Why no Titanium mods?

[sawlight]

No one seems to make one, is there any interest in something like this? Ideas, suggestions? I might be able to work out something if there is some interest in this.

 

[Drozd]

I can see it not being used in mechanical mods because it's harder to work than aluminum and stainless and it has low thermal and electrical conductivity...

For wired mods probably due to price and difficulty to machine..

and really only the alloys have the strength of steel pure titanium is pretty soft so it aint so great for threads...and while it's better in strength/weight ratio it's gotta be twice as big for the same strength..
in other words for two stock bars to be the same strength steel and titanium alloy the Ti one would be twice the size but would still be lighter..
which with the trend of everything going to the smallest form factor around the battery..titanium probably isn't ideal..

I've seen this trend in the medieval thing I do...some armorer was making titanium armor...thinking they could do it the same and be lighter but guys were taking blows and the titanium was bending and they were getting hurt...the armorer had to start making everything twice as thick which really hurt mobility of parts (where fine articulation is needed)

believe me it pains me though because titanium WOULD be awesome for it's anti corrosive properties, and scratch resistance, and all that but it really isn't practical..

 

[sawlight]

I have the means to produce a Ti mod, for around the same price point as most alum mods. All CNC'd, not my favorite material, but doable.

 

[driptip]

Why no Titanium mods? Cause you have not made any yet!

 

[Quick1]

cost? And you'd need a surface treatment 'cause naturally oxidized titanium looks pretty ugly. You'd want to color it.

 

[skinny]

Ti is great stuff, it looks cool ( sorry Ti in any shape looks neet to me), Contrary to what Drozd has said, it all could be over come. Point is Ti is cool and I'll buy anything that's Ti!

 

[sawlight]

cost? And you'd need a surface treatment 'cause naturally oxidized titanium looks pretty ugly. You'd want to color it.

Still looking into this. I can't find a switch I am happy with yet, so I think I will have to make my own of a plunger type most likely. Until I can get a design on paper and prototype it I really can't put a hard number on the cost but I'd like to come in less than the GG's.
It will most likely be bare, a scotch brite pad now and again will clean it up easy enough.

 

[chev327fox]

Titanium is not a good material for a mod, if you use it as part of the circuit then it will lower the voltage of the device considerably. If you make it you will need to wire the whole thing and not use the case as a part of the circuit.