Blacksmithing - Attempting Argon Canister Forge Welding Stainless Steel

[@jeredphillips8744]

I still love the video chandler.even though you call it a fail,you still got one forge weld!plus every time you light the forge you learn something.we learn from you as well.keep up the good work!

[@forthector7188]

I think what keeps me coming back to your channel is that you don't hide your failures or dumb ideas. I have the opportunity to learn from your mistakes almost as if they were my own, and its that kind of knowledge that builds expertise.

[@calvinwillis548]

Chandler, you have to be the most real person on you tube. Definitely one my all time favourite channels. Cant wait for the next vid.

[@cfraser650]

Best blacksmith to watch on KZbin. Always entertaining.

[@sarahnz65]

Glad you didn't walk away from it. Also glad to see you back in action. I love watching your thought process.

[@johnbelcher4854]

You are a brave and determined man Chandler! and were all learning from your experiments! Keeps me watching!

[@RoninGunn]

Chandler, man, sometimes I watch your videos and I'm cringing because what you're about to do, and what I think you should do, and you always do next what I'm hoping you would. Keeping me in suspense the whole time. You're very entertaining, and we're all learning with you. For a self proclaimed idiot you seem to keep swinging that hammer in the right direction. If this sounds like a put down, I apologize. Got tons of respect for you. I'm living my forging dreams through you right now. Some day I'll build me a forge out of mud and slowly improve it, but for now I'm relying on you to keep my dream alive. Keep up the good work!

[@briandillon9685]

Chandler as always you are a one of kind. Thanks for the video. It's always entertaining and informative.

[@MadDawg91108]

Another great video Chandler.....I admire your persistence. Keep up the good work.

[@caseyvicory]

I know we'd all love to see you make your own press and do some more forge welding!

[@garputhefork]

Should totally get Cody from Cody's lab involved. He might know a trick on the chemistry end of things.

[@alexvalencia6340]

Hay my father and I like watching you. Just because you are a good smith. Not a great or master smith. Your really good at what you do but your not cocky

[@samredder8767]

Years ago I worked for a welding construction company and we used nitrogen as a shield gas when we couldn't contain it. We just let it flow through while welding. Might work for you. Also as an àside, boker knives offered stainless damascus a few years ago, so there must be a feasible way to do it from a production stand point. Most I've spoke since I subscribed

[@ArthurEKing8472]

can't wait to see the results of the next video!

[@workwithnature]

Wow Chandler that is a lot of scissors man. Make what you want with them.

[@mattaomartinez.9817]

those are surgical tools.

[@edgarderschmied4497]

If you put some well fitting round carbon steel in your stainless steel pipe and weld both ends shut, you can forge weld it without flux or anything because no oxygen is getting in there. No need for argon if you grind all surfaces neat and if everything fits gapless. Nice video!

[@232fkz]

This reminds me of the build on Man at Arms when they did the scissor blade. I think they used a press for that when they forged all the pairs of scissors together. That may be similar to this.

[@edwardmartin1831]

Keep going don't give up I live in Binghamton Would like to come met you and see the trees Let me know Thanks Edward

[@justinwoodlee1062]

you need to leave the tig torch at the bead for a bit after you shut off the arc to let argon flow over weld to finish out

[@bensmith4563]

Lol 16:52 "I don't need my testicles anymore" I'm dying

[@miguelcajamarca8569]

EXELENTE TRABAJO.GRACIAS POR COMPARTIR

[@mattyduncan4679]

Love the videos man. Keep em coming.

[@d13rce]

I'm in the process of building a home diy forge and find your videos very interesting. After playing around with some scrap I plan on trying some forge welding pattern steel and I've just had a thought and would like your input. After making a billet it can be difficult to remove the canister, would a s/s canister for a high carbon steel forge weld be an option as it doesn't seem to stick to anything?

[@rjstiles80]

On big dog forge channel he made a press out of an old log splitter. Looked economical.

[@ludditeneaderthal]

hell, it was a damned good try, as well as a (sorta) technical success, lol. that tiny spot weld HAD to have forge welded after all. the right pickle, the right flux, the right inert gas, the right lunar position... could be a whole nother ball game. keep swinging, big guy!

[@techronmattic5876]

hi chandler im wondering if using mild steel for the cannister would work that might allow you to get more heat through to the stainless without deteriorating the cannister just a thought

[@alaura0396]

You're oddly cool ☺

[@edaxsvensson]

25.13........"They're just in a sleeping bag...." hahaha you kill me!!!! :D :D Keep it up man! Don't give up!

[@SunsetBayBonnie]

ooh, now im dying to know what u made..the suspense tho. hurry with the videos lol

[@davidwatsonii9469]

something i like about you is that you show what happened, good or bad

[@arceusmaster91]

You ever flash yourself while welding Chandler? Flashed myself for the first time today, and man it's not great!

[@cfd2jr]

Welded near the burnt through spot... To me that says it wasn't hot enough inside the canister

[@Murlockingqc]

Maybe they are coated with another metal and it doesn't forge-weld because of that other material? Seems like you had the good temperature for forge-welding when you hit it with the 4 pounds. :(

[@thenikko8292]

im doing my science exame this coming thuesday lol if i recall correctly argon is a noble gaz, it has 18 protons, 18 electrons, 22 neutrons and a total of 3 electrical layers with 8 neutron on its last layer (3rd periode and 8th familly VIIIA**) and in total weights about 40atomic mass (39.95ish) and has a default masse of like 2.9998u

[@DktheWelder]

Nice try I thought it would work. When you tig weld an outside corner like that only have your tungsten sticking out two or three miller meters. It will weld much cleaner( more argon around the arc)

[@dundalk7037]

You didnt get hot enough, what is your forge like?

[@ThisFish888]

I seen a guy make a press by attaching a hammer drill to a bottle jack inside a homemade frame, it runs fast enoug, He used it to forge billets

[@sunnyminhas30]

keep the videos coming!!

[@johncox6794]

There is an option to take a hydraulic wood splitter and make a press out of it with a new frame

[@mikeobarr8589]

We get it you're first.

[@fritz3548]

no u r actually first

[@mikeobarr8589]

Fritz H. Shit, I can't even NOT be first correctly.

[@tek4]

Creations Evolve from Intelligent Designs last. We're all dead last

[@oneshotme]

Good job trying!! Maybe on your next your talking about you get it

[@bliviont]

You should avoid hiring from the side when you do canister Damascus, at least until you know it is welded. It will just force the material apart again

[@64t120r]

Try a weep hole in the canister. Maybe a thirty second or something. It won't explode on you.

[@dreadthemadsmith]

One piece is something!

[@alexvalencia6340]

My father tryed but we don't have a PayPal yet so just keep going and I hope we can get you something for your power hummer or whatever you called it

[@chimpaflimp]

power hammer - basically a very powerful hydraulic or pneumatic hammer that would more than halve how long it takes him to make stuff.

[@smittie1911]

You got 1 piece to stick! What do you call a Doctor who finished last in their class?....... Doctor!

[@he-mansuncle7661]

Chandler, next time you can drill a small hole and soak it in kerosene or spray wd40 and once it's in the Forge, all oxygen will escape

[@TheAlfieobanz]

It's like a Surgical Stainless Steel Taco...now I'm hungry. Nice try CD

[@tman19971]

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[@rickeymariu1]

Keep using the hammer chandler. Its why I ow you.

[@marcsenteney3160]

See you can do EET!

[@icecreep109]

16:50 "I don't need my testicles anymore" Well then.

[@pedroluiz1369]

Amigo ponha legenda em portugues, obrigado

[@mitchcorwin8848]

You know with enough heat you would eventually cook out all the chromium and then you would be able to forge weld it together the problem with that is it wouldn't exactly retain the same properties of stainless steel anymore

[@edgarderschmied4497]

Or put some carbon things in the canister, they will hopefully oxydize(?) before the stainless steel, and burn the oxygen.

[@tonywalker8030]

Just use the metal that was ground of from previous projects, I told you, it's nickle and iron, iron is all you need, trust yourself.

[@workwithnature]

You do not look like an idiot but like a smart feller that tried something he has never done to see if you can do it!!! Anyone saying otherwise has idiot written all over them...

[@alexvalencia6340]

Yes but I forgot what he was looking at

[@lahaya237]

throw the cable of your tig weld over your shoulder

[@kungfuasgaeilge]

Man, I know you're even new to patreon and all that, but what about putting the hydraulic press up on crowdfunding? Aside from the plebs like me that watch your videos I'm sure you could count on a few fellow youtubers who you've inspired to chip in a few bucks. I know GreenBeetle (cool guy, great sense of humour like yourself) has mentioned you explicitly as a 'muse'

[@croisetguillaume2223]

told ya

[@FZR650]

Buy a crucible and melt the stainless steel down?!

[@sandylancaster5901]

come people give alittle the man needs a hydraulic press

[@RetributionK]

Sorry for the non-specific suggestion, but: If you need 'steel powder', while you're grinding other projects, think about building a catcher / box that can pick up some of your filings directly as you work on those things. It'll build up over a few months, and when you're ready to do a canister project, you'll already have a pile of 'free' powder saved via work you're already doing ( less the 'fun' of shop vac'ing all of it + all of the work crap off of your floor on any given day ) - build to suit your equipment. :)

[@dannyeckerd9324]

Two words: loose grit

[@justinwoodlee1062]

shouldn't have turned it should have hammered one way

[@SynisterNation]

Chandler, check your PayPal, I had a donation to you sitting on pending for the past month.

[@mynardpease6411]

about as successful as my 1-4 iterations of cable wealding

[@Gdwmartin]

Used Surgical tools. Gosh I hope they're sterile.

[@justinwoodlee1062]

and stop being down on your self so much please

[@Clint945]

I'm not first.