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Blacksmithing

Turning on a Lathe

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- Making a Bowie Knife with Real Engineering!!! Part 1 (11:50)

  • Investigate what blacksmithing can be used for

  • Blacksmithing procedures & tools  

    

https://youtu.be/ufeyD-Rohs0

- MAKING A BOWIE KNIFE WITH REAL ENGINEERING!!! PART 2 - WHY we heat treat steel! (16:05)

  • Normalizing, Hardening, tempering Steel

  • Steel’s properties

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https://youtu.be/6jQ4y0LK1kY

- Heat Treatment -The Science of Forging (feat. Alec Steele) (11:22)

  • Crystal structures

  • Safety practices

  • The make-up of steel

  • Lathe Theory

    • Safety (chuck key home, dangly bits)

    • Parts and uses (squaring)

    • Proper setup (tools and tail support)                                                 

  • Lathe Procedures

    • Facing (max depth of 0.02” per pass)

    • Turning a shoulder

    • Backlash

  • Lathe Mistakes

    • Common conundrums and fixes

    • Chatter

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