If you don't want to use coolant you can use a little dab of kerosene or wd40 and apply it with a chip brush. Should give you a good surface finish too.
When are you going to start offering the skeletonized folders?? Those are neat...I might get me one! I wonder if you could machine a punch and die for the blades, then take sheet steel and punch out the blades, harden, then grind? It would take a crapton of force though to punch out something like that maybe
Hey! The proto blade was skeletonized cuz it makes the printing easier, sadly the actual blade won’t look like that. As for punching out blades that’s something that’s usually done at a larger scale. I’m going to stick to machining for the time being, It would be a fun project though.
Never seen a knife being made, but this is pretty cool I figured there was some sort of jig for flipping it. Didn't think you full on made an assembly for it though. That was neat to see. Kinda makes me wanna try, but I need a better mill fr 😂
Thanks! I’m glad you found the process interesting. In terms of fixturing this is reasonably simple for the knife world, some other makers pallets are absolutely insane.
@@frankenforgebladesThanks, I'll take a look. I used to get it from Tiger, but they don't have that size and he didn't know when they would get it again.
so cool seeing the process man, well explained too
Thanks!
Nice man! Process is looking good 👍
Thanks!
If you don't want to use coolant you can use a little dab of kerosene or wd40 and apply it with a chip brush. Should give you a good surface finish too.
I'm excited for this knife
hehe im gonna do this for work one day
When are you going to start offering the skeletonized folders??
Those are neat...I might get me one!
I wonder if you could machine a punch and die for the blades, then take sheet steel and punch out the blades, harden, then grind? It would take a crapton of force though to punch out something like that maybe
Hey! The proto blade was skeletonized cuz it makes the printing easier, sadly the actual blade won’t look like that.
As for punching out blades that’s something that’s usually done at a larger scale. I’m going to stick to machining for the time being, It would be a fun project though.
Never seen a knife being made, but this is pretty cool
I figured there was some sort of jig for flipping it. Didn't think you full on made an assembly for it though. That was neat to see.
Kinda makes me wanna try, but I need a better mill fr 😂
Thanks! I’m glad you found the process interesting. In terms of fixturing this is reasonably simple for the knife world, some other makers pallets are absolutely insane.
3.5 Ft LB is what 8-32 steel pitbull are spec'ed for: 1/4-20 14.5 FT LB the impact drill is perhaps overkill
I turn the drill down to a pretty light setting. It looks really aggressive but it’s close to spec.
Would you share your titanium source? My previous supplier has 1”x1/2” bar stock but can’t get it now.
For ti I mostly use PTG titanium but that’s all to order. for pre cut stock I’ll usually look at tiger titanium, or TMS.
@@frankenforgebladesThanks, I'll take a look. I used to get it from Tiger, but they don't have that size and he didn't know when they would get it again.