Making a Socket Wrench from Damascus Steel! Part 1
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love the this kind of series. its like when we were kids and we'd take stuff apart because we were curious
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I still do it😂 it's mostly my work now but I have to put them back together after
Great name 😅
I know right .. rip mr binky that poor Guinea pig
@@timlund1066 true bro
I loved the Zippo series. This one is easily 5x cooler.
And the samuri sword was 100x cooler. The way hes going hes going to make a bbq next
Agreed
@@ronswanson1149 hes gonna be a jack of all trades and a master of making bbq's
@@ronswanson1149 there's hundreds of videos showing people making swords. These projects, hand-making common but complicated tools, are so much more unique and interesting
@@alexbarrett4338 Are they tho?
Precision machining something that you have forged is such a cool process! Looking forward to seeing more of this project!
The second rounder ratchet you tried open has a keyring-like coil on the opposite side that holds it together
I came to say this. It's an exterior snap ring around the outer circumference of the inner component on the square side, which will allow the entire inner component to slide through to the direction switch side.
These are nicer as you don't risk the screws coming loose, but they suck when the rings get coated in grease and you can't get them off for a servicing cause they sat for years and don't sound right.
For the ball retention on the mandrel, look at peening. It's basically deforming the edge of a hole inwards after you have inserted the BB to keep it in place.
I design torque wrenches for a living (basic more complex version of the ratchet you're making :p ), if you need any info let me know!
isn't it easier to just drill and mill with a ball endmill the seat where the ball is going to rest on.
then tap the back and insert a spring and a threaded tap from the back?
Not really, it's multiple ops and a accurately sized hole means you only need to drill once, then add the spring, the ball, then peen.
Heh... Peen.
Please continue with this kinda content, it's amazing!
I agree but I would like to see something that involves broaching
@@seshamblin788 if he did something involving broaching, he would definitely need to make his own broach 🤔
I find it interesting how Damascus has gone from the focus of what felt like almost every video when I first started watching, to now being the subject of a montage sequence.
this is exciting! I'm gonna love this series!
The musical alignment with the forging was amazing 👍
As always!!!
I know right! I want to know what the first song and second songs were cuz the slapped!
Dude that segment literally gives me the goose bumps, watching Alec work a piece of hot metal while having a hot piece of metal playing in the background. Really made my heart race in the best kind of ways, was like a giant hit of adrenaline.
I am seeing a theme here. Building a Zippo? Machining a socket wrench? Creating your own thread? The channel is entering a new phase! Learning the detailed work of many tools, objects, and other doohickies is so informative to the community here! I am loving this!
I'm loving these "I take things apart and make my own crappier version" series
This could be my favourite series of yours Alec! I've been a fan since Barker Street, and I LOVE to see blacksmiths making tools as we once did. Keep up the great work mate
It always amazes me, the tools we all take for granted. The years of development and evolution. The simplicity. The complicity. Fascinating.
Loving the series like this, the difficulties you go through and what you do to overcome it is awesome, enjoy your videos and love watching them
Sooo.... Can we expect to see you make, almost all of your hand tools out of damascus now, Alec?
Because if so, I'm all for it! Keep up the amazing work!!
Doing the stud blew my mind. Im no machinist or worked any of those tools, but seeing something that was genius to me and probably commonplace for people of the field; it really humbled and educated me.
This should be a fun milling project! 😁
This channel always has the best power hammer music. And Jamie does a great job editing the sequences to fit it perfectly. Poetry in motion.
Great work! The Zippo series was so interesting, but I've never owned a Zippo... as an automotive technician, this is absolutely fascinating!! 🤯
I miss the old damascus making videos, would love seeing you make swords, knifes etc. again.
I bet he does not have the time now to do that, so he scraps some time to make this 10 minutes videos so he can still upload content, but the alecsteele inc eats up most of his time...
Starter as a video on making a socket wrench and ended as a DRO install video. Can't wait to see the next video. Loved the zippo series
Now this is exciting. You definitely need to make a set of tools now.
What a wonderful idea. I cant wait to see this finished.
Is it just me or has it been a good while since we've seen a badass section of Alec forging Damascus with music?
I have found over the years that Damascus steel tends to be brittle when it comes to tools where you have to apply pressure or power , it’s like it’s made of glass ,now on the other hand cutting is fine , spoons & spatulas are great for Damascus . Every ax I’ve ever own that was Damascus steel has either cracked or just blown apart or shattered into pieces . I tend to stay away from the stuff myself .
Mr. Steele the Industrial Age blacksmith has progressed to the Age of Precision! Scales and Calipers and Micrometers, oh my!
Hey Alec, for those round head rachets, there is a flat retainer spring that is installed along the face side of the rachet. Once you remove that spring, the head is quite easy to disassemble. Hope that helps.
Alec today: making socket wrench out of Damascus.
Alec in three years: is taking apart an entire car engine just to remake it out of Damascus.
dude a damascus block would be the ultimate flex lol. i don't know how well it would work though. heat resistance and cycling is way more important than hardness.
@@Dr.Zoidberg087 Yeah, I don't think it would work very well but it would be awesome!
You have such huge potential, with a channel like yours, to introduce a whole generation of young people into hobbies that build valuable skills. This demonstrates such a level of ability and will to create stuff even if it's difficult, it's very admirable. I just wish that there were more people involved in precision machining and die making and stuff. It really is such an amazing practice, still full of a lot of old people lol
Love This content of you building stuff I always see… but to see how hard it is to hand make them…. Awesome….
A socket Wrench is honestly one of the most enjoyable sounds out there. Crrrrrk crrrk crrrrrk
this is gonna be fun to watch and incredibly interesting, I've always wondered how the magical click wrenches worked
magic ... clearly LOL
Love the background music for the Damascus forging! Found myself bobbing my head like I’m at a concert.
How's the House reno going Alec, been a while since we've had an update vid on the progress.
What a cool series this is going to be. And once it's over he'll be able to use it around the shop.
The music on this one was a treat. You and Jamie made a banger.
As soon as you said you were making it out of Damascus steel, I instantly hoped that the video would be a little longer. But, I understand the process. Can't wait for more videos, and I know, that I have to.
I love seeing your skills progress in so many new ways as you try and recreate tools like this! Keep this kind of content coming Alex!
I have been a mechanic for 40 years, A damascus ratchet belongs on the mantle in my home. I need one of these
I never knew that I'd ever want a Damascus Steel ratchet. But now in the words of Bobby Duke, "I want that".
This was honestly a great video, had both of my favorite thing Alec does! Find a difficult problem most people wouldn’t do and he just figures it out!!!!!
Hey. Little friendly tip. When I work on the lathe, and want it to be symetrical. A swap that point (Sorry for not knowing name of it. I'm from Czech) to drill chucks. Then it'll be cca same. All that's left, is to tighten big lathe chuck and swap back to that pointy thing.
Make my own crappier version made me chuckle a lot!
The Z axis DRO was literally the most amazing thing I ever had as a machinist
I like this new series. If it’s a new series let’s keep it! Can’t wait what you make next!
This and the Zippo series have been really interesting looks at the more shop-focused aspects of metal fabrication. A little less heat and beat, a lot more measuring twice and cutting once. I like it a lot, this is good content.
Can we take a moment to appreciate Jamie here? Loving the edit and the song choices my man
Came for the blacksmithing, stayed for the engineering.
Alec is just doing side quests now. Love it!!!
I love the projects where you have to update the workshop aswell!
That's sick
I remember back in your first shop where you were postulating that you'd probably never get into making swords as they were fairly complicated and here you are, machining out a friggin ratchet. Funny how things work out.
One of my favorite things about these videos is how he syncs up the hammer blows with the music
Pretty sure is it the other way around.
@@DVankeuren That's what I meant
So eager to watch this whole wrench series
Favorite kind of series. Its so entertaining but most importantly, educational how stuff works. Had no idea about this wrench.
Also, sucker for renovation videos. Will you post videos on your house renovation? (If anything is left)
Thanks for teaching and entertaining!
Finally! Pattern welding!!
This is great. I took everything apart when i was a boy. Wish i had your tool shop back then.
Absolutely love the music in this video. It is perfect.
Cant wait to see this finished product
Your Zippo lighter was really great, and I believe you'll kick butt on this project, great video Alec 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🦘🦘🦘🦘Cheers from Melbourne Australia
Cool montage with the powerhammer hitting the steel on the beat
I'd like to see 1 or 2 videos of making allen keys out of pattern welded steel
And maby a matching holder. So that they don’t get scattered in random places
Surprised we haven't seen the needle scaler until now. A tremendous tool for many professions.
REALLY looking forward to the second part of this.
You have made many awesome things on this channel, but as a mechanic this takes the cake!
ALEC!!! Are you a mind reader??? I was literally wondering how a socket wrench works the other day! Can't wait to see the end result! Thanks for being awesome buddy!!!👍🔥🍻
Its about time you get yourself a twisting machine like Will Stelter. Bet it would make your twist a breeze.
dude I love your build series there just sooooo fantastic
I'm digging the metal backing tracks you've been using lately. 🤘🏻
Nice DRO. I really like the calculator screen ones because I think they display the numbers faster than the higher resolution screen ones, while moving the table.
Havent even watched the video and i already liked. Its so interesting watching alec tackling new more difficult challenge with each video
Yes Damascus everything. That's what made me fall in love with Alec Steele. Still waiting for d silverware
That's absolutely awesome idea. Can't wait to see more videos in this series ahead. Wow that's crazy detail. Can't wait to see more videos soon my friend. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Forge On. Keep making. God bless.
Alec, make part 2 priority #1 this is awesomeness
Didnt have the time to watch the past couple months. Coming back the quality is amazing. Keep up the great work
Jamie’s montages are crazy
Have to agree with the gents on Making It (podcast) that these series are fantastic and an awesome way to learn manufacturing processes. BTW tell Jamie he rocked it with the soundtrack on this one.
Need a series of rebuilding all hand tools in alec style
I am Really enjoying these series
I'm enjoying you make every day items so much more.
Always willing to watch you build a crappier version of most anything.
would love longer videos!!! Great project idea!
Quite tempted to take it apart and make a crappier version. Pretty much sums up the life of any maker.
I love these series on making things that you see quite often but never really think about how they work
I can't imagine ever getting sick of watching hot steel being smashed/formed!
2:00 Was I the only one who started head banging?
Edit: Jamie can we please get some more of this pls? 🥺
P.s. Idk if that’s how to spell Jamie…
At long last .. a video where Alec is being Alec and is forging something!!!!!
So pumped for this project, Alec!!
7:28 Ahhhh, that pants' messing moment when "righty-tighty" suddenly becomes "righty-loosey."
All the work you do is so amazing and cool
Interesting project, Precison stuff. Looking forward to seeing the Bridgeport in action and how you will cut the "gear" . Indexing head ? Vertical rotary table is probably enough resolution for a ratchet. A pleasure to watch.. Good luck.
Socket ratchet wrench has got to be right up there in the top 10 of "definitely English ways to call things"
Finally a new tool to go with the formal screwdriver. Maybe it will lead to an entire Damascus set of tools.
The editing is always amazing!
In my class we only have DRO's on the mills. Awesome video!
Adding more teeth to the mechanism can allow for a smaller rotational increments for working in tight spaces, but you do lose some of the available torque as a compromise, but you can also go the other way. I've seen these mechanisms with as few as 20 teeth, and as many as 90.
You should make a powerlifting bar and maybe some plates. It’ll also probably bring in some powerlifters and such who don’t know about your channel. And a lot of us aren’t just buff dudes but we all have our own nerdy things we like
This is gonna be awesome, really loving these recreate series!
Honestly, one thing I always wish for these videos is MAKE THEM LONGER!!!!!!!!!!! Give us at least like 15 minute vids or 20 minute vids!!!! PLEASE!!!!
Yes!!!! I’ve been wanting this forever!!!!
Your showing of the tools you use are really good content, love it !