the piece of titanium I got is the exact width of the spoiler board and much longer than the spoiler board
i think i should buy a bigger piece of wood but I literally own no saws.
The best I can do is probably cutting the titanium into a square first with a Dremel, and then put up a duct tape wall around the outside of the spoiler board. Anything wrong with this plan?
The Coolant I used on the Grade 2 and Grade 5 Titanium was the water based Synthetic that we use in our production machines to cut the Aluminum Nomad frame parts.
So its not specifically for Titanium.
If your cutting metal that requires coolant, USE THE BLUE FIXTURING WAX!
DONT USE TAPE!
Some dish soap will work as a coolant, but please use the fixturing wax, the material can shift with tape and that will ruin your job.
the piece of spoilboard is now soaked with the lube
the pieces I cut had to be sharpened. I tried using a $20 electric knife sharpener, that didn’t go very far. I then used a metal file and it actually didn’t take too long.
I couldn’t actually get a knife edge, even with a whetstone, but I don’t really need it that sharp
perhaps next time I should use a ball end mill and actually just CAM the taper?
Good to hear it came out. I’ve noticed most knife makers use sanding belts to create the blade taper.
Or a 3M abrashive wheel and an angle fixture might be cleaner.