The Rarest of ALL Mags ( I don't even have one)

[Dryden]

I would advise you NOT eat the Everlasting Pepperballs.

[zazzoo]

Is it bad i thought about posting something like this too, when i read this thread?

[slade]

They definitely should (it will likely be a multimeter), but you'll need to know electronics basics to use it:

where did you get that? and can i have permission to copy it? <.<

What about some kind of chemical reaction test? Back in college, I used various acids and bases to distinguish different minerals. Could the same thing be done here?

personally, i'd spark a valve before dropping acid on it.

[originalspyderxtra]

Howdy folks... About 100 feet from my desk I have a Scanning Electron Microscope that is equiped with and EDS system we use it on an almost daily basis to determine the chemical compositions of steel and aluminum alloys. It can measure a wide range of elements including Ti. It's completely none destructive since we're just bombarding the target with a stream of electrons and then measuring the Xrays given off as electrons are knocked out of their orbits.

So... if it's necessary to completely verify the composition of a valve I can help... for free.

i was actually on my way to this thread to suggest using an electron microscope. i wish i had one myself cause i dont feel like sending my valve out and waiting on an answer. though maybe i can give it to my cousin and he could do it at college......

[T F]

This is the tale of Archimedes. Replace Heiro with Tom Kaye and you have a great story.

Now - all of you - go take a bath.

TF

[aqua_scummm]

where did you get that? and can i have permission to copy it? <.<


personally, i'd spark a valve before dropping acid on it.

I think its from toothpastefordinner.com

And go for it, it's not mine

[RobAGD]

Hahah Tom you sure stirred up the guys on this one

The thousands of valves we handled and never found one

What year did you all make those ?

I would assume with a number set 40-50k or 4-5k MiniMag they would absolute turn valves ?

BTW guys, valve means PT to Reg Housing, nothing inside. Thats if they made the valves complete, it could just be the Reg Housing and Main Valve Body with standard SS PT's

Have you checked the bin of killed and condemded valves ?

-Robert

[latches109]

I feel like I'm looking for the golden ticket so I can take a tour of the factory.

[Tao]

I feel like I'm looking for the golden ticket so I can take a tour of the factory.

Hey Tom does a personal tour of AGD come with your offer for a titanium valve? :rofl:

[kiltedpainter]

Can anyone establish the density of a valve known to be stainless steel? All that needs to be done is find the mass and then immerse it in a graduated cylinder to determine the volume. once that is established, any valve with a considerably lower density that this established steel valve is obviously titanium.

TK, i'm sure you have a definitively steel powertube/valve/reg assembly somewhere that you could find and establish the density of 304 SS for us. Would you mind doing that?

[slade]

steel weighs .2836 pounds per square inch, titanium .1621. those numbers may differ slightly depending on the alloy.

[LoveMyMagMoreThanYou]

steel weighs .2836 pounds per square inch, titanium .1621. those numbers may differ slightly depending on the alloy.

Did you mean cubic inch? I guarantee that 4 sq in of 1" thick steel weighs more than 4sq in of 1/4" thick steel..............

[slade]

yeah, cubic inch. its hard to assign a mass to an area.

[MiniSpdRcr]

So what would be the easiest way to tell?

[slade]

So what would be the easiest way to tell?

spark it against a grinding wheel. if you dont want to damage the valve, weigh it or use an ohmeter.