RedTail Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Workable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastRonin Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Workable?Anything is workable with the right tools. Now, if you are asking if it is forge-able (spelling?), Not likely. It is the highest melting temp metal, is extremely dense and is brittle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedTail Posted July 15, 2015 Author Share Posted July 15, 2015 Thanks, just wondering, stumbled upon some recently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Tungsten or tungsten carbide? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedTail Posted July 15, 2015 Author Share Posted July 15, 2015 Tungsten, don't know what percentage, ( not from old tools ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 I've seen a very nicely made tungsten collimator up at the black hole in Los Alamos. Very heavy for it's size and some very precise machining and finishing on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarry Dog Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Look for blueprint BP1013 by one Uri Hofi. I would post the link but can't because "Forbidden" has my hammer in a vice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 What did you pick up for tungsten, a TIG electrode? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Furrer Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 I'd like an 8x8x4 block of tungsten........or something denser with no radioactive issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Unfortunately the Black Hole is shut down now after the death of it's original owner. They were VERY careful of radioactivity issues, Geiger counters were standard equipment for everyone working there. Finding such a chunk at a decent price would almost have to be a surplus deal from Uncle Sam I would think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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