Thank You for posting this, I'm older and retired and love to indulge in new custom techniques for my knives. I've asked other TH-camr's about how to do this, even the gentleman you mentioned, but they all wanted to keep it a secret, and that's their prerogative, so I really appreciate you sharing your knowledge with us. I've subscribed and will soon get started myself. If along the way I find any nuances pertaining to this way of anodizing, I'll be sure to pass it on to you. That Twosun looked great, I particularly liked the more bronze look myself, but both sides came out fabulous. Thanks Again
Hey @Stassa23 If you don't mind, I'd have a few questions on how to improve my entropic finishes. 1. How diluted should the ferric chloride be? The less concentrated it is, the longer it takes to etch obviously, but have you found some kind of soft spot you like to use? I have 1L of 40% Ferric at hand. 2. Do you do some sort of sanding and finishing before anodizing or just some clean up and then straight to the ano tank? 3. Do you use Multi-Etch or something similar? I'm trying to find an alternative that doesn't have HF in it or produces HF. My current idea would be a combination of caustic Soda and H2O2. Any thoughts on that? I would greatly appreciate any feedback. Thank you in advance :)
@@finneh6145 I use undiluted ferric chloride and I polish my parts as much as possible first the higher the polish the better and more vivid the finish will be
Thanks for putting this out! So many people are doing this like it’s their own secret method. Ridiculous when you consider the number of people doing it. I agree 100% those that don’t attempt things will still pay. Not taking anything away from anyone.
Thank you for actually explaining this. I've seen so many videos where they show it but never actually explain what chemicals they are using. A couple of notes, first you don't need to keep the pieces in water. The titanium oxide layer will form in water as water has oxygen dissolved in it. The same reason steel will still rust (oxidize) in water. Second, it doesn't matter that titanium has an oxide layer on it, since that's what we're trying to do when anodizing anyway. The naturally formed oxide layer is thin enough that it won't cause an issue with electrical conductivity. It does help to make sure they are totally clean though and maybe keeping them in distilled water is a good way to keep dust and hair from falling on them
hello everything is fine ? I hope so, how beautiful your work is, magnificent, I am a professional piercer and I also do anodizing on titanium, but on very small jewelry pieces, I really liked your technique, I have some questions about you, do you have a video course, something like that for sale, I would really like to know about one of your techniques for me is one of the best I’ve ever seen ☺️ thanks in advance
Awesome video brother!!!! I appreciate you sharing your process!!! I agree... too many people protect their processes for no good reasons! Again thank you!
I'm Glad you enjoyed the video. Personally the videos that I enjoy the most, are the ones that teach me something new!!! So I thought this was a great video to make. Hopefully it helps a few people out there that want to try this effect. Thanks for watching!!!
@@Porkchopper82 Anyone willing to do this type of thing, were not going to pay for MOD's anyway. These are the type of people who do there own work! And trust me when I tell you, the vast majority may try it once. Then they realize how much work goes into it and become less interested. If you know anything about this process, you'll know I did not show every step to get great results. I gave enough info for people who want to try it on there own, to have a starting point to experiment and try new things!!!!
Solid video - no complaints on you showing us stuff. Don't know if I would have the set up to do it myself but considering there is no one in my country really doing this stuff its nice to have the option of trying it.
Great video from start to finish. I learned a lot. Dog barking is definitely not a problem and actually added a nice touch. Don't worry about featuring fido in future videos.
Thanks for that valuable video, I told you before: You're the best. Since I watched this video , I made ton of trials to achieve similar finish. I succeeded partially. I have no problem doing ultra mirror finish preparation of titanium. At this point every thing is standard. On the step of heating, I heated titanium till bronze colour and I dipped it in ferric chloride. For 5 seconds then washed it with water....nothing happened!!!! The titanium kept glossy dark bronze colour with no added effect. I tried increasing heating, I achieved hues of purple and blue then dip it in ferric chloride same way you did, Nothing happened again. Ferric chloride was very concentrated. I repeated all steps again with spraying of ferric chloride on the hot piece, I got rusty brown spots where FC hit the hot titanium, and after 10 seconds I got light blue scatters like a galaxy. I repeated all steps with hot titanium that turned blue and sprayed diluted ferric chloride using strikes to the hair of a tooth brush, the results was so nice. It was exactly galaxy effect with blue background and dark pink purple hues with scattered very light blue stars. I want this lightning strikes pattern. What to do? Do I try dilute the ferric chloride and dip the hot scales in? Or what? Another Idea: what if we etch the hot scale with multi etch instead of ferric chloride, what will be the result? I appreciate all you efforts in respecting everyone, answering every comment and spreading your experience. Hope you share more videos about your trials in getting more pattern with this heat ano jop. And to those who want to keep secret I say: It is meaningless, not everyone will try to do that very difficult demanding jop with this very long curve of learning. Thanks again and sorry for long message.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Sorry your having issues. I use straight FC acid. How are you heating the Ti? If you're using a torch what kind and what fuel? Just to be clear the acid is not etching the Ti, it's only the quench. Multi-Etch will not produce the same effect. Let me know about the heat source, we'll go from there. Thanks for watching!!!
@@ESLAMEID The torch is your problem my friend. I use a MAP gas torch, which burns @ around 3750 deg F. A butane torch even a "Strong" one burns @ about 2600 deg F. And the butane torch does not have a big enough flame to keep the part hot enough before the quench. You need to heat the part evenly and once up to temp get it in the acid within 2-4 seconds. You need the acid to boil against the surface. Check out my Knife mods playlist, I have links in the ANO video descriptions on what torch to buy. once you have the torch, get MAP gas "Yellow Bottle" instead of Propane. MAP gas has a larger, hotter flame. Thanks for watching, Good Luck!!!
Hi again, I applied MAP gas for about 3 minutes, colour turned little beyond dark bronze to purple blue. Dipped it to concentrated ferric chloride, totally submerged. For 4 second and washed it with water. I get strange patterns. Always big area in the middle with no effect, and periphery shows some lighter blue color with some strikes. I can't get consistent pattern although I have consistent heat and primary colour. Any advice?
PERFECT! I was curious how this finish was done. I can't wait to try it. I just ordered the supplies in your description. THank you for doing that by the way.
Great job. Very good explanation as you go. Just enough info to be able to follow but not so much to make it way to long. Thank you for the info you put out to help people like myself to be willing to try new ideas! Keep up good work!
Oh.. got this knife in the mail.. kinda cant wait to get it so searching for anything on yt on it.. and theres almost nothing!! So this video was a treat to watch.. got to see knife a bit better in action.. and the wonderfull potential to anodize it!! Thanks.. God bless
So wants the secret . Polish really good , clean really good and heat it more than the first one ? How do you take it off and where do you get the acid for etching ?
@@OCD4EDC lol! Hey I gotta question... do u have any new tips about when u dunk the scales into etch solution to maximize the effect? Or pretty much is it just kinda random with what effect you get? I'm into the deep bronze colorations and trying to get mostly bronze with purple etch effects. If that makes sense lol
I am nodding a crkt pilar as we speak and have been stuck on how I want to anodize my little project.....now I know! Thank you so much. I would be interested in seeing the difference in finish and color with this process on polished vs stone washed vs sandblast finish. I know they will look quite different. Just wondering to what extent. Thanks for a great video at just the right time!
Just an FYI, this specific type of anodizing effect will only work on Titanium. The CRKT Pilar is a Stainless steel framelock in stock form. So unless you have custom Ti scales for it, you'll be limited to a different process. You can heat ANO Stainless, but I have no idea what will happen if you put it into the acid. I have not tried it. But hey give it a shot, it might be cool. Just be safe!!!! Yes you can do this with a stone washed, bead blasted or other finish. I have done that, it still works, just not as vibrant and not a lot of depth in the colors. But to each there own, do what make you happy. Thanks for watching!!!
@@OCD4EDC yes. I have titanium scale and pocket clip for it. I knew the color would not be as vibrant most likely just wasn't sure about it with this process.
Can u help me? I really wanna ano storm my crkt pilar. We have been doing clips but it didn't come out right. Pls help I'll just cry if I cant get it done. 😭
@@OCD4EDC well 1st of all the clips I tried to storm turned black. So that kinda has me thinking omg. I think I need to polish and clean my knife, heat it from the back after I'm done heating it put it stright into the ferric chloride. Is that right? I'm doing what u did in ur vid. Is there something else I need to do since the pilar is stanless stell instead of titanium?
@@laciemarie5234 You can only do this method with Titanium. The Ferric Chloride will Etch your Stainless (turn it dark gray). You can however heat ANO Stainless. You will not get the Storm effect though. You can get blues, purples and bronze. What are you using to heat your parts?
@@OCD4EDC blow torch. Look up Brian Wallace he is on you tube he did an amazing pilar and my heart melted. He dnt answer back tho. And someone told me to drop in ferric chloride after heating to get the storm effect. ☹ it's not gonna work for me is it.
We are gonna see if we can hunt down the ferrite chloride and see if we can achieve something cool with the fragged mini begleiter this afternoon. Thanks for the video.
That was AWESOME & TY for taking the time to put this together for ALL of US to See ! I will not even attempt this because I am half crippled & would probably end up blowing shit up 😂BUT I still enjoyed the video 😜
Late to the party as this was posted a couple of years ago. Very interesting and your results were impressive. I wouldn't try this myself and like you said nobody should be upset that folks are all going to do it themselves. Most like me won't attempt it. Still it's great to see how it's actually done. And same as changing my cars oil, I know how and could do it, but would rather pay to have it done. Much more convenient and would rather spend my time doing something else.
Awesome, Check out my Knife Mods Playlist. I have a video in there about the prep work that must be done to achieve this effect. Thanks for watching!!!
Practice makes perfect. This one in the video I was rushing through for time sake. So to answer your question, Yes, you just have to be precise with everything. Thanks for watching!!!
I personally love that more bronze side but not so crazy about the purple side. Can't I make chloride with iron and hydrochloric acid (muriatic acid)? Would copper II chloride made from hydrochloric acid and hydrogen peroxide and some copper also work for this process as a substitute for ferric chloride?
@jruskky7545 Muriatic acid, also known as hydrochloric acid, is a strong acid composed of hydrogen and chlorine. It’s often used in cleaning and pickling metals. Ferric acid, on the other hand, is a weak acid composed of iron and oxygen. It’s commonly used as an oxidizing agent in organic synthesis and as a etchant for printed circuit boards. So, the main difference lies in their chemical compositions and typical uses.
I’ve also used muriatic acid mixed with water and hydrogen peroxide “no power outlet connect” to etch a spzderco and it did just that it also spilled on a $500.00 anodized knife I have and it blemished the blade I can’t scrub of what it did to it and the frame what the acid didn’t touch is fine but the lighting pattern that it did touch gone and the frame almost turned a brownish green color I’m wondering if I can re-anodize it ?
Wow that looks just like the mayhem finish knife plus is known for! One question How do y’all get that nice polish b4 you ano? 0000 steel wool or 200-5000 grit sandpaper? Thanks 🙏 plz like this so it shows in my notifications.
I have a bunch of videos about this entire process including the prep work and what I use. Most of the videos have links in the descriptions for a lot of the items that I use from sandpaper, acid, torches & polishing tools. Here is a link to my Knife Mods Playlist - th-cam.com/play/PLIEkwMX7x0tn3978Y_BmppfnvJeC0KsBH.html Thanks for watching!!!
I tried this on the Twosun ts248 scales. I got some color but not nearly anything like this and it took a good 4 times to get that. Followed your steps word for word but I’m using propane could this be a problem?
I tried this after watching your videos. Have now done three knives. Only issue is I am not getting much purples. I am dipping it when bronze. It is sanded to mirror polish first. Should I heat until there is some purple showing up? Thanks!!
im worried about the acid eating away too much where the PB washer meets the titanium. im sure after a while that would be a valid concern but if i end up needing to reanodize 5+ would that be something i should keep an eye out for? thx edit: wait wtf thats all it takes?? heating it to a bronze color than dunking it in acid? lol idk why but i thought there was so much more too it. cool
Any areas you don't want to ANO, like around the pivot, you can cover with various things depending on the type of ANO you are doing. I use vinyl, nail polish, tape etc... So it is a valid concern, depending on what your trying to do. Thanks for watching!!!
Hey I am looking into thia and found and Ferric and Iron chloride solution… And when putting this into translator they both came up the same? Or am I missing something here?
Ok so i live in Australia and want to try this but ferric acid not easy to come across is there anything else i can use to quench in. ie sulphuric acid . Or is ferric acid the only way ?
@@OCD4EDC thank you for showing how to do this. Can this be done with other types of acid or has to be certain one. Or possibly get even different designs with other acids.
Oh yeah, I’ve been waiting for this! It was a lot easier (without me actually trying it yet) than I thought. Reminds me of “force lightning” from Star Wars. Unlike your opinion on the Spyderco price increases, I completely agree with you. Dude, anyone that would complain would be going against the spirit of the community. Mad respect for sharing. PS: I’m just pocking you about the Spyderco thing. Couldn’t afford their higher end stuff then; Can’t afford them now. 😂
Thanks for watching and the comment!!! I'm glad you liked the ANO video. I don't understand the part about Spyderco, I have not weighed in on there price increase in any video's. Thanks again!!!
@@winchesterinc.5643 I think what you're talking about, was a conversation we had about the whole Sprint Run/Limited Edition debacle. I haven't said anything about the price hike, but I will be talking about that very soon. I was just waiting for all of the company's to release there MAP pricing for 2020. Thanks for watching & the comments!!!!
Yeah twosun definitely makes some really nice blades. I just received the ts186 it's a slipjoint with a clip point Bowie blade made of s90v with the liners and bolsters all one piece and solid marbled carbon fiber filling the rest of the handel, a super sexy design in my opinion and a hell of a slicer you should really check that model out.
Thanks for watching. I have a ton of TwoSun knives and videos. I do have the TS-186 Kingfisher, it's a design by Mazwan Moktar. It's one of my favorite front flippers. I have multiple videos on that knife. Thanks again!!!
Question regarding the detent, would you still do this if the detent ball (ceramic) is attached to the lock bar and not the insert? I have a Kizer I’ve been eyeballing for this, but don’t want to mess up the detent ball since it doesn’t come off.
Did you screw off the steel piece from the frame lock (I am sorry, I don't know how it named in English). Isn't it dangerous to heat this part and the detent ball?
Awesome result! So, the only way to get vibrant color is to smooth and polish the titanium….so you have to trade out any grip traction that you originally might’ve had? Do detent balls just sit passively, or do they snap in/out…if snap in, how do you get them out?
Thanks for watching. To answer your question, Black is not a color you can achieve by anodizing Ti. I do however know how to make Ti black by a completely different method. Stay tuned, I will most likely do a video on that at some point.
OCD-4-EDC supposedly it is possible with some tweaked ingredient using the alkaline ams2488 method. I’ve done all the heat/quench methods too but they tend to compromise the strength or hardness of the titanium causing screws to snap and stretch.
Hey I’ve got a question for you. I’m giving this a shot and testing on the titanium pocket clip before doing any scales and I get the clip a nice bronze and then dunk it in the ferric chloride and so far it has come out mostly brown/bronze with no real pattern to it. You think it’s not hot enough or my chloride solution is off?
Did you start by prepping the clip with a perfect mirror polish? If not that needs to be done first. If your clip was perfectly polished and clean, then you need to go hotter before quenching in the acid. Let me know how it turns out. Thanks for watching!!!
Ok i followed this exact method and thank god I used a piece of scrap titanium because it looks like a turd lol 🤦♂️ … I don’t have the slightest clue what I did wrong either. Heated the Ti too quickly? Didn’t polish it enough prior?
Don’t know if anyone will see this or not but what would happen if I did this to a knife that was already anodized would it look cool or would it not have the same effect?
I have not tried that, but I sure can. My guess is nothing will happen, because the oxide layer has not been removed. However I do not know that for sure. I'll let you know if anything cool happens!!!! Thanks for watching!!!
@@OCD4EDC as I was saying. I've heard of guys double nuking titanium I'm guessing that's on an electrical proces. But on a heat/acid treatment I'm wondering if the finish might darken up like a polished DLC coating or something similar to that.
My new favorite youtuber.
Thanks so much for watching and the kind words!!!
@@OCD4EDC Can you do this process for 5150 steel?
Thank You for posting this, I'm older and retired and love to indulge in new custom techniques for my knives. I've asked other TH-camr's about how to do this, even the gentleman you mentioned, but they all wanted to keep it a secret, and that's their prerogative, so I really appreciate you sharing your knowledge with us. I've subscribed and will soon get started myself. If along the way I find any nuances pertaining to this way of anodizing, I'll be sure to pass it on to you. That Twosun looked great, I particularly liked the more bronze look myself, but both sides came out fabulous. Thanks Again
Thanks for the Sub & watching!!!!
Let me know if you have any questions about the ANO.
Looking good if you ever have any questions feel free to ask and if I can answer them I will.
I really appreciate it, I still have a lot to learn!!!
Thanks for watching!!!
Stassa23 has truly mastered this technique 👊👊
Do a tutorial if you don't feel like you burn some secrets?
Hey @Stassa23
If you don't mind, I'd have a few questions on how to improve my entropic finishes.
1. How diluted should the ferric chloride be? The less concentrated it is, the longer it takes to etch obviously, but have you found some kind of soft spot you like to use? I have 1L of 40% Ferric at hand.
2. Do you do some sort of sanding and finishing before anodizing or just some clean up and then straight to the ano tank?
3. Do you use Multi-Etch or something similar? I'm trying to find an alternative that doesn't have HF in it or produces HF. My current idea would be a combination of caustic Soda and H2O2. Any thoughts on that?
I would greatly appreciate any feedback. Thank you in advance :)
@@finneh6145 I use undiluted ferric chloride and I polish my parts as much as possible first the higher the polish the better and more vivid the finish will be
Thanks for putting this out! So many people are doing this like it’s their own secret method. Ridiculous when you consider the number of people doing it. I agree 100% those that don’t attempt things will still pay. Not taking anything away from anyone.
What did you polish your titanium with? I thought mine was polished but it came out very matte. Mine doesn't pop like yours does.
Same question here
Thank you for actually explaining this. I've seen so many videos where they show it but never actually explain what chemicals they are using. A couple of notes, first you don't need to keep the pieces in water. The titanium oxide layer will form in water as water has oxygen dissolved in it. The same reason steel will still rust (oxidize) in water. Second, it doesn't matter that titanium has an oxide layer on it, since that's what we're trying to do when anodizing anyway. The naturally formed oxide layer is thin enough that it won't cause an issue with electrical conductivity. It does help to make sure they are totally clean though and maybe keeping them in distilled water is a good way to keep dust and hair from falling on them
Wow !! Good and very interesting video .Very nice to see for your process !! Awesome results , thanks for sharing !
Thanks for watching and the kind words!!!!
Oh and I luv the Cutco kitchen set on the side there. Pretty good cutlery for the kitchen.
Yeah, my wife love the Cutco's.
Thanks for watching!!!
Thank you! I tried it this morning came out looking perfect! Never would have thought it was as easy as it is!
Thanks for sharing. I saw the blue knife you posted on instagram 4 days ago and had wondered how it was achieved.
Well now you know. Thanks for watching!!!
hello everything is fine ? I hope so, how beautiful your work is, magnificent, I am a professional piercer and I also do anodizing on titanium, but on very small jewelry pieces, I really liked your technique, I have some questions about you, do you have a video course, something like that for sale, I would really like to know about one of your techniques for me is one of the best I’ve ever seen ☺️ thanks in advance
Awesome video brother!!!! I appreciate you sharing your process!!! I agree... too many people protect their processes for no good reasons! Again thank you!
I'm Glad you enjoyed the video. Personally the videos that I enjoy the most, are the ones that teach me something new!!! So I thought this was a great video to make. Hopefully it helps a few people out there that want to try this effect.
Thanks for watching!!!
HILLtop knives and gear people protect their process cause it’s their livelihood. Trade secrets. Dick move putting this out there.
@@Porkchopper82 Anyone willing to do this type of thing, were not going to pay for MOD's anyway. These are the type of people who do there own work! And trust me when I tell you, the vast majority may try it once. Then they realize how much work goes into it and become less interested. If you know anything about this process, you'll know I did not show every step to get great results. I gave enough info for people who want to try it on there own, to have a starting point to experiment and try new things!!!!
Solid video - no complaints on you showing us stuff. Don't know if I would have the set up to do it myself but considering there is no one in my country really doing this stuff its nice to have the option of trying it.
Nice, I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching!!!
Pretty cool man! Thanks for sharing your process!!!
No problem, thanks for watching!!!
Didn't know you had a TH-cam channel! I picked up one of your compression lock made easy buttons for my PM2. I love it!
Great video from start to finish. I learned a lot. Dog barking is definitely not a problem and actually added a nice touch. Don't worry about featuring fido in future videos.
Thanks for sharing this . I have a few plain grey titanium that could use some flair
thx, I saved this vid in my "how to" dont think I'l do it, but it's cool, I really like the way the Ti beads look when they are messed with.
Awesome, Thanks for watching!!!
Your channel name says it all and I take much appreciation in this. Only the best of the best and then some ;)
Thanks for posting...not sure it’s something I want to delve in to, but it is great info to know.
I'm glad you liked it, Thanks for watching!!!
I just ordered a stonewashed titanium Factor, I can't wait to spice it up, but how should I polish the striated scales?
That turned out nice. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for watching and the kind words!!!
Thanks for that valuable video, I told you before: You're the best.
Since I watched this video , I made ton of trials to achieve similar finish. I succeeded partially. I have no problem doing ultra mirror finish preparation of titanium. At this point every thing is standard. On the step of heating, I heated titanium till bronze colour and I dipped it in ferric chloride. For 5 seconds then washed it with water....nothing happened!!!!
The titanium kept glossy dark bronze colour with no added effect.
I tried increasing heating, I achieved hues of purple and blue then dip it in ferric chloride same way you did, Nothing happened again. Ferric chloride was very concentrated.
I repeated all steps again with spraying of ferric chloride on the hot piece, I got rusty brown spots where FC hit the hot titanium, and after 10 seconds I got light blue scatters like a galaxy.
I repeated all steps with hot titanium that turned blue and sprayed diluted ferric chloride using strikes to the hair of a tooth brush, the results was so nice. It was exactly galaxy effect with blue background and dark pink purple hues with scattered very light blue stars.
I want this lightning strikes pattern. What to do?
Do I try dilute the ferric chloride and dip the hot scales in? Or what?
Another Idea: what if we etch the hot scale with multi etch instead of ferric chloride, what will be the result?
I appreciate all you efforts in respecting everyone, answering every comment and spreading your experience.
Hope you share more videos about your trials in getting more pattern with this heat ano jop. And to those who want to keep secret I say: It is meaningless, not everyone will try to do that very difficult demanding jop with this very long curve of learning.
Thanks again and sorry for long message.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Sorry your having issues. I use straight FC acid. How are you heating the Ti? If you're using a torch what kind and what fuel? Just to be clear the acid is not etching the Ti, it's only the quench. Multi-Etch will not produce the same effect. Let me know about the heat source, we'll go from there.
Thanks for watching!!!
@@OCD4EDC I use strong butane torch
@@ESLAMEID The torch is your problem my friend. I use a MAP gas torch, which burns @ around 3750 deg F. A butane torch even a "Strong" one burns @ about 2600 deg F. And the butane torch does not have a big enough flame to keep the part hot enough before the quench. You need to heat the part evenly and once up to temp get it in the acid within 2-4 seconds. You need the acid to boil against the surface. Check out my Knife mods playlist, I have links in the ANO video descriptions on what torch to buy. once you have the torch, get MAP gas "Yellow Bottle" instead of Propane. MAP gas has a larger, hotter flame. Thanks for watching, Good Luck!!!
@@OCD4EDC thanks i will try and feed you back
Hi again, I applied MAP gas for about 3 minutes, colour turned little beyond dark bronze to purple blue. Dipped it to concentrated ferric chloride, totally submerged. For 4 second and washed it with water. I get strange patterns. Always big area in the middle with no effect, and periphery shows some lighter blue color with some strikes. I can't get consistent pattern although I have consistent heat and primary colour. Any advice?
PERFECT! I was curious how this finish was done. I can't wait to try it. I just ordered the supplies in your description. THank you for doing that by the way.
how did it go
How did it go?
Very cool awesome looking!
Thanks for watching!!!
Insane! I didn't realize how easy this was... You're a legend bud thanks
No problem 👍
Great job. Very good explanation as you go. Just enough info to be able to follow but not so much to make it way to long. Thank you for the info you put out to help people like myself to be willing to try new ideas! Keep up good work!
Can you do this without polishing the Titanium?
This might be my favorite video on your channel, very cool!
Thanks for watching and the kind words!!!
Beautiful work! Thanks for making the video. Just awesome!!
Oh.. got this knife in the mail.. kinda cant wait to get it so searching for anything on yt on it.. and theres almost nothing!! So this video was a treat to watch.. got to see knife a bit better in action.. and the wonderfull potential to anodize it!! Thanks.. God bless
Good stuff bud. Appreciate you showing us how you do it
No Problem, Thanks for Watching!!!
What is the second knife you showed?
So wants the secret . Polish really good , clean really good and heat it more than the first one ? How do you take it off and where do you get the acid for etching ?
Damn that’s cool. Really wanna do it to my sebenza 25, little nervous, might pay someone to do it.
You're a knife legend for uploading this info!!!
Well that you sir, You're a Legend for watching!
@@OCD4EDC lol! Hey I gotta question... do u have any new tips about when u dunk the scales into etch solution to maximize the effect? Or pretty much is it just kinda random with what effect you get?
I'm into the deep bronze colorations and trying to get mostly bronze with purple etch effects. If that makes sense lol
What model was the front flipper two sun that you used to show the ano design in the beginning?
This is the Twosun TS-198. Thanks for watching
Do u have to prep the detent so the acid doesn't touch it? I love the way the lock side turned out
I had one of those twosuns left handed can't remember who got it lol. I've gotta give this a try. Thanks for sharing this ✌️
No problem, I've got to try one of your son's fixed blades!!! LOL
Thanks for watching!!!!
@@OCD4EDC Hit us up anytime it would be a honor 👊
If you were to mess up doing the ano how do you remove it?
Very cool. Where do you buy your titanium wire from
I’m pretty sure I ordered that on Amazon. Thanks for watching!
What's it look like if you don't polish it (ie raw titanium, sand blasted, satin, etc).
I am nodding a crkt pilar as we speak and have been stuck on how I want to anodize my little project.....now I know! Thank you so much. I would be interested in seeing the difference in finish and color with this process on polished vs stone washed vs sandblast finish. I know they will look quite different. Just wondering to what extent. Thanks for a great video at just the right time!
with dozens of surface finishing's and mixtures along with machining, masking, & etc.; I can imagine this is nothing short of limitless.
Just an FYI, this specific type of anodizing effect will only work on Titanium. The CRKT Pilar is a Stainless steel framelock in stock form. So unless you have custom Ti scales for it, you'll be limited to a different process. You can heat ANO Stainless, but I have no idea what will happen if you put it into the acid. I have not tried it. But hey give it a shot, it might be cool. Just be safe!!!!
Yes you can do this with a stone washed, bead blasted or other finish. I have done that, it still works, just not as vibrant and not a lot of depth in the colors. But to each there own, do what make you happy.
Thanks for watching!!!
@@OCD4EDC yes. I have titanium scale and pocket clip for it. I knew the color would not be as vibrant most likely just wasn't sure about it with this process.
bro would like to ask which acid is suitable for your acid? What is the concentration? thanks🙏🏻🙏🏻
Great video, best one I have found. Just wanted to let you know.
Interesting, you make it look easy.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching and the kind words!!!
Does anyone know if this process produces anything on a stainless steel piece?
Looks great!! I like the lock side a little better. More colorful.
Is it better to get them hotter or is cooler the better ?
The one side tirned out great
Can u help me? I really wanna ano storm my crkt pilar. We have been doing clips but it didn't come out right. Pls help I'll just cry if I cant get it done. 😭
No problem. What part are you struggling with?
@@OCD4EDC well 1st of all the clips I tried to storm turned black. So that kinda has me thinking omg. I think I need to polish and clean my knife, heat it from the back after I'm done heating it put it stright into the ferric chloride. Is that right? I'm doing what u did in ur vid. Is there something else I need to do since the pilar is stanless stell instead of titanium?
I'm wanting that blue purple. Not a big fan of the bronze but I understand what happens happens. Lol
@@laciemarie5234 You can only do this method with Titanium. The Ferric Chloride will Etch your Stainless (turn it dark gray).
You can however heat ANO Stainless. You will not get the Storm effect though. You can get blues, purples and bronze.
What are you using to heat your parts?
@@OCD4EDC blow torch. Look up Brian Wallace he is on you tube he did an amazing pilar and my heart melted. He dnt answer back tho. And someone told me to drop in ferric chloride after heating to get the storm effect. ☹ it's not gonna work for me is it.
would this work on flytanium crossfade Ti scales
We are gonna see if we can hunt down the ferrite chloride and see if we can achieve something cool with the fragged mini begleiter this afternoon. Thanks for the video.
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Do you have any links to specific sandpaper you would suggest to get it to a high polish? And, what is the finest grit you usually go to?
Any idea how stainless steel would react? (Not the blade)
That was AWESOME & TY for taking the time to put this together for ALL of US to See ! I will not even attempt this because I am half crippled & would probably end up blowing shit up 😂BUT I still enjoyed the video 😜
great vid! …attempted this myself after watching. the results came out perfect on the first attempt and look stunning! thanks!
Great to hear!
Cool vid. Thank you. Does the acid need to be new or can I use some I have already etched other steel with?
Late to the party as this was posted a couple of years ago. Very interesting and your results were impressive. I wouldn't try this myself and like you said nobody should be upset that folks are all going to do it themselves. Most like me won't attempt it. Still it's great to see how it's actually done. And same as changing my cars oil, I know how and could do it, but would rather pay to have it done. Much more convenient and would rather spend my time doing something else.
Do you have a video on how to polish them properly?
Oh man. I'm totally going to do this to my new sebenza
Awesome, Check out my Knife Mods Playlist. I have a video in there about the prep work that must be done to achieve this effect.
Thanks for watching!!!
Nice dude I appreciate the idea of rit dye on g-10 my ts16 is about to be stylin
Awesome video Justin..thanks for sharing brother..anyways to insure more symmetry between the scales? Thanks Rodney
Practice makes perfect. This one in the video I was rushing through for time sake. So to answer your question, Yes, you just have to be precise with everything. Thanks for watching!!!
I personally love that more bronze side but not so crazy about the purple side.
Can't I make chloride with iron and hydrochloric acid (muriatic acid)?
Would copper II chloride made from hydrochloric acid and hydrogen peroxide and some copper also work for this process as a substitute for ferric chloride?
Thank you for this guide. I just finished trying this on a pocket clip and i'm very happy with the results 😁
Very cool! How do you remove the ano if you want to try it again?
You can remove the oxide layer with fine sandpaper, re-polish and go again. Thanks for watching!!!
@@OCD4EDC thanks a million! Great stuff on your channel 👌🏽
Does it Have to be Ferric Chloride Acid, or will Muriatic acid, or Hydrofluoric acid work as well
@jruskky7545 Muriatic acid, also known as hydrochloric acid, is a strong acid composed of hydrogen and chlorine. It’s often used in cleaning and pickling metals. Ferric acid, on the other hand, is a weak acid composed of iron and oxygen. It’s commonly used as an oxidizing agent in organic synthesis and as a etchant for printed circuit boards. So, the main difference lies in their chemical compositions and typical uses.
I’ve also used muriatic acid mixed with water and hydrogen peroxide “no power outlet connect” to etch a spzderco and it did just that it also spilled on a $500.00 anodized knife I have and it blemished the blade I can’t scrub of what it did to it and the frame what the acid didn’t touch is fine but the lighting pattern that it did touch gone and the frame almost turned a brownish green color I’m wondering if I can re-anodize it ?
If i just wanted to add color to some flytanium scales with a brushed finished would i need to polish them first
Wow that looks just like the mayhem finish knife plus is known for! One question How do y’all get that nice polish b4 you ano? 0000 steel wool or 200-5000 grit sandpaper? Thanks 🙏 plz like this so it shows in my notifications.
I have a bunch of videos about this entire process including the prep work and what I use. Most of the videos have links in the descriptions for a lot of the items that I use from sandpaper, acid, torches & polishing tools. Here is a link to my Knife Mods Playlist - th-cam.com/play/PLIEkwMX7x0tn3978Y_BmppfnvJeC0KsBH.html
Thanks for watching!!!
I tried this on the Twosun ts248 scales. I got some color but not nearly anything like this and it took a good 4 times to get that. Followed your steps word for word but I’m using propane could this be a problem?
How do you get titanium polished mirror finished
I tried this after watching your videos. Have now done three knives. Only issue is I am not getting much purples. I am dipping it when bronze. It is sanded to mirror polish first. Should I heat until there is some purple showing up? Thanks!!
This is awesome vidoe. Cant wait to try it. I got ao much titanium at home
How did you polish the scales so fine? I'm interested in anodizing my smock scales
Lots of sand paper, polishing compound and elbow grease!!!!
Polishing and prep is the most important part!!!
im worried about the acid eating away too much where the PB washer meets the titanium. im sure after a while that would be a valid concern but if i end up needing to reanodize 5+ would that be something i should keep an eye out for? thx
edit: wait wtf thats all it takes?? heating it to a bronze color than dunking it in acid? lol idk why but i thought there was so much more too it. cool
Any areas you don't want to ANO, like around the pivot, you can cover with various things depending on the type of ANO you are doing. I use vinyl, nail polish, tape etc...
So it is a valid concern, depending on what your trying to do.
Thanks for watching!!!
What happens if you don't bring the titanium to a high polish? Will this still work.
Hey I am looking into thia and found and Ferric and Iron chloride solution… And when putting this into translator they both came up the same? Or am I missing something here?
Ferric Chloride is the solution that I use, it could also be called Iron Chloride. Thanks for watching!
Will you still get the same results if you don't dip it into the acid and go straight from heating into the water.
Ok so i live in Australia and want to try this but ferric acid not easy to come across is there anything else i can use to quench in. ie sulphuric acid . Or is ferric acid the only way ?
Ferric Chloride is the only thing I have used. You can make your own FC, there are videos on YT. Thanks for watching!
So you only heat to the bronze and the acid turns the other colors that’s amazing I’ve always wondered how to get that lightening strike ano
Thanks for watching!
@@OCD4EDC thank you for showing how to do this. Can this be done with other types of acid or has to be certain one. Or possibly get even different designs with other acids.
That was very interesting! Thanks for sharing!
I'm glad you liked it, Thanks for Watching!!!
OCD-4-EDC you’re welcome! 😀
Wondering if you heated both scales at the same time to avoid differences might work?
hi, got the color, but no "striking" effects, any tips ? :) thx!!
Your part was not hot enough! What are you using to heat up the scales? Thanks for watching!!!
Can this be done on stainless steel? If so, which kind of acid should I use? I currently have sulfuric and phosphoric acid.
no, it doesnt anodize like titanium. also ferric chloride will eat though steel very quickly, it doesnt eat through titanium at all.
Oh yeah, I’ve been waiting for this! It was a lot easier (without me actually trying it yet) than I thought. Reminds me of “force lightning” from Star Wars.
Unlike your opinion on the Spyderco price increases, I completely agree with you. Dude, anyone that would complain would be going against the spirit of the community. Mad respect for sharing.
PS: I’m just pocking you about the Spyderco thing. Couldn’t afford their higher end stuff then; Can’t afford them now. 😂
Thanks for watching and the comment!!!
I'm glad you liked the ANO video.
I don't understand the part about Spyderco, I have not weighed in on there price increase in any video's.
Thanks again!!!
OCD-4-EDC
It was just a reference to one of your live streams. I mentioned the price increase and you and Ms. Molly spoke on it a bit.
@@winchesterinc.5643 I think what you're talking about, was a conversation we had about the whole Sprint Run/Limited Edition debacle. I haven't said anything about the price hike, but I will be talking about that very soon. I was just waiting for all of the company's to release there MAP pricing for 2020. Thanks for watching & the comments!!!!
Any videos on the actual polishing of the Ti?
Yeah twosun definitely makes some really nice blades. I just received the ts186 it's a slipjoint with a clip point Bowie blade made of s90v with the liners and bolsters all one piece and solid marbled carbon fiber filling the rest of the handel, a super sexy design in my opinion and a hell of a slicer you should really check that model out.
Thanks for watching. I have a ton of TwoSun knives and videos. I do have the TS-186 Kingfisher, it's a design by Mazwan Moktar. It's one of my favorite front flippers. I have multiple videos on that knife. Thanks again!!!
Question regarding the detent, would you still do this if the detent ball (ceramic) is attached to the lock bar and not the insert? I have a Kizer I’ve been eyeballing for this, but don’t want to mess up the detent ball since it doesn’t come off.
Did you screw off the steel piece from the frame lock (I am sorry, I don't know how it named in English). Isn't it dangerous to heat this part and the detent ball?
Yes, you have to remove the lock bar insert. It must be clean Ti for this process. Thanks for watching!
Beautiful work Justin! 😁💮
Thanks!
Awesome result! So, the only way to get vibrant color is to smooth and polish the titanium….so you have to trade out any grip traction that you originally might’ve had? Do detent balls just sit passively, or do they snap in/out…if snap in, how do you get them out?
Do you know anything about anodizing titanium black?
Thanks for watching. To answer your question, Black is not a color you can achieve by anodizing Ti. I do however know how to make Ti black by a completely different method. Stay tuned, I will most likely do a video on that at some point.
OCD-4-EDC supposedly it is possible with some tweaked ingredient using the alkaline ams2488 method. I’ve done all the heat/quench methods too but they tend to compromise the strength or hardness of the titanium causing screws to snap and stretch.
Hey I’ve got a question for you. I’m giving this a shot and testing on the titanium pocket clip before doing any scales and I get the clip a nice bronze and then dunk it in the ferric chloride and so far it has come out mostly brown/bronze with no real pattern to it. You think it’s not hot enough or my chloride solution is off?
Did you start by prepping the clip with a perfect mirror polish? If not that needs to be done first. If your clip was perfectly polished and clean, then you need to go hotter before quenching in the acid.
Let me know how it turns out.
Thanks for watching!!!
Very Cool Video, Thanks For The Show, They Turned Out Awesome 😎😎😎
You stated that if you mess up you can re do it.
Do you mean restoring yhe titanium to its factory finish?
If so, how would one do that?
Ok i followed this exact method and thank god I used a piece of scrap titanium because it looks like a turd lol 🤦♂️ … I don’t have the slightest clue what I did wrong either. Heated the Ti too quickly? Didn’t polish it enough prior?
Don’t know if anyone will see this or not but what would happen if I did this to a knife that was already anodized would it look cool or would it not have the same effect?
Great tutorial!! I had no idea how to do this.
Would muriatic acid work as a substitute for the ferric chloride?
I'm wondering what would happen if after washing you reheated and did a 2nd dip in the acid. Have you tried it? would you try it?
I have not tried that, but I sure can. My guess is nothing will happen, because the oxide layer has not been removed. However I do not know that for sure. I'll let you know if anything cool happens!!!!
Thanks for watching!!!
@@OCD4EDC I'm not sure what happened either but my best guesstimate would be that
@@OCD4EDC as I was saying. I've heard of guys double nuking titanium I'm guessing that's on an electrical proces. But on a heat/acid treatment I'm wondering if the finish might darken up like a polished DLC coating or something similar to that.