti polishes, I'll have to do some experimenting. But naturally enough, it works great. (I mean, how could it not?
)
![](http://docsmachine.com/2021/tipin4.jpg)
I also haven't gotten around to weighing it- I'm not sure I have a scale that goes that low.
But it's notably lighter than a standard WGP stainless steel pin.
Just a fun little distraction for the evening.
Doc.
I had a bit of a hectic day today, and not everything went quite right. I needed a bit of relaxation. And the question of cutting Ti came up just a few days ago in another thread, so I figured why not? I'd robbed the custom turned aluminum pull pin off of one of my personal 'Cockers a year or two ago, for a local player who needed one on short notice, but hadn't gotten around to replacing it yet.
The Titanium bolts were just perfect for something like that. I chucked one up and turned it down to .252"...
![](http://docsmachine.com/2021/tipin1.jpg)
And turned the head down to a smooth round cap.
![](http://docsmachine.com/2021/tipin2.jpg)
And it fits my custom Delrin bolt like usual:
![](http://docsmachine.com/2021/tipin3.jpg)
I haven't tried actually polishing it yet. I'm not at all sure how Ti polishes, I'll have to do some experimenting. But naturally enough, it works great. (I mean, how could it not?
![Big Grin](https://www.mcarterbrown.com/core/images/smilies/biggrin.png)
![](http://docsmachine.com/2021/tipin4.jpg)
I also haven't gotten around to weighing it- I'm not sure I have a scale that goes that low.
![Big Grin](https://www.mcarterbrown.com/core/images/smilies/biggrin.png)
Just a fun little distraction for the evening.
Doc.
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