# Custom Torched TiHawk **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [November 30, 2018, 2:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/custom-torched-tihawk/295718 "2018-11-30T14:31:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![G2\_Jake](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/g2_jake/32/446_2.png) [@G2\_Jake](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/G2_Jake)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2018, 2:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/custom-torched-tihawk/295718/1 "2018-11-30T14:31:52Z")
I was going to post this in the G2 thread but I can’t post more then 2 times in a row so go over there and leave a comment lol Here’s a video of me working on a custom TiHawk [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/2/7/c/27c6e5fbfc1688ea6187fc222030e933193ec5a1.jpeg "Custom Torched TiHawk") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvuGsc7Q6Fs) ---
**Author:** ![Exmime](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/exmime/32/40143_2.png) [@Exmime](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Exmime)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2018, 2:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/custom-torched-tihawk/295718/2 "2018-11-30T14:36:23Z")
I’m digging my TiHawk these are so good. ---
**Author:** ![Theolodger](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/theolodger/32/65462_2.png) [@Theolodger](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Theolodger)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2018, 2:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/custom-torched-tihawk/295718/3 "2018-11-30T14:37:07Z")
Which thread? ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2019, 5:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/custom-torched-tihawk/295718/5 "2019-03-15T05:34:22Z")
Can you torch using just a gas stove? Or do you need a handheld propane torch to do it properly and direct the heat to just the right places? ---
**Author:** ![HVizier](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hvizier/32/48785_2.png) [@HVizier](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/HVizier)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2019, 5:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/custom-torched-tihawk/295718/6 "2019-03-15T05:40:51Z")
It looks like he’s using it to distribute heat as evenly as he can (especially once the temperature of color change has been reached). I’ve been watching it for a bit for technique. ---
**Author:** ![HVizier](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hvizier/32/48785_2.png) [@HVizier](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/HVizier)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2019, 5:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/custom-torched-tihawk/295718/7 "2019-03-15T05:43:15Z")
In theory a gas stove would work too, yes. ---
**Author:** ![G2\_Jake](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/g2_jake/32/446_2.png) [@G2\_Jake](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/G2_Jake)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2019, 7:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/custom-torched-tihawk/295718/8 "2019-03-15T19:21:43Z")
I guess the stove could work. If you’re going to order a torch get a map gas one, so it burns more consistent ---
**Author:** ![TeeJay](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/teejay/32/46016_2.png) [@TeeJay](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TeeJay)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2019, 11:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/custom-torched-tihawk/295718/9 "2019-03-15T23:36:27Z")
Map gas rigs aren’t very pricy. I’d spring for one if I was gonna be trying to anno a titanium throw. Seems worth it to me ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2019, 7:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/custom-torched-tihawk/295718/10 "2019-05-18T07:07:13Z")
I tried this on the gas stove and got mostly… bronze? ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/7/4/f74b14f6d71640f35e50f15b41b28fc31df3dc36.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/1/4/8/1484c74db07c9711b34782ef2abec80ae82286a0.jpeg) I think I need something that can generate a _lot_ more heat in a much more localized area! ---
**Author:** ![Ajolivarez](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ajolivarez/32/75204_2.png) [@Ajolivarez](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ajolivarez)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2019, 8:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/custom-torched-tihawk/295718/11 "2019-05-18T08:44:52Z")
Get a plumbers propane torch. Relatively easy to do ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/c/4/3/c43b64245449036d617aa9f286be24b7d8d1c85f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2019, 9:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/custom-torched-tihawk/295718/12 "2019-05-18T09:26:13Z")
Yeah this was just a test. Gas stove works fine if you want bronze color, though you’d need to make sure it heats evenly. ---
**Author:** ![Jhammond93](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhammond93/32/53095_2.png) [@Jhammond93](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jhammond93)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2019, 4:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/custom-torched-tihawk/295718/13 "2019-05-18T16:12:36Z")
You can remove the cap the displaces the flame on your stove and it turns it into a torch. It might be a little sketch, but I’ve done it with other steel projects before I got a propane torch ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 11:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/custom-torched-tihawk/295718/14 "2019-05-22T23:35:27Z")
_I have no idea what I’m doooooiiiinnnggg_ ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/2/8/9/28959e117ff532709788312116304ff1e34bb0bc.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/5/4/554d5617e431f462c10987c62c290052054702f2.jpeg) Heated _excessively_, you get a bronzing type effect, that’s what you’re seeing on the bottom there. If you vary the temps you get rainbows, but it’s … tricky. ---
**Author:** ![smileypants707](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/smileypants707/32/19045_2.png) [@smileypants707](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smileypants707)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 11:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/custom-torched-tihawk/295718/15 "2019-05-22T23:36:33Z")
:joy: Oh man, I see a couple of B grades ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 11:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/custom-torched-tihawk/295718/16 "2019-05-22T23:37:22Z")
These are all A grades. There are only A grades in my world. B grades don’t exist. ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 11:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/custom-torched-tihawk/295718/17 "2019-05-22T23:56:15Z")
Here’s a closeup of how that one @G2_Jake did came out, @smonuts sold it and posted a pic, wanted to mirror it here as well ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/5/1/f51de6e39d46410ed400cc740d3085567d732b4f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 11:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/custom-torched-tihawk/295718/18 "2019-05-22T23:59:09Z")
Also _I guess_ you can see the heat range to color relationship in Titanium on a titanium exhaust? From right (coolest, gold) to left (hottest, blue) here: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/7/0/370a2862ed9fb16958d2b32126a89f24780596eb.png) That light gold is definitely what you begin with when you start out heating the Ti enough, I can verify that 100%. ---
**Author:** ![G2\_Jake](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/g2_jake/32/446_2.png) [@G2\_Jake](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/G2_Jake)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 1:31am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/custom-torched-tihawk/295718/19 "2019-05-23T01:31:17Z")
My torch finger has been itching. Just saying. ---
**Author:** ![skklexie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/skklexie/32/42925_2.png) [@skklexie](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/skklexie)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 1:50am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/custom-torched-tihawk/295718/20 "2019-05-23T01:50:57Z")
cannot wait to see more of your blow-torch work on the vlog ---
**Author:** ![MattB](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mattb/32/14529_2.png) [@MattB](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MattB)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 5:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/custom-torched-tihawk/295718/21 "2019-05-23T05:22:18Z")
Would you say the splotches are from not getting the halves cleaned enough? [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/custom-torched-tihawk/295718.md?page=2)