zOwie Omega Discussion Forum

: that the steel as well as the titanium braclets
: are "brushed" the Omega-style.
: Brushed surfaces are not very hard, the
: surface is softer. If you would look under a
: microscope you would see the difference in
: surface-look. I pretty much assume, if the
: braclets were all solid material, not
: bruches, they would sustain scratches
: better.
: Or let's look at it from another angle. The
: scratch will put pressure on the surface,
: make it compressed and hard. So I believe if
: you scratch a complete area than it will be
: like "hardened". That is also
: something "Smiths" do when working
: irons for horses. they bang the iron
: together and then put it into water.
: Brushing is like making a surface loose.
: Another example is dry sand. If you press
: force against it you will get a stiff
: surface you can step on without making a
: food print, loose the sand with a fork,
: well, brush it and you can easily step holes
: into it.
: Cheers,
: Andreas