Machining Knife Scales - The Simplest Way

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TJ Schwarz

TJ Schwarz

2 жыл бұрын

Knife scales for a custom knife or production knife can be made many different ways. In this video I go over my methods for machining knife scales. This technique could be applied to many other products made on a CNC machine.
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@jasonz2201
@jasonz2201 11 ай бұрын
Just ordered the Overland in jade. Of course, I came back to this video to get my fix until mine comes in. Keep up the amazing work!!!
@Gillespie91
@Gillespie91 11 күн бұрын
I just ordered a overland sport yesterday. I can't wait to get it!
@NWFishingSecrets
@NWFishingSecrets 6 ай бұрын
Man just had to pause and say this is one of the most fun machining videos I’ve watched in a while. Great job explaining everything and keeping it interesting!
@tj.schwarz
@tj.schwarz 6 ай бұрын
Wow, thanks!
@fisonato
@fisonato 5 ай бұрын
Love your knives man, keep at it!
@The335plyr
@The335plyr Ай бұрын
Super fun videos we really appreciate all the effort man! I’m learning a lot. Subscribed to your channel and will look at purchasing one of your blades to support!
@trshuster
@trshuster 4 ай бұрын
Fantastic TJ. Thank you. I’ll be ordering one of these this year. Probably the jade G-10 or a micarta.
@phil2082
@phil2082 8 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot for posting! I really love your Overland design!
@MrKurdishFreak
@MrKurdishFreak 2 жыл бұрын
I you turn around one of those scales, you can save a lot of material. :)
@toma1460
@toma1460 Сағат бұрын
Thanks TJ, great video. I have a couple questions. I thought on your CAD it showed some micro milling on the handles? No? Also did you say you grind your bevels after heat treat? Before your Tormach what were you using? Knowing what you know now in the industry and had 5k to start over as a newbie what equipment would you buy? Sorry for drilling you but I'm asking because your work speaks volumes. Thanks
@marcdeleon781
@marcdeleon781 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the great videos! You have shared so much information about how you make your knives which makes me even more excited to receive the Confidante I ordered today!
@Bmlventura
@Bmlventura 9 ай бұрын
Thank you for showing your process, im a beginner to fusion and would love to see your toolpath details for finish surf more specifically what options you using so fusion dont generate toolpath on the holes already drilled. If you could explain that would be greatly appreciated. T
@charliekennedy91
@charliekennedy91 Жыл бұрын
Just found out about the Overland and ordered one today. Great video!
@tj.schwarz
@tj.schwarz Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@jamestackett6945
@jamestackett6945 2 жыл бұрын
I would use a vacuum plate. This way you can eliminate the vice. The vice might be causing the chatter because the lack of stability in the canter of the g10. If you use a vacuum plate you don't have to worry about tabs. You'll be able to cut the full profile of the part out.
@magatilithertz8414
@magatilithertz8414 6 ай бұрын
Thank you for the video, I’ve been strongly considering getting into aftermarket folder scale making. I appreciate the information.
@AdamMoneypenny
@AdamMoneypenny Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video! I ordered an Overland earlier today. It's my first Magnacut knife and I'm super excited. Thanks again for the content:)
@wasanoix
@wasanoix 6 ай бұрын
Amazing vdo man!
@SpareSpacesuit
@SpareSpacesuit 8 ай бұрын
first time seeing a video of this stuff, love it! so satisfying and your talking points answered a lot of curious questions i had. thanks!
@MichaelE.Douroux
@MichaelE.Douroux 2 жыл бұрын
Good job!
@Oryx_custom
@Oryx_custom 2 жыл бұрын
I enjoy watching your videos, you are doing a great job, keep it up 👍
@tj.schwarz
@tj.schwarz 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, will do!
@j15246
@j15246 2 жыл бұрын
Nice video. You could shift the stock to the Left in the vice to prevent part overhang.
@Bigwingrider1800
@Bigwingrider1800 5 ай бұрын
Nice job dude.. Pretty much how i would do it if had to. I use a tab configuration all the time , in the router or the Haas . and I always do all i can in one sitting before removing. But I think doing the g10 like that is ok if your doing it. But if you become BAD ASS and you have Billy bob running the g10 opp they will be bowed and a fixture will be required. later
@xandernettles
@xandernettles 2 жыл бұрын
If you're getting that resonance from the G10 flip it 90 degrees and mill parallel edges along your Y, then flip it back
@jisley7371
@jisley7371 Жыл бұрын
Do you use splines in your fusion sketches or line and arc only? Great videos.
@tjp148
@tjp148 2 жыл бұрын
Why not just use parallels under your stock instead of milling soft jaws to replicate the same step feature that a parallel creates?
@dmitryp5530
@dmitryp5530 2 жыл бұрын
Good job. I'm milling micarta now.))) What soft do you use for control CNC?
@lostdirtknifeandtool
@lostdirtknifeandtool 2 жыл бұрын
What cutting tool are you using for the g-10? Supplier and part number if you don’t mind. Are you using the same cutting tool for Micarta as well? Thanks!
@AnandsaikhanNyamdavaa
@AnandsaikhanNyamdavaa Жыл бұрын
as a total nubie what is the advantage of a CNC machine as compared to using regular beltsander?
@tj.schwarz
@tj.schwarz Жыл бұрын
More repeatable and efficient when doing larger volumes of knives.
@tubamaster
@tubamaster 2 жыл бұрын
I understand using the coolant to keep the dust down, but does the G-10 clog the coolant pump?
@tj.schwarz
@tj.schwarz 2 жыл бұрын
I do not have that problem, fortunately. The coarse filter in the chip tray is doing a good enough job and the fine particulate is picked up by the in line filter.
@Squintz45
@Squintz45 Жыл бұрын
@@tj.schwarz I came to the comments to ask the same question. After doing this for a while did you ever see any issues with the G10 dust mixing with coolant. No issues with finish problems on metal parts? Awesome videos TJ!
@LenRamSa
@LenRamSa 2 жыл бұрын
Nice video, TJ, very educational. I also liked the website. Any plans to sell the Perpetua?.
@tj.schwarz
@tj.schwarz 2 жыл бұрын
The Perpetua is discontinued unfortunately :(
@Genesislights
@Genesislights Жыл бұрын
New at Fusion here. So you did the complete modeling of the scale with all the holes and tabs or did you add the tabs and hole on your NC setup in Fusion? Thanks
@tj.schwarz
@tj.schwarz Жыл бұрын
The tabs are added in the CAM (Manufacture) environment. All holes in the scale are added in the Design environment.
@jameslee522
@jameslee522 Жыл бұрын
At what point did you feel conferrable buying the MX? I have a RF45 mill that I converted to CNC. I have been making money with it but it is about 1/3 the speed of a tormach. A tormach would allow me to keep up with the parts I make while leaving time to work on other products. How did you justify buying yours?
@tj.schwarz
@tj.schwarz Жыл бұрын
I've was working towards getting a cnc for many years. Have you looked into Syil?
@1lostJoshua
@1lostJoshua 7 ай бұрын
Are you able to supplement your income making knives or do you still have to work another job as well?
@tj.schwarz
@tj.schwarz 7 ай бұрын
I am a full timer in the knife industry!
@michaelpalmer9174
@michaelpalmer9174 2 жыл бұрын
Could you not just, mount the G10 sheet to a piece of plywood, then the plywood to your milling machine. Run one OP to do the holes then hold down each handle with some screws in the handle holes straight into the ply(no moving parts for second OP). Then run the profile and contour and you don't need to cut any tabs either.
@jisley7371
@jisley7371 Жыл бұрын
That's what I do. With his way there is no waste board and no tape and glue method to mount the initial G10 sheet to the plywood, so in that regard his way is less fuss.
@aaronkafes3214
@aaronkafes3214 Жыл бұрын
I think the main drawback of that method is the setup time making it not so great for production, you also have to be careful not to hit the screws if you’re machining close to them, also with the plywood you may run into some tolerance issues
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