RAMBO Build & FIRE STARTER - From High Carbon Bolt

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Rambo and Sylvester Stallone are movie icons. In this video we make a miniature version of the famous classic Rambo survival knife in high carbon steel.

First I take a high tensile steel bold and soften the steel with a gas torch. I save gas and heat it quicker in a miniature firebrick forge. I could have skipped this but it makes the steel softer to sand and file.

The 16mm bolt is made to fit a standard 13mm drill chuck by removing the threads, this means I can use the drill as a lathe to make vertical cuts. A 3mm tap is then added to the 2.5mm hole.

After cutting, grinding and sanding I harden the blade by heating it back up and quenching it in oil. It is now very very hard and a file just skates off, but slightly brittle. As I will be hitting the edge of the blade, I anneal the steel in an electric oven for 2 to 3 hours.

Many coats of metal 'blue' are added and I use a knife sharpener to reveal and sharpen the two edges of the blade, just like the movie version.

Finally a ferro rod it filed to the correct size in the drill and added inside the handle of Rambo's knife. This is capped with a M3 hex nut with the corners removed. I am now John Rambo.

The tank used in the video is a Heng Long type 41 1/16 scale remote control tank.

Music tracks used...

Track 1: The other side - Jlsmrl
The Other Side by jlsmrl   / jlsmrl  
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Track 2: Tension - D J Pinto
Available from https://www.hooksounds.com

Track 3: Eyes of glory - Aakash Gandhi
Available on the YouTube Audio Library

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