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THE FACILITY
United States
Приєднався 13 січ 2018
This is how I share the things I make, and encourage myself to finish shit. I'll never do the same thing twice. Unless you pay me money.
Making a Doctoral Sword and Scabbard
My sister finished dental school, so for graduation I made her a sword. Nothing like a hard deadline to force you to finish something
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Відео
Milling and Drying Holly Lumber in a Homemade Kiln
Переглядів 630Рік тому
I found these logs of potentially expensive wood for free, and threw together a milling and drying setup in a couple days. This whole operation was held together with C-clamps and tape, but it held together long enough to do the job.
VW Diesel Spitfire Part 5 - Finishing the Frame & Adding a Trailer Hitch
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The frame is painted now so I'm done working on it. Now with built-in trailer hitch, for pulling bikes, stumps, etc.
My Homebuilt Aluminum Kayak on the James River for Three Days
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One long weekend of paddling and some camping. Kayak build part one: ua-cam.com/video/rMVeL20mbiU/v-deo.html Part two: ua-cam.com/video/HeMj7EaSyLQ/v-deo.html
Aluminum Kayak Build Part 2 - Everything Else
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Well that was a lot of work, I should really put some floats in this thing before I sink it
Aluminum Kayak Build Part 1 - The Hull
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I thought it would be more unique and faster to build than a wooden one. I was half right The plans (intended for stitch and glue construction) are from this site: www.yakayak.net/
Fixing the Rusted-Off Axle and Four Wheeling my Tracker
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The rear end tried to fall off my Tracker right as I decided to sell it. Coincidence?
VW Diesel Spitfire Part 4 - Differential Swap and Driveshaft
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I swapped in the R160 differential from a Datsun 510, a common choice for spitfires, so the diesel torque won't blow it up. Probably. I was annoyed at having to remake one of the early parts so I didn't film much of the mounting process, but you still get to see the driveshaft fabrication.
Making Classical Wax Writing Tablets
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A set of wax writing tablets that wouldn't be out of place anywhere from bronze age Anatolia to early industrial Europe. If you're here to see if I settled on a better wax recipe yet, no I did not.
Making a Lamp with LED String Lights
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I make a crafty lamp that works almost as good as a normal lamp Artist who engraved the vase: bakirburada?hl=en
Making Ancient Roman Leather Sandals
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My first leather project from a couple years ago that I just got around to turning into a video. Comfortable? Yeah. Stylish? Dead sexy. Historically accurate? Sure, probably.
VW Diesel Spitfire Part 3 - Mounting the Steering Rack
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I cut lots of stuff off the frame to make this engine fit. This is me replacing the last of it. Not that the frame is done, of course. The frame is never done. The rack couldn't go back where it was obviously (there's a new engine in the way), but it didn't have to move much. It shouldn't affect the function.
Making Bronze Without a Scale and Only a Little Lead
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My furnace won't get hot enough to melt copper, but it doesn't stop me from making copper alloys. I start off with a scrap of bearing bronze, and add in some tin, lead, and then copper to make more of it. In case you need a procedure to follow for measuring out the components like I did: Select your alloy, find the weight percentages of each component. For my 932 bronze, I used: Copper: 87% Tin...
VW Diesel Spitfire Part 2 - Bolted Crossmember and Frame Repairs
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To nobody's surprise the Volkswagen diesel engine and Mustang transmission didn't fit perfectly in this little sportscar. This is the video where I fix all the chunks I cut out to make them fit.
Case Hardening Mild Steel by Carburization
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Some stuff I learned after the video for anyone who wants to try this: A redditor offered to test my sample and found the case depth was only like .2-.3 mm. I got the 30 minutes from a Clickspring video where he makes files, but it looks like he made the same mistake as me, assuming the visible difference in grain was the same as the case depth. If you're making a knife leave it in longer or yo...
Fixing the Broken Window Regulator Mounts on my BMW Z3
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Fixing the Broken Window Regulator Mounts on my BMW Z3
VW Diesel Spitfire Part 1 - Mounting the Engine and Transmission
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VW Diesel Spitfire Part 1 - Mounting the Engine and Transmission
VW Diesel-Powered Triumph Spitfire - Project Introduction
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VW Diesel-Powered Triumph Spitfire - Project Introduction
Finding and Identifying Wrought Iron along the Railroad
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Finding and Identifying Wrought Iron along the Railroad
Making a Roman Republic Bronze Breastplate
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Making a Roman Republic Bronze Breastplate
Refining and Firing Clay from the Side of the Road
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Refining and Firing Clay from the Side of the Road
Making a Roman Gladius Hispaniensis - Stock Removal Reproduction
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Making a Roman Gladius Hispaniensis - Stock Removal Reproduction
Lifting my Diesel Jetta for $6- Detroit Gambler 500
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Lifting my Diesel Jetta for $6- Detroit Gambler 500
Trailer-Mounted Air Cannon - Overview and Destruction Shots
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Trailer-Mounted Air Cannon - Overview and Destruction Shots
Casting a Spotty Brass Banana - Screwing up, Owning it, and Calling it Art
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Casting a Spotty Brass Banana - Screwing up, Owning it, and Calling it Art
Building a Wooden Car Body Rotisserie for a 1972 Triumph Spitfire
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Building a Wooden Car Body Rotisserie for a 1972 Triumph Spitfire
Milling Spalted Maple - Wood Mizer Band Mill, Lucas Mill Alaskan, and Antique American 38" Band Saw
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Milling Spalted Maple - Wood Mizer Band Mill, Lucas Mill Alaskan, and Antique American 38" Band Saw
"Holly crap" is exactly the right "Doctoral" response and vocabular. How deep of a student debt had this extinguished title put you in? Anyways, worth every penny.
This made me rembered the movie "Doctor Zhivago".
17:30 dear god, sleeves! SLEEVES!
That sword is used by the doctor when they realize that His patients do not have health insurance
You used more skill and creativity than fancy machines and the result is amazing! It's not too deatiled but its proportions are on point, so it looks like a real historical replica.
I guess his right earbud broke.
He may have been using one at a time.
My cat actually chewed through the cord, did not notice the one-sided voice over while editing
My master at blacksmithing, a master swordsmith, used to heat pommel tangs for peening through friction by using an old sanding disk (one so worn it no longer sanded, or a not-so-old one put _backwards)_ on an angle grinder. Worked like a charm. JUST the tang got cherry red in seconds with no undue heat to any other part of the pommel. Just in case you need again to deal with a similar situation.
Looks amazing! Please tell me, that she'll wear this on the job.
Wait, you said some of the Material contained lead? I hope you marked the tools you used on those parts, because you shouldn't use them on anything else anymore. When I trained to become a goldsmith, at one point we got the chance to work with Niello, a technique of surface ornamentation. Niello (name for both the technique and the used mateial) contains high amounts of lead, and the teacher gave us tools to use, that were only to be used on this workpiece, and told us to not use our own tools for this, because you will not be able to get the lead off of the tools, and every piece you use these tools on will be contaminated to a degree with this lead. This was bad mostly due to lead having the habit to "eat" into other materials when heated, creating pockmarks in the surface.
The pommel has 2-5% lead. Contamination just from tools is really only a concern with precious metals and things that will touch food, none of the tools I used on it will have that problem
@@THEFACILITY Okay, just thought to let you know, just in case.
Купил Гриндер и ты уже кузнец ,для приличия молотком помахал по нагретому металлу, а потом на гриндере всё довёл на нужных размеров, такие нынче кузнецы
Greetings 🙏 and RESPECT from Greece 🇬🇷.
Your work is truly admirable, keep it up. Congratulations directly from Minas Gerias - Brazil!
Hippolitus' swearing: you can't hurt anybody Finnish doctors: so anyway, here's your sword
Momo missing the name of the oath is kind of fitting ;-)
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“A doctoral sword” Since when does one need an excuse to gift a loved one a SWORD!?
29:30 Now he also needs to be a nice brother and teach her that the knuckle guard usually goes around, well, the knuckles 😀
I got my Ph.D. forty years ago. Nobody ever told me about a sword.
But you Don't handle the sword everyday. Two completely different thingS lol...... But this is an amazing sword You have definitely earned yourself a subscriber.
Amazing work!
Nice to see you using Holly wood for the handle. I have a large length of Holly that I've been seasoning for about 5 years now.
Regarding the guard bent the wrong direction....at least you didn't leave it that way, and call it a "fantasy" hilt 😄 Gawd I hate when they do that.
That's a class! Thank's for sharing!!!
Aspects of your setup are so janky they gave me eye cancer, and you still made a nicer blade than many bladesmiths I know with decades of experience
I love your videos, and I hope you make more soon. But deaden that anvil.
I guess in Finland they still give the "doctor's" sword to those who defend their doctoral dissertation (PhD)... or at least they used to do so at the end of the 20th century... Great job! I'd love one! :)
Wow!!! I wish they had that custom here. I could get behind that, even if the sword was not handmade, but commercially available. Can you imagine at graduation a procession of professors in cap, gown and sword?
I literally just saw your post about this on Reddit like 14 hours ago and now I find you randomly on UA-cam.
HES BACK!!!!
well of course you make her a sword doesnt everyone usually?
You do amazing work and have a very pleasant vibe to your video!!!
@5:45 "if you stop calling it a small sword and start calling it a spadroon the weight is fine then".
Great video as always!
I definitely recommend getting some thick mil nitrile gloves for sanding. It keeps all those particles off your skin. They’re pretty cheap at Harbor Freight or Menards.
Unbelievable! It is absolutely stunning.
Amazing work!!! I’m going to have to watch it again because of the craftsmanship…
Wow!
glad you're back, I watched some of your content on making roman gear the other day and was saddened to see someone like you stopped uploading!
Didn't mean to be gone a year, I should finish things more often
What an epic project!
excellent job!
Can’t wait to see this running
Would it be possible to put bits/crumbs of dry wax into the recess and then heat it with a low heat gun (or even a high watt hair dryer) to melt it all together? I am looking to make a large number of these soon (AP Latin class, looking to make a class set, ~30 tablets to make 15 books) and want the fastest and easiest method.
Possibly, but don't count on it bring any faster. You might still get bubbles on the first attempt. I also wouldn't bother with putting any olive oil in the mix, it's not super necessary and I don't have a better ratio to recommend
Obvio yanke si el gladius es la espada Romana🤷♂️
Lol. That’s awesome. 👍🏼
1700 F for at a minimum 8 hour soak, will give you about a 1.6mm or about a 16th of inch of higher carbon steel. Don't forget to thermocycle the steel atleast 1 hour at 1400F. Water Quench. Should end up around 58-60 Rockwell hardness.
AWESOME video - THANKS!
😂😂😂epic tdi send off
Bro does not care about saftey
i have a 4 surface 4x6 a 8 surface 2x3 with a leather cover and a 2 surface 4x6
This is fantastic. Thanks. Starting my scabbard today
this is gloriuos!
The website you linked in the description doesn´t work anymore. Is there another way to see the plans for this build?
I don't have the original files anymore. The email I used to contact the guy who made the design is kayak@yakayak.net. Hope it still works for you, otherwise I still have a 3D model he sent me that flat patterns could be pulled from
Awesome project!
Thanks for sharing - appreciated. Cheers sincerely d