Cheap Sporks

[ChrisWebb2020]

I'm still getting kit together and I'm on a budget, so while browsing ebay and amazon I found these TITANIUM SPORKS MADE IN CHINA.

99p, free postage.

Can these actually be titanium? They are listed as such and are they likely to be any good? Is it worth buying a few just for back-ups and spares?

EDIT:
Mine has arrived, it's junk. DON'T BUY THEM GUYS!

 

[K813ZRA]

I'm still getting kit together and I'm on a budget, so while browsing ebay and amazon I found these TITANIUM SPORKS MADE IN CHINA.

99p, free postage.

Can these actually be titanium? They are listed as such and are they likely to be any good? Is it worth buying a few just for back-ups and spares?

I haven't got a clue if they are really Titanium but at the price I think it is worth the gamble. If it doesn't work out, I have never been disappointed with my Light My fire Sporks.

 

[ChrisWebb2020]

I haven't got a clue if they are really Titanium but at the price I think it is worth the gamble. If it doesn't work out, I have never been disappointed with my Light My fire Sporks.

It does specify that the material it's made from is titanium, but like you said, at 99p it's cheaper than plastic.

Which brings me to another question:

Does the material make that much if a difference and are the branded ones, like Light My Fire, a premium because of the name or is the design superior?

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[nic a char]

"I'm still getting kit together and I'm on a budget" - convert an old tea/spoon by hacksawing to make fork tines, and sharpening 1 edge

 

[homesicksteve]

I have a LMF.
I've taken a punt on one of these.
'will do a compare once it arrives on a slow boat from China.

Thanks for the heads-up.

 

[BigTedAdventures]

I bought one. It turned out to be stainless steel and was bigger than a LMF one, almost completely flat and weighed a ton. I argued with the eBay seller and they eventually refunded me. Avoid

 

[Bishop]

You could get one and perform a density test based on the Archimedes principle using displacement of water to get the objects volume. A good set of electronic kitchen scales will get you the mass to the nearest gram and from both figures you can work out if it's actually Titanium.
Titanium has a density of 4.506 g/cc, Aluminium is lighter (2.7 g/cc) and Iron and steel are heavier (7.8 g/cc).

 

[homesicksteve]

You could get one and perform a density test based on the Archimedes principle using displacement of water to get the objects volume. A good set of electronic kitchen scales will get you the mass to the nearest gram and from both figures you can work out if it's actually Titanium.
Titanium has a density of 4.506 g/cc, Aluminium is lighter (2.7 g/cc) and Iron and steel are heavier (7.8 g/cc).

Thank-you Mr. Bishop.

Archimedes will have to wait.
My scientific test will involve scraping, bending & biting !


Opening a tin of beans with a spork only seems like a good idea

 

[Wayne]

Try to solder to it. If it's titanium it won't stick. When I worked in surface mount we used titanium to shield the boards in the solder baths as solder doesn't stick to it.

 

[ChrisWebb2020]

You could get one and perform a density test based on the Archimedes principle using displacement of water to get the objects volume. A good set of electronic kitchen scales will get you the mass to the nearest gram and from both figures you can work out if it's actually Titanium.
Titanium has a density of 4.506 g/cc, Aluminium is lighter (2.7 g/cc) and Iron and steel are heavier (7.8 g/cc).

Ah, that I can do. I'm a chef, good kitchen equipment is something I have ample access to. Thanks for that, didn't think of it.

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[sandbag47]

Well I've just brought three of them. See what Their like when they get here

 

[Midnitehound]

You could get one and perform a density test based on the Archimedes principle using displacement of water to get the objects volume. A good set of electronic kitchen scales will get you the mass to the nearest gram and from both figures you can work out if it's actually Titanium.
Titanium has a density of 4.506 g/cc, Aluminium is lighter (2.7 g/cc) and Iron and steel are heavier (7.8 g/cc).

Or the quick approach, you do a visual inspection and then test with really strong Neodymium magnet.

The pictures seem to show a rather ropy spoon bowl. Kind of like nettle cordage compared to climbing rope!

Of course the ultimate, even better then Titanium, is a DU spork because you can punch straight through the top of even armour plated cans whilst irradiating you beans at the same time!

Interesting that this one is claiming to be SS (not Nazi memorabilia) but using the same pictures!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-in-1-Sp...JD-/201503062670?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368

I wonder if the whole outcome of WW2 would have been different if they had been issued Titanium Sporks with their mess tins, they would have been virtually unstoppable. Just think of the weight saving alone.

 

[kard133]

I brought one of these a while ago, slightly larger than the LMF spork, and made of steel despite what the advert states. Works quite well though.

 

[richardhomer]

I'm having a punt on one.

 

[John Fenna]

I'm still getting kit together and I'm on a budget,

So just use a spoon from the kitchen draw or practice bushcraft skills by carving a spoon or even a spork... do not waste cash on buying tat!


Sporks - especially pink plastic ones - are the work of the devil!

 

[ChrisWebb2020]

So just use a spoon from the kitchen draw or practice bushcraft skills by carving a spoon or even a spork... do not waste cash on buying tat!
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Sporks - especially pink plastic ones - are the work of the devil!

Thank you for the sound advice, I've wasted enough cash on tat over the years instead of investing in quality, I've learned that the hard way.

Lovely work by the way.

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[stonepark]

They don't look like the official Fire Maples and may be a secondary run or stainless.

I have two of the FM sporks (about £7 each), and they have definite ridges running along the lengths.

 

[Tonyuk]

They look paper thin, probably wont last 5 mins before bending.

Tonyuk

 

[sandbag47]

Just had mine delivered. And they are definitely not titanium. As I tested them on a fridge magnet and it stuck.
They look ok not super thin but they aren't going to get a good write up on flebay.

 

[tsitenha]

I would not like to put something in my mouth that I cannot verify, you get what you pay for.