Friction Drilling with Tungsten Carbide. Your Answers Questioned!

[@theCodyReeder]

So much better than a hot knife.

[@theCodyReeder]

Thats actually pretty quiet! Though I dont know how much you turned it down.

[@theCodyReeder]

Would graphite work as a lubricant?

[@theCodyReeder]

Yes I 'm commenting as I'm watching. ;)

[@theCodyReeder]

and he is trying the graphite! Yay!

[@gabecrockett6574]

A wild Cody appears!

[@Rumblestrip]

Your frequent use of the word lubricant has reminded me of a joke. A daughter was snooping around her parents bathroom and found a tube of astroglide... Dad walks in and sees her reading the tube sounding it out. She then turns to her father, deadly serious look upon her face and asks, "Daddy, what's a lubricunt?" Dad chuckles and replies, "exactly."

[@MilesPrower1992]

Am i dense? I don't get it

[@doughboy5840]

MilesPrower1992 I can't figure it out either

[@brokentap3134]

Its a "drywall" joke

[@johnjacobjingle8302]

@@MilesPrower1992 your mind is looking over the word, as it is misspelled from the meaning of the word you think it is..

[@allesmedvesek]

@@MilesPrower1992 She answered her own question.

[@terminalpsychosis8022]

That perfectly chromed, rolled lip it makes is absolutely gorgeous.

[@MrJunkiePlay]

as a reminder kids, never drill into Tungsten Carbide with a Tungsten Carbide drill .... that will destroy time and space all together

[@bosshossredsox]

MrJunkiePlay lol that sounds terrifying. please try this ave, and stay safe.

[@MrJunkiePlay]

hehe, would be cool to watch

[@nickslosubi690]

+MrJunkiePlay Been saying that for a few vidjeos now. this needs to happen!

[@PeckerBrown]

Like dividing by zero?

[@davidrahn9903]

Nah man. It's more like (3-3)/(12-12)*0. It ain' pretty, and your confounder will hate you, but it works.

[@mr.k7457]

I only read rpms as 'ripems' now, AvE you have given me the bumblefuck mind virus

[@xxheartbrokexx100]

Keenan Anderson aame

[@xxheartbrokexx100]

Keenan Anderson same

[@92RADLO]

Woohoo! So many of us asked questions we got another video out of it. Way to go guys... it's verking!!!

[@Baiko]

Flow drilling isn't just cool, it's hot.

[@farn0153]

Baiko get out

[@NoahKuzel]

Baiko It's Pop Tarts

[@vincedibona4687]

"Speed Hole" - that was my nickname back at the Blue Oyster Club

[@arduinoversusevil2025]

See you there! Ask for Speed Bag.

[@muzzarobbo]

@@arduinoversusevil2025 aesthetic speed holes, no weight loss

[@razony]

Love it! I belonged to that club and the Radar Love Club! If only I could remember it!

[@tiffanywelton5116]

"Answer: Yes Angus, it works in Australia." 😱👏

[@Loveskunky77]

It also spins in the opposite direction because of the coriolis effect

[@1oldteck]

Lol..no,,, REALLY? BWAHAHAHAHA

[@HardKnocksForge]

Steel would not only have to have a high enough carbon content to harden but you would have to quench it in oil or water. Just left to cool on its own is normalizing/annealing.

[@Scare3243]

There is steel that does harden when left to cool by itself (high-alloy steel for example, gets up to like 62HRC) , just depends on the kind of steel

[@VolodymyrTorkalo]

Here steel is cooled very fast - heated only small point, other part is cool. That's why welding also hardens.

[@Beyondthepress]

Good job with the clickbait thumbnail :D could not resist that but the video also delivered what was promised. I think I could try test these things with thermal camera since I am might be able to get FLIR's flagship model for month or two in near future and those things go up to 2000 C

[@markky3050]

Beyond the press it isnt clickbait if the video contains what was portrayed in the thumbnail though..

[@kipharris5086]

Beyond the press now that is a damn good bit of information to know rite there

[@Irish_home_worx]

@Franz Klein who.. the media?? 🤔

[@gpcgamerTV]

This isn't only interesting from a technical point of view, it's also really awesome to watch!

[@kemphoss-4791]

what if you put two pieces of steel together and drill in between. will they weld together?

[@Adamant_Consternation]

Yes! For science!

[@Hexlattice]

Indeed, they would (assuming enough sandwiching force is applied to maintain consolidation)! Did my thesis on friction stir welding. Very similar process :)

[@olipritchard8151]

Good question, although I'd be hesitant to say it would definitely weld, the bitting is a critical part in stir welding. I don't think it would have the outward penetration to pull it off. 1 beer says IF it does weld, it won't hold up to a comparable butt joint ;)

[@neonickhaos4811]

It should work, it would basically be friction welded.

[@ProtoG42]

That's hot.

[@otm646]

As a fastener engineer I'm in physical pain from this, as a half Canadian I love it.

[@EdM66410]

Red rocket red rocket!

[@tcibutler]

AvE Looks like my last German Sheppard's "lipstick"

[@harrynutsack5173]

€===>~~

[@harrynutsack5173]

Milk a cow and you get a drink Milk a bull you get a friend for life

[@EdM66410]

Holy shit I feel better now, I was like wtf why am I such a sick fuck.

[@harrynutsack5173]

Were all sick fucks here

[@walterkeely1499]

I would love to see you do a shop tool based cooking episode. Grilling with torches... Corn on the lathe. Poutine Ala shmoo

[@verdatum]

I love that you properly explained why it wouldn't carburize. The amount of misunderstanding about carbon-steel out there drives me mad sometimes.

[@TheLawnCareNut]

This really goes good with a good California Chardonnay.

[@greenolive1278]

This product know to the state of California to cause cancer and other reproductive harm.

[@sataneatsass]

@@greenolive1278 lol yes

[@transcendentdiety936]

Im generally a cab man, but i respect you

[@rangeroutdoors3]

Aint bad with a Keybone Light either

[@kove]

Bai antioxidant cocoa fusion and vodka, over ice.👌

[@TheLazyComet]

The finish on those holes is amazing. would make an awesome indicator light recess.

[@awesomefacepalm]

das frickschionwelding is wunderbar skookum as frig!

[@gpcgamerTV]

awesomefacepalm Das Reibungsschweißen ist in der Tat wunderbar!

[@ir0nm8n]

awesomefacepalm skookum like a real Gurke

[@kdmtrap7268]

why do you try to talk like him?

[@raymondmucklow3793]

KDM TRAP because he can.

[@kdmtrap7268]

+Raymond Mucklow lmaooo no you're just a fanboyyy

[@shimmerite_ua]

Why it says "machine donkey" in russian on the title?

[@СергейКравцов-п5т]

Прост кликбейт, тип я русский знаю, ололо

[@tylerkrug7719]

It was german

[@schwarzarne]

I dont know what you mean was german, but all I saw was a merely an attempt at german :-D

[@paulaleksieienko6381]

прост

[@brandonderr4337]

I wonder if you stacked some sheet metal and ran that threw them would it weld them together. If so how good would the weld hold

[@erilgaz]

It would probably just be a shittier stir weld.

[@MrRatkilr]

I would think drilling them with a drill bit and plug welding them with a mig or tig would be more solid weld. imo

[@Bialy_1]

@@MrRatkilr Most likely not and it would take more time to do it correctly.

[@MrRatkilr]

@@Bialy_1 Depends on resources you have and how strong it needs to be. Friction welding is a science of its own. takes special equipment to do it right.

[@odaniousracell3242]

Dude your awesome, I'm an aircraft sheetmetal mech, and I find your videos amazing! Keep up the good work.

[@briangarrow448]

Why is it that after I watch a friction drilling video I have the urge to light a smoke and stretch out on the bed with a smug smile?

[@SugoDiGatto]

When I thought your videos couldn't get any better, you start adding classical music, awesome!

[@edmundfisher4951]

Another reason why the thermal temperature was off is because the emissivity of the metal is very low, unlike a painted black surface.

[@etiennev12]

Some are, they must be set to a high reflective surface mode if they have one. There's always gonna be cheap garbage.

[@edmundfisher4951]

I'm not sure on the scientific reason, but I've not had much luck with thermal cameras on steel unless painted! www.engineeringtoolbox.com/emissivity-coefficients-d_447.html

[@MrOpenGL]

And another reason is that the metal is emitting red light (not infrared) and of course the wavelength is above the range of the camera.

[@jimsvideos7201]

If you need to be sure mask a spot off and give it a coat of flat paint; if it looks different on the IR camera then the emissivity is different. If not then you're off to the races.

[@jasonji1900]

Partly yes. Also that FLIR camera is a longer wavelength device, which never works as well for temperatures this high. The Blacksmith’s eye really isn’t so bad on hot targets. My calibrated eye says 950C. That, or get an infrared pyrometer that works at 700nm or so. The reading will be twice as accurate in this circumstance.

[@EIBBOR2654]

Flow drilling is kind of like friction sawing, get the red dot in front of the blade and keep pushing. Basically don't stop and let it cool down. Same with the flow drill, once the metal gets red or yellow hot you shouldn't back off on pressure and probably why the one flow drill broke. I know the Bridgeport Mill bogged down, but one trick is to heat the spot with a torch then flow drill, it helps. One of the tricks I used out in the field using a modified magnetic base high speed drill press. Yes, like you, I've been to B/F Egypt many times and had to use what was available when half or none of our stuff didn't show up and had to get the job done under time constraints. Thinking outside the box becomes second nature. Fun times!

[@snowboardik]

Why there is "machine is donkey" write in russian on a preview?

[@lordchickenhawk]

+AvE Metal stearates are basically different types of soaps. Sodium stearate is the active ingredient in normal bar soap. Potassium stearate, I belive, is in soft soaps/gels. Calcium stearate is a "soap" that was commonly used as the thickening agent in grease. Lithium stearates are used as the thickener these days because they're more heat resistant... the oil will actually break down and burn before the thickener gives up so that the grease will not melt and run out of bearings. Zinc Stearate... Effectively, you are lubricating your little red lipstick with soap.

[@dogtroscious2510]

Can you flow drill aluminum? TRY JUST SO WE CAN GET ANOTHER VIDEO

[@jonathanpratt779]

Dogtroscious

[@dogtroscious2510]

Christopher Fryman Seems fucking awesomer then my idea!

[@mysss29]

+Christopher Fryman WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO RIGHT

[@dillpicklelilly]

Zinc sterate is the lube we use in Pressing "Green" UO2 prior to sintering. The Zinc builds big crystals in the furnace at 1700c.

[@dre04mach]

500 lbs of down pressure... damn, so my hazard fraught drill press won't chooch... :(

[@Coen80]

nothing an extension-bar and full body weight can't fix :p

[@travismiller5548]

i love watching this... thanks, AVE! i often do something similar at werk with flame-sharpened tungsten welding trodes through borosilicate glass. the tungsten wicks enough heat to do the work, while staying rigid.

[@mprice7676]

1:08 I could hear, "Focus You Fuach"

[@jvepps]

I love how you explain everything so well.

[@MrBananaCoffee]

If you were to place two pieces of metal together and drill/flow through them with that, would the metal weld together or would the metal pieces simply be locked together? Ooooorrrr would the flow create two perfect holes in the metal pieces that would be able to slide off one another? (like putting a smaller pipe in a bigger pipe)

[@nigelbrookes8534]

2 metal plates would be firmly attached by the molten cylinder that it effectively creates.

[@LegionZero]

What happens when you drill holes across two pieces of the same metal? Do they "weld" together?

[@DougieFresh208]

what about hardened steel, can you use this to drill holes in high carbon steel?

[@gregistopal]

DougieFresh208 yeah it just melts it

[@gabrielemagnabosco8926]

losing the temper in the hole, but I guess you can

[@DougieFresh208]

you could heat treat afterwards. you wouldnt be able to tap it while hardened anyway.

[@gabrielemagnabosco8926]

DougieFresh208 you still risk some deformation of the hole, tapped or untapped

[@DougieFresh208]

mmmm that makes sense. im not sure what the application would be anyway. i just wanna see it done.

[@mcskifter]

I am ridiculously appreciative of your audio editing. Extra pesos for you!

[@ekner]

All the speedholiness without any added lightness.

[@kdigiacomo]

ekner : Pretty sure he meant visually appealing Obviously since he keeps talking about it not removing any material. I agree with him about how it looked really good.

[@derekddanderson1]

that is so relaxing I can watch it over and over and over

[@ДаниилКириллов-щ2я]

what do you mean by "machine donkey", in russian, in the preview pic?

[@frigzy3748]

yeah..I wander about the same thing lol

[@jbob2014]

"Thought it was painfully obvious... but Dunning-kruger and so forth" 😂😂😂

[@beefcakeandgravy]

*"Cave Johnson - We're done here"* That's all I can think of with his voice.

[@kanrethadebonlocke4363]

Interesting about the MSDS. In the US Military they changed it to SDS.

[@hamdanalharbi2206]

you should do an account where u try this on everything lol. like the press channel or the hot knife 😂

[@TheSurvivalguy57]

Hamdan Alharbi yeah get that sweet tub money

[@TimeLemur6]

"Today, on 'Will it Drow Flill?': A mylar balloon"

[@crisrose9707]

"Today, on 'Will it Friction Drill?': A 1000 Degree Glowing Hot Knife!!!

[@samting2009]

Absolutely brilliant. What a great vid. Thanks AvE

[@Boomchacle]

at 1:08, who else imagined him telling the camera to "focus you fuck!"

[@MrRatkilr]

AVE rocks..... love his vids

[@whogavehimafork]

"A big clusterfuck of fatty acids with a core of zinc oxide" lovely quotes mate

[@iwxracer]

Did anyone else catch him say MDS instead of SDS?

[@-__-_-.-]

Nappy rash cream is also good for tattoos while healing in the first couple of weeks

[@rasvial]

The flir is "hot or not" for work items. Not a 1-10 scale for the fancy lookers

[@Coen80]

It is like girls, I jugde 'em on the scale of "Zero or fuckable"

[@CPUDOCTHE1]

Static threads hold a lot more than threads will clamp while turning. I had a vehicle with a tilt steering wheel. There were two pins about 3/8" in diameter with 10-24 threads to pull the pins. I tried several including stainless and would just rip the threads off when I tried turning a heavy nut to pull the pins. This was long before I had much more than a bench grinder and a hand drill. I drilled and tapped a 1/4" bolt and ran a 10-24 stud into the pin and bolt end and pulled the pins with the 1/4-20 threads.

[@warren3231]

imagine, we were the ones who watched this channel before he got millions of views per video

[@synergy021]

If tungsten carbide is so hard then it begs the question, what kind of monster tools are used to create tungsten carbide tools?

[@hartsockthomson3334]

I could allmost hear you! ''FOCUS YOU FUCK''

[@zekayman]

About hardening mild steel, I welded myself up a chipping hammer for when I have to use a stick welder, and I noticed that the mild steel just got tore the fuck up from scraping slag, so I honed it on a grinder and took it to an oxyacetylene torch. After quenching it, it holds up like a charm. I haven't had to hone it at all after hardening it.

[@Kikilang60]

My wife picked Tungsten Carbide wedding rings, so that when I die, and go to Hell, I'll still be married.

[@darrenross1423]

With regards to the FLIR, it's important to note that the melting point of anything changes based on pressure . The increased pressure would lower the melting point of the metal substantially . The boiling point of water on Everest is 71 degrees C, almost 30% less from a mountain!

[@fordrac1ng81]

cool it faster after you pull out with canola oil and it'll harden

[@tartredarrow]

My amature friend, the oil goes on BEFORE you put your tool in. Thank me later.

[@ryanbreker9490]

fordrac1ng81 you didn't listen did you? Not enough carbon = no hardening. It doesn't matter how you quench and temper it.

[@2779mattie]

Awesome I love questioned answers and friction drilling now I can sleep at night thanks for the answers

[@kevinfrmkdz]

I thought it was sds now? Man the hse guy at work just gave us a training and said it changed to sds internationally so every country uses the same thing. I wonder whos right

[@kothliim6429]

SlammedHemi it did chsnge to SDS. Had the same meeting at my company.

[@Worrsaint]

Look up super quenching. It is possible to harden mild steel, it just isn't easy. It is basically adding salt and surfactants to break the steam barrier during the quench. I have read about it but never actually seen it done.

[@Alexander_Sannikov]

Yeah, I'm just wondering why the title says "donkey machine" in russian :D

[@laser69beam]

The way it's written, it means that the machine is an ass ;)

[@apodis4900]

I could quite literally watch that all day. 😀

[@EdM66410]

Notification squad represent

[@warren3231]

thumbnail squad in the house

[@andreoorschot]

Notifications are for the weak, i press F5 every 10 seconds at his channels page

[@zusurs]

Ed M - please stop this notification bullshit.. who the hell crave them, is it so fucking hard to just open your youtube subscription page few times a day?!

[@EdM66410]

Artūrs Savickis - touched a nerve?

[@andreoorschot]

You didn't touch a nerve, you flow drilled it

[@TheOnlyPsycho]

"YES Angus, it works in Australia." So much LOL!!!!

[@marcusagrippa8078]

damn its good to be a guy, we get such satisfaction out of the smallest thing.

[@pamdemonia]

mark robertson not just guys

[@randywl8925]

Marcus, this is no "small thing" Metal got almost white hot. That is Soo much hotter than red hot.

[@swampchickenfxr779]

Speaking of changing things. In our safety training here in the US oil and gas industry, we were told they are now called an SDS. Hooray for consistency

[@cylosgarage]

is it bad that i aspire to be you someday?

[@kriticosART]

I never asked this question, KZbin but thank you for answering.

[@ForcedFalcon]

I love how just after you post these videos one of the reps comes into work and shows me these new 'boron killer' tungsten carbide spot weld drill bits for uhss. Very expensive at $130 each though!

[@jplxlabelle1681]

This is a response i left way down the page. hopping Ave will see it.annealing by letting the heat bleed out into the surrounding metal isn't quite as fast. Instant cold oil applied would do much better because the heat that dissipates into the surrounding material is not the same as a quench. It's half annealing and half quenching. since the material already comes with a small degree of hardness (even tho its mild) anyhow long story short, they cancel each other out almost completely. Almost. That is why we noticed the partial hardening. just as if he wanted to anneal it, he'd have to heat the entire piece. Or slight hardening will occur when the heat bleeds into the surrounding unheated steel. thanks for the videos. Seen em all, and my phone gives notifications to every new one.

[@SKarlsson]

Cool process! Amazing. Although in 30 years of machining and precision sheet metal including tube steel of all thickness from 11 gauge to 3/16", I never once saw the need for this method. Laser, conventional machining, plasma, water jet, etc. got the job done. Wall thickness never a problem with the use of threaded inserts or weld nuts anyhow.

[@mikkelkirketerp4884]

Its to avoid the inserts.

[@Live4Ibanez]

gold plated adjustable wrench. classy. the finish on those are so good looking.

[@AndrewKleinWW]

Really cool stuff, I'm still curious about the potential to make bushings, what if you used high carbon steel, and quenched after drilling?

[@samrobins7231]

Ave! Us bladesmiths use white-out to prevent forge welding when making canister Damascus is sure it's the same idea, both zinc. Try that as lube.

[@kwisin1337]

Rockwell scale was awesome to learn a wee time ago.. learned alot about heat treatment when working on aircraft landing gear. Heat treatment was a crazy.

[@jplxlabelle1681]

Ambient room temperature will also make a slight difference. If we take the same EVERYTHING and do the same process in each of our shops. The outcome would be slightly different. AvE's shop is sometimes below O°C. mine is a toasty 71.5°C. If we annealed our metal his would be slightly harder and slightly easier to snap crack or shatter in the cold. Any time messing with an electron microscope will show that just a few degrees will change things slightly. Even the amount of heats without normalizing will change the atom placement slightly. This is why I believe that throwing a ounce of cold oil emediately after backing out would harden the steel. P//s if the steel had NO CARBON. It would be iron.

[@RACC_970]

It´s so nice, and pleasing for the eye, reminds when thoose old Sabot rounds hitting steel.

[@ericjohnson8482]

This is one of the 3 methods that holds the new aluminum Fords together. Looks very similar to when you shoot A36 steel with a high powered or magnum rifle. I use stearates as a lubricant in bullet lube for my BPCR, it's a high pressure lube that works wonders.

[@5roundsrapid263]

It looks like a bullet going into the metal. It even leaves a similar hole. Lead bullets also use a waxy lube to keep the barrel clean.

[@warpmonkey]

Great shots of the friction drilling! If Tungsten Carbide is so fantastic at high temperatures, why don't they make brake rotors out of it? Is it it too brittle?

[@joeseabert8391]

I made a hammer in high school shop in the late 80's. We case hardened them an all I remember is we put the hammer in a tub of power and put it into a kiln for an hour. This also had chrome in it too for a rust free finish. The powder was white if I recall correctly.

[@felixcat9318]

I've never seen anything like this before, it's really quite remarkable!

[@MyLonewolf25]

Holy crap! That tool is from Kenosha WI! WOOOOOO! I live right in that area! Wisconsin proud

[@josephdow3819]

Thats a good gift Idea right there. You could make some sweet looking steel dice with those holes drilled in it.

[@ExploitTheVibe369]

white out also has zink. Blacksmith trick for canister damascus. You definitely have to soak it in a air tight canister with carbon for sure to add carbon with that. You can try and water quench it to get it a little harder.

[@ExploitTheVibe369]

There's a great video I watched on it at (forge diaries ep.5 refining and carburizing wrought iron)

[@Bikeeast]

How many horses is that clapped out bridgeport? Wondering if my crappy drill press from cambodian tire would have enough guts to do this with the little 1/4" flow drill? Probably not enough down force just like the hand drill test.

[@phigolden2706]

Love this. Learning things everyday.

[@catsinheat]

Ride of the Valkyries. So appropriate. Love you Wagner.

[@QuiznosBear]

if you tried using graphite as a lubricant, wouldn't it just get absorbed and make the steel harden? Well... never the mind, looks like you figured the same as me a couple minutes later!

[@petti78]

Poetic beauty while the mind boggles. I could watch that in the dark all day :-) (it IS dark all day.. hello from the northern wastelands).

[@oxford6.7]

Will it work if you try to friction drill into a solid block of steel or would there be too much heat and nowhere for the melting/smoldering steel to go?

[@GearheadDaily]

So the question is... can this be done by hand or is too much pressure needed to effectively bore dat der hole?

[@dlayman101]

Grampa taught me u can tap a hole with a bridgeport by loosely chucking the thread die magigger into the bridgeport turni g the speed down and turning her foward and reverse working the bit in and out, made flawless threads evertime.

[@WatchWesWork]

Those Infrared thermometers don't work well in a machine shop. Shiny metal like an endmill or work piece has very low emissivity. Low emissivity means poor radiation. The thermometer will tell you it's much cooler than it really is.

[@wiliss3670]

Love the usless infomation.. so informitive..😊😆.. bgreat work..👍