Originally Posted by
Mark Kelly
As you said, the secret died with him but I've long suspected that he pre-plated the parts of the Ti which were to be brazed. I'm guessing nickel. An ordinary brush finish would make this undetectable.
This method of brazing bits (plating then brazing) onto a TI frame is what Eisentraut suggested be done when he first saw the Teledyne frames way back when. Instead they necked down the diameter so a,then, current banded shift lever set could be used. Andy.