This video is such a friggin LIE, because the hammer has the authentic LOOKING copper sheeen and hue, even though pennies are not made of copper (and haven't been for a VERY long time). They are made of ZINC, coated in copper PLATING. So if he had truly metled down a whole mountain of pennies to make a big hammer out of, the hammer would look like it was made of zinc not copper. Where he got a hammer that looks like this is beyond me, unless he really did forge or otherwise craft it out of a large supply of actual copper that did not originate as a jar of pennies. Tha, or whatever the hammer really was made of has been copper-PLATED to make it LOOK like it's made oc copper so he could sell people on the alleged premise of this video. I swear... the dumb, inane, irritatingly untrue things people do or at least claim to have done just to get clicks, likes and subscriptions. ****eye roll of doom***
Well... it literally is. Seeing as those pennies are typically worth less than what it took to make them. Increased its value if anything. Not that this helps the taxpayers who's currency just got de-circulated prematurely.
@@miguelcastaneda7257not really “far more” by any means. More than a normal penny, sure, but really only of value if you like coins. (Not counting any pennies with minting mistakes, etc. just normal copper coins.) even wheat Pennies aren’t worth that much. The ones he used are basically just worth their weight in copper…. Literally. I guarantee he could sell that hammer for waaaaay more than the value of those pennies
I know nothing about US pennies or the people who collect them as a hobby. But I could tell from the way he said it he was making a joke at your expense.
@@Loan--Wolf Are you talking about the steel pennies or the tiny handful of copper 1943s that made it out of the mint before they realized their error?
The shop light tracing idea is something I never heard anyone do before and is such a great idea. I'm guessing the light source needs to be larger than the object to keep the lightrays as parallel as possible at the edges of the pattern.
yeah when i saw that, I was afraid the shadow would end up being a little bigger than the source object. It seems like it would have been better to just trace around it with a pencil? Although nobody can argue with his results, thing looks spectacular
A similar technique is used on the lathe for producing multiple identical pieces, by tracing the shadow cast by the first one and then matching it on subsequent ones. Since the shadow is only referenced by other shadows, the distortion doesn't matter in that case, but you make a good point with this version.
the higher it is the less impact it has, you would really want non diffuse lighting, high up, with a short enough distance between the tracing and the object to provide minimal error tolerance.
I like this guy actually works safely and talks about proper safety. There's a real problem among science/maker youtubers flaunting the proper way to do things for god knows what reason and people who imitate them ending up never learning how to do things safely.
This is amazing. Makes you want to try something like this but then you remember it’s takes countless hours practicing, trying and failing. I’ve sand casted crude objects with play sand but this is on another level. Hats off !!
Fun fact the copper on the pennies is just thin foil simply burns up. So you're making a pink hammer. His ratio is backward, 5% copper the rest is zink
If you think about it's technically still money, or maybe even worth more, considering it has been converted to an asset that can be sold for higher value
@@A_Random_Ghostyeah melting down coins isn’t illegal unless you try to make more of a profit than what the money was worth. If it wasn’t illegal people would probably melt down every coin in the U.S. to try and make more money.
@@Cay9z lol he didnt even have to make it a hammer the pennies are worth at least 10x their weight in copper lmao nowadays pennies are made of a cheaper material (zinc) yet they are still worth more melted down
The taper idea was the cherry on top, because most people who make at home hammers forget to do it! You also did a great job with the handle, I like how it had wood that came out the top still, making it way more efficient and long lasting. I love this channel fr!
Been watching you for about a year and I absolutely love how much I've learned about casting from you. It's nice that every video is explained as if it's the first time someone's run across your channel (such as why a riser is needed). Keep being awesome dude. Your videos are one of the highlights of my day when they are released.
3:28 unless I'm mistaken those are just particulate filters. I wore those once by accident into my craft room where I was handling mats with toxic fumes and I smelled them right thru the respirator. Those aren't meant to protect against anything other than dust, so if those zinc fumes are toxic, they won't protect you.
For fumes, you want the square filters, the Breaking Bad style ones. They can be swapped out with the particulate filters very easily and are not that expensive. Especially compared to your lungs.
Reminds me of the brass non-sparking hammers we had in the ammo holds on my ship in the US Navy, since when blocking and bracing bulk ammo, you always use something that cannot produce a spark. Very nice work, sir.
You should try quarters and dimes sometime too, they're something like 8% nickel for an improvement in toughness. Nickels are 25 percent nickel, but they melt near the upper limit of my furnace so I can't really say if they cast any good. Also, they make scotchbrite belts for your belt grinder. They're a game changer for finishing.
Those moulds look familiar, burned frames, that red sand is so good. I was told the perfect moisture content is to throw a golf ball lump on a wall and if it sticks without splashing its right. That was in a foundry in Wigan.
I just come across this channel whilst winding down for the evening…oh my…I’m hooked! I love your designs and concepts. A massive thumbs up, and a subscribe from the UK 🇬🇧😊
As I watched this I wondered why not use a lathe to rough shape the handle. Then I saw why as you made it slowly come to shape in a way a lathe can't do. I am impressed enough I am subscribing for more content!!
The number of people in the comments that a) didn't get the 1955 double stamped penny joke or b) are saying it's illegal to melt pennies (it isn't if you aren't doing it for profit) is staggering. Nice work
It is, in fact, illegal, because this is not jewelry, and this is later than 2007: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_debate_in_the_United_States#Laws_regarding_melting_and_export
@@baylinkdashyt That only says that the Treasury CAN prohibit the destruction of coinage if they see it becoming a problem. It's still legal to do what you want with your money as long as you aren't trying to pass it off as another denomination of currency.
@@v3xx3r "so that the American people are not required to subsidize the coinage of new circulating pennies" because people took them out of circulation to melt them down. Or whatever the exact quote was that I'm not going to go look up again on my phone from in bed. That they aren't going to arrest him for $10 worth of pennies is a separate proposition from whether the law permits them to, and it looks pretty clear to me that the law permits them to. If you force me to, I will get up in the morning and go look up the United States Code for you.
@@baylinkdashyt www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/04/16/E7-7088/prohibition-on-the-exportation-melting-or-treatment-of-5-cent-and-one-cent-coins Jewelry is just one specific exemption mentioned in the law. It also mentions amusement (which this is), novelty (which this is) and anything else that demonstrates clear proof that directly "...the treatment is not intended to as a means by which to profit solely from the value of the metal content of the coins." The law basically states that you can do whatever you want with pennies and nickels as long as you don't melt them down and separate out their metals to sell for profit.
@@v3xx3r No in fact it is not. 18 U.S. Code section 331: This statute addresses the mutilation, diminution, or falsification of U.S. coins. You can be charged with on offense for fraudulently defacing coins, mutilating coins, altering coins, diminishing them, impairing them, scaling them, or lightening them. I don't know who told you it was okay but the law is plain as day. This also goes for burning US paper currency.
I have a solid copper hammer in my shop. I find it quite useful for when I need to persuade some steel and don't want to mar it. Though I bought mine at an estate sale for pennies on the dollar.
It looks awesome. I love the look of gleaming copper, and hate how quickly it tarnishes. It would also look pretty cool if you polished the copper to a high luster and clear coated it, if you get bored of the satin finish.
Since you are planning on leaving these for your kids, could you emboss your initials and the year into the mold so the finished product will contain the information for future generations. Another interesting video sir. Wishing you and your family a blessed autumn season. Peace
I don't think you do this but I'd start marking everything you make with initials or a logo with either a stamp, electro etching, laser, whatever you choose to help keep better track of what you've made for the next generation, also if God forbid someone break's in steals your tools you have a way to identify them if they end up inva pawn shop. Either way its a good idea for a craftsman to mark his work especially work as good as yours.
I'm baffled by how the core worked so well to form the hole for the handle. What prevented the core from resting against one edge or side of the mold? How did it stay so centered?
I’m a coin collector in Australia. The one thing I don’t have is a penny and you toast two cups full 😮 I’m going to go sulk in a corner now 😢 PS nice hammer
Penny for your thoughts! The final result looks stunning, great colour and a smooth polished finish. On a side note, the US Mint has never minted a 'penny', they are 1 Cent coins. Penny is the nickname for our British one pence coin, but for some reason it has stuck around in the US, despite it not having any relevant association to the US 1 Cent coin.
Nothing they can do. Melting them for profit from strictly the metal is illegal. I.e. you make copper bars and strictly sell pure copper bars. Pennies can be melted for creative uses, such as making jewelry, or art. Which can be sold for profit because it is only illegal if you are profiting off the metal itself. For that, there are other elements used, and combined with the labor itself, they justify the profits if sold. They may also be melted or frozen in liquid nitrogen and shattered for educational purposes
Technically, it's a federal crime to destroy any US bank note or coinage, but it's really only prosecutable if you're doing it for fraudulent purposes, and these statutes are basically never enforced anyway; people have destroyed currency for art and protest purposes for years. But if a Secret Service agent got a hair up their ass they could _technically_ get you imprisoned for up to six months, which, as I understand it, means it's at most a misdemeanor, not a felony, but I'm an economist, not a lawyer. Which means I'm more qualified to discuss the impact on the money supply than any criminal liability 😁. That said, copper is, according to a quick Google, going for $4.07/lb, and there are 145 solid copper pennies in a pound, so they're worth considerably more as copper than as currency. That's why they've been copper-plated zinc for over 40 years now.
It's only illegal to destroy paper bills and pennies and nickels and in 2007 they updated the law to say it's illegal to sale them to a person in a different country who would melt them down. But with thousand of people saying its not illegal without checking the website then nobody believes it. Google helps if used. But I think its really stupid that its okay to melt diems and quarters but why in the world would they say the 2 smallest amount coins are illegal. But also they wont enforce anything with thousands of videos of people melting them and selling them on eBay to melt, nothing is happening.
This is awesome! I think it'd look cool with a a penny set into the side of it or laser etch a Lincoln head on there. Something to let people know what it started out as. Great video!
It is not illegal to melt, form, destroy, or otherwise modify US coins, including pennies, unless the objective is fraudulent or with the intent of selling the raw materials of the coins for profit. Projects that use coins as materials are entirely legal in the United States.
It is illegal to alter currency in a fraudulent manner, and it is illegal to melt down coins in quantity to sell their metal. Other than that, perfectly legal.
Why is there no vent hole for the hammer during the cast? I thought it would work nicer (with no burp at the end) if you had a small vent riser on the opposite face of the hammer. If that’s unnecessary, I would love to know why! Thanks!
Can I ask a dumb question or two that I didn't see while browsing through the comments? How do you keep the copper from tarnishing? Or do you simply polish it every few years? And, a hammer made of copper is 'softer' than standard hammers, and therefore has limited use. So, while I admire the planning and craftsmanship, will this hammer get much actual use? Very nice video - I love the narration and the final product.
I refurbish drums and I think you have me a great idea and solved a problem I have had. I want to have gold or copper colored rims but can’t find any one that makes them ( the drum companies must just want that market for their factory built drums) . I think I could quite possibly do this with pennies. It would be durable and attractive. I thought about sand blasting and metal dipping them but I think the finish would wear off after use but if it’s this color all through out then it will last forever. I just what to know how thin you can go and still have it turn out good ?? Drum rims are not all that thick, except the base drum rim.
copper hammers like that are $250 for us welders. when doing hot line work on live gas lines we use copper and brass tools so there is no sparks. that is some serious good work there.
I refurbish drums and I think you have me a great idea and solved a problem I have had. I want to have gold or copper colored rims but can’t find any one that makes them ( the drum companies must just want that market for their factory built drums) . I think I could quite possibly do this with pennies. It would be durable and attractive. I thought about sand blasting and metal dipping them but I think the finish would wear off after use but if it’s this color all through out then it will last forever. I just what to know how thin you can go and still have it turn out good ?? Drum rims are not all that thick, except the base drum rim. Oh I think you should have made the wage out of pennies as well , just for the looks of it.
Just a thought, in the UK we use copper water pipes, I’m assuming you use copper stuff too. If so a couple of metres of pipe, probably cost less than the pennies, and wouldn’t contain the zinc. You could always say it’s made out of pennies, nobody could prove otherwise.
Any idea how to protect it from corrosion and rust? I know oil works for iron and steel, but it's also not the best if you don't keep up on keeping them well oiled. Cerakote is an amazing corrosion protection, but I doubt you would want to Cerakote over the nice looking copper. They do sell a clear coat, but I'm not sure how well (or if) it would hold up to hammering. Their one clear coat they tested with a shotgun slug and it appeared to remain perfectly in place despite the metal under it being severely deformed. I'm not sure if there are other clear coats that would work either... but I'm sure there are other options out there too.
This video is such a friggin LIE, because the hammer has the authentic LOOKING copper sheeen and hue, even though pennies are not made of copper (and haven't been for a VERY long time). They are made of ZINC, coated in copper PLATING. So if he had truly metled down a whole mountain of pennies to make a big hammer out of, the hammer would look like it was made of zinc not copper.
Where he got a hammer that looks like this is beyond me, unless he really did forge or otherwise craft it out of a large supply of actual copper that did not originate as a jar of pennies. Tha, or whatever the hammer really was made of has been copper-PLATED to make it LOOK like it's made oc copper so he could sell people on the alleged premise of this video.
I swear... the dumb, inane, irritatingly untrue things people do or at least claim to have done just to get clicks, likes and subscriptions.
****eye roll of doom***
In the time it took you to write this comment you could have done a single search and discovered that pre 1982 pennies are in fact 95% copper. 🙄
Lol pin of shame
@@robinson-foundry I believe it’s a federal crime to melt down coins
@@JoeyHD86 3 seconds on google bud
In the beginning of the video the man says he used pre 1982 copper pennies.
This is worth every penny.
Dad, is that you?
@@4realGTFOHlol
Well... it literally is. Seeing as those pennies are typically worth less than what it took to make them. Increased its value if anything.
Not that this helps the taxpayers who's currency just got de-circulated prematurely.
Every penny plus however much your time is worth.
Nice
This is going to frustrate the coin collector channel guy.
Real copper pennies were worth far more than what hammer is worth newer ones are just zinc plated with copper
lol
lol, that's a good one.
@@miguelcastaneda7257not really “far more” by any means. More than a normal penny, sure, but really only of value if you like coins. (Not counting any pennies with minting mistakes, etc. just normal copper coins.) even wheat Pennies aren’t worth that much.
The ones he used are basically just worth their weight in copper…. Literally. I guarantee he could sell that hammer for waaaaay more than the value of those pennies
Copper is currently sitting at about $4/Lb, 1000 pennies is about 6.8Lb, making the raw value about $27.
2:26 - That is some crispy-clean engagement-bait 😂
i about had a panic attack hearing him say that... holy shit lol
I know nothing about US pennies or the people who collect them as a hobby. But I could tell from the way he said it he was making a joke at your expense.
@@mads_in_zero A doubel stamped '55 would be worth about 5k for a simple double die stamp, or up to 40k for a double die obverse stamp.
I feel like this hammer would look really cool with a charred handle and a copper wedge instead
I'll just add my 2 cents here. The wood combination with the copper is very esthetically pleasing.
I don't think he needs your 2 cents, he had plenty of pennies to complete the project
Hey I get it
@@vaultassassin he’s right, but I’ll give you a penny for your two cents 😅
@@jsbrads1 Now now, why are you paying less than the price to mint that penny!? You know that's an unfair trade (for you, that is) nowadays, right???
He isn't an esthetician. I think you mean aesthetically
that double stamped troll got me laughing
i would have went for a 1943 my self not a coin collector and i know its worth lots
Right? Hard same. I thought "I really hope he sorted out any wheat pennies in there" and then he hit with that and I died.
@@Loan--Wolf Are you talking about the steel pennies or the tiny handful of copper 1943s that made it out of the mint before they realized their error?
The shop light tracing idea is something I never heard anyone do before and is such a great idea. I'm guessing the light source needs to be larger than the object to keep the lightrays as parallel as possible at the edges of the pattern.
yeah when i saw that, I was afraid the shadow would end up being a little bigger than the source object. It seems like it would have been better to just trace around it with a pencil? Although nobody can argue with his results, thing looks spectacular
A similar technique is used on the lathe for producing multiple identical pieces, by tracing the shadow cast by the first one and then matching it on subsequent ones. Since the shadow is only referenced by other shadows, the distortion doesn't matter in that case, but you make a good point with this version.
It needs to be a small, almost point, source for sharp edges. Not critical in this case, just an idea to keep in reserve.
the higher it is the less impact it has, you would really want non diffuse lighting, high up, with a short enough distance between the tracing and the object to provide minimal error tolerance.
Just 3d print half the handle
I like this guy actually works safely and talks about proper safety. There's a real problem among science/maker youtubers flaunting the proper way to do things for god knows what reason and people who imitate them ending up never learning how to do things safely.
This is amazing. Makes you want to try something like this but then you remember it’s takes countless hours practicing, trying and failing. I’ve sand casted crude objects with play sand but this is on another level. Hats off !!
Baby powder trick and the shadow tracing are very clever!
Fun fact the copper on the pennies is just thin foil simply burns up. So you're making a pink hammer. His ratio is backward, 5% copper the rest is zink
@@rickfox6995 You missed where he pointed out he used pre-1982 pennies which were mainly copper with a tad of zinc.
I think we all deserve a thank you to Robinson Foundry, by doing his part in reducing inflation by eliminating $10
If you think about it's technically still money, or maybe even worth more, considering it has been converted to an asset that can be sold for higher value
@@Cay9z That might be illegal.
@@A_Random_Ghostyeah melting down coins isn’t illegal unless you try to make more of a profit than what the money was worth. If it wasn’t illegal people would probably melt down every coin in the U.S. to try and make more money.
@@Cay9z literally federal crime to do that. if you melt pennies, you legally can't sell them
@@Cay9z lol he didnt even have to make it a hammer the pennies are worth at least 10x their weight in copper lmao
nowadays pennies are made of a cheaper material (zinc) yet they are still worth more melted down
Wow, that casting came out almost perfect you designed it really well
@@routermonkey thank you!
1955 DOUBLE-D!!!
@Typical.Anomaly or a 1943 copper one not the zinc one
I thought he was referring to a woman born in 1955 with double d cups.
d-d double die (Initiating self destruct sequence in five, four, three, two, on..)
The void in the end of the hammer head was the 55 double die protesting.
That one penny is worth between $1000 and $85000,
Name shall be Abraham, Hammer of Liberty.......
he needs to heart this tho
Abrahammer
@@jeanlawson9133 I like it!
@@robinson-foundry abrawham lincon
The taper idea was the cherry on top, because most people who make at home hammers forget to do it! You also did a great job with the handle, I like how it had wood that came out the top still, making it way more efficient and long lasting. I love this channel fr!
Taper? As in low taper fade?
@@twisted4243 massive?
freakin sweet.
Why do you only have one like? Let me fix that
JERRY?
Hey Zack !
Hey Jerry, would you do the bending test to the hammer?
What’s the scratch rating on this guy?
Been watching you for about a year and I absolutely love how much I've learned about casting from you. It's nice that every video is explained as if it's the first time someone's run across your channel (such as why a riser is needed). Keep being awesome dude. Your videos are one of the highlights of my day when they are released.
3:28 unless I'm mistaken those are just particulate filters. I wore those once by accident into my craft room where I was handling mats with toxic fumes and I smelled them right thru the respirator. Those aren't meant to protect against anything other than dust, so if those zinc fumes are toxic, they won't protect you.
Those are just particulate.
For fumes, you want the square filters, the Breaking Bad style ones. They can be swapped out with the particulate filters very easily and are not that expensive. Especially compared to your lungs.
Reminds me of the brass non-sparking hammers we had in the ammo holds on my ship in the US Navy, since when blocking and bracing bulk ammo, you always use something that cannot produce a spark. Very nice work, sir.
I was thinking the same; these custom made hammers are what the Air Force bought for $600 each...😂😂😂
You should try quarters and dimes sometime too, they're something like 8% nickel for an improvement in toughness. Nickels are 25 percent nickel, but they melt near the upper limit of my furnace so I can't really say if they cast any good.
Also, they make scotchbrite belts for your belt grinder. They're a game changer for finishing.
Those moulds look familiar, burned frames, that red sand is so good. I was told the perfect moisture content is to throw a golf ball lump on a wall and if it sticks without splashing its right. That was in a foundry in Wigan.
I guess you could say that this project was worth every penny
So pretty. Might be a good idea to wax or oil the head so it doesn't oxidise.
Making the mold is my favorite part of your videos 😁
I just come across this channel whilst winding down for the evening…oh my…I’m hooked! I love your designs and concepts.
A massive thumbs up, and a subscribe from the UK 🇬🇧😊
You make some awesome hammers! Always great to watch your great craftsmanship.
Also thanks for stopping by my premiere recently 👍👊
Man these builds are inspiring! We have just been casting ingots these make us really want to start casting projects!
I love your videos! It's great how you edit them but i'd love to see longer videos where there's less cuts and we get to see more of the process.
As I watched this I wondered why not use a lathe to rough shape the handle. Then I saw why as you made it slowly come to shape in a way a lathe can't do. I am impressed enough I am subscribing for more content!!
The number of people in the comments that a) didn't get the 1955 double stamped penny joke or b) are saying it's illegal to melt pennies (it isn't if you aren't doing it for profit) is staggering. Nice work
It is, in fact, illegal, because this is not jewelry, and this is later than 2007:
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_debate_in_the_United_States#Laws_regarding_melting_and_export
@@baylinkdashyt That only says that the Treasury CAN prohibit the destruction of coinage if they see it becoming a problem. It's still legal to do what you want with your money as long as you aren't trying to pass it off as another denomination of currency.
@@v3xx3r "so that the American people are not required to subsidize the coinage of new circulating pennies" because people took them out of circulation to melt them down. Or whatever the exact quote was that I'm not going to go look up again on my phone from in bed. That they aren't going to arrest him for $10 worth of pennies is a separate proposition from whether the law permits them to, and it looks pretty clear to me that the law permits them to. If you force me to, I will get up in the morning and go look up the United States Code for you.
@@baylinkdashyt www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/04/16/E7-7088/prohibition-on-the-exportation-melting-or-treatment-of-5-cent-and-one-cent-coins
Jewelry is just one specific exemption mentioned in the law. It also mentions amusement (which this is), novelty (which this is) and anything else that demonstrates clear proof that directly "...the treatment is not intended to as a means by which to profit solely from the value of the metal content of the coins." The law basically states that you can do whatever you want with pennies and nickels as long as you don't melt them down and separate out their metals to sell for profit.
@@v3xx3r No in fact it is not. 18 U.S. Code section 331: This statute addresses the mutilation, diminution, or falsification of U.S. coins. You can be charged with on offense for fraudulently defacing coins, mutilating coins, altering coins, diminishing them, impairing them, scaling them, or lightening them. I don't know who told you it was okay but the law is plain as day. This also goes for burning US paper currency.
Great job. What about using scrap copper pipe or tubing and wire? Thank you 😊
I have a solid copper hammer in my shop. I find it quite useful for when I need to persuade some steel and don't want to mar it. Though I bought mine at an estate sale for pennies on the dollar.
It looks awesome. I love the look of gleaming copper, and hate how quickly it tarnishes. It would also look pretty cool if you polished the copper to a high luster and clear coated it, if you get bored of the satin finish.
Spectacular copper Hammer 🔨 👍👍
looks pretty cool, some sort of engravement on it to allude to the pennies or family heirloom maybe would be a nice feature
I always thought pre 1982 cents were 100% copper. Excellent work there!
95% copper Canadian cents are slightly more
That's a cool hammer. I wonder if it could add some durability to inlay hardened steel in the striking face?
Since you are planning on leaving these for your kids, could you emboss your initials and the year into the mold so the finished product will contain the information for future generations. Another interesting video sir. Wishing you and your family a blessed autumn season. Peace
The strong sense of statisfaction!! It´s comming only from watching yout excellent work!! Nice and maximum respekt!!
That 1955 troll is Brooklyn Bridge level. Nice work!
You just hammered some pennies into this artwork :)
That double stamped 1955 one it could have been worth quite a bit of money
It's worht more as the hammer.
im pretty sure that was a facetious little joke
@@Frogmood Used at the climax of the Weird Al movie "UHF"
It's a rare die misprint worth potentially thousands, it's a joke.
@@Pyrolonn I loved that movie.
Looking forward to seeing the patina evolve!
I don't think you do this but I'd start marking everything you make with initials or a logo with either a stamp, electro etching, laser, whatever you choose to help keep better track of what you've made for the next generation, also if God forbid someone break's in steals your tools you have a way to identify them if they end up inva pawn shop. Either way its a good idea for a craftsman to mark his work especially work as good as yours.
I'm baffled by how the core worked so well to form the hole for the handle. What prevented the core from resting against one edge or side of the mold? How did it stay so centered?
I’m a coin collector in Australia. The one thing I don’t have is a penny and you toast two cups full 😮
I’m going to go sulk in a corner now 😢
PS nice hammer
I'll mail you one, I have a handful in my dash lol.
@@leonate187 🤣🤣🤣 yeah good onya
It came out great. We shared this video on our homemade tool forum last week 😎
Penny for your thoughts!
The final result looks stunning, great colour and a smooth polished finish.
On a side note, the US Mint has never minted a 'penny', they are 1 Cent coins. Penny is the nickname for our British one pence coin, but for some reason it has stuck around in the US, despite it not having any relevant association to the US 1 Cent coin.
Beautiful mold and great casting technique
Bros single handedly reversing inflation
Using the overhead cast light to accurately trace the shape of the handle is clever, haven’t seen that before
2:31 AINT NO WAY HE THREW AWAY A $20,000+ DOLLAR COIN
HAHAHA right? As a huge collector myself, I laughed my ass off when he said that.
Me to lol
i cant tell if hes being serious or not
He didn’t throw it away. He turned it into a hammer.
I feel like that if he actually had it he would make a vid on it
Outstanding work and great project! Cheers!😁👍🔧🛠️
Wow, someone doing something potentially dangerous on TH-cam and actually wearing all the proper PPE. Most all of them wear flip-flops.
Have you considered getting one of those mini belt sanders? it would work great in this tight areas!
8:40 I wouldn’t use it at all.
Dude thats absolutely awesome. Beautiful work btw. Im definitely sure thats worth more than the 10 bucks in change.
Don’t let the US Treasury see this!
Nothing they can do.
Melting them for profit from strictly the metal is illegal. I.e. you make copper bars and strictly sell pure copper bars.
Pennies can be melted for creative uses, such as making jewelry, or art. Which can be sold for profit because it is only illegal if you are profiting off the metal itself. For that, there are other elements used, and combined with the labor itself, they justify the profits if sold.
They may also be melted or frozen in liquid nitrogen and shattered for educational purposes
Why?
yeah why?
Almost made some copper splash art on your boots 😮
Technically, it's a federal crime to destroy any US bank note or coinage, but it's really only prosecutable if you're doing it for fraudulent purposes, and these statutes are basically never enforced anyway; people have destroyed currency for art and protest purposes for years. But if a Secret Service agent got a hair up their ass they could _technically_ get you imprisoned for up to six months, which, as I understand it, means it's at most a misdemeanor, not a felony, but I'm an economist, not a lawyer. Which means I'm more qualified to discuss the impact on the money supply than any criminal liability 😁.
That said, copper is, according to a quick Google, going for $4.07/lb, and there are 145 solid copper pennies in a pound, so they're worth considerably more as copper than as currency. That's why they've been copper-plated zinc for over 40 years now.
its only a crime if done fraudulently
Incorrect
It's only illegal to destroy paper bills and pennies and nickels and in 2007 they updated the law to say it's illegal to sale them to a person in a different country who would melt them down. But with thousand of people saying its not illegal without checking the website then nobody believes it. Google helps if used. But I think its really stupid that its okay to melt diems and quarters but why in the world would they say the 2 smallest amount coins are illegal. But also they wont enforce anything with thousands of videos of people melting them and selling them on eBay to melt, nothing is happening.
This is awesome! I think it'd look cool with a a penny set into the side of it or laser etch a Lincoln head on there. Something to let people know what it started out as. Great video!
You'd get more views pouring in flip flops
but also horrific burns
Third degree burns
Your videos are so relaxing. They make you feel like the world is going to be okey
Bro melting those pennies is illegal lol
Google is your friend. It’s not illegal to melt them down in general, it’s illegal to melt them down and sell them at a profit
It is not illegal to melt, form, destroy, or otherwise modify US coins, including pennies, unless the objective is fraudulent or with the intent of selling the raw materials of the coins for profit. Projects that use coins as materials are entirely legal in the United States.
@@Demonicwolf9 False, there is no requirement that the melting of pennies be for profit to be illegal.
dw he has a hammer
It isn’t.
Great work colleague, more likes👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
FYI, pretty sure it is still illegal to melt pennies. I looked into this 15 years ago, and there was a statute prohibiting it.
It is illegal to alter currency in a fraudulent manner, and it is illegal to melt down coins in quantity to sell their metal. Other than that, perfectly legal.
is not illegal if they are no longer in use.
@@joakoc.6235pennies are still in use
It’s illegal for the government to use our taxes to support genocides, but hey they’re still doing it!!!
Who cares they’re not gonna persecute someone over 10$ worth of pennies
That is so very fine. I love your video and your presentation. Having to think about doing this in my own shop. Thank you.
That hammer looks great!
Your so talented ❤
Really high quality. Good job.
Why is there no vent hole for the hammer during the cast? I thought it would work nicer (with no burp at the end) if you had a small vent riser on the opposite face of the hammer.
If that’s unnecessary, I would love to know why! Thanks!
True craftsmen mate awesome hammer well done .
I have finally moved in to new property and got my gear back out yeww ..
Beautiful work, love seeing the process from beginning to end.
I would love to see these tools once they get a patina. Nice work
Would you consider casting another blank? I would consider buying a raw casting like this, what a cool project
I like the copper cups , Have you done a video on them ? I have 67 gallons of pre 1981 pennies,
Beautiful work!!
Wow that came out really clean, as a blacksmith I feel your pain regarding all the filing.
Very beautiful and talented.
Can I ask a dumb question or two that I didn't see while browsing through the comments? How do you keep the copper from tarnishing? Or do you simply polish it every few years? And, a hammer made of copper is 'softer' than standard hammers, and therefore has limited use. So, while I admire the planning and craftsmanship, will this hammer get much actual use?
Very nice video - I love the narration and the final product.
Minecraft taught me to use wax, thought I am not really sure! :D
Excellent casting. How did you get that core centered? It came out perfect. OK I rewatched and answered my own question. Great job man.
Nice work and nice video ! Thanks !
That's a beautiful piece ❤
*You Sir, do beautiful work!*
Good Job Its Worth Penny 😃
I refurbish drums and I think you have me a great idea and solved a problem I have had. I want to have gold or copper colored rims but can’t find any one that makes them ( the drum companies must just want that market for their factory built drums) . I think I could quite possibly do this with pennies. It would be durable and attractive. I thought about sand blasting and metal dipping them but I think the finish would wear off after use but if it’s this color all through out then it will last forever. I just what to know how thin you can go and still have it turn out good ?? Drum rims are not all that thick, except the base drum rim.
copper hammers like that are $250 for us welders.
when doing hot line work on live gas lines we use copper and brass tools so there is no sparks.
that is some serious good work there.
I love this video, You did a great job!!
The thing that impresses me most about Robinson Foundry is his shop. Damn bro, how do you keep it so clean?!
Filing is the fun part! I see you have a shinto wrasp. Don't see them often.
Beautiful work man ! 🫡
I refurbish drums and I think you have me a great idea and solved a problem I have had. I want to have gold or copper colored rims but can’t find any one that makes them ( the drum companies must just want that market for their factory built drums) . I think I could quite possibly do this with pennies. It would be durable and attractive. I thought about sand blasting and metal dipping them but I think the finish would wear off after use but if it’s this color all through out then it will last forever. I just what to know how thin you can go and still have it turn out good ?? Drum rims are not all that thick, except the base drum rim. Oh I think you should have made the wage out of pennies as well , just for the looks of it.
That hammer is in wall hanger now…. Came out beautiful.
Making each face different gives a lot more usability even a slight dish on one can be super handy to not mar material
Just a thought, in the UK we use copper water pipes, I’m assuming you use copper stuff too. If so a couple of metres of pipe, probably cost less than the pennies, and wouldn’t contain the zinc. You could always say it’s made out of pennies, nobody could prove otherwise.
11.00 homemade hammer amazing your workmanship is amazing
I’d love to try this kind of work it looks amazing and seems a fun build
I've been wanting to do something like this for ages, to make lifting weight plates. I think it would be just awesome to have a set of copper plates.
Dude that’s an awesome idea, though made from copper maybe prohibitively expensive, what about some kinda copper alloy?
Magnificent artwork 👍
Any idea how to protect it from corrosion and rust? I know oil works for iron and steel, but it's also not the best if you don't keep up on keeping them well oiled. Cerakote is an amazing corrosion protection, but I doubt you would want to Cerakote over the nice looking copper. They do sell a clear coat, but I'm not sure how well (or if) it would hold up to hammering. Their one clear coat they tested with a shotgun slug and it appeared to remain perfectly in place despite the metal under it being severely deformed. I'm not sure if there are other clear coats that would work either... but I'm sure there are other options out there too.