Hi Uncle Ron. Good morning ! I have ordered the battery operated coffee, milk stirrer so I can start doing OK. Anyway I have also done new mixtures for Ti02 following exactly what you recommended but add a bit more of Ti02 powder to do engraving. End result using 1000mm/70% power is slightly darker then the first test.
To make sure that my Laser Engraving machine is operating properly I tried doing engraving using Norton method and it work well. I still prefer Ti02 method and will try again when I receive my order for the stirrer. Thank you again and you have a great weekend. John
Hey there @RonClarke Quick question for you.
When you say a āfullā table spoon of TI02 do mean exactly a table spoon measure or a heaping, as much as you can get in the measuring spoon?
Exactly why I asked. I mixed what I thought the ratios where but getting lighter than hoped.
Still playing around with thickness and mixture, but would like to hear if I am interpreting the āfull tablespoonā wrong.
Well I have never been one for short measures. My full tablespoon is probably about 4 teaspoons. I always mix about half a large pickled onion jar at a time and use it for months on end. This way I tend to get constant results and only do a test at the start of a new batch. Sorry if I have misinformed you, but I really didnāt expect this to take off like it has with so many others posting their own methods etc. I did intend to make a video of my method, but health problems has somewhat delayed that.
Ok, so it is an actual measuring spoon.
I think I need to do some work on my application thickness.
Also, I have tweaked it so many times I have no idea what my mix is now.
? Are there different grades of titanium. I have only ever purchased one pack from Amazon and unfortunately didnāt take note of what I got before binning the package. I will search my Amazon account to see if I can get some details. Iāll post info if I can later.
Oh dear, I have only been able to find that it was for soap making. Sold by weight and stated as a generic powder. UK seller Ā£5 for 500g. Details of seller are no longer available
Looks like I will be back to square one next time I want to buy some more. I see there is many types/grades for different users. I do remember it said food safe. So maybe thereās a clue there as to type.
Cāmon, itās perfectly safe when used exactly according to package directions!
Kinda like snorting a couple of lines wouldnāt do you any good at all, but mixing a paste for brushing your teeth might brighten your smile. Ya never know ā¦
Hi Mike Iām also using Ti02 and bought this online : Cost of each 100gm can is about US$5.00. I used to do mixing and stirring by hand but the engraving results are not consistent. As recommended by Uncle Ron Iām now waiting for delivery of my battery operated stirrer to start again. This time I will stir intensely before every application. I use brush to paint single layer. John
Just a bit of info here.
Ron is in the UK. For those of us in north America, the tablespoon Ron is using actually equals out to 1.20095 US tablespoons.
So anyone on the US side of the world may be getting there mixture wrong.
ā¦better than red balances 
