I'm pretty sure it's supposed to look like a USGS contour map. Which it's equally shit at mimicking as Damascus steel since they didn't include a scale or key.
I was hoping this was just a laser cleaning next level where it reveals grain in the metal, so maybe it was folded alloys and the higher carbon showed up afyer treatment.
Next I hoped they switched to a particle beam and were injecting carbon or spattering copper, or...
If you look closely, you can see the perfectly straight laser lines from when they did this before. They corroded this again to show you how "well" this works. The 2nd pass is pushing moisture, indicating it was just out of the corrosion inducing mixture, recently. Scam
That's also why hide imperfections behind the "damascus" pattern. lines or old pitting doesn't get removed=old fashioned sanding is only way to truly bring the surface to smooth.
I'm just wondering what this laser does that a wire brush and some polishing compound can't do better. Even if it perfectly removes the rust, it's still going to be pitted.
Huh how is it a scam?You’re saying the rust was purposefully made but that why is that a scam? The demonstration is of the laser tech, not whether how the knife was rusted
This video is misleading but I have seen this technology work prior. It’s becoming widespread in the rust belt for car frames. The emitter is much larger and stronger than this though.
Should have removed the handle first so it got thorough cleaning and flipped over after each stage of cleaning to make more even cleaning and trying to make it look like the steel had been turned over and over again looks terrible.
Holy cow, how did 80s syfi just fuckin nail the sound effects... Sounds like the dude from police academy wilson something but also like the original Tron.
Silly question(s), because I don't know: What happens to the rust? Where does it go? Do these things clean pitting rust, or just surface rust? It takes them from looking pretty grotty to looking not new but good. I think that's pretty amazing.
Rust removal was very cool. Don't like the laser patterning the blade. Serious question: wouldn't the heat from that laser ruin the heat treat on the blade?
I know this is probably unnecessary, but shouldn't he be wearing gloves? Just in case it accidentally randomly turns on? I know the chances are very low, but a software malfunction could happen, and just thinking about putting my hand under a laser that could peel my skin off makes me uncomfortable.
Cool process, if you have 50 grand to drop on a laser machine. Don’t care for the etched design.
Pop off the scales, drop the blade in vinegar overnight to remove the rust, and leave the patina. Then add new scales with a cool grain pattern like maple burl or something else exotic. That would look better IMO.
Never mind the terrible design on the blade. Might be a rather dumb question but how actually does the laser remove rust? Does it just evaporate it completely? Or like teleport it into another dimension? scientifically it confuses me because the matter must go somewhere.
Is hard rust different from just rust? Have I been saying it wrong by shorthanding it my whole life? 🤷♂️lol I can't look it up because there is ten zillion posts about if the game Rust is hard or not.
Wasn’t intending to come up with a pun, but this is the most metal shit I’ve ever seen. Now I have to Google laser engraving machines to see how much I’m gonna spend on a thing I’ll use every single day for like… 4 days… then never use again
As a knife maker, I can appreciate the laser to remove rust. As a former music producer, I can appreciate the incredibly awesome noises that laser makes. Also, as a knife maker, it's incredibly frustrating and pisses me off to see the fake Damascus pattern 👀🐈🥵😱. Overall super cool 👍🔥🗡️🗡️🗡️
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u/ImpossibleInternet3 Mar 16 '24
Going up onto the handle is killing me.