Its wild how clean and uniform it twisted that bar. Definitely worth the fab work. Great job!

Sweet!!! Not much more to say except thanks for posting

Simplicity and raw horsepower sure did a number on that billet. All said and done, its probably the least sketchy bar twister I've seen made on youtube!

Gonna be some tight twist patterns in the future - looking forward to it

What a beast! It would be interesting to cut that test piece down the center and etch it, just to see if there are any striations that show up in the etch even though it's mono.

Awesome brotha!

Been needing to do up an apparatus for that same thing ,I’ve got a few ideas and combined with some of this I can do up something slick Hell yeah

👍

Salem i absolutely love your work sir, you have been an inspiration to me for years. Thank you for all the great info and content you put out there ive learned alot following your work.

@PrometheanBlade

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words! Cheers man!

Works well, just need some speed control.

@PrometheanBlade

4 ай бұрын

It’s got speed control! 10 hp vfd powering the motor…

Wow nice job! Are you getting rid of the other machine? I am guessing yes to free up some space. It is always nice to get two uses out of the same machine and square footage. You have all the toys, it is quite enviable!

@PrometheanBlade

4 ай бұрын

Yes, I'll be finding a new home for the threader/twister. Not too many local damascus makers though...

@Logan.H.L

4 ай бұрын

@@PrometheanBlade I am sure you will find someone ;)

Damn all that fractional math gave me a headache. Years ago when I finished my apprenticeship I was offered a chance to work in the US and the fractional stuff stopped me from going. I love metric

Thanks for the detailed explanation, I would love to know what the machine engine power and rpm? and what the rpm and torque obtained after the gear? Thanks

Im curious how much life do you get out of the belt on the converted surface grinder? Are you able to get quite a few cuts since its doing minimal stock removal or do you have to replace often? Thanks for sharing Salem. Ive definitely got a bit of shop envy hahaha lol but its always fun seeing you use your toys. 👍

@PrometheanBlade

4 ай бұрын

Good question, it’s a bit tough to quantify but I get probably 2-3 hours of non stop billet grinding, 10 thou DOC with 120 thou step over, before they start really glazing up and not cutting well. That’s with 36 grit ceramic VSM xk885Y belts. Your mileage may vary.

How much difference in pattern between the sizes is there actually?

@PrometheanBlade

4 ай бұрын

It’s kinda more about pattern resolution, amount of draw, blade width, number of bars. You want a big twisted bar for a single bar chef… or 6-10 bars for a Turkish pattern bowie etc. smaller bars with less draw also equals tighter more uniform pattern, for Turkish

@timjackson5555

4 ай бұрын

@@PrometheanBlade alright, thank you for the explanation .

ok but have you tried just using your hands??

@PrometheanBlade

4 ай бұрын

I’ve twisted steel all kinds of ways… including bar heavier than this by hand. A machine will do it tighter faster and better, less heats and less stress to the material.

@bealight5141

4 ай бұрын

I was joking, I meant your bare hands lol sorry @@PrometheanBlade

@PrometheanBlade

4 ай бұрын

@@bealight5141 ahahaa my bad that one whizzed right over my head. No I twist em with my teeth like a real man, no wimpy hands😂

@bealight5141

4 ай бұрын

@@PrometheanBlade 🤣

Awesome, makes me jealous of my little twister that struggles at ¾-⅞. Looking forward to seeing that thing spin some big stock 👍