Making a Marker For Etching Logos on Knife Blades...and Other Metal Objects

[@davidwoolfenden6961]

The most professional Video Tutorials on the Internet bar none. You Sir, are an inspiration!

[@nicholasaudette9896]

You are a great online mentor. I am only 15 and am saving for an anvil. So in the mean time I learn a ton from your KZbin videos. Thanks so much. I wish that I could help to support on the videos. Sorry maybe when I am older and have a little extra cash

[@jonslife3533]

Nicholas Audette I've heard luck out of using harbor freight anvils with a piece of tool steel welded to it

[@ravenarmer4313]

how ironic thats what I have x)

[@tobedetermined4180]

Nicholas Audette don’t worry, and don’t give your money to this channel, you need it more than them. They will keep putting great videos whether you or I give them anything,😜

[@robertqueberg4612]

Walter, Gotcha! Actually, the #7 drill, and the others on the wall charts are designed to give 75% thread engagement. Someone decided that the bolt/screw will likely break before stripping the female threads. We all make do when it works as well as the “right” way. A handy method that I learned years ago, is to use this formula. TDS=D-1/N TDS= tap drill size. D= major dia. of tap N=number of threads per inch. Metric threads are easier. Example M6-1 tap drill size is 5 mm or whatcha got. I never realized how simple these things can be to make. Thank you for brightening my bulb.

[@Foof50]

Just a couple of tips for the electrical soldering of the red wire.The copper of the wire should only wrap around the bolt until it meets back up with itself. Also, tin the wire prior to wrapping it, you will have less wire separation and better conductivity. All you have to do, since you shouldn't use a propane torch on electrical wire, is apply a small amount of solder to your solder iron tip and hold the tip to the bottom part of the wire near the end away from the insulation and apply a small amount of solder from the top. Do not get right on top of the insulation as wicking can occur, but move solder and iron toward the top after the solder begins to melt and move down toward the end of the wire. This will give you a good solid conductor with even solder application and the excess solder will come off at the end. It shouldn't be a lot of solder, so if you think you applied too much, run the solder iron under the wire again to strip the excess. Probably should have mentioned hold the wire horizontally with a slight downward angle. then to apply the solder to the bolt, I would suggest roughing up the brass on the bolt a bit with some scratches near the soldering area and wrap your wire. Heat it up and apply solder. Remember that the bigger the blob the better the job is the wrong attitude. Had to add that, just the electronics tech side of me.

[@SimplePhill]

I was just wondering about this. Also, I got some old files from my grandparents house this week. Going to try my hand at knife making! Love your videos, Mr. Sorrells.

[@wincharter1]

Great video as usual, signed up as a benefactor, the least we can do as hard as you work to put these things together. Thanks Walter.

[@Foof50]

Also for alligator clips and banana plugs that you used. Radioshack and Bestbuy both sell screw type. Other than that the same tinning technique should be used pre soldering for those. Even if they are the screw down type tinning is recommended to prevent wires becoming unbraided and damage as it adds a conductive but protective metal shell to the wires. I would recommend electrical tape or heat shrink for everything up to the epoxy and at least cover the epoxy top with some electrical tape.

[@blakehendrix641]

Harbor Freight sells them much more cheaply

[@robertbews8810]

New to the channel Walter but have already seen just about every one and as usual absolutely 1st class tutorial, you have given me the push to try this myself and am halfway through making a knife for a friend, would love to see how to make my own stencils so I could add my own mark. Thanks from across the pond.Best regards. Bob.

[@PracticalRenaissance]

This is a great video about something I've been sort of experimenting with on my own! I would be very interested in a video, or just an explanation, about how you make the stencils. Thank you for the videos and all the knowledge!

[@paboisselle]

"This size tap will work in this size hole, just Don't let the Machinist Police catch you" The door crashes down to three haggardly dressed men armed with calipers and straight edges "No one expects the Machinist inquisition!"

[@HansE1911]

So many things are right with this comment...

[@dominic6634]

@@HansE1911 lol I worked as a machinist that's exactly what would happen lol!

[@rockerseven]

Our chief weapon is surprise...

[@MrJsteed2009]

Great videos; I'm always on the lookout for your newest offerings. Keep up the good work!

[@mattbrown5511]

Thank you for construction of this device. Much appreciated.

[@marcgodwin8355]

Hi Walter Thanks for another great video, will wait for the stencil vid to come out with anticipation

[@goceadziski7530]

You are awesome!! you are teaching your subscribers all about knife making, and I'm inspired by you to start making knifes but I can't recording because I don't have a good camera anyway you are awesome knife maker .

[@multidimensionalexploratio3985]

You're videos are always so informative! Thank you so much for taking the time and effort to make these. I've learned so much from your channel.

[@ScottDouglascrazyforcatfish]

THANKS WALTER YOU BEEN HELPING ME ALOT IM STARTING IN KNIFE MAKEING

[@Jon-su9dh]

really useful video! I love these videos of some of the more inside type stuff!

[@easyki84]

Yeah really useful. Immediately ordered a lathe.

[@ricLPHDMC]

can you do a video about knife coating?

[@WalterSorrellsBlades]

+ricsackPlays It's on my list. Just haven't gotten around to it yet...

[@DarkVarda]

+Walter Sorrells would be nice

[@momorius9336]

yes please

[@zombietwostep]

if like to see that video as well...

[@tom_olofsson]

What, no plasma cutter for the bar stock? ; )

[@bctruck]

Tom Olofsson this is a three year old video but what a small world this is. Sitting in the Walmart parking lot, waiting on my wife. Decided to look into making my own electro etcher. Scanned KZbin ,found this video and there’s tom, 3 years ago.

[@edburdo]

When you make the other video in stenciling, can you offer some tips on WHERE to get stencils made too? Thanks!

[@warlockcommandcenter]

Thank I did this at work and was looking at it to mark firearms.

[@kjvanwartberg8439]

awesome, your tutorials are wonderful.

[@vnila4-mathieujodoin288]

Can the brass be substituted for another kind of metal?

[@Richard.Andersson]

I'm looking forward to the next video showing how the etching works. But I am surprised you talked about shock since electrolysis reactions are usually performed at low voltages?

[@WalterSorrellsBlades]

+Richard Andersson They are low voltages. But any time you're working with electricity in a DIY context, you want to encourage caution. There's always some idiot who's going to try doing it with current straight out of the wall or something equally stupid!

[@nicholasaudette9896]

+Walter Sorrells there is always the one idiot that has to try it :)

[@albionwatts6000]

It's called "experimenting"..

[@stevenjohnson2273]

Albion Watts that's why most experimenters that live through it get the nick name sparky.

[@williamcalomiris250]

A quick couple questions: What are you using for your power supply? Also, curious like the others where you get your etching stencils! Thank you so much for these videos! Making a knife for my dad and old rugby buddy thanks to your great instructionals!

[@chrisingle8388]

love your knifes bro

[@LowerMichigan248]

Great video Walter. Do you have a follow-up video showing the process and equipment needed? Thanks in advance.

[@mikeprell2747]

I'm new at this and mostly build muzzle loading kits. I'm guessing that this would work as well on barrels. There does one obtain the stencil material and can these be made by the individual? Thanks!

[@NuManXplore]

Very helpful! I have been looking for a video (or clear instructions) on how to make one of those. I just don't have any of that silver solder, and my have to attempt it with the electriical kind.

[@brunokabbaz5779]

Awesome channel, watched almost every video you have, just a question: where do you print the logo in order to transfer it to the blade? are you gonna make a video about it? Thanks, great channel, in a couple days when my first load of steel comes in the mail I'll adventure myself for first time in the art of knife crafting!

[@WalterSorrellsBlades]

+Bruno Kabbaz I'm getting there....!

[@Mazurat]

You can use Vinyl Printers and slap em on there. Get em off Amazon for a few hundred bucks.

[@ryannewman1795]

do u think you'll make a video on different ways to polish blades

[@robertharvey4588]

Great video Walter! I was wondering if you can do a tool explanation of your kydex press and the tools to press the rivets with.

[@LanternOfLight7]

how do you make the etching design to use or where can you purchase the design to put on knife, the makers mark

[@DarkVarda]

but out of what is your mask that u r putting between marker and knife and were I can get something like this?

[@wmcewa01]

Hi Walter. I'd love to hear what material you use to make your stencil? I've tried the printer + iron technique, but I'd love to find something more reliable.

[@Beanpapac15]

can you make a video on how to make good accurate stencils, I've done this but with salt water and and some batteries, for actually removing some metal but the shape and quality of the outcome are limited by my stencil

[@jmstrings]

I'd like to see a hunting/skinning knife with a sheathe in your line up. I've never bought a knife of this quality/price but your tactix line has me wishing there was a hunting version.

[@ezy_money1697]

Thanks for the video. I like to watch your work.....James

[@GriggsKnives]

Just out of curiosity what are you using for a power supply? Thanks!

[@Mazurat]

A car battery charger works. 6V for light etching. 12v for Deeper. Run some test pieces on scrap steel but I generally hold for 15s (with salt water) a few times to get the etches I want. Fiddle around to see what you like in terms of duration held and number of passes.

[@andrewgerlach3963]

Hey Mr. Sorrells, I love your channel and thanks for all your great and helpful videos. Not sure if you take requests but I'd like to see your take on swedges. Keep up the awsome work and thanks again for your videos.

[@Nick-pp9fh]

Hey man , I have a question. Can I use 5160 spring steel to make a combat knife ?

[@johnsteilleck788]

+Nick490 why couldn't you?

[@ducknorris9715]

Of course you can!

[@johnsteilleck788]

Hey Walter, I'm just about to start reading your book, "The Body Box"! I can tell from the reviews its going to be amazing! Also, I didn't know until recently that you are an Edgar award-novelist! Also, Lynn Abercrombie is a cool pen name.

[@MrPatonzolo]

what kind of sheet is (i mean the black one with a yellow logo on it) did u print that with press'n'peel? thanks mate!|

[@michelefranchi6037]

what do you use to color epoxy? tanks walter

[@TexaStunna187]

What can be used instead of round delrin? I have no clue where to get that

[@joristimm8220]

acrylic rods, a stick, pvc-tubes filled with epoxy, pretty much anything that doesnt transfer electricity

[@JuanEnriqueSerra]

great as always!

[@dontknowsht8771]

hi! I really like your work's! have you ever made a rapier?

[@andrewzimba7432]

Did you ever make the follow-up vid mentioned n this one? More logo etching how-to??

[@davidcamargo1083]

What power supply are you using?

[@frazkhan406]

Excellent and best explained about all it liked it and😀

[@marktemen8983]

I noticed that you etch some of your knives with the TA logo. Your knives also appear to be painted. I assume with Cerakote based upon your video wherein you compared several options. My question is how are you etching OVER the top of the Cerakote? I haven't experimented with this yet, but I thought I'd ask the question before I do.

[@mgutekunst1]

Why wouldn't you just drill and tap a thicker piece of brass instead of brazing two pieces together?

[@easyki84]

That's what I didn't get! What's even the point of thickening the brass piece? Why not use like it is?

[@wadejackson2]

I haven't read through 3 years of comments, so I apologize if this was mentioned earlier. FYI --- a #7 drill is NOT a metric sized designation.

[@phillipjelks3172]

Where do you have your logo stencils made?

[@andyhill4373]

hi ,,,can i use copper instead of brass???

[@joristimm8220]

yes

[@TheClampetts]

Nice fancy applicator, but I believe you've wired it backwards. The red positive is supposed to go to the part being etched, and the black negative lead is what's supposed to go to your applicator. If you're using AC for black marking, the colors don't matter, but for DC deep etching you've got the wrong lead going to the applicator.

[@mehdirezaei1721]

سلام و خدمت استاد گرامی از هر آموزشی که در پیجتون ارائه میکنید هر یک از بیننده گانتون نهایت استفاده رو میکنن،ومن هم به نوبه خودم نهایت تشکر رو دارم🙏🙏🙏🌹

[@specopveteran]

What are you using for a power source?

[@natguyver]

hey Walter ! where do you make your logo ?

[@moocowmoocow4028]

Walter I started pounding the bevel into my first knife and the point drew up like an elf shoe... lol Did I just start the heel too far from the point or what? 😞

[@user-eo4bw2qd4n]

That always happens because the bottom is being spread out just put the spine of the knife on the anvil then hammer it back down you could also use a price of wood as your hammer so you don't hammer your bevel down

[@Subway1427]

what do you use as a power source, Voltage, Amperage? can you do a tutorial on applying the logo? love the videos, I'm a fairly new subscriber, have been watching at least 1 video every night for the last couple of weeks. you make this skill look easy

[@neilyeag]

Walter where did you get all of that Radio Shack stuff? Was that an old stash, I thought all of those stores were closed?

[@WalterSorrellsBlades]

+neilyeag No, they closed a ton of them but not all of them.

[@braddles345]

You should definitely post up about your new knives on your Instagram account!Another great video, thank you!

[@opilx1496]

please make a video on the rest of this plzzzzzzzzz

[@bobbill5221]

Hi Walter, I currently have a dilemma. I really want to get into knife making, but I simply don't have the funds for all the top notch stuff. Do you have any tips for finding a cheaper yet functional anvil or forge?

[@gongqichen2154]

whats the voltage of dc source?

[@milind1857]

Can you make a tutorial on switchblades, please?

[@patagualianmostly7437]

What on earth is "Sodder"? Apart from that....pretty interesting.

[@olddanb1]

Unfortunately "Sarder" is the appealing and Crass way Americans try to pronounce the original English word "SOLDER"! I wonder if the presenter ever "SARD" a car when he didn't want it any more. As in, "oh yeah, I SARD my car on eBay". I SARD it in 3 days. No. He did not. He SOLD it. It SOLD on eBay, and it SOLD in 3 days. And the electrical joint was SOLDERED. SOLD_ERED. SOLDERED.

[@mrsmith8436]

This video leaves out the most critical "need to know" information about successful electro-etching, the voltage and polarity. I can assure you if anyone connects the "red" positive supply to the stamp and the "black" negative supply like the video shows, they will not get good results. In DC etching the work piece is always the positive "red" and in electroplating the work piece is always negative "black". In effect what you have created is a nice electroplating kit not an etching kit. This is all assuming you are doing actual DC etching which brings me to another point which is that etching can also be done with AC current which simply makes a black mark and does does not remove much metal.

[@MikejonesknifeandtoolTk]

Maaan, Walter, I made one out of a $5 battery charger, a q-tip, and some salty vinegar. End of parts list.

[@xrtglobalinc.4705]

Mike Jones Knife & Tool how did it work?

[@adamtesta5800]

Yeah this video got real specialized real fast. I'd watch your vid Mike.

[@glennfuller1226]

where can we get anvil

[@dominic6634]

actually a number 7 drill is only right for some materials and only if you are using a cut tap.

[@tomsullivan9561]

*begins angrily ranting about tap drills*

[@gstrader73]

I love your videos. I just bought a WAS Palmer off Blade Forums and absolutely love it! I'm confused as to who the maker is. Allen? Is that you, or possibly your son? Thanks!

[@shanek6582]

I thought you've been making knives a lot longer than 15 years, seems like I remember an article about you in blade magazine way back in the mid 90s? Seems like it was about you cutting steel cable or something, am I wrong?

[@guloguloguy]

Thanks for sharing this great idea!! ["shared" on GAB.ai, and on Xephula.com] IMHO: ...You could coat/insulate the necessary metal electrode surfaces, (brass bolt threads), with "liquid electrical tape", (rather than "epoxy").

[@gromann]

First time I want to support a Patreon account and the site is down.

[@vinercent215]

Hey Walter, you could make yourself an amazon affiliate link, those could help you out while I am ordering my tools of Amazon :D

[@tehstuffshow8288]

Just finished my first knife for my dad think you.

[@surfst1r]

lathe but no metal saw?

[@Foof50]

Your solder application note is for plumbing and not for wiring as you are doing in the video. Per NASA soldering standards you apply heat to the component.

[@jacobjansma4340]

Nice vid but could you please make a folding knife

[@motamedsaffron]

hi.how to etche in brown color?

[@WelderSkills.1]

That's interesting I never knew the were such a thing as machinist police!

[@Keith_the_knife_freak]

nice

[@techweave2998]

Hey Walter I like your videos and thanks for taking time to show us how but that one guitar riff you play between scenes gets a little annoying

[@DracoOmnia]

Just a tip, your link for your website and patreon are not clickable. It's a trivial matter but some people really are too lazy to copy and paste the url to their browser.

[@nicholasmcguire1703]

full scale karambit

[@happymark1805]

as long as you do not use more than 50V DC you have no chance of shocking yourself

[@1pcfred]

+happymark1805 35 volts is often considered the threshold of safety. But if you want to grab onto 50V be my guest. Let me go fetch a bucket of salty water for you to stand in too.

[@happymark1805]

+Paul Frederick dont know who teached you that, but my profession in The Netherlands is electrician, 50AC is written in the books as treshold (years ago it used to be 42V AC), Phone lines also use 50V DC because thats is safe, ever touched a welder ? well that is 50V AC too, with DC you can even go much higher before it gets dangerous (according to NEN1010 it is 120VDC) www.opleiding-vca.nl/artikelen/de-gevaren-van-elektriciteit/ so you meight want to check the facts before you say something.

[@1pcfred]

happymark1805 Actually I have gotten shocked by welders. I cannot say I recommend it either. Notice how I said "threshold". If you knew anything then you would know that electrocution is subject to many variables. Judging by your lack of depth of knowledge on this topic I wouldn't let you change a light bulb for me either. So go back to the bar and guzzle some more lutefisk there Olaf. I'm done with you here.

[@1pcfred]

happymark1805 It is no lie. Look, I've been hit with high voltages. I did not get electrocuted. But that is only because I have been extremely lucky. Not because the potential did not exist. Because others subjected to the same level of voltage were not so lucky, and died as a result. Now what jack fool fucking moron +1ed your reply?

[@1pcfred]

happymark1805 I've worked with plenty of licensed electricians that were complete morons. Just because you know which end of a wire nut to twist does not mean you understand the greater picture when it comes to electricity.

[@shannanschisler8485]

It's simple. Just go to INPLIX page and make it yourself.

[@GeofDumas]

What I'm having trouble with is finding out how to make the actual stencil

[@gekooncrete2183]

+Geof Dumas hey, if its ok for walter i would like to give you a link to my video about making your own stancil at home with just a laserprinter. cheers, geko

[@sinner7947]

There is nothing that will convince me that your purposely making your voice deeper.

[@cornfusedatbest6693]

....good enough fer government work....XD funny how you have all the cool tools and you used a hacksaw to cut your brass!!!

[@cornfusedatbest6693]

Duane Reilly I know there's nothing wrong with that, I've got COOL tools also. I still grab what's handy and handles the task at hand. The image of someone with a nail gun hanging on the wall, but using a rock to pound nails, just happened to spark the imagination.

[@raudib6737]

lol TA are my initials is that one mine

[@leatonbridge3523]

Love your work thank you

[@henk9091]

can you use aluminium to make a knive

[@espezelforgeblacksmith4367]

when will u be on forged in fire

[@timothypadilla8910]

I guess you didn't buy into the bigger saw mantra.

[@redeyerobotrobot3976]

first rule of epoxy, The bigger the gob the better the job

[@rickhenry1833]

If you didn't want to get shocked, wear latex gloves.

[@Foof50]

Really!? So you're promoting intentionally shocking yourself? In a careful and controlled way? You can be killed by one tenth of an amp, there's no real way to control your heart getting out of beat or stopping. I'm fairly certain that the thing is power by more than 1 amp. Probably post a DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME! disclaimer.