MACHINING THE DAMASCUS STEEL HINGES!
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your enthusiasm is contagious! My 15month old son and I were watching this before bed. Every time you smiled and talked to the camera he would clap and smile right back. Maybe he'll be a blacksmith some day!
thank you for brightening his day and mine!
+ngpillsbury that is so AWESOME to hear 😀😀😀
Alec Steele you inspired me to offer Damascus steel knobs on my custom guitars. The latest client loved it.
Alec you can make a damascus steel like a rorschach test??
i watch with my 7yo son, he wants to do a forging class together now
I like how you go though your setups, even when you're not fully sure. Kind of allowing for people to learn along and or help with suggestions if someone who may have more experience for the future. Anyway, these are going to turn out sweet.
Your optimism is infectious. Thanks for another good show.
it makes me smile to see you smile and not be super stressed. this was a lot of fun.
Another awesome video! I can't wait to see how these hinges turn out. I love how you just go with the flow and figure things out as you progress. You're a very inspiring person and I have definitely learned a lot from your videos. After a couple years of machining and a whole lot more to come, I can definitely see myself getting a small shop setup and trying to learn how to blacksmith at home. It's very inspiring to see how much knowledge you have at your age. Im 24 and can confidently say I look up to you in the sense of being able to learn new things, try out different techniques and being optimistic. I look forward to more videos and learning as much as I can from them. keep up the outstanding work!
A good method for slow cooling is to put the hot metal into a container of plaster (just powder,no water added) ...this keeps the heat in and cools very slowly...I use this method for slow cooling my castings so they do not warp and maintain accuracy of fit. This will also let you have access to your forge while the pieces cool slowly..hope this helps.
electro1622 or you can use sand :)
yes you probably could..I use plaster because that's all I got.
His method works just fine for annealing IMO.
yes it does, but he can't use his forge while it is off and slow cooling....this way he can slow cool and still use his forge.
True
When are we going to see the "Steele Cooking Show"?
This is the REAL Iron chef.....you are watching a master craftsman...Steele sandwiched steel with carbide filling, battered flat, rolled and fold.....toasted, roasted oxides ,with scale removed,....just like a toasted sanger.....salt of the earth, cooked to perfection, deep fried in oil, then poped in toaster again at 220 degrees for a tempered cordon bluer.....viola!
scott left you just made my day!
Your knowledge of forging and the awesome products you make made me subscribe. Your enthusiasm keeps me coming back. It's refreshing to see someone love their job as much as you do. Thanks for sharing your work with us!
I like how u make the simplest thing in ur videos rather than a time lapse u take the time to edit it into a montage good work
Thanks for making family friendly videos. My 9 year old son and I love watching your videos.
"Without work, there is no play" awesome motivation on the board
They are looking extremely good. Can't wait for the finial finished hinges on the tool chest. I think it's going to look AWESOME! Have a great day.
I've never seen anyone make machining look so exciting! Using a mill can be fun, but so many times its very tedious and frustrating. You make it look like work of rockstars!
I love that you try new things with the forge and video editing. each video is a real treat. keep on rocking
Im a machinist. Nice to see blacksmithing blended with a little bit of machine work. Awesome
It is always a joy watching you! Glad TH-cam sent you the button but the one you made was so much better!!
Liking the rock music. So glad these hinges are working out, they're gonna look amazing from what can be seen of the pattern.
Another excellent episode. Love the energy, the quote on the chalk board, the food, the music and the Damascus!
Looking forward to seeing the finished hinges on the box!
Thanks for putting it out there!
That pattern looks incredible!
Its always great to be able to watch these videos almost every day. Keep up the great content!
I like how your video style is taking on a life of its own.
Love your eating time editing in this video, very nice humour in it!
Alec, Love the Quote at 4:52 from Winston Churchill: "Without Work, There Is NO Play!"
Alec, I thoroughly enjoy the fact that you take on trades that you are not proficient in but expand your own with no ego and all the humility necessary to learn great lessons. All the while you share the experience with as many as possible for their benefit of not repeating and coming more educated to the full scope of the trade and all its applications. Thank you, Jonah
Enjoy watching each new video you put out. Keep on making them.
I will never understand how you can eat so fast ;)
also, feather damascus feather quill ? ;)
It's from all the grinding he does. The iron particulate helps masticate his food for him so it essentially just goes straight in.
He has a gizzard, like a chicken, only full of steel shot. It is like having a small hammer mill in your GI tract.
Christopher Neely you mean ball grinder?
YMMV. Your Mileage May Vary.
We call 'em ball mills.
Great job! I love the machine work just as much as the blacksmithing. Loved the Aaron Tippin snippet as well. I've seen him twice in concert. He's awesome.
Well done Alec, good job of coming up with a solid repeatable way of holding the parts on the mill!
I like how ever since people freaked out about your kitchen you've shown it in every video! haha
Really can't wait to see the finished box!! 😃 congrats again on the YT 'award' you deserve it mate! Like many I'm sure look forward to every single upload 👍🏼👍🏼
Killer editing from 2:26 to 3:16. Really nice. Thank you for that.
This has been the best project series ever!
I like how you keep putting the meals in there after everyone's complaints. Keep it up.
Love watching you work, it really is entertaining and fun. Thanks
Awesome! You should put the remark "...about trying something you think is hard but when you actually do it , it is easy...", on a t-shirt!
I really appreciate the diversity in music you use for your timelapse, too many youtuber just use the same song for every video.
you should turn some Damascus pins on the lathe! that would look amazing. this whole project has been a joy to watch.
Cue the Lunch Ladder @5:10
johnnypk1963 LunchLadder!
Your videos are outstanding. I had always wanted tolearn about blacksithing; but, never knew much about it. I wanted to learn as a survival method. I want to live in the wilderness; but, I wanted to learn how to make everything myself. I alreay learned how to take iron from iron oxide soils. I hope to learm much more. I appreciate your videos very much.
YOUR CHOICE IN MUSIC IS AWESOME FOR THIS
Hi Alec , I found your channel a few weeks ago and I am loving your enthusiasm in learning in everything you do , you know the little bits you cut of the end of each hinge ! how hard would it be to make bolts or screws to fasten your hinges to the samurai chest ?? . I have never seen a smithy make bolts or screws so don't even know if it is possible, but it would be awesome if it were possible! !!
man love watching you work
Well done, can't wait to see it finished and on the box!
this is the first TH-cam community with intelligent people!
Hi Alec ! we love your videos.....and so does our bird. He says, "Squak!" to ya; cheers!
Looks good. I highly suggest you center drill holes before running through them with a drill bit. It really helps stop the hole from getting a mind of its own.
As always, great video Alec!! Thank you for the hard work and content.
excellent progression on the Bridgeport! hinges are looking 👍
dude!!!! finally some,rock back ground music!!!!!!!! yeah man!!!
Without work, there is no play. Great quote!
I love that you add lunch and some of your thought processes on how you are going to try to complete a step in a project in you videos! even your failures are something to learn from. ^_~
Definitely excited to see these on Jesse's box. Keep up the great content Alec.
Coming along nicely! Excited to be getting close to the finish line. :)
Alec you really deserve to live in America. You have more patriotism than some of the people here.
Thank you Alec you are an inspiration. Steel has always been my favorite medium every since I first cut steel with fire. I'm in search of an anvil now and plan to build a forge later this year or early 2018. Keep building I'll keep watching. Michael from North Carolina.
4:52 I got inspired by you Alec over and over again.
Dude is living the dream! Killer set of hinges msn! I want just simple knife hinges out of damm. For nice bixes!
Final Fitment. . . favorite words of the week so far
Alec, another tip for milling. When you were milling the hinges to width with the face mill you had the cutter centred on the work piece. If you move it over so the cutter is at the edge of the work, you have a force component opposing the direction of feed and taking up any lash in the feed screw, giving a better finish and less vibration. Each tooth is also engaged in the cut for a longer time which reduces vibration.
Great clips.
You deserve a show on the discovery, or science channel.
Love the music choice at 10:40! Keep forging!
I love that it switches from him listening to country to playing rock for the timelapse
Hi Alec, I really enjoy watching your videos even though I know nothing in forging. I wonder, would you please tell me why you put the blue stuff on the steel before piercing it cause there must be a reason! Thanks in advance.
Those hinges are spot on. Well done.
I still reckon a Damascus plaque on the front of the box would be cool though...
Climb milling will get you everytime.......Good job and nice vid.
I can't wait to see how you're going to mount the hinges on the box; will you inlay them into the wood?? What kind of fasteners will you use; screws, bolts??? Will you try and make them yourself??....This is getting quite exciting!!! I'm feeling like a kid at Christmas time and it's not even my box!!
I remember when Alec only had 15k subs. His channel has grown fast!!!
he's so amazing and consistent
You looked more relaxed today than your other video. But you are very interesting to follow. Thank you for sharing your amazing video
Thanks for being you man! You are such a great personality, even my wife and 2 year old girl love your channel...😁
With the milling, we were taught to use a circular rod rather than something square on the movable side of the jaw as it prevents any lack of square throwing out the alignment of the rear jaw. You end up with a line of contact that won't affect alignment and compared to a face which you can't 100% guarantee is square
Was not expecting the metal music. But I like it!
Dude Damascus anvil would be epic!
Alec, I swear videos have more montages than a Rocky movie.
Its a good idea to use cutting fluid when machining. It makes the very expensive tools last alot longer, and also results in a more crisp surface finish on the piece!
remember that the lid of the samurai's box is curved, not flat. this would mean you need to bend the two top hinge parts, I'd guess before hardening the steel
you're the younger Bob Ross of black smithing!
the style of music fits your videos well
LOL At 5:16 "It's Great. It's like half healthy and half heart attack. This is exactly the food that i like".
a friend and I have been watching your videos and have come to the conclusion that we want to start blacksmithing. What would you recommend as a list of items to buy for beginners and what buying order should they be in?
Love the metal music!
can't wait to see how they turn out Alec!!
Without work there is no play. Yea, saw that, like it. Can't wait to see the finished product.
"It's half healthy and half heart attack. I love it!" That had me going good.
EXCELLENT MUSIC...
And good work as well..!!
please make an episode of cooking with alec steele !
appreciating the new music! Keep switching it up! :)
That's pretty crazy of you to drill the holes before skimming a pass of the bottom of the hinge. Doing that would ensure the holes are straight through - in line with the bottom. When you weave the hinges together would of been the best time to drill that pivot hole. It has not choice but to line up! That being said, I'm glad everything worked out despite of this! FANTASTIC!
if he's this talented at a young age image how good he will be in 10 year's specially at the rate he is going
great process!
It’s 2019 and here I am re-watching the old videos. Miss Mr. pilkington and....we know the fate of Mr. microwave.
I only worked on a mill for a year, but I would have likely milled 2 hinges at a time, stacking them back to back. Ha! I spoke too soon, you did the final pass like that. You're learning!
Wicked hinges! Maybe you should etch your makers mark nice and big into the flats of the hinges.
yeea a 2d channel with u preparing u lunches will be fun to watch.
Saw you just before forged in fire yesterday , well done Alec , keep up, the fantastic work
How thin can you make Damascus steel? Would be interesting to make Damascus foil.
Elliot Harper go too thin and you'll burn the metal and oxidize it right away
Damascus is not much different to regular steel, you'd still have to contend with the scale that forging brings.. You could however, grind a thicker piece down with fine abrasives but even still you'd only be able to bring it down to 0.1mm or so.. A bit thick for foil and a nightmare to secure it when grinding..
I suppose you could also cold roll it but Alec doesn't have that type of equipment afaik
foil is auminium,or gold.....iron and steel cant do it.
Sooooo, Forged in Britain huh? That's awesome! Can't wait to see!
Love the Churchill quote! All of a bit of a second it's in focus=]
Hey Alec! Love your work on these hinges, and the other day I had an idea for a silly little video. My roommate really likes making snickerdoodles and we were searching our local super market for gingerbread men cookie cutters to make "snickerdudes" lol long story short we failed because its obviously out of season. But I was thinking it would be a funny little video if you tried making a damascus steel gingerbread men cookie cutter! Keep up the good work buddy!
something just didn't feel right about my day, then I realized I haven't seen an Alec video today.