Titanium, Water, Bicarbonate of Soda and 19v = Purple!

[CRX]

@pinkpanda3310

Very nice CRX I was wondering about doing something like that but have been holding off for a couple of reasons. 1- other stuff is taking priority. 2- I heard that this type of colouring is not particularly hard wearing.
I’m curious to know about the latter. Let us know what you think of the durability.

Will do :+1:

@ValuseekeR

I’ve messed around with this a few times to anodize the ti scales on some Chinese clone knives. Pretty cool and easy to do. I was even more low-tech and just hooked up various numbers of 9v batteries in series to change the voltage and step through colors.
1=gold/bronze
2=purple
3=blue
Etc…
For sure not hard wearing stuff, but it will last a while and it only takes seconds to do.

Cool, I saw the 9v battery method then remembered I had the USB converter plus I only had two 9v batteries on hand.

@Phlogiston

Thanks, CRX - I’m very unlikely to be anodising titanium any time soon, but this is still a cool post

@Carpe Cuprum

Very nice! I did this with Borax and two 9v batteries on the scales of a small Inkosi, but I had to actually submerge them in the solution. I never thought to apply the solution to the Ti and hook the Ti itself up to the current. Looks awesome!

On a side note, did you build that laser? That’s wicked.

Yes I made it from some of the DQG modular stuff & copper, more info here.

@phouton

Cool project and great pictures!

@CRX

CRX Utility Titanium Magnetic Extendable Keyring Toothpick.

Um… “toothpick”… right. Maybe I don’t want to know some of your other “hobbies”! :smiling_imp:

I think he’s on to us… :innocent:

@CNCman

I was also curious as to the durability and if that can be increased by longer exposure time. I do have some Titanium for a build later and may use this like paint by masking and using different voltages for color changes, and repeating until painting is complete. Nice innovation, I am sure that Scotty from Star Trek is among us here at BLF incognito.

Yeah you could do some cool designs like that.