Casting a Solid Bronze Scorpion
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ธ.ค. 2022
- This is an example of lost organics casting, similar to lost wax, the organics are burned out the same way to make the bronze. These scorpions were humanly harvested and were then then places in the freezer. being they are cold blooded they simply slow down and go to sleep in the cold until they actually hit freezing point at which point they will not wake up again.
I did another video on grasshoppers that showed some of the mistakes I made but now I seem to have the process for casting insects down. - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
Massive flashback for me, my dad used to work in a dental studio, and ALSO cast a scorpion once! You did admittedly a better job.
Very cool! I haven’t seen anyone do lost bug casting before.
Super cool, first video of yours I've watched and I immediately noticed the dental tools. When we learned about investing and casting gold crowns and onlays in lab we used the same process but on a much smaller scale!
Wow, you do an amazing job. I’m not a bug person but I enjoyed watching this video. Amazing talent.
They are truly exquisite! Fantastic, well done and a great video.
You did the impossible! I am so blown away, thanks for sharing.
Alright I found it! Saw your short, great work man! Your production quality keeps getting better with every video
And the castings you create are very cool, the wood and scorpions my favourites
Amazing job - So much detail was captured! (And so glad you didn't get stung!!!)
The definition is amazing! It's crazy how you can get bronze into those tiny legs and stingers. 🤯
So beautiful. Thank you for being creative.
I love your work it’s beautiful
7:52 - That detail is amazing. All those tiny legs and the stinger filling perfectly. Whoa.
More than all of this technique I applaud you for actually handling the scorpions lol. I thought you'd use some 3D print design or something, not actual scorpions themselves
Wow, great job!
Watching ur video make me calm and patient
I try to be the Bob Ross of Bronze castings.
As always
A amazing job, verry vérry cool
Looks pretty awesome, I would like to scan that stuff.
Stinger looks perfect 👌
Scorpion also
I’m gobsmacked! Ten hours at a thou degrees! That’s probably more than my yearly electricity bill….what a result tho, sill amazed that an organic creature would burn away so cleanly…..amazing results, KUDOS 👏👏👏
Great Videos: Professionally Filmed and Narrated. And Your Artwork is SUPERB. KUDOS! John 14:6
OMG!!! That ist so cool. Great idea and for me, perfekt work. Now i go for your next Video. Greating from Europe. I wish you all the best.
Hope all is well In Europe!
Even cooler than the crickets!
Very nice!!
This is amazing
Those turned out sick! Hopefully you do some more in the future when I'm able to buy one.
Hello from China ,u r making the art
Nice work
Nice evolution
Your homemade vaccum chamber is awesome. How much would you say it increases details?
Honestly the detail on the main part of the body is the same. What is better is the flaws. And air bubble that may have gotten stuck before, or if I don’t have a proper vent, gets sucked out and the casting is a lot cleaner. It also help the metal flow into really small spaces. Like the grasshoppers I cast, even the antenna were captured. I never would have captured that without the vacuum. So in that aspect the detail is significantly higher.
But if you don’t have a clean burn out or, your pattern isn’t done right, it isn’t going to fix those types of problems. But it makes getting a clean casting way easier.
Fantástico amigo 👌🔥
I really want to try this. How much would you say it would cost someone to get started with basic bonze investment casting equipment?
Damn that is awesome!!
1:40 Heaven or Hell: Wax Rock! 🤣
Awesome 👌
Seen on a old house door, the brass handles where smoothend by many hands but in within could see metallic crystals. Can that be recreated somehow. I think it would look interesting, and worth trying.
The metallic crystals are from metal shrinkage. As the metal cools and contracts it pulls away from the mold and gives the crystals room to grow. It’s not uncommon but usually it’s something we try to avoid. You be never heard of someone trying to do it on purpose.
Yes! new video!
Amazing
I’ve only just seen your vids , what investment do you use as I’m just starting in the world of lost wax
I use Ultravest from Rio Grande jewelry supply
Greatwork man. What is that white powder you use for the mold? Looking forward to your next projects.
Probably it is POP
So cool
Love your content. Ever think about incorporating 3d scanning and 3d printing into your process?
Funny you should say that. I just bought a 3D printer last week!
@@lundgrenbronzestudios good luck, and welcome to the 3d printing world! I had a heck of a time using a dedicated casting resin with my printer, but it's so worth it when you iron out the kinks. Hopefully the printing goes better for you, but if it doesn't, I have a decent amount of experience with troubleshooting printers, specifically related to casting, and I'd be happy to see if I could help
would u take a commission for a cane handle ??
Do you still have an Etsy? I remember looking through my favorited sellers and don't remember the last time I saw your store.
I have a soft spot for scorpions, so this made me a little sad, but at least they went to a purpose that immortalizes them lol. I don't know if AZ has any rare/vulnerable species, so definitely check the species you are working with. If you do this again. =)
What kind of investment are you using and where to get it
I use ultra vest from Rio grande jewelry supply.
You 'Rock'‼️🤩
Did you try to cast a cactus in bronze? I seem to remember someone doing it.
I’ve thought about that.
Hey I went back and watched just about all your videos to see when you got your burn out kiln and if you made a video on it and I didn't see one so that would be a good video to make.Did you buy it new, how much was it, can you use it to make glass sculptures and did you have to put in any wiring or circuit breakers, it really seams to make metal work much easier so I think people would be interested in it and maybe how much your electric bill goes up since it runs for several hours at a time, anyway I'm enjoying your channel keep up the good work.
I bought it used on Facebook market place. It sat in my garage for months before I got it wired. I probably could have turned that ordeal into a video but at the time didn’t think it was that exciting.
nice 💐
Love your work! Do you do commissioned pieces? I would love to pay you to cast some pieces I’ve designed, sculpted and 3D printed.
No. I haven’t taken up doing commission work. I’ve done a few jobs and it’s too stressful. Takes the fun out of it.
Super
I had no idea you could do this
It opens a whole new world of possibilities.
There's a theory that ancient Greek statues were made by the sculptors pressing clay around the bodies of their human models. Not their whole bodies at once, obviously. But part by part, and then assembling the sub-castings.
Do you think it would work with birds? Capture the feather texture…
I mean yeah it would probably work. If the investment got under the feathers it be a mess though. I would like to try a single feather sometime but I think I would likely paint on some wax on one side to thicken it a bit.
@@lundgrenbronzestudios Single feather would be cool. Lighter aluminum seams like a more natural metal. Messy investment issue, experiment, make another Christmas tree (natural, spray paint, wax one side,, etc.). Bluebird, cardinals could be anodized.
😍😍😍😍😍
i think it would have looked cool if the scorpions were silver and the rocks were gold
That would look cool. I would have to do them in two pieces though and solder them together. It could be done but soldering is t something I have yet learned.
@@lundgrenbronzestudios or you could do it all in silver and then paint the rock gold with paint and taping off the subject
Years ago I saw photos from a macro photographer who positioned a large brown grasshopper standing on it's hind legs and holding a sewing needle in a on-guard dueling posture, against a praying mantis, who was also standing and carrying a dueling sword "sewing needle".
You could do something like straighten a bobby pin and give him a bow & arrow. How about a teacher, teaching a class where the teacher and students were all insects?
😆 that would be hilarious.
I use to make mini tools and weapons using pop cans and tooth picks, it take a bit of work to do but you can make some pretty convincing models.
Noice
Fun fact 9 stings is enough to make you puke and shit yourself.
They more you know 🎶
Your work
Doesn't look like you have
Screw loose
I mean sprue loose 😊
A nice work of art, but I have mixed feelings about killing them to do this.
Yeah but at least they weren’t eaten by a bird. I did it very humanly.
Cast a fruit basket?
I’ve got some bronze berries already so I’m on my way!
"Unalived, very humanely" 🤣
I came here specifically to be entertained by all the outraged comments... and I was thoroughly disappointed. Trolls, do better.
😆. I’m not viral enough yet. I’m working on it. I figured I’m going to 3D print a Trump head and cast it. That should get a lot of comments and maybe go viral. I’ll do a Biden head too and see which one causes more likes and dislikes.
@@lundgrenbronzestudios there ya go.
I like the idea of doing both heads. Because then everyone will see how you do things even handedly, treating both sides the same, and no one will be offended or upset at all.
Because this is how people respond to things.
😆 Yeah. People….
@@lundgrenbronzestudios Good idea. Trump released a trading card lineup - just in time for Christmas. Get a hold of his people to offer 20 free silver plated Trump bronzes included with random online orders! Those 20 busts could sky rocket in price - you could have the mold and sneak a few.😉
Don't know about anyone else but I just can not wait to complete my Trump trading card collection --- lol.
People like seeing scorpions being unalived. Bonus they were turned into amazing art!
i don't think you can kill humanely
Well, you can.
I just think what scorpions would do to us if they were 6 feet tall and had human levels of intelligence.
I don't think they would have any moral problems "unaliving" us.
Remember the famous statement by the scorpion at the end of story of the frog and the scorpion.
"It's my nature."
It's not ok to kill animals for this project.
Actually it’s 100% legal to kill these insects.
@@lundgrenbronzestudios On behalf of all my fellow scorpions....we are ARACHNIDS! We eat insects. And one day, humans....well... just sleep easy...for now.
It's a good job ..but you shouldn't kill animals for just fun and for art. It's brutal and does not suit art ..
Take a look at the grill of your car. You might be shocked.
Yes, I know..unfortunately...
That's what I keep telling my cat....but does Mr. Pookums listen?
Probably shouldnt post videos of you illegally poaching animals to cast them in bronze
Well you will be happy to know it’s not illegal.
I think superglue would be a better way to position the insect and you would have to burnish out excess wax, have you tried that?
No I haven’t tried, but that’s a good idea. That would probably work well.
So cool