[DJMoonbass]

i want to machine up a titanium saber someday. that would be sweet.

[Onli-Won Kanomi]

Originally Posted by Firith Tar

Dartmouth crossing hmmm sounds like HRM talk there

Yeah the Haligonians are taking over lol

[mihunai]

Has anyone tried a Magnesium saber yet?
It seems it is even lighter and stronger than aluminum!
Probably more expensive, but thats the case with pretty much every metal other than
aluminum...

mTm

[acerocket]

Originally Posted by mihunai

Has anyone tried a Magnesium saber yet?
It seems it is even lighter and stronger than aluminum!
Probably more expensive, but thats the case with pretty much every metal other than
aluminum...

mTm

You do know magnesium is a highly flamable metal, right? In bulk, it is hard to ignite, but powdered or shaved pieces can ignite very easily. Machining magnesium is a very risky proposition. On top of that, a magnesium fire can grow very large and intense with the addition of water. When machining magnesium you have to have special coolant with zero water, machine it slow to keep heat down and most machines that mill or turn magnesium have internal, automatic fire extinguishing systems. Trouble is the best way to fight a magnesium fire is with a Class D fire extinguisher (typically a dry chemical extinguisher). This means dumping a large amount of fine powder on your expensive machine. So understandably, the cost is going to be pretty high for a magnesium saber - production cost are very high. I also wanted to post this bit of safety info before any DIY saber builders think it might be a cool idea. I just want to let people know the inherent risks to machining magnesium.

[Shadar Al'Niende]

couldn't have said it better myself

[cardcollector]

Originally Posted by acerocket

You do know magnesium is a highly flamable metal, right? In bulk, it is hard to ignite, but powdered or shaved pieces can ignite very easily. Machining magnesium is a very risky proposition. On top of that, a magnesium fire can grow very large and intense with the addition of water. When machining magnesium you have to have special coolant with zero water, machine it slow to keep heat down and most machines that mill or turn magnesium have internal, automatic fire extinguishing systems. Trouble is the best way to fight a magnesium fire is with a Class D fire extinguisher (typically a dry chemical extinguisher). This means dumping a large amount of fine powder on your expensive machine. So understandably, the cost is going to be pretty high for a magnesium saber - production cost are very high. I also wanted to post this bit of safety info before any DIY saber builders think it might be a cool idea. I just want to let people know the inherent risks to machining magnesium.

hey, I learned somthing today!

[Jedi-Loreen]

What did you learn, that magnesium is flammable? It burns with a bright white flame. It's used in flares, fireworks and incendiary bombs and it will even burn underwater. You can't use water to put out a magnesium fire, that just makes it worse.

I have one of these fire starters:



It's a block of magnesium with a flint type strip on it. You shave off bits of the magnesium into your tinder with a knife and then use the sparking side to ignite it.

[cardcollector]

Yes, all of the above...

[Scars Unseen]

I already have something lighter than a magnesium saber anyway. It's made of a oxygen-nitrogen alloy and it is light as air. Sure, I may look like some weirdo just waving his hands around and making whooshing noises, but it's well balanced, reasonably priced, and I consider it to be a valuable part of my saber collection.

[FenderBender]

LOL. Sounds like you got one of those "unobtanium" alloy sabers. They're quite popular amongst non-builders