ELECTRICIAN KNIFE - Making Of A Cursed Knife 

I use a street surgeon from dirty room knives that's same sort of style as this and I'd not be without it now,brilliant knife for a spark

So am I and this knife is bad for our work. Nicking risk of the outer conductor strands or solid cord is great. Too much mass and you can't get the feedback of the edge coming in contact with the copper. The idea is to cut part way through the insulation and then a quick bend to snap the insulation and slip it off. You want to keep the mass as low as possible while keeping the durability as great as possible and a lasting edge. Balance at the first rivet point aids greatly in the feedback feel of part way cut through the insulation. This knife would be very good for MCM sized work but not the usual circuiting of residential and commercial office space. Electrical code is that you use light mass stripper with a controlled depth of cut. You will notice the insulation down slice shave insulation error move. You slip the insulation off, not a down cut pull slice. ---from apprentice to retired from the trade as an inspector

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So am I and this knife is bad for our work. Nicking risk of the outer conductor strands or solid cord is great. Too much mass and you can't get the feedback of the edge coming in contact with the copper. The idea is to cut part way through the insulation and then a quick bend to snap the insulation and slip it off. You want to keep the mass as low as possible while keeping the durability as great as possible and a lasting edge. Balance at the first rivet point aids greatly in the feedback feel of part way cut through the insulation. This knife would be very good for MCM sized work but not the usual circuiting of residential and commercial office space. Electrical code is that you use light mass stripper with a controlled depth of cut. You will notice the insulation down slice shave insulation error move. You slip the insulation off, not a down cut pull slice. ---from apprentice to retired from the trade as an inspector

@@MrBonners Guess a guy would need to strip wire carefully with it then. Like you would with any other knife.

@@arcflashed 'carefully' is a subjective determination. It is not defined in any code engineering, QA, fire, insurance standards. There are mechanical reasons why they make machined hand operated strippers. Electrical fires are usually caused by a scored conductor reducing the gauge at a small spot and getting hot and eventually fatigue out and short out, then fire. Where a lot of flex in a cable is required the flexing will also snap conductors over time at the score mark. You trust a 1st year apprentice is going to be skilled enough to know what the right amount of 'carefully' they should apply?

@@MrBonners You don't think I already know all that? For one thing most of the industrial companies oil companies etc required a penciled insulation on conductors over # 1 AWG. nicking any of the copper is of course a huge violation and unacceptable. When I started the trade in the late 70's the old timers used their Klein hook bill knife etc for stripping large conductors. Since that time there have been very nice stripping tools available which do make stripping large conductors safer and easier. I would have mostly used this style of blade for stripping multi conductor tray cable jacket etc.

I forgot to write it in the video but i temper the blade to straw color, i didn't filmed it cause my kitchen wasn't really clean 😁

@@Gabrulo_knifemaking that's why you need to be married my friend!!! just kidding - nice work and keep it up, knife looks good and your processes are good.

Hi! If you want you can order it, send me an email or contact me on instagram, links in my channel info

@@Gabrulo_knifemaking I love the work and knife is beautiful, but as an electrician i would make the end blade about half shorter - it will make many operations easier. I don't know how to describe it properly... the length of the blade should be 3 to 4 cm. So you can take a cable in your hand, put it agains a thumb and slice the isolation along the cable with a tip. The curved part is perfect, just make the straight part shorter and it will be perfect ☺

@@ogi22 i actually wanted to make it shorter, i think you sre totally rigth, but mine friend wanted to use it also for other purposes

I use 22 mm bearings, the same one used for skateboard, the wheel have a similar size of the skateboard's wheels

@@Gabrulo_knifemaking how long do they last before you have to replace them?

Plot twist: the eraser you lost is actually the handle.

Ahahahah grazie! Ormai vengo riconosciuto che sono italiano solo dalle imprecazioni 🤣

Did your parents really name you pete peterson...? 😕

Thank you! I make them for 95$ shipped with a sheath

morty Your fandom is toxic.

@@crosshair5559 Rick and morty is the shit why you mad lol

That's what I was thinking. Somebody has the need to really choke up on the knife and do some work, bye bye index finger but, it's still overall a very nice crafted tool.

Lol i make them for 75€ + shipping

Je vends ce couteau 75€

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Hi! My email is gabru90@libero.it

Lol i have a shop vac but is so powerful i prefer to use it at home than in the shop

Why would you take a knife edge to a hot wire?

that is what multimeters are for

Cause i had to remake the blade 3 times

And because it makes for click bait thumb nail?

@@bpetnoi1472 well, the title is actually hide for the last half, so the cursed knife part isn't visible unsell you open the video

Do you have a ribbed ruffing wheel for your sander?

Heh no that's a recipe for missing fingers

I've gotten to the point where I wear gloves and a full face shield for any metal cutting/grinding operation. My belt grinder has a surface speed of 41mph: with 36 grit and no gloves, one slip and you cold be at bone.

One slip with gloves on and you could be missing fingers 🤷

@@joshwebb4442 Theres nothing to pull a finger into on my belt grinder, on most any really. Between the table and the platen maybe, but even at full speed, 2hp the belt will stop with a shop towel in between the 2, my leather glove will absolutely stop it. Only operations where I don't glove are on the lathe & mill.

No probs. You have to buy it. I will do even Damascus steel for you so to make you happy. £260. You pay deposit £130 by bank transfer. Just choose handle colour and type of knife. Then wait 3 days and I will send you video by email. Pay remaining £130. And you will have perfect knife. Once you agree I will write you my email and we will take from there.

Capable electricians don't cut themselves, only noob do it.

anything else wrong today?

@@jacopofornaro7950 It would appear by your comment you know little about being an electrician or using knifes on cables. 40 years as an electrician using all types of methods to prepare cables etc this knife while very nice will not work safely. My opinion gained through experience. Regardless, if you are seen using this knife or even a Stanley knife (box cutter) on any project in the UK you would be escorted off site.

@@ChrisSmith-bw1nt why would you be escorted off site?

@@austinjutte4855 Health and Safety. Very strict, especially on government, power or such projects. Companies want zero accidents, even experienced engineers can cut themselves. We were constantly reminded to use only approved cable stripping tools and rightly so as one slip with a home made knife can slice through insulation on multicored control cables, not a risk worth taking if you're building a nuclear power station! Maybe acceptable if you're putting an extra light in your garage....

I don't actually have to say anything, i just want to show my work. I prefer a mute video that shows the right things than a 30 minutes talk video to show a 1 minute work