# Tools Required for Machining Titanium

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**Category:** Jeffrey Pang\
**Created:** [January 26, 2019, 3:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tools-required-for-machining-titanium/298015 "2019-01-26T03:46:19Z")\
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What kind of tools are required to machine titanium?

If you could, would you upgrade any of your current equipment?

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Mostly carbide bits, and they EAT through them like nothing else. Its crazy.

For smaller lathes, it’s not possible since theres so much stress on the machine (the one I have at home is definitely not suited for ti stuff) but most industrial cnc machines can handle it. Its just the tooling.