Cutting a thread in titanium Ringle seat QR

[Ren Rawbor]

Never tried, and likely never will. Used to work with titanium in aerospace, making ducting/bellows etc & it was hard enough just rolling it into tubes and filing the ends. Went through many, many many many, many many 2nd cut files prepping for welding.

Most of the sheet stock we began with was laser-cut to size, can't imagine the amount of tooling it would've munched through sizing them before laser was available.

 

[Silverfish]

Success
Just need to cut off the excess now

 

[bikeworkshop]

Can't you space out lever and nut so that it will still work if you were to fit it into a nicer and wider collar?
Mind you... then there would have been no need to chase the threads.
And don't laugh at my Nokon Track Pearls they seemed like a cool idea at the time.

 

[Silverfish]

Lol
I could
But it’s an original Yeti seat clamp and i like it to look neat and tidy

 

[bikeworkshop]

I notice I've lost the "o"ring, whereas you still have yourn.
Wear to cam similar.
Once the skewer is adjusted right, of course, the o-ring is superfluous, so maybe i took mine off in the "Lightweight" era (1996)
Must be a gramme or 2?
Perhaps you could weigh yours for me?

 

[Silverfish]

The O rings are easy to replace

 

[bikeworkshop]

...if you want to add some weight...