Metal Sand Casting of an Alumium Peace Sign for Decoration

This is a peace sign made from casting aluminum in petrobond sand. The pattern was created on a 3D printer from PLA. The pattern is finished with sanding, primer and paint. Sand used for the mold was 190 mesh petrobond. The aluminum was scrap from an aluminum car rim.
Disclaimer--Metal casting is dangerous and can cause injury or death. This video is only for entertainment purposes.
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[@rudycandu1633]

I have been wanting to make some smaller shallow flasks like that. I think you just moved it up on my to-do list.

[@DamonsMetalCasting]

I didn't realize I would start making many different size flasks along with becoming a wood worker when I started casting. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment.

[@iSam3000]

Brilliant video

[@DamonsMetalCasting]

Thank you!

[@wolfgangstitz2852]

Pretty nice decoration 👍😎

[@DamonsMetalCasting]

Thanks!

[@flaviovianna4889]

Thanks for the very easy to understand videos! One question: do you reuse the burnt petrobond sand?

[@DamonsMetalCasting]

Thanks for watching. When opening the mold I try and do it gently to keep large parts intact. Then I use a wire brush the size of a tooth brush and rub off the burnt black sand into a pile to discard. I also will pick out chunks of burnt sand to discard. I try and minimize the amount of sand that is burnt when returning it to my used sand bucket. Most of my castings if I want a nice surface finish I will use just a little bit of new unused sand for facing sand and pack the rest of the mold with used sand. I will throw this in a video down the road.

[@scourge805]

What kind of sand are you using?

[@DamonsMetalCasting]

The sand that I am using in this video was purchased off of Amazon and called "Teton-Bond Petrobond Ultra-FINE (190 Mesh)". I am using sand that was premade by a company because I was concerned about my abilities to make my own sand that had this type of quality. Thanks for watching!

[@scourge805]

@@DamonsMetalCasting totally get it! Thanks for the insight. Awesome videos! Keep em comin.

[@DamonsMetalCasting]

@@scourge805 Thank you so much!