Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/09/19

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Lens wt vs finish->Now question about titanium
From: Alexey Merz <alexey@webcom.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 1998 16:32:31 +0100
 
Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net>:

>I have been told that titanium is no more coslty than steel, and not any
>more difficult to machine.

According to my bike-building friends, you have been misinformed. 
Ti is _both_ more expensive _and_ more demanding to work than steel.
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