Lost Foam Casting - Belt Buckle
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ต.ค. 2024
- Lost Foam Casting using aluminum. Casting a few Father's Day Gifts. Instead of giving dad a boring tie or ear hair trimmer - why not create something cool out of metal! That's exactly what I did. Watch me turn a bunch of foam and a pile of cans into a super cool belt buckle and paperweight!
TH-cam keeps me on the edge of my comfort zone. This is a cool.idea and I'll try it soon-ish. Thanks for your enthusiasm and real-life maker's adventures.
Thats sweet! I really dig the grungy look along with the vintage looking belt
Thanks!
Nice job ETX :) Glad to see you got your furnace issues all ironed out. I remember the Perlite One :-)
Excellent video! Great looking items too.
Thanks man!
Very cool project and really learned from it. thanks
Awesome! You should give it a try.
+eviltwinx I went back in your earlier videos and this will be a definite project in the future.
wow that very cool looks great! i always like watching your videos.
Right on!
that was very cool! your videos are getting better too!
Much appreciated!!!
That looks like fun. I am going to give it a go, Did You buy the crucible or make it. I heard you could make them, but I have not tried. I assume it would be ok to just heat it with my forge standing on end. The is a great way to make buckles. I forged a few but they take too long to make. There is the ability to make more than one identicalky. Thanks for the demo, I subbed and Liked... Be well....
Hey! Thanks. I bought the crucible and it was around $35. I highly recommend buying one especially if you’re going to be casting on a regular basis. Lost foam casting are one offs. If you wanted to make several buckles, you would make a pattern and do sand casting. That’s my next step.
Nice Work...I kind of like the industrial look you got from the outer trim distorting!
Thanks! Yea, lost foam in sand makes for a super rough casting but I like that look as well. It definitely feels hand crafted and not store bought. I hope you give it a try!
awesome work and looks great.
Thanks Matt for the comment and sub!
New to the channel but great videos. Keep up the good work.
Thank you!
Thank you! More coming soon...hopefully.
Good job and as always (be safe) good use at end your welcome . The OLDMAN
nice work man
Thank you!
Looking for howto's on casting belt buckles and look who I came across. ;-) How the heck have you been?
I do want to know how that loop held up. I assume there isn't any real pressure on it so it stays in fairly well?
Hey man! Funny that I come up in the search since google doesn't like my posting frequency. Just been so busy with life and a new job that making videos has taken a back seat for now. My Dad doesn't wear his buckle everyday but it seems to be holding up very well. One thing I would change is how wide the loop is. Tighter is better or the buckle will droop a little.
You are very talented
Very cool comment and much appreciated!
did a good job. now i need to be finding out how i want to make the tongs for the crusible you sent me. for lifting the crusable and pureing
Well, for the lifting tongs, you can go simple and just use a post hole digger if you have one around. You can even use it to pour if you're careful enough. I do have some older build videos you can take a look at.
cool thanks and I hear that there's never enough time in the day
Where did you get the crucible tongs? I like the one-step lift and pour thing you've got there.
I might of missed this comment so sorry for the late response. I fabricated both the tongs and pouring shank. If you're interested, I have older videos of how I did them.
Dwight G he made them (earlier video). But it is lift out with one set then pour with another. Still a nice setup.
i have a question. I tried a lost foam casting with plaster of Paris (basically the same thing as drywall mud) and it was a disaster. I think my styrofoam absorbed some of the water, and I didn't give it enough time to dry. So here's the question. After you put the drywall mud on, how long do you let it dry? Hours? Days?
ChiaraDental - I've only tried the drywall method once on another project and let it sit for a few days. The casting didn't turn out so well either. But yea, you need to make sure the coating is completely dried or the moisture will boil when the AI is poured. Don't give up and try it again.
you only need a very thin coat of plaster, try using paint primer instead of water when you mix. use a little water if it needs to be thinner. i have not tried this primer mix yet but it is used on Luciano you tube channel, it should dry quicker.
Thanks for the input Kevin!
nice belt buckle :)
Thanks man! My Dad totally dug it.
that belt buckle came out great I was wondering what kind of cement did you use for your The Crucible and Forge
Thanks! I didn't mess around with a home brewed refractory cement. I bought a castable cement called Mizzou Kast-O-lite 30 and behind that is a 2" layer of KaoWool insulating blanket. A Salamander Clay Graphite Crucible is what I'm using.
Cool
I'm planning on building one soon that helps out a lot thank you also do you have any future videos a project coming up that we can look forward to
heath nors reaper forging Glad I can help! Check out alloyavenue.com. Tons of info. Also, most of my furnace and burner design was based on this guys series - th-cam.com/video/gFOq88iQg60/w-d-xo.html.
My future projects are more casting, working on the blacksmith shop, doing some more blacksmithing, and trying to finish up my Atlas lathe restoration. Whew- lots to do with little free time to do it!
You should put this video on Instructables!
I love that site! Never thought about posting an instructable before so maybe.
nice, I may try and cast something soon and it would be nice to talk to you about all the problems I might face
Sure thing! You really don't need much to start. You can always upgrade as you go and learn.
What size crucible are you using?
I believe it's an A8. It holds roughly about 7-8 lbs of molten AI.
很酷 ！Thanks!
Nice
Great work buddy 👏🏻👍🏻. I also cast and melt and make with molten metals copper brass and aluminium etc if that intereinterests you check my channel I'm sure theres something you would like if not that's cool loved the video and take it easy my friend😁😉👍🏻
Just a side note, unless your video is backwards when putting the buckle on it looks like it goes the wrong way.
Gah! I'll have to look into that. Or... maybe I did it that way on purpose? Maybe?
Awesome!!!
Thanks! My dad wears it all the time.
Awesome! I wish thai I had seen this video before I made my belt bucle. there is a video of my build on my channel if you are intetested.
Thanks! If it makes you feel any better, I say the same thing after watching other videos. However, I think that's the greatest benefit of youtube. Going to head over to your channel and check it out.
th-cam.com/video/LK9rYpRQmiM/w-d-xo.html
Is the "pitting" in the middle from gas in the metal, gas from the foam, or from loose sand flowing in?
Great question! It's hard to say for sure but I think it's probably from both the gas in the metal and the foam vaporizing. For this pour, I took a chance and didn't degass since any pitting would work with the rough look I was going for.
+eviltwinx it's probably hydrogen contamination should look for Flux and degasser from budget casting.
Chris Anderson I normally do flux and degass but just ran with it this time. I wasn't too concerned with the finish since I wanted it "rough" looking.
nice job outta check out Petra bond sand you get beer detail in your parts
I do have Petrobond. I'm saving it for when I make a real pattern and need a great finish. Doing lost foam stinks up the sand like you wouldn't believe. I'm ok with that with the sand I get from HD - not so much with my Petrobond. Heh.
+eviltwinx true true. would you like to make a face plate I have a pattern I'll let you baro. think I have a video with it in it.
what if you rig up a gas grill igniter to light the foundry
Not a bad idea! It's much less scary now that I added a shut off valve after the regulator.
hay u used my newspaper idea that I told u about in a previous video :)
One of the best tips I've gotten!
your welcome :)
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