Learn to Cast Metal Parts from 3D Prints
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 พ.ค. 2020
- Using 3D printed patterns for sand casting aluminum parts is fun, and not that difficult. I set off to make a custom Rosette iron. Rosetttes are Scandinavian deserts I remembered from my childhood. I show all the details of the build and talk about some of the foundry issues with stop motion Legos and Claymation. If you'd like more details about the foundry process and pattern design I'd love to hear about it, and I could make another video.
I started doing some more educational sequences, and this video just started getting too crazy long, so I punted. I'm still learning about how to pace a longer video. I can do the individual sequences, but stitching them together into a longer whole seems difficult.
It’s criminal that this video has only 17k views, it’s so well done. The music, the stop motion, the many different techniques! Love it
Thank you! I'm glad you liked it! I put a crazy amount of time into making the videos, so I don't make very many of them, and that makes for fewer subs, fewer eyeballs, etc. So it's no surprise I don't get huge numbers of views. I prefer to think: "Well I've gotten a fair number of subscribers for only having made 4 videos!" :)
@@retrotechjournal you my friend deserve so much more. The build quality, the video editing, the entertainment and it litteraly looks like you can do everything (including PCB design from the video i just came from 😂). I wish you the very best 👍
It’s the bat thing.. People are avoiding Seemingly satanic stuff and blocking any channels that even remotely hint of Satanism.. This one is on my family block list. I am into 3d printing so I manually checked into this and Enjoyed the Creativity but I certainly wouldn’t allow my Children near it. SATANISTS are creative and Sneaky.. I’m not implying this channel is satanic in nature, only that it’s flagged and it could be due to something as innocuous as “bats” or something in the Monologue (or A creator linked instance, The profiles can go back decades).. Regardless, SATANISTS are now emboldened and need to be stuffed back into the dirt… Beware “creatives”… Even the ones great at pretending to be normal, nice people(They aren’t..Look at D.C. Hollywood and every Leftist stronghold..).
the production value is extraordinary, especially for a channel this small
The projects are right up my alley, the editing is top notch, the story telling and stop motion explanations are creative and informative. Stellar channel, can’t believe i didn’t find you sooner!
Oh thanks! I'm glad you found it eventually.
Kurt are you kidding me? This was so good! How many how many hundreds of hours did this take. You are such an inspiration.
lol. I'm glad you liked it. It is funny how what would normally be a couple of week build turns into months of screwing around when I'm trying to film it all and doing stop motion and throwing in silly jokes. I did 3 different days of shooting for that stupid rabbit shot because I wanted an "impossible" version where I'm talking to the camera, and the camera moves and then there's stop motion stuff. All those different attempts had different problems that made them not work and I ended up just going with the original one even though it wasn't as "impossible" I even was memorizing what some of those lines sounded like backward at one point! OMG. Simon was doing all the camera work for those shoots. lol Also sand and spray paint are both things you don't really want a camera near, so that was interesting. Hi!
That was awesome, I can only hope that my DIY skills and beard become so great!
*beam*
I watched your led video. You have good sound/editing. Now all you have to do is work on that beard!
I love everything about this video. It is so well balanced...no unnecessary chatting, easy to follow and those stop motion sequences are really the icing on this lovely cake of a video. I think this video and your channel are so underrated that it borders on being illegal. This should be a mandatory watch for a great many makers who want to get into video making as well as a reality check for those who have been having a crack at it for a while.
I really cannot heap enough praise on your work.
Well done!
Oh my gosh. Thanks for the kind words! I love working on all the details of a project. Digging in super deep. I guess I am also trying to apply that to the video making meta project. Of course the down side is that my actual projects have had to get quite a bit simpler, and I don't produce many videos. I have no idea how someone like @thecrafsman produces a video a week! Amazing! I'm just glad you like the videos. I still have so much to learn about video making. Hopefully with more practice I'll improve and I'll also get more efficient. Thanks again! It means a lot to me to hear that people enjoy these things.
That was great...
I’ve got a ruff idea now.
Thanks! I intend to make another video deep diving into the details of pattern design, but that has to go as a separate video. Kind of a "Things I wish I'd known about pattern design" or something. The good news is that AL is fairly forgiving so you can still get decent results without knowing a lot of those details. This was more of a "once though the process lightly" kind of deal. I always struggle with how much detail to put in.
The best twelve minutes I spent on TH-cam in a long time. Thank you!
Thanks! I try to work hard on keeping them short and to the point, I was hoping to be under 10 minutes, but I couldn't bring myself to cut it down any further. :]
This is one of the best make videos ive ever seen! Really fascinating and brilliantly executed too. Not only that you are obviously a superb film maker too (a very powerful combo!). I love the animations and breviety... from someone that tries and fails to do the things youve done in this video im in awe! Love the little casting flask too, did you make it? Ive recently lost my youtube mojo (mainly the editing workload) but your video has reminded me what its all about, thanks so much. You’ve prompted me to give it another go. Subbed (obvs!)
I'm glad you liked it! I'm kind of thrilled that you said "and brevity..." I was so struggling to get the thing under 10 mins and I just couldn't bring myself to do it. I know no one actually cares how I made the ferule, etc but I just couldn't cut it out of there. lol I think my main problem is I kind of edit one build montage at a time and then when the whole thing is done I don't want to re-edit each sequence to make it hold together more as a whole. I totally feel that "editing workload" thing. Each shoot it a project itself. This took 10x as long to do just because I was filming it. Ja I built that flask. I built the riddle, furnace, the burner, everything. I used to be very into foundry work a long time ago, and still have all the stuff in tubs under the house. Once in a while I want to cast something and it's nice that I still have all the tools down there. At my previous house I had a whole sand table, but these days I just don't have room for something like that in my garage. I'm glad you've decided to give it another shot! Building and sharing is fun!
Also I just watched one of your videos/subscribed. Your good on camera. I'll have to watch some more. Keep up the good work!
@@retrotechjournal I agree with @Julian HG 100%. My question is, how long did it take you to film this and how long to edit it?
@@jamessheridan88 Well filming a build always takes way longer than just doing a build. I think I spent something like 5 weeks doing the build/filming although that was just scattered nights and weekends. I have a job/family and this is just a hobby. Not sure how long the edit took. I guess I could look at Premier auto saves to see. I basically did it over the holiday break. Looking at the auto saves looks like I worked on it from Dec 30th -> Jan 5th. So something like 7 days. That was almost all of it, but then I kept thinking I'd shoot some more animation about pattern design and kept putting off shooting the talking to camera stuff (which I find stressful) so I didn't work on it at all until May when I just shot the talking to camera segment and called it done. So like one more day of shooting/editing then. I tend to have this problem where I shoot/edit various segments but then hem and haw over how to stick them all together into some sort of whole. Hell I'm doing that again now. I have 2 Christmas builds that I shot, and have most of the pieces edited, but haven't managed to shoot the talking to camera/glue parts to make them into actual post-able videos. Hopefully I'll do that before May this time. lol
Agreed, I’m very happy I came across this channel! I just wanted to see how to cast some metal but he has many skills I’m interested in learning them all lol
This takes a lot of patience and talent.
I'm making casts it's not as easy as he makes it look.
Old man has talent.
Great production! Love your voice and presentation. Great vid.
Oh thanks! I'm glad you liked it! I really have fun making the videos, but then I'm so close to the project that I'm never really sure if anyone else will like them. :]
We need more professional individuals with the passion and desire to teach , bravo and cheers to you sir...from US ALL...
-ER Miele
You are entirely welcome! Both my parents were teachers so you counting me as a teacher is high praise indeed. I am trying to hit some blend of teaching + entertaining.
@@retrotechjournal Right on Brother...keep at it , much appreciated for all those who don't acknowledge it...may you have many more years on this planet to share the knowledge...Enjoy your evening and Blessing's to you and yours...
-ER Miele | AVCO: Military Commander Ecuadorian Special Forces
Don’t remember when or why I subscribed, but I’m glad a did!
The amount of time and care you put into this video was awesome. Really a joy to watch!
no worries the algorithm will soon pop up your vids and channel. For me, you are today's find, so thanks and good luck with your channel.
Wow! Your video deserves to be in the running for short film of the year. Thank you so much! Yes please to explaining the design of the reservoirs. And *maybe* a video on how you time-traveled to bring versions of your past self to taste the final results 😃
Oh hurray. I've been kind of wanting to do a deep dive into the pattern design part, but wasn't sure if there was an audience for that. Also I didn't super want to get pigeon holed into "a foundry channel" since this is really a "Documenting a few of my whimsical builds with learning sprinkled in" channel. Or something.
Your videos are something else. First time I've heard about this kind of cooking, too. Pure beauty.
Yes, as a kid that interactive deep frying was unlike anything else. Memorable magic.
A much covered subject on YT, but rarely with such charm and gentle wit. May your impressive beard grow ever longer, and may it never get trapped in a casting box! Thx!
Thank you so much. I did once singe the end of my beard whilst applying a heavy twist to a yellow hot rail road spike knife. lol.
Yummers... thanks for the entertaining and educational stuff...
Onwards! To more Blissful moments!
Yes, Onward! Boldly into the future.
Love your videos! The projects themselves obviously took a lot of work but the stop motion transitions are simply unique and so well done. Just subscribed and please keep up the excellent work!
Thank you so much! Yes, the videos are their own form of crazy complicated project. That's the main reason I only document a few of my projects or I'd never get anything done. ;]
I know I watched this before, a few years ago, but I can't remember if I commented or not. This would have been a better than average metal casting video without all the animations etc. But you really went the extra mile here. 👍👍
I’m glad you liked it!
Just over 2.3k subs for this level of humor animation, information and knowledge sharing and done with charisma and style? I know I will watch this channel again and it will be 100k plus subscribers. Great video. PS i have a great grey beard too but definitely suffered some beard envy there......
Oh thanks! That's very nice of you to say. I suspect I will never get that many subs because I simply don't put out enough content, but I'm always pleased when someone likes what I've put out there. I prefer to think of it like "2.3k subs for only 3 videos is awesome!" and not "only 2.3k subs for 2 years of making videos" :] Grey bears unite!
Need to ask my grandparents about Rosetta. From Erie Ohio, so someone must know about it. Sounds Intresting. Great videio by the way!
OK this is awesome, your stop motion or whatever that is.... 10/10 . Not to mention this being the best DIY casting video on TH-cam, and I've seen most of them.
Oh thanks! I really appreciate that.
I just discovered your channel and wanted to say thank you for such creative, entertaining and informative videos!
Thank you so much! Entertaining and informative is pretty much my exact goal with these things so I’m excited you called that out! 😊
Amazing! Loved everything, project and montage! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Had me at “Scandinavian love child of potato chips and funnel cakes” ! I need this in my life! Awesome video btw, amazing editing and music.
lol. I'm glad you liked it! Happy Holidays!
This is really cool! Love the claymation of the mold being filled :) Super impressed with the creativity & skills!! I've been wanting to cast from a 3D printed pattern... maybe I'll actually give it a shot soon...
Solid production quality
I hope you continue to make videos. The LEGO stop motion portions are incredible!
Thanks! I was working on new sequences just last night. I'm hoping to finish up the current video before July 4th. We'll see if I make it. The whole thing is always very time consuming. Lots of stop motion in the current project.
The production value of this video is insane
Thanks! I just read this while I'm in the middle of another edit. I was just thinking "Oh god I spent all evening making 8 seconds of footage! I must be crazy!" So it's good we're in agreement. :]
This was fantastic. INSTANT sub. I think I speak for most when I say we would love to see more sand casting videos from you!
Great! Welcome aboard! Good to know you'd like to see another casting video. I have a half written script for one, but I basically let my project building enthusiasms take me where ever they want me to go, so I have no idea what video I'm making next. lol. (Well I know the one I'm working on now, but I don't know what comes after that...)
Truly amazing video, very few people can match your level of production quality and narrative. And that magnificent beard...stunning
Thank you! I'm so glad you found the video/liked it. Thankfully I love poking around in all kinds of different disciplines so that makes this crazy one man band thing doable. Not fast.... but doable. 😆
So many skill sets and tools. I'm trying jealous of your knowledge and workspace
I’ve been building both up for a long time. I’m still using the same diagonal cutters I had in high school. 😆 Moving is not one of my skills though.
what a delightful video!! the subject is incredibly interesting and it was a pleasure to watch!
I'm glad you liked it!
Always awesome Kurt!
Wonderful journey to the ultimate sweet 'n' crispy creations!
Your channel is an underrated gem. The production quality is great and so is the content. I really like the effort that was put into making these video.
I'm glad you like them! I like putting a bunch of effort into making them. I'm glad it shows. The down side is that since this is just a hobby, I don't really have time to make videos very often. Thanks for the nice comment!
the crunching sound! man I want some of that
Damn you put other creators at shame with the great editing style! amazing work! I wish you well!
This was so wonderful to watch! I especially loved the the claymation of the metal being poured into the mold. I learned a lot from that.
Oh thanks! Yes I thought claymation would really show how that works although it turned out to be harder than I thought!
This video was extremely refreshing. Thank you for sharing
I’m glad you liked it!
Yes !!!! Another movie ! pleeease !!! pleeeeease !!! On castings !!! On anything please !!!! Make another !!!! Another !!!! OMFG ! I'm 6 year old again ! Thank you !!! 🤩🤩🤩
🥰 I have been working on more. No worries. I have one 2/3 done, but keep getting distracted by other projects/ideas. It's sad when I've built the project and shot the stop motion and then the remaining stuff is all the talk to camera/stitching together, but the physical project is effectively over. I have to trick myself into getting the video done. I swore I'd work on it this 3 day weekend, but instead I've been making a brass tubing cutting machine. A process I call "Procrastinvention". 😆
Awesome video Kurt!
Nice work.....i'm a moulder & coremaker by trade (yes there is such a thing, well in Australia anyway) and worked with green sand for a number of years (lovely stuff..not! 😊)....parting powder is great release agent for your pattern when using the greensand stops the sticking, there are numerous release agents out there for different sand types. Also a good tip if you don't already use, use Petrobond sand as your facing sand backed with the coarser greensand in your mould, this will give you a greater finish and should have less flashing around your joint line....much sharper edges with the finer Petrobond sand, when rammed correctly...hope it helps...enjoy and keep making your videos, always watching and happy moulding, all the best.👍🍻
Wow, awesome to hear from a pro! I started out doing green sand castings, but because I cast so sporadically I just couldn't keep green sand around at the correct moisture content. That made casting only once in a great while a lot of extra work, and I'd get more failures from having my moisture content off a bit, etc. So I switched to 100% Petrobond. Simply because it can sit in tubs under the house for as long as needed and then be ready at the spur of the moment.
Excellent video!!! I loved it's edition!!!
I’m glad to find this video! Amazing ideas and super well edited
Thanks!
Great video. Lots of interesting content and top notch production and editing too.
This video made me happy. Thank you for sharing your creativity and grace.
Thank you for the positive comment. That gave my day a boost to!
Yesss!! Loved this!! DIY for practical, fun uses!! Thank you!!
Woot! I'm glad you liked it!
Amazing video, I’d love to see more 3d printing and casting methods ❤️
Very well done! Please make more casting videos!
this so was wholesome, thank you so much for taking to time to create this :) filming, making it, voice over, animations, makeing it fun. truley impressed and it shows you dont have to make a video every week. just one good one every now and again and that is enough
I'm glad you understand. I do enjoy making the videos but so much goes into them that I can't crank them out. They are a part of my life, but life has other priories. Am am working on more, but every now and again is about all I can manage. :)
Wonderfully presented material, I hope your channel takes off!
Great video.
Dude, your vibes are immaculate. Also, I recognize the forethought a lot of these shots take, and how much patience is required for stop motion. Much respect my guy
Thank you. It is true that the amount of time that goes into these videos (if you added it all up) is shocking. I'm glad you liked it!
I hope for more videos. Superb production values.
Thanks! I have fun making them but they take a lot of time to do so I only make them sporadically. If I videoed every project I worked on I'd never get anything done. lol.
Awesome work on every aspect
I'm so glad I came across your channel !! The craftsmanship and video making you just did there is amazing . And the amount of patience and care you had at the sand section was so surgical !!! (I'd be so anxious ) . Please keep posting 😊
I’m glad you liked it. Thanks for the nice comment. Surgically yours, RTJ. ;)
Wonderful 😀 love the use of a match plate.
Thanks! It is true I didn’t strictly need a match plate for some simple feed system stuff, but I wanted to show the whole process so if folks were dealing with a more complicated part they’d still have some idea how to do that.
Randomly came across your injection mold video and liked it so much I'm watching your other videos. Like the others have said, great production and great balance. Better videos than many larger channels. I look forward to seeing more of your content. Hopefully more Injection molding and casting.
I’m glad you like the videos. I’m working on a different video right this second but do have plans to make a video or possibly some shorts about some of my injection molder updates.
Howdy bro. I've been watching hit videos and am enjoying them. They have great production value and I bet you spend 40-60 hours on each one it shows and it's good stuff.
Thanks! You called it. I put an insane amount of time into making the videos. Once in a while if I have an idea for a crazy shot I'll spend an entire day filming/editing just to get some 4 second shot. In my injection molding video there's a shot where the camera moves down with the band-saw blade, and goes through the material. I spent a whole day filming that. I had to take my band-saw apart and make an adapter so I could run it smoothly at low speed using my drill, etc. Total insanity. lol. But fun to do. ;]
So creative and entertaining!
I only have subscribed 5 channels in last 10 years and yours is one of them..that too with only 2 videos..something is quite funny and efforts are definitely evident in your videos..
Thank you! I guess you don't have to worry about being flooded with content subscribing to my channel. :)
I would love to see a video with more casting.
This is the first of your videos that Ive come across, but Ive already subbed. Your editing style is fantastic!
Welcome aboard. I'm glad you liked it! I'm having a lot of fun learning to edit/light do sound design, etc. It is however labor intensive so I don't put out much content. Be warned. :)
@@retrotechjournal Thats fine by me, theres plenty of content to keep me occupied in the mean time haha
So awesome!
The production budget on this should rival a star wars film.... It's sooo good
lol. Thanks! The budget was very minimal, but IF you count the amount of time I put into making it, the budget was insane. Thankfully hobbies are their own reward.
Nicely done video. Quirky and fun.
Just subscribed.
Great! Welcome aboard. I'm glad you liked it.
great content, great humor, great editing. make more!!!
I'm working on one now.
You are 1 in a million. Outstanding work!
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Amazing work!
Thanks!
What a great video!
Not only the content is technically good, you also add a lot of handy small details here and there.
And the stop motion bits are an nice touch!
Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge!
Great! I’m glad you found it useful! I’ve been considering doing an all tips video but am still struggling with how to make a fun story around that. I’d been toying with a sort of lego time bomb diffusing thing, but that seemed a little too intense. Not really in line with the fully positive low key vibe I want for the channel. :)
@@retrotechjournal Well, there is always the solution to create a secondary channel for "behind the scene" and "off topic" videos.
Or even just making the video public but shared by links only. This way, only the keen eye can catch the Qr Code with the video link hidden in the background of a normal video ; )
Anyway, I can confirm, this channel is fully positive, it's a delight to follow!
What a hidden gem this channel is! Subscribed!
Woot! I'm glad you like it. Thanks for subscribing!
Love this video, lots of character and good wholesome jokes. I see your last video is 7 months ago and I gotta say the world needs some more fun videos like these nowadays!!
I'm glad you liked it! I am working on another video. I'm about to go out in the garage and shoot some more right now! Maybe my channel description should be something like "Watch as he makes a 2 hour machining task take 2 weeks because he's filming it." lol
Your edits are amazing. Keep up the solid work. Love the videos. Can't wait to show these to my kids.
One of my coworkers shows my videos to her kids. I was always kind of feeling like "Really? They liked a 20 min video about injection molding?!" lol. I'm glad you like them.
You clearly put more love into these vidoes than most folks do. It's a shame you don't have more subscribers.
Thank you! I like putting a lot of effort into the videos. Sadly that does mean I end up not producing many.
Very well made video!
Found out about you from the Making it Podcast and subscribed a while back. The production value is so high, another great video.
I'm glad you like it! I was a bit worried that people interested in looms might not be interested in this. :] My production rate for videos is super low because they're so much work. For every one thing I video there are a zillion things I build that go undocumented. Still the videos are fun to do. Thanks for subscribing I appreciate it!
you are a gem of youtube! amazing job! full respect
I'm glad you like liked it.
what a lovely video you have done, with good information of casting, thumbs up lego man :)
At the end I was wondering "whats he doing frying the bat" then it hit me . . Its the whole reason why we're here 😄 Great job! Loving the camera work! 👏👌
lol. Such a long story just to eventually get back to the actual goal. Sorry of my life! I'm glad you liked it.
This video is top notch stuff, the amount of skill and patience, just wow. Superb crafting and video editing skills. Simply amazing. You're insane. I n s a n e.
Thanks! That is a great thing about TH-cam. The audience really seems to appreciate what goes into making a video. I thought that would be kind of invisible. I guess here lots of viewers have done content creation so they have first hand knowledge of what goes into it. It's kind of great. I'm glad you liked it!
wow, just discovered you - what beautiful work, production quality! This needs more subscribers.
Oh thanks! I'm glad you liked it.
Awesome video! Great ideas, great voice, great editing, great sound and music and there is even stop motion. Love it! Your video is smart and pure happiness.
Thanks! I'm glad you liked it. I love geeking out about the details. I at least try to do a decent job with the audio/editing, etc. I record all the voice overs in my closet! The hanging cloths help reduce echos. :)
So well made... thanks!
Thanks! I'm glad you liked it!
this was such a joy to watch! you can really tell you're passionate about the process and the film making :)
Thank you! The sign of a good project is that you have the idea, and then you can't NOT make it. I'm glad you enjoyed this one.
Oh and I just watched your Pine Tree video and it was great. Time lapse with camera motion, nice lighting, out of focus practicals in the background, great stuff! Subscribed.
@@retrotechjournal yes I couldn't agree more! Some of my ideas keep me up at night until I make them haha.
And thanks so much for checking out the video and the sub! I really appreciate it 😊
That's the coolest sand casting vid I've ever seen!!!!
That's a high complement coming from someone who's made a casting video! (Just watched it) Interesting to see someone doing such small castings. I built a weird motorized spin caster for doing small stuff. Just to be sure to have enough pressure to get into the details. I cast our wedding rings but I did that as investment casts. Keep up the good work!
@@retrotechjournal Thank you kindly! 💜 I watched more of your videos and I'm so inspired! I'll keep it up as long as you do as well! Cheers:D
wonderful explanation! It's really impressive and inspiring!
Oh thanks! I’m glad you liked it!
Amazing video, sir. You are a master of your time.
lol. I feel like I don't have much control over my time. I'm glad you liked the video.
Another great video
The little touches go a long way to making your channel something different and special. I used to attempt things like this, and unfortunately overdid it.
You have the balance just right in my opinion, I feel I could continue watching these videos even if they were a bit longer
Super Fun video.. no swearing and no blaspheming... just what the doc ordered... thank you :-)
You're welcome! I'm glad you liked it.
Extremely nice video. A lot of effort went into making this!
Thanks! Yes I tend to put a somewhat silly amount of effort into these things. 😸 I'm glad you liked it!
this was incredible you are such an inspiration! and an AFOL too! 😲💙
Thanks! Yes, Lego is the best.
i wish i had found this channel sooner! great vid!
I'm glad you liked it! Have you been doing foundry work?
I am so entertained, these are amazing.
Thanks! It's nice when folks like something enough to drop me a note. I really appreciate it. I'm glad you were entertained!
This production is one of the best! Love it! This was the fastest bell notification eraned from me. And the soundtrack :-)
I’m glad you liked it! I like that you mentioned the soundtrack. Picking the music and doing the audio design takes a surprising amount of time so it’s great someone likes it. :)
@@retrotechjournal I bet it is. My favourite part was the "wood turning swamp blues". It reminded me of Justin Johnson's3-String Shovel Guitar (
awesome stuff!! keep it up
Wow. This was awesome!! Nice music as well and superb ending :)
Thanks! I try to pick the music before doing the edit which can be a little strange and time consuming. Listening to fragments of a 100 songs to find something you like and you think fits is crazy making.
dont ever give up this channel...