What's next? Ti Turtles?
Actually only ordered 1 red and 1 purple (for now,) because I also ordered some other stuff from him... cool stuff in his store! Next order I'll get the green, too!
Actually aluminum is about half the weight of titanium and a whole lot cheaper to manufacture. I've considered doing a limited titanium batch, but with a higher price and higher weight I'm not sure if there would be enough customer interest to justify it. If people really want this option I can give it more thought.
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I was mostly joking, going for the play on words, a tiny bit of alliteration.
I could imagine a market for a slightly larger version. The recent thread about using them on a bridge comes to mind. Maybe there are other applications as well. Don't know if a larger version would require ti to be strong enough for suspension use.
I really like them. They work well and they're fun besides.
Have to believe that ti would exceed the limit of 7/64 amsteel!
Last edited by TominMN; 04-06-2021 at 17:32.
The turtle will slip long before the strength of the metal is reached. But let's suppose you tied them in such a way that slipping was impossible.
Because it's a closed shape (as opposed to a hook which is an open shape) these can withstand well over 1,000 lbs before taking a permanent bend in the metal. I've not tested to those loads, bit I have done calculations and figure it's on par with 7/64 amsteel.
If they were made out of titanium they would take about 3-4x more load before bending.
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Inventor of Turtle Ties
Founder of Fugal Innovations, LLC
fugal-innovations.com
Thank you, that's just the info I was after.
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