How to turn a 3D PRINT into METAL │ Lost PLA Metal Casting │ ASMR
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- Welcome to Robinson Foundry. In this video I will be using the lost PLA method to turn a 3d print into an awesome solid brass casting. I started by printing the model on my 3d printer and then coated it with a ceramic material. I then fired the shell in my kiln and then poured brass into the shell. This is similar to the lost wax casting process.
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How the heck is it not a perfect casting? The amount of detail casted is amazing!
Some very small details got lost in the mold making as he showed here 8:18. You will probably only notice it if you are very close to it.
That's what life is like for creative persons. You always see tons of flaws in your own projects that nobody else notices.
We’re our own worst critics. Thank you for the kind words!
Such a beautiful piece
We don’t make mistakes. We just have happy accidents. - Bob Ross
This narration reminded me of the OG king of random videos when Grant was solo on the channel. RIP
i thought the exact same thing
He’s actually the reason I got interested in metal casting.
Fr reminded me of Grant so much (Rip)
Holy crap...so I was thinking about Grant Imahara too after you mentioned Grant Thompson. Grant Thompson died July 29, 2019 and Grant Imahara died July 13, 2020. Almost exactly a year apart. Both named Grant, both know for being involved in incredibly similar things. I first thought about them both being Grant and I thought they'd both died the same year so I googled it. It was already going to be spooky if they died the same year but it's even spookier that they died a year apart in the same month.😱
@@TheRisskee I didn't know Imahara died as well! Oh no! :-(
I was a jeweler and did plenty of casting. nothing that big. you turned the first negative experiance into positive sucess. Bravo!!!
Oooh, I am amazed by your work and dedication, thanks for sharing your first try and not editing it away, it helps a lot to know a real process.
Chris Kyle
@@sayyamzahid7312 american sniper
ver true. Thanks
I like it when artists show the failures along with the successes. Thank you for that. It makes the learning experience so much better. Enjoyed the video and the idea of turning my 3d prints into something more long lasting.
There are no failures in art... Just different perspectives!
And now you can film a remake of Indiana Jones!
@@T_FPV Can't wait to see him turn the giant 3D printed rock into stone!
I would have drilled and tapt it for a cheft nob
I was thinking the same thing.
he can cast the whole movie :))
@@kinishyoa *groan*
I am always amazed by people casting their own metal in their backyard.
Wow, absolutely beautiful work! The eyes really do set off the sculpture!
Back in the '80s I was a dental tech, where the lab cast alloy frames for partial dentures that were chrome plated before set with teeth & pink acrylic. The process is similar except wax was used instead of filament and the refractory material was stronger to withstand the forces produced by a centrifugal casting machine that turned the metal molten in seconds.
I like how you have numerous skill set kits and refine them with attention to safety. Every skill set becomes a new short term hobby to master, and later, a weapon to be deployed as a craftsman. I can relate.
Well said, thank you!
This is why I love to progressively expand my literal tools, as well as my skills, so that over the years I can combine all of it into larger projects that overlap in multiple domains
@@jeroenritmeester73 I went from 2D drawings, to drawings i use for reference when doing 3d sculpts, to 3D sculpts I use for printing, to prints I paint and sell.
It's like all my smol hobbies amalgamated into what I do today in the best ways.
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@@ZigealFaust I remember Steve Jobs mentioning something like this about how everything he did brought him to developing the Mac. #ConnectingTheDots
Over two years watching Lost PLA videos and this is the first time I've heard of adding the
"SuspendaSlurry" stage. I will be making my own 'slurry' to achieve the smooth/detailed surface. Thanks.
@Can Mei You can, they(Ransom & Randolph) ship worldwide.
But I do not know how much you want it as a 60lbs drum will set you back just over $200 and shipping to europe is almost $400. Even with the current conversion rates you will need to pay €500 for a bucket.
But perhaps you can contact them and see if they have a European distributor.
Ive seen someone use drywall texture mud, mixed to slurry consistency, for the same purpose. However, that was for lost foam casting, not PLA. I'm not sure how the texture mud would hold up to the burnout process. Also, it would need to be supported by something more substantial during the casting process. Ex. bury it in sand.
I think that it's one of the most impressive use of 3D printing
Dont ever underestimate the quality of your work, your doing this at home and not in a proper foundry where the elements can be controlled, i think the results you are obtaining are amazing and you should be very proud of your self and your work.
It's amazing that even after all of that converting pla to brass you can still see layer lines. NOT taking anything away. That's a fantastic job. I'd buy it and proudly show it off. :)
Thank you for showing your whole process. As others have remarked, this casting is perfect to most of us watching not just because the final casting was beautiful, but because you showed us how every project by every level of craftsman is fraught with difficulties and how to overcome them.
Finally Someone honest on TH-cam !!! He actually showed his mistakes or flaws that happened etc. during his process. Others just lie, show you a finished item or cut out things etc. I think this Guy deserves a thumbs up even if you don't care for that sort of art.
Worthy of appearing in an Indiana Jones movie! That would be an incredible top for a scepter or walking staff. Thanks for documenting your process and letting us see the final results. Superb!
great walk through. im glad you showed the first attempt and the problems you overcame
Thank you. Yes, it’s all part of the process.
The eyes are what's bringing it to the next level.
Absolutely amazing looking, and I think the defects adds to the "story" of the piece, making it more authentic.
I think the way it cast made it look 1000x better because it adds a weathered effect and would make for an absolute perfect movie prop piece
put this on the list of hobbies i never knew i wanted.
same
:D I always wanted 3d printers n stuff,but now I RLY want it
Yeah, one of my hobby goals some day. Right now I'm into resin and wood projects. GL Makers!
Wow did not expect the whole thing to fail and restart halfway through.. That's really cool to show
I've been looking at getting a 3D printer and was having a hard time figuring out which one to get, but after watching this video I'm 100% sold on the Prusa. A man of your talents probably knows what the best tools are.
Honestly the tiny imperfections make it look even better. It feels as if it stood the test of time with minimal damage.
A great looking piece, this is a 13 minute video but the amount of work and time you put into it, its outstanding.
Zane Rogers makes so absolutely mind blowing pieces. Excellent choice.
I am completely blown away by how good this looks. Amazing job
Incredible! imagine the effort and talent needed for this in ancient times it would be so precious and priceless, anyone can make anything nowadays with technology and science .
I really liked the way it looked right out of the mold.
Yes, much better!
Duuuude this looks so cool, the artist that made the model has to see this, he would probably love to see it like this
Amazing details. Like the ones sold at the monthly open market when I was a kid.
It was already great when out of the casting but the extra touches just highlight the final work.
Was cheering for the second attempt after the first broke.
I've got a few 3d printers, and this just re-fires my desire to start getting a kiln/forge setup to do exactly this.
No words to speak about his art work and talent🔥🔥😶....
very impressive and valuable account of your processes. I was particularly intrigued at your honest and informative insights at the inevitable difficulties leading to a successful casting. you provided really pertinent information about the alloys and all during the demonstration. I teach fine art and my mom is a sculptor of cast bronze pieces so despite having done and seen many casts your vid was inspiring. Thank you!
Gorgeous work! You make it look so easy, but also taught me that it's probably well beyond my ability to do it at home. But I'm glad to know that someone out there is doing it! Lol
A God level craftsmanship! I wonder how much would some one value this piece of work for all spent time, knowledge, mats cost and effort! Wonder if with resin it can be achieved more details, but I guess, the process of burning resin won’t be the same… just pure AWESOME result! Bravo!
Subscribed. Very inspiring. Everything in life comes hard to me. I just for some reason fail a lot . But I never give up. I was feeling frustrated right now because yet again another fail but after watching this , your words about being frustrated and not giving up keeps me going no matter even if it's not been my day, week , month or even my year.
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Bro salute to u u didnt gave up i also make science projects but i get hyper and frustrated alot its rare to see that even after so many failures u didnt gave up and casted a masterpiece
Thank you!
@@robinson-foundry you re welcome brother
It's looks like antique hand crafted artwork, it's really cool
I'm by no means an artist, but in my opinion sir that is dang near perfect. No exaggerations this is probably one of the top five most interesting videos I've ever seen.
An underrated channel for sure. I just found gold
brass*
Beautiful work, this is a piece that any collector would love to have. "Perfect casting" or not, you did yourself proud with this one. Keep up the amazing work. We're all looking forward to more great content. :)
Always a joy to watch a project come to fruition!
Thank you for taking us on your journey, and sharing this remarkable process!! ❤️🏅
"not a perfect casting" yeah, ok bud, if you say so...
I am impressed! I think your cast turned out excellent. Too bad the first attempt did not turn out and broke. That's part of figuring out the process right.
I have a 3D printer and my prints are slowly becoming more profound in detail and quality. I would love to have a foundry setup like yours. This would be a great hobby that could pay for itself with custom works.
Well! I learned a lot about ceramics and metal! Very cool idea! I also loved how you were determined to get a great casting that wouldn't get destroyed when pouring the metal. I would have gotten so frustrated!
Imperfection gives character and a feel of oldness to it, never understood the drive for perfection.
Best TH-cam recommendation for me till date
Like the pie-tin heat shield. That's some good thinking!
Thank you! It doesn’t look great but it works for now.
Epic video. I've always wanted to start casting PLA myself. There are a few things that were unanswered in my head (mostly cook times and all the numbers behind the scenes) but aside from that you were pretty in-depth regarding the whole process.
This video has strong How It's Made vibes in the best way, love it.
You made a furnace out of a keg, awesome!
Great work! You made a beautiful piece.
I suggest getting an inexpensive resin printer like the Photon mono X and then you can use a castable resin. Your prints will be in an amazingly high detail and the resin burns out beautifully. You can even print your sprue and vents. I use a steel tube and casting investment for less work but my pieces are much smaller. Not sure if that would work for something so large. Keep up the great work!!
Didn't know there are castable resins, despite owning a resin printer for years now. Thanks for sharing! :)
At the bronze foundry i used to work at we always tied wire around the ceramic shell between coats to strengthen it. Also you shoud insert some hooks in the pla (we used wax so it's easier) before ceramic coating it (if you make a hollow cast) to make sure the core doesn't move within the exterior shell. (i don't know how yours didn't move). Keep up the good work.
Nice work. I liked that you included the mistakes you made to illustrate do's and don'ts by example. Something missing in most instructional video's. Thank you!
Very cool attachment on your pressure cleaner. Loving your video so far!
Wow I can appreciate the time and effort in to making this after the first fail mate what can I say apart from awesome 👏
Thank you! I appreciate it.
It feels so rewarding to see everything come together. thank you so much :)
I would literally use a modified version of that as a door knocker on my house. Glad I found this, you do good work.
I never thought of putting jewels into something before.
*Boots up fusion 360*
This is awesome. I'd love to see a breakdown of cost, as well as what something like this would eventually sell for.
I think it came out great! Thanks for showing the “fails” - so that I can learn from that!
Amazing work.
Thanks for the complete video including the steps you failed .. provides us some lessons to learn.
God Bless You All.
This looks amazing. I always enjoy these projects
The results are worth the effort. Great work man
Thank you!
I got chills when you stuck the crystals in.. 😲
Really like brass use it in most of my projects. Prefer the look at the end.
Think you did a great job and I appreciate when creators keep the mistakes in their videos. The struggles are very real.
Nice work. Thank you for sharing.
Fantastic 👊🏻😁great job Matey 👍🏻🍻🍻🍻🇦🇺
Funny I was just thinking about Bigstack would enjoy this and the man himself is here. cheers! And also epic piece Rob!
Thank you!
Im just watching you vids
Lol, i thought about you the whole video ^^
Yes I'm following you @bigstackD Casting
When I started to watch the video I started to thing - woah - maybe thats an idea to make some less weight statues (make them hollow). That was an awesome idea of yours. More slurry would be needed to make it but less molten metal so you can make bigger statues from a A8 crucible.
When I came to the point that you gout cracks, ad ones after burning out - I started to think will the shel last the temperature tension. And unfortunately I was right - it just broke.
Couple of things that came to my mind is that - the cracks probably came out of tnesion from the wax (it has lowers melting point and it need a fast fire method of burnout - because of that maybe the tension from the wax was transfered to the pla print which was not soft enough and thats why there were the cracks. Thats my first thought.
Next tought is that when you try to repair the cracks - i mix the slurry with some sand and make it like a paste. Put at least 3 coasts of that paste onto the crack. Maybe because you made not thinck enought repair thats why it cracked.
Another thing is - how many coats of slurry do you make? Regarding R&R information there should be done at least 8 coats. I make mine in 1 slurry only (to get the most detail) 2,3,4 coat with sand of 0,1-0,2mm fine sand gradation still to get the detail, and then 5,6,7,8,9 layers with sand 0,1-0,4mm gradation as a support ones. Each coat after drying and before aplying the next one I prewet because then the slurry itself sticks to the previous layer better (those are my personal opinion thoughts).
Either way - the seconf cast came out great but maybe you could take some thoughts from my opinions and check if they are worthy to you makeing a lost pla statues.
And Seth - remember that I lost PLA castings that I do started from your Death Trooper cast :)
Dragon Atelier !
Can you propose some recipie as Lost foam caoting
Amazing work pal. I actually think some minor imperfections in casting adds to it's patina and gives it that look of 'aged artefact' as opposed to 'mass production cast'. You should be incredibly proud of the results. This wouldn't be amiss as a prop for a film.
well done, looks amazing. I think the imperfections add to its authenticity, like some sort of ancient relic.
Archeologists in future will think that this is a ritual object
where can I buy this liquid ceramic or alternatives?
@@yourlocaltoad5102 I've used clay from my garden to create a thin slurry. Despite of that it's the same process of coating the plastic in alternating layers of clay and sand. It worked quite well. It is useful to print some kind of handle to your object in order to apply the slurry without having to touch the very sensitive surface.
However, I wasn't pleased with the remnants of sand because I wanted to machine the part in my lathe.
Nice tutorial. Thanks
My guy. I keep seeing your comments on diff 3D print vids
@@kobolila-yt ouch, stuff isn't cheap, is it?
a ceramic shop
this belongs in a museum!
I love your technique and admire your persistence. The final product looks amazing!
Imagine archaelogists finding this in 2000 years.
10:22 at this point it legit looks like an ancient artefact that was just found by the likes of Indiana Jones / Lara Croft.
we should honor that crafting with at least one human sacrifice!
I really like this guys ingenuity.
Wow, that patination really made it great.
Awsome job. I really admire your tenacity and patience !
Seriously cool! ...I love the idea of casting things... Then I think about the possibility of screwing it up, and getting doused. Mad respect for those who are willing to do it though!
Idk final casting looked outstanding, dare I say perfect. Great call with the crystals.
Things I've seen other casters do is after the first couple of layers of ceramic slurry, they wrap the figure in steel wire, then add the final coats of ceramic slurry. Another thing was that they buried their mold in a bucket of sand (much like you did with vermiculite) and heated the whole thing up in an oven to several hundred degrees before pouring.
It belongs in a museum!
Really hope that the 3D artist got to see your final cast! I'm sure that they'd love it!
Wow, incredible to see the process
Wow. This support remove @0:43 was amazing!
I usually don't watch this kind of videos but i must tip my hat to you. You are a rock star!
Never in my life, have I wished to be someone else so badly before. I would LOVE to spend my life doing this sort of thing.
Great Job! This was a reality check on the efforts needed to create such great work.
whatever flaws you might see would only be found from a close examination, and fortunately this particular piece wouldn't suffer from them. great result!
Watching your videos is so satisfying, for beginners or pros you deliver everything that needed, all the best for your future videos
Dude... impressive effort! leaving all the failures was appreciated actually.
Man I’m so glad you didn’t give up like I would have. Looks amazing!
wELL DONE. Glad I caught you. Look forward to more
The finished product looks incredible
I'm amazed by your work and am fascinated by your astounding technique and the statue all and all this was amazing!
Great final product. I feel for you on those failed attempts. They helped you to create an even better end product. Wonderful statue!!!