Ball Jar Light | Cast Aluminum from a 3D Print
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 พ.ค. 2024
- It seemed like a fun idea to cast a custom light fixture out of aluminum and use a canning jar for the glass. Everyday items can be taken for granted until we try to figure how they made.
The multi sided cast proved to be an interesting problem to solve since it couldn’t be a simple 2 sided cast. Instead, a 4 part mold would be necessary to capture the six sided cage.
In this video I am using a 3D Artist D Pro from JG Maker. This was provided to me free of charge in exchange for making this video and it is a very capable printer for the money. If you are considering a new FDM printer, you should absolutely consider IDEX (independent dual extruder) as this allows you to not only print in dual colors, but also use different types of filament like carbon fiber and dissolvable filament in the same print.
The final light fixture is shown installed in the Nemesis Shipping Container Bar by Okomod Ideas. htttps://www.okomodideas.com
Here is a link to the Amazon store to check out the JGMaker Artist D Pro:
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These are the filaments that I used:
Carbon Fiber
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Polydissolve S1
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Black
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Blue
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Music:
Midnight Special by E's Jammy Jams
AI_2 by Vibe Mountain
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That's, by far, the most complex cast part I've seen made on TH-cam. Also, I think this is the most tolerable 3D printer ad on TH-cam as well :)
Hey thanks! This means a lot and I hope to be able to develop less intrusive relationships with brands I care about….
@@Grunblau I think this method of introducing products to people by placing them with channels already making videos they directly relate to is fantastic. I actually *want* to see stuff I would find useful that I may not already know about. It's *so* much better than the old model. Those frog prints were amazing.
Bruh why didn't you 3d print vent tubes also.
Duude, your molds are a form of art.
Thanks! A lot of work goes into them for draft angles, etc…
I love how you designed the print to accomodate for the extra space that the mould dividers would take which would then be reduced when you took the dividers out for the casting mould!
There is another idea I have for this feature!
@@Grunblau awesome!
Thank you for making this comment. My brain was having trouble understanding this mould construction Very slick! Beautiful work, Brian.
Yeah that's true. Like cheating in a very beautiful way
The cleanest, highest quality builds on TH-cam. Bar none.
Thank you
Hi Brian, Just wanted to give you a quick tip with the dissolvable support filament; If the other filament you're using is cheaper than the dissolvable stuff (no idea if that's the case for carbon fiber filament 😁) , there's usually a setting in your slicer that allows you to use the dissolvable filament just at the top of support structure as an interface layer between the support and the print. This way your supports are mostly made up of the cheaper filament and topped off with the expensive dissolvable stuff so you get the best of both worlds!
Been watching your videos for years! Keep up the great work!
Hey! Thanks for the tip! I’ll look for that. I am using Cura, currently. Could certainly do this manually as well….
I can verify that this does work in Cura, but it's a bit oddly placed. You have to first check the "enable support interfaces" box and then change your extruder for the support interfaces. Took me a few tries to figure that out haha
The quality and skill that you exhibit in these projects is unreal. Whatever you do in the real world, I hope you have a career that adequately compensates you for your vast skill set and experience. Incredible work as always!
I love the mention of Ant Hill art haha!
the voice over and music sounds like a "how its made" type of show. i love it
It’s so great to see you back doing videos. Certainly one of the best channels for diy, but diy done right and not cutting corners. Well done Brian!
Thank you!
I so love this idea that I'm stealing it!
Prob the best casting display i have seen with alloy, and i been looking for years a basic (effective) way of doing it.
4:47 wow nice edit
Now, that's a nice, simple and clean fixture.
Thanks for making, filming, editing and sharing!
By far, the best yt channel!
Perfect moonshine bunker light.
I was sent that printer as well, one improvement I did was replace the brass brushes with silicone wipers. They work much better at cleaning the nozzles.
Holy crap, that’s awesome! Now I just need a moonshine bunker…
I did that too…. I bought a silicone matt and cut it up. Was yours DIY or is there a source?
@@Grunblau Also DIY, I think I harvested the silicone from some off the shelf automotive squeegee. I also put a Creality glass bed on it from amazon, 320x310x4mm fits well.
Dude. That unboxing segment was fantastic! I felt like I was watching "How It's Made." GREAT job!
Thanks! They were all about the unboxing…. They ended up being very happy with everything as I think they are just used to people unboxing their product and talking about print speeds, lol.
Nice to see the cement in that Foundry is looking immaculate still after all these years. Awesome light project. It reminds me of old missile silo hallway lighting.
thank you for coming back Brian, I thought that I never see another video using your Fire-Keg
I have a couple more in the works :)
@@Grunblau Nice! You are the best abourt metal casting from 3D printin!
I was worried the time you where out of TH-cam. I think that I mailed you once wondering if you was right. Very glad to see you again, hope that you and your family are good and healthy.
See you in the next vídeo!
STUNNING! this was a joy to watch
Thank you!
Amazing from start to finish
Have these industrial lights in my shop, they were free after a renovation at a local grocery store
Wow! This project was so complex. Thank you. I am inspired
Wow that’s a lovely casting!
One of the best TH-cam videos I have ever seen. Beautiful project, perfectly executed. What a clever man.
Thanks, Ed!
Hi Brian, i casted in sodium silicate sand recently i tried to improve the surface quality by adding quartz powder to the mix. The results were amzazing. I noticed that it is neccesary to use more Sodium Silicate than usual tho (about 9%). I used one part Sand to one part Quartz Powder.
Hmmm something to try…. How do you cure your mold? I try to stay away from piercing with a nozzle.
Blasting the inside cavity with powdered graphite is something else I might try…
@@Grunblau I think there is plenty of room for improvement in my curing routine, but I'm kinda impatient ... I usually blast the outside with Co2 and then bake it at 120c (temperature choice has no specific reason, it just felt right). 3d prints may or may not need to be removed in advance, i usually have milled positives.
Graphene sounds promising aswell, do you want to use ist instead of talc ? Alumina could work aswell, and its a little cheaper (at least where I live)
I can't wait any more for the kayak.
Ha! We would both be waiting for the epoxy to cure if I worked on it the last months…
So simple, yet so complicated. Love the look!
The preparations you make for casting are wonderfully thoughtful and precise! It’s enviable how well the parts from the 3D printer and the laser match up. All that effort up front certainly makes for a fantastic end product. Please keep the videos coming! We missed you for a few years there. You’re one of the best craftsmen on TH-cam!
Thanks! I got caught up at a company that did not allow their employees/consultants to have social media due to a NDA and just plain control freakness… I’m much better now!
Super satisfying attention to detail!
Beautiful design, nothing wrong with leaving the texture on there. It could be a product straight out of the German Manufactum catalog.
Nice job. Gotta be able to think "negative space " for this sort of work.
Sometimes it is a real mind bender…. Being able to subtract solids from each other in CAD helps.
Beautiful.
Clever idea and build👍
Just brilliant!
First rate work as always. You make the mould production look so easy!
Incredible so elegant 👊🏼👊🏼🙏🏼
Thanks Jimmy! 👊
BTW- How is it that you have any time to watch TH-cam? 👀 🤣
Beautiful work.
Excellent, just excellent. Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful, love how precise it all fit together
Thanks!
Beautiful mold design work. I know TH-cam audiences normally wouldn't go for it, but I would be really interested in the design process and what all you are taking into consideration.
Well, TH-cam would prefer that I pour the molten aluminum over food or polish my ingots to a mirror finish to really get substantial views...
I have been considering a ‘no one is actually going to watch this’ video about design process for awhile. It would likely cover a few projects…
@@Grunblau I admit, there are nights where I fall asleep to the mirror polished ingot videos, but I don't actually learn anything applicable in those videos. It is the product design and mold design that is really educational and interesting. Personally, I'd much rather watch molten metal turning into an actual useful product or focusing on testing certain techniques than draws me in.
So when you do that design video, you have at least one guaranteed view from me (not counting the number of times I rewatch your videos). Thanks for sharing your work!
You definitely have to show your design process!! Do it! And then throw your demolded piece on a block of ice……
@@craigallan7263 🤣
very cool project
i dont know what to say. complex detailed and high precision casting. Great work.
very very neat working procedure
Hey Brian. Good video. Thanks for sharing. 🍁👍👍
you are incredibly precise - a pleasure to watch, too. Thank you for this very interesting project, there is much to be learned from the process, as always
Excelente trabajo!!!
It's taken me 16 minutes to figure out what song that is and why you used it.
Well played, good sir. Well played 😂
Everything for a reason…. :)
Came out great ! Love the frogs, too ! ;)
Thank you!
A very nice project indeed!
Found your channel this week (Loving it!) and saw you didn't post to frequently, glad to see a new video so quick again! Great Content mate!
I’m glad you are here!
Loosen up the belts a wee bit, and put the printer on a thick silicone pad (or four smaller ones for the feet). One other thing you can do is isolate all the stepper motors using the rubber plate isolators that interpose between the motors and the mounting fixtures. This should give you an even smoother finish for your prints. One other trick (at the expense of time used to print) would be to slow down between 80 to 90 percent (you can either do that with the machine, or if you have a sufficiently smart slicer, program all exterior walls to be done at a slower speed.
Ghosting, jiggling, layers poking out, they're all results of fast jogs, vibration travelling from one part through the frame, etc.
My ancient (by this point) CR-10 prints so smoothly it doesn't even look like a filament print at sufficiently thin layers. Took me 3 years to get it perfectly tuned, but it's worth it.
That’s great! I am saving this comment to try your recommendations. I found that the wheels under the platform needed to be slightly tightened too. My prints improved from model to model. It will be great squeezing out that last 10%!
You never fail to amaze!! Thanks for the video, just love that lamp!
Thanks! I am glad…
as always: a joy to watch your video!
This is pretty cool.
Making something from just an idea is awesome..
I was JUST re-watching your coathook video after mentioning this channel to my roommate, who's getting into the business of casting/molding and considering getting a 3D printer, hah! What a lovely, on-topic surprise to see pop up today.
Thanks! Depending on what kind of casting they are doing… they might also want to look into UV resin printers. These have blown me away in recent months.!
@@Grunblau Yeah!! I already have a Creality CR6 for workhorse/production tasks, and a very outdated JGMaker (at the time, JGAurora) printer that's absolute crap, so I was blown away to see how good their new machines are, I've got a lot of respect for companies that listen to the community and refine their products. I think we're looking at a Phrozen for the resin printer but depending on some test-casts, we may actually already be getting good enough quality already from the CR6 :)
Those frogs are awesome. The other stuff is okay, too, I guess.
Yeah. You can see that I made multiple frogs because what you say is absolutely correct…
Amazing!
A maker like no other!
Very cool
Its so nice!
Nice work!!
Awesome project Brian 👍
And the design work involved in making the pattern is bending my brain 😵💫
Great job!
so beautiful
Thanks!
Just WOW.
Two videos in the same year ? Aren’t you over doing it a bit Brian ? 😂🥰❤️🙏🏻
It must be so satisfying to put you hands to something and come away left with a work of art that is perfection itself.
That is one complex project.
that's just great!
Yeah! More videos from you!
Another excellent video! I can’t remember a single video of your that hasn’t inspired me to do something new. I still love using the Platform CNC for so many things.
Looks really nice!
Thanks
Always exciting to see a new video pop up from you Brian!
👍
Brian - Another great project and video. Also, big kudos for the CCR background music. That was a very cool touch.
looks fantastic! Super professional work
Thanks!
Very satisfying video!
Thanks!
amazing!!
As soon as I saw those filament colours I thought (for sure) where this was going.
The poison dart frogs came out awesome! 😄
Thanks!
I would expect anything lest from the master creator 👍😎👍
Gr8 work!
Great video sir!
Wow! Just...wow!
Estou muito feliz por você ter voltado a faser vídeos adoro assistir seus projetos geniais 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
Beautiful work Brian! Whatever that dual conduit is in that container or whatever it is, alongside the light fixture, is exquisitely routed and installed as well. Amazing quality work sir!
Thanks! The lines are for hydraulic doors that serve as patios on either side of the container bar when fully deployed.
I can see there has been put a lot of thoughts into the whole process. And to be honest don't hide the texture, that's the beauty of casting. Love to see and learn more
Thanks!
Great job. So much work for one piece but it makes the video fun to watch. Can’t wait for the next one.
Thank you.
I really enjoyed the video
Everyone gather round, it's time for another Oltrogge builds something awesome episode
Very cool. And good job! I was going to cast nearly the exact same part but never got around to actually pouring. Made the model, mold, and everything else, though. I like the integrated threads, I had modeled tapped holes to affix a lid surround.
well done
Thank you!
Awesome
Wowww, a really great job !!
Bravo.
I like it.
Thanks!
Wow, I felt like I was back in high school watching a science class movie.
WOW! This is NOT the video i thought it was going to be!! Amazing work :-) Excellent edit too!
Ha! great! Glad you found it…
I love it. Subscribed 👍🏻
Thank you and welcome!
This is sooo freaking awesome, damn I love your videos!!
Awsome mold making skills, very impressive. I have been wanting to cast a model of a local monument tower that is 6 sided and i will probably use this method, thanks for a great video.
Good! I am happy someone finds the technique useful!
Awesome content as usual 👍👍
Thanks!
V nice
Amazing work as usual! I’m always inspired by your process and designs! Would love to get into metal casting myself but need to buy all the tools!
Definitely think about putting the design files on a 3D model website, the 3D print community would love this idea!
Great job and keep up with these creative designs!
This is an excellent idea that I have yet to implement. I am considering adding a 3D models section to my website…
@@Grunblau I’d totally pay for your design files!
@@Grunblau Definitely! A good way to get some support to your channel!
Missed your video!!!
I use an IDEX printer at work to print in duplication mode. Two identical parts simultaneously.
3D printing has come a long way! Especially for FDM printing. My Makerfaire booth was next to Bre Pettis when he was selling the plywood cupcake Makerbots.