Yet again, @anon3825968, I agree with you 99%, so that is 198% so far.
To make TiO2 you need a lamp that radiates UV-C, that is cheaper than laser for sure, also you can disinfect with that. I support the investment though.
The purpose is novelty, that I totally agree with, and that is my 1% .
I am sentimental enough to want something otherwise useless etched in my magnet if there is a chance to get it.
I have sentimental tattoos, and the orientation of my other magnet was chosen based on a rather sentimental decision. Some engraves the wedding ringsā¦ some wants magnets to be engraved.
Personally? I would rather he use some to benefit the community as a whole, if that is a laser machine to do laser things with, cool. I hope so. I would like to think milestones reached on a community campaign, would be milestones that benefit all who supported. If this is that cooky milestone that gives a odd thing, sweet. We get a really odd āsecretā and he gets a laser thingie.
Also personally. His shop. His rules. I am getting what I want out of it. When I bought one, I was only aware of me getting the magnet for $500. If he only needed $70 per person, and he pocketed the other $430, oh well. I wanted the product bad enough to get it, and he is a smart business man to offer it.
I have never heard of him using titanium, only parylene coatings. I mean, itās possibleā¦ but somehow I doubt it. Everyone Iāve ever heard of having a āsamppa magnetā has a parylene coated one. Do you know anyone who actually has a Ti ācoatedā magnet from Samppa? Do you know how it was coated? PVD? CVD? The m31 was PVD coated in TiN (titanium nitride) and this was an utter failureā¦ but Samppa wanted to corner the market on the m31 and wanted exclusive rights to sell and install itā¦ we refusedā¦ he got all pissy and told us āfilthy biohackersā to āstay out of his industryāā¦ thatās the last I ever talked to him.
I could see doing the top and bottom surfaces easy enough but probably not the perimeter (side of the cylinder)ā¦ the laser setup is not really good for that and itās not really necessary.
Indeedā¦ osteointegration is a big deal for tooth implant anchors and the like, and the TiO2 they use is seriously thick and usually achieved through various chemical meansā¦ the films weāre talking about achieving with the laser are literally the thickness of wavelength of the target colorā¦ nanometer scaleā¦ which is not thick enough for any type of tissue integration.
Yes this is the caseā¦ Iāve tested some biopoly cuts on an industrial CO2 laser and while we did have some issues with burning and char marks, I think it was that the laser was too high power and we will have an opportunity to ādial it inā to cut much finer detail into the biopoly.
Hmm not a bad idea actuallyā¦ though it might be extremely tiny hahā¦ stillā¦ not a bad idea. If we did serialize, it would definitely be by the backer order
That is one of the goals actually. If I ever get around to setting up that Patreon channel Iād make little āAmalās Labā vids for subs and show off things here and thereā¦ but yes, this is a good idea. The magic of this would be that I would not have to make dies to get tiny cut features in between sensitive components or areas of the deviceā¦ in theory anywayā¦ lots of testing needs to be done of course.
Gotta say I agree, if part of backing this goes into improving the shop that just means even cooler stuff in the future. Although a great stretch goal would be bribe money for the credit card companiesā¦ I have a feeling not even this community can raise that much. Lol
well, if the Titan campaign has taught me anything, the only way to know itās not feasible is to toss it against the wallā¦ if you know what I mean.
Okay, I was reading everything and thinking about itā¦
Same thought here:
It would be useful to know the polarity, but for me it would be enough to have a simple āNā for North on it.
But then is really the question should be if this
But Iām sure he has already plenty of great ideas for it ā¦
And speaking of the sterilization processā¦ After reading this I also donāt want to see our awesome Titans get lost somewhere on the way to Thailand
I donāt know exactly what types of other low temperature sterilization might be possible, but I know through the work of my husband that most of them are also not cheapā¦
For me personally I agree here and would prefer the same for my Titan:
But what I must say also is, that I really like the way how we (the proud Titan backers) are getting involved into the entire work process! Iām really thankful for the opportunity that we all together can decide what might be the best.
And all of this makes me very curious about what might be the next crowdfunding project of DTā¦ but most likely it will be another āshut up and take my moneyā deal for me!
You can just check it with your phone compass. Wherever the North on your app points at that is the South pole on your magnet. Of course itās just a fun fact, not specifically about implants, but might as well. Edit: It might sounded patronising, didnāt mean to. Iād better go to sleep.
I suggested the stock market beforeā¦ Jokes aside, me too.
I think I need to take a hiatus from the forum until the campaign ends. I keep telling myself I shouldnāt spend $500 on a magnet but magnet implants sounds so coolā¦ I wonder how hard it would be to sell a Titan if I bought one and decided against keeping it?
So would I. High margins, super dedicated customer base, small but growing market, tech company (meaning thereās a chance to cash out before the next bubble bursts). Whatās not to love eh?
If it was publicly traded, Iād want in on the action. On the other hand, if it was publicly traded, itād start looking at quarterly figures, doing safe stuff on the cheap to reassure the investors, and it would probably become kinda meh very quickly. So perhaps itās just as well we canāt buy DT stock.
is there actually any benefit to knowing the polarity if you only plan to get one?
i would think that the only use for that would be if you are setting up multiple to work together.
what did you have in mind?
but most likely it will be another āshut up and take my moneyā deal for me! 
I keep telling myself I shouldnāt spend $500 on a magnet but magnet implants sounds so coolā¦ I wonder how hard it would be to sell a 
