Has TRL ever offered pure tungsten (not tungsten carbide) wire or rings? Since it is heavy I believe it might make some nice jewelry (likely for men) if polished. Cheers.
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Started by david.dye.usn, Jan 07 2012 09:03 AM
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Posted 07 January 2012 - 03:41 PM
IIRC, tungsten is not very malleable at all and thus would be exceedingly difficult to wind into rings or to bend close.Has TRL ever offered pure tungsten (not tungsten carbide) wire or rings? Since it is heavy I believe it might make some nice jewelry (likely for men) if polished. Cheers.
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Posted 09 January 2012 - 06:35 PM
they'd have to be precast as closed rings. and as an owner of tungsten...you ever see what happens when one breaks? it ain't pretty. took a half hour with a magnifying glass and tweezers removing the slivers from my fingers
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Posted 12 January 2012 - 10:17 AM
From what I have read, pure Tungsten is workable, about the same difficulty as steel. When dealing with alloys of tungsten or impurities is does get very brittle. I have tried hand bending some of the .060" Tungsten wire I got in, and it is tough. I have snapped a couple of pieces and I can see how it can splinter. I am hoping that someone at TRL has at least made coils before or would be willing to try it. I am certainly willing to send them some metal if they are willing to try it.
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Posted 12 January 2012 - 12:46 PM
i don't know if we'll ever see tungsten here at TRL simply due to the advanced difficulty of working it. it's been discussed in the past and for now at least, I think it's a pipe dream
however, if you can find someone selling the stuff for a reasonable price, let us know. i've got a few applications that could definitely benefit from tungsten.
however, if you can find someone selling the stuff for a reasonable price, let us know. i've got a few applications that could definitely benefit from tungsten.
A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal
- Oscar Wilde
I don't know what's more depressing: That everyone has their price, Or that it's so low.
- Marilyn Manson
Jesus walks into a hotel with a couple of boards and says "can you put me up for the night??"
- Unknown
- Oscar Wilde
I don't know what's more depressing: That everyone has their price, Or that it's so low.
- Marilyn Manson
Jesus walks into a hotel with a couple of boards and says "can you put me up for the night??"
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Posted 18 January 2012 - 11:42 AM
I just mailed 50 feet (10x lengths of five foot tungsten) of .061in diameter to the Lord to see if they can do anything with it. The material cost me about $29 at amazon and other gauges are available as well from Small Parts but the pricing is odd. For example, while a ten pack of the .061 is $29, a ten pack of .058 is $162. A link to their site is posted here: http://www.smallpart...&qid=1326908384
The "Lord" himself has made some test rings and a coil from the tungsten rod I sent, and it has been mailed. Once it arrives I will post pics and start playing with the material.
The "Lord" himself has made some test rings and a coil from the tungsten rod I sent, and it has been mailed. Once it arrives I will post pics and start playing with the material.
Edited by david.dye.usn, 10 February 2012 - 03:16 PM.
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Posted 28 February 2012 - 02:20 PM
Hey folks, the tungsten samples from TRL are in and I have included some pics. The Lord himself did this first set of work, and did explain that the springback was massive and he had to hot roll the Tungsten to get the test coil pictured. There is a close-up of a fractured end of the Tungsten, which is due to the extreme pressure needed to cold work the metal. I did cut off a single ring using a Dremel cut-off wheel, but it did leave a wde kerf. I ordered some .005in cut-off wheels (separating disks) and will try those out once I return from a trip. More to follow.
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