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 Post subject: An unusual (and expensive) keyless flute
PostPosted: Thu Nov 22, 2012 1:24 pm 
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Looks like the main website is down but...

http://shadezofmichelle.com/Blog/?p=43

Art flutes with jewels. I don't think most of us are the target audience.

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I've never heard titanium described as hypoallergenic before...


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Titanium piercings are common because of the metals they do not cause as many problems with irritation. Nickel seems to be a metal that has caused irritation in some along with other metals.

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It's amazing the price you can demand for quality plumbing fixtures.......

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 22, 2012 7:29 pm 
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Titanium can be used as a very expensive substitute for stainless steel. In one of my careers, I made piping of Titanium to be used in the paper pulp sulphiting process. It is quite brittle until it is 'heat soaked' to anneal. It was more expensive to work because each step had to be planned so the remaining steps did not impact on the brittleness. The process went: work, weld, cut and work some more, weld, then off to the annealing plant. More work and weld as needed, and then a final annealing and a bath in acid to 'passivate'. It is welded in a noble gas atmoshpere. It throws a white hot spark when it is ground. . .one fine day I lit myself on fire while grinding flanges. . . :o

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... His eyes sparkled as he looked upon the bejeweled plumbing fixture...

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Oh, darn, the holes are offset - I prefer in-line.

I suppose those are rubies and diamonds on the end if they sparkle - if not, the design reminds me of a poker chip.


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