Welding Rod Damascus Knife, Forging Electrodes Blacksmithing and Knifemaking Project
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- čas přidán 1. 05. 2024
- Forge welding a knife with 7018E welding electrodes. These welding rods are commonly used for mild steel arc welding applications. Today I'm going to incorporate a bunch of these rods into a super cool knife. The edge steel is 80CrV2 high carbon steel.
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As a retired welder/steamfitter I always wondered about the stubs in my stub bucket. Tig wire has a coating of copper on all the carbon rods up to chrome rod and stainless rods. Stubs in a canister of 6010-5p+ and 7018 would give a nice pattern without the powder I'd think because 7018 is lighter in color and more malleable and your 5p+ is darker. Plus stubs are just going in the scrap barrel so why not.
I’m pretty sure the wire is all the same it’s the flux composition that makes the difference and adds the different compounds in the puddle.
@@cameronlamb7274 you are correct the core electrode is trash steel loaded with impurities the flux contains deoxidizers slag formers and alloying elements to give the “as welded” mechanical properties noted in the classification 60xx 70xx etc
@@joelhoughton2593 "Trash steel" ? It's apparent you don't know much about welding rod. The flux is a deoxidizer and protects during fusion and cool down. That is by far it's main function. Yes you can have alloying agents in the flux but I would wager there is next to none in 7018. All the alloying agents are in the steel rod itself, which throws out your assertion of "trash"
@@xenuno try knocking the flux off and using it as a tig rod… it is rim steel
@@joelhoughton2593 It is mild steel of high quality. The flux does more than I gave it credit for as the core rod for 6010 and 7018 apparently are the same composition.
I’m so glad you actually forged the tip, not cut the tip in like all these other CZcams crap blademakers. They don’t know the “why” you should forge not cut on the tips and the entire blade and tang. They don’t realize they are putting stress risers in the grain. Bunch of ignorant copycats or wannabe’s is all they are. A forged tip and tang will ALWAYS be stronger than any cut in.
I can honestly say: I have seen a lot of bladesmith videos, starting with Forged In Fire, and others, and I was a welder when I served in the Navy, but not once did I ever think that welding rods could be forged into a blade! that's one of the reasons I love watching these videos; the creativity and artistry that goes into bladesmithing!
as a welder, i clicked onto this video and my initial thought was "what a waste of 7018's'' but by god was i wrong...
Finally , someones videos who are simple,imformative , and enjoyable. No ad derailing is so appreciated
Coat hangers and welding rod are one and the same material. That's a dirty little secret that could have saved you a lot of time and money.
World needs more man like you. God bless you. Keep up the good work!
Im a welder, when I saw this I was definitely intrigued. Great work man.
Thanks I appreciate it!
Love the olive drab handle that screams jungle blade!
Awesome and I love the Appeal to Heaven Flag!
Ok I'll have to come back but the drill trick at beginning is cool I can already see it coming in handy, thanks
i would definitely buy it for my wife!
I have watched a lot of forging videos and this one is by far the most detailed, great job 👍
Honestly this has a pretty good example of why edge geometry matters.better than most anyway
I like the pattern it's very clear and too forging. good kitchen knife tnx
In the future, stick them in the oven at 550° for an hour. The flux dries out and comes off more easily.
It doesn't work like that for 7018,if it did my flux would have fallen off ages ago,my 7018 rods stay in the oven.
@@dolphincliffs8864 yeah, only been welding for 20 years. You put them in a heater at between 150-200°f to keep them dry. When you crank the heat up, it hardens the flux making it easier to knock off.
@@NOTSOSLIMJIM Yep,sure as heck wouldn't set the oven to 550!
I kept all the half burnt rods from school too,kids love wasting consumables. Went to welding school last year in January at age 51. Wanted to learn smaw.
In many cases, the core in 7018 is a low carbon iron rather than mild steel. I believe Carbon in a 7018 deposit is on the order of 0.07% max. Also, in addition to the deoxidizers in the coating the manganese content is picked up from the coating. Most stick rods get the alloy content from the coating. Basically, the electrode really only provided bulk to the mix and dilution of the 1084. E70S-6 tig rod would contribute a little more Carbon and 1+% manganese to the alloy. This would slightly improve hardenability to the body of the blade and a little extra toughness. E70S rod is available without copper coating. INE and Midalloy should have it available. Working from memory on this since I retired a few years ago, but confident in being generally correct.
Bet making a smaller diameter dowel making jig would have ripped that flux right off. Just attach a drill to the end and run it through a couple times.
I put mine in a drill, then run them against a wire wheel on a bench grinder.
The pattern turned out beautiful. I really like the looks of this knife! That's for sharing Elijah!
If you line the canister with burnt stainless foil it will pop off even easier. But the paint worked great.
(Burnt stainless foil is just regular stainless foil oxidized with a torch or forge)
I've used the foil in the past, but I prefer the paint
@@FireCreekForge good stuff, whatever works best for you!
Learn something new everyday, I didn't even know what kind of metal welding rods were made from.
3:50 the welded billet is literally loose inside of the cannister! That white paint never ceases to amaze me.
Better lookn than I expected. . Thanks for the vid
Nice Damascus pattern!
Beautiful knife and beautiful beard
Super nice pattern on this one! I really appreciate you providing tips as you go such as how to forge the San mai core around the tip and how to fix the edge geometry when it didn’t pass the first test before thinking the heat treat failed. Great video!
Excellent forging skills!
Thank you very much!
Awesome job, I have lots of knives and one Damascus knife that I rarely use. I like that knife, I think it's art I should get a case for it 😂.
Need to get some big old beefy 2024 rods in there mixed in with some 6010 along with those 7018!!!!🍻
All the way from South Africa I really enjoy your builds thanks for sharing!
Thank you sir!
Nice.
Too close to 100K. 👏👏👏
A beautiful knife without a beautiful sheath is just an addition to the scrapmetals in your shop.
The laddering really did add to creating a nice pattern.
Ok. I’m only like 5 minutes into this video….I’ve seen several forging/blacksmithing videos, and let me just say…I really appreciate the explanation of what you’re doing. The process is very interesting but most of these videos just show the forging and don’t actually explain anything. This is great.
That turned out really nice! Im a big fan of the san mai edge with damascus patterns! Very cool!
very cool, the etch difference is amazing.
That's a beautiful knife! Thanks for sharing with us.
you are the king of canister.
still love your work and the way you explain what you are doing and why you did it.
That turned out awesome!
That came out beautiful!
Love the final results!
Me and my friends are wasted because we had to drink every time you said the word ubiquitous
Awesome work
Very nice pattern, and ditto knife. 👍
I like the subtlety of the pattern
Thank you for shielding your welding
That turned out really really nice. Thanks for another great video.
Great pattern! That's quite the choppa you got there, well done 👍🏽
That turned out great 👍.
Awesome! Next up... USE the rods. Build up a huge pile of weld. Then use that pile of weld, as your starting block...
That turned out really nice.
Knife came out great, Elijah! Really enjoy watching your videos! Thanks for sharing my brother! 😎👍🏻🔨🔥🔪
Absolutely beautiful work I love Damascus knives and axes great to see such good forge work good 💯💯💯
the beard id majestic
Watched another creator do this recently but he welded the cleaned electrodes together and went hammer happy with the flux
loved it, and thanks for the tips.
That came out looking awesome!! Btw love the grinding room! I need to that.
Another job well done, looks amazing. I wanted to buy it, but I got a chance at getting on your books today. Someone else will get to enjoy it.
Beautiful knife
The pattern in the steel looks almost like a cross between a Cable Damascus and a rain drop pattern. Looks good.
Beautiful work!!
Looks Great !!
That turned out so dope! This may sound controversial, but I'm not a huge fan of pattern welded steel blades, however, I love how the pattern turned out on this blade. Nicely done, Elijah!!!!
Marvelous work !! Congratulations !!
i wonder if its possible to get a geometric pattern on damascus by filling a canister with a bunch of small steel tetrahedrons. I know little to nothing about forging, but i think a geometric damascus blade would be awesome.
I really appreciate the explanation as your video plays... thx, excellent job and beautiful knife !!!
Interesting, came out almost like a raindrop pattern damascus. well done
Very unique looking pattern, I like it!
Well done
Great work
😊
Now that's a knoif!
Great idea thanks
That's a beautiful chopper
That was a great Knife Project, thanks for sharing! Nice to see it done right instead of those channels that fake it
Another awesome knife!
Very good work, beautiful Damascus steel knife. I am fascinated by the creation of forged knives. I send you a big hug and blessings for you and your family from Buenos Aires Argentina
I think you did a great job with the knife, and the video.
Once again u killed thanks for sharing it with us all
Cool. Great skills
Cool idea and beautiful work!
BRILLIANT!!!
I've seen this done with a rods in a vise and twisted/folded
Nice work!
I've seen people asking about keeping the flux on the rods to help with the forge welding. Definitely a no no.
The flux on welding rods will result in glass like inclusions in the weld. Flux has to be removed prior to making another pass when building up welds in structural settings. If the flux is not removed, you get inclusions and your weld could very well fail inspection.
Would not make a good blade.
nice looking blade, good job man.
As always a great video and a very commendable end product. Fantastic work!
Nice work!
Great video. I'd like to see a video where you make a good, heavy base that will hold your vise so it is solid, instead of moving all over the place when using it.
just get a big truck rim. weld in riser, fill with concrete. problem is you cant move it around
Thank you
Wow when u use metal u do it with amazing creativity and damn nice to look at and very functional you truely are a master of your craft
Great video as always!
Absolutely love the shape to this blade, looks a classic shape (if it ain’t broke don’t fix it kind of thing) and brilliant choice of handle material. Can really see this being used in the bush.
Cool project,,, as usual 😎
Nice job.
I bet a stoody hard facing welding rod would be some good rods to do this with. They do air harden very easy the the material they are made of us hardenable. Maybe something to think of. Love your videos!!
Clean the rods with a wire wheel, cleans them super fast
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If drill a hole in a piece of steel the same size as the welding rod steel then just chuck the bear end in a drill and push it through the hole you drilled and all the flux comes off leaving clean rod
San mai steel for life!
WOWED again It’s a Beautiful knife
Cool pattern
That was a sweet blade! Awesome job, as always, my friend!