Thanks Brian ! Please at minimum sell the plans as I reckon that they would fly off the shelf. I would be very interested in purchasing if you decide to do a production run
Thank you! There was a project where I CNCed a pattern on my DIY CNC, cast it in my DIY furnace heated with my DIY torch, using my DIY crucible holder and cut the sprues off with my DIY saw stand. Someone said “I could do that if I bought all of those tools…” - I made all of those tools, and you can too!
Brian! Love your videos man. The level of polish you put on your projects is something to be admired. Hope you continue to make videos to share these projects of yours. -Brian.
I was super impressed when I first saw the tongs ages ago. Even more impressed after this video. Great design. The laser cutting, and in S/S is expensive, so a set for $250 ($US?) is pretty good value.
Love your work brother, your attention to detail is inspiring. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Keep em coming. In a world of consumers, the builders are king. Best and regards from South Africa
Excellent design... thank you for sharing... and make some more videos... even if they only show you casting things... I bet people are interested seeing you "just" work. :)
+Frank Müller I installed a pellet stove in the shop. Hopefully with a bit of work I intend to do this summer, I won't have such a lull during the winter! Last semester of teaching full time was also a big factor....
Brilliant, as per usual for you Brian. I have just bought two crucibles, a # 8 and a # 12 so your design would be just the ticket. Lift and pour in one operation. Mark
Have you ever thought of selling the plans, as I live in the UK I could get the stainless steel CNC Laser cut and folded no probs, but buying ANYTHING from the US is prohibitively expensive for us poor old cousins.
Brian, thanks for this. I love it! I was one of the guys asking you if you may declassify the secret of your tongs. Absolutely well done. I see that the market might be small and that selling of plans or sets is way easier than providing plug and play assemblies. Here's another idea: Why not asking some of the foundry suppliers in the US and UK if they might list the item for you? Guess that a lot of hobbyists and even Pro's would like to get hold of them. Then you may run into quantities that could lower the price a bit. Think a patent on this may be possible, but dunno if worth it. Just some thoughts. Keep up the good work! All the best from Germany
Nice work. Looks like a really nice tongs, just a thought though if you are indeed planning to do a full run. It seems to me that the wooden handle is a potential point of failure as it ages and dries, perhaps it would be safer to run a threaded rod through the handle instead of just a screw from each end? This way if the wood ever deteriorates there is still something to hold on to. Cheers.
I got my name on that intro! Hahahahahaha! Thanks a lot for clarifying. And yes, I would buy one. Better yet, I would make one if I had the same expertise.
I'm surprised you have not made yourself a lathe. I have to make myself these. Would you consider selling the plans for them? They are the best crucible handling tool I've seen
Amy word on art least making available design files on these tongs!? Definitely wanna have a set, and after all this time since you posted the video, lots of us hope you'd shared them by now!
Kickstarter would be a great way to gauge the actual interest level. Count me in for a set of Tongs. I recently picked up my keg and refactory cement and am all set to start building my furnace. Would absolutely love a set of the tongs
Get a keg of beer, have friends over... drain said keg, then you have a clean keg to work with. you just lose your deposit which is not over 40$ and you don't have to work with someones rank rotten leftover beer.
yes loved the video. answered all my questions. however while i would be interested in buying a set the questions that come to mind are (a) what would be the price when you got a bulk manufactor run and (b) what would the postage internationally (i am in australia) be? depending on the answer buying the plans for personal non commercial use (ie i could get these made for my self but could not get a bunch made and sell them) so i could go to a metal workshop and get the parts made locally might be better all round. thanks for the video.
Way cool design. I have been shopping for one to replace my owb cobbled-together-from-scrap-and-more-or-less-works version but haven't found one that I liked enough more than what I already have, until now.
But at $200+ it's hard to swallow. How much for just the plans? I'm fortunate to have my own small machine shop (inherited), so I think I would enjoy making my own more than spending that much on something that does what I can sort of already do. Tough call though.
Very cool Brian. I don't suppose you'll consider making some plans available? I don't think I could afford the SS; would 14 ga plain carbon steel be sufficient? Or does that depend on the temperature of the crucible?
+Michal Vrana Yeah, I had to make up the difference between the parts and the set length of the Clevis pins... If I had a lathe, I would have made custom ones!
Good stuff!!! I see you had many interested people on these...I guess my question is are you ever going to (or have you) released either the plans or kit? It seems like a no brainer...and what a waste of your talent if not....
I have been thinking about exactly the same thing this week as I have been gathering parts to build a foundry. Any way to purchase a set, or plans and part list?
Wow talk about over engineering something 😍 sell your plans and buy more tools and supplies so you can create more awesome stuff. I'll definitely be building the keg furnace as I have a nice stainless one in my back yard is it a 50L keg the one you used?
SELL THE CAD FILE BRIAN! NO fuss, no aggravation for you trying to sell these completed units. People can be a pain. I can hear the whining already. "It wont fit my homemade steel fire extinguisher crucible..... WAHHHH!" Selling the file only will keep you from getting grey hair, Trust me!
Hey! I would love a set. or the plans to make a set of my own... or to send to someone else to have them made. Any way you slice it I need a set please and thank you.
Thanks Brian ! Please at minimum sell the plans as I reckon that they would fly off the shelf. I would be very interested in purchasing if you decide to do a production run
I don't even have a foundry yet and I need a set of those. Thanks for sharing this!
A real maker makes his own tools, and you are a great example of that. Well thought out and equally well executed!
Thank you! There was a project where I CNCed a pattern on my DIY CNC, cast it in my DIY furnace heated with my DIY torch, using my DIY crucible holder and cut the sprues off with my DIY saw stand. Someone said “I could do that if I bought all of those tools…”
- I made all of those tools, and you can too!
Fantastic video! Brilliant idea, well shot and edited and shared. Thank you. 👍
It is interesting to see a maker creating tools from home that would make professionals jealous... FANTASTIC craftsmanship!
Brian! Love your videos man. The level of polish you put on your projects is something to be admired. Hope you continue to make videos to share these projects of yours.
-Brian.
+BAM5 Thank you!
@@Grunblau is there anyway i can buy these plans from you....i woukd love to make myself a pair..
Love your videos. You make amazing content. Can't wait for more. You're one of the best makers on TH-cam.
I would buy some!!
I would as well
Awesome, I have admired your tongs for ages. Thanks for sharing this :)
Its great to see you posting again. I've missed your clean designs and nicely produced videos
That is a truly wonderful peace on engineering and design. Bravo Sir!
Wow, VERY clever design, especially given your constraints on tools/parts.
I was super impressed when I first saw the tongs ages ago. Even more impressed after this video. Great design.
The laser cutting, and in S/S is expensive, so a set for $250 ($US?) is pretty good value.
Please sell these as plans! That would be so awesome! I would definitely make these!
Love your work brother, your attention to detail is inspiring. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Keep em coming. In a world of consumers, the builders are king. Best and regards from South Africa
Excellent design... thank you for sharing... and make some more videos... even if they only show you casting things... I bet people are interested seeing you "just" work. :)
+Frank Müller I installed a pellet stove in the shop. Hopefully with a bit of work I intend to do this summer, I won't have such a lull during the winter! Last semester of teaching full time was also a big factor....
The plans would work out for us Canadians too!
Brilliant, as per usual for you Brian. I have just bought two crucibles, a # 8 and a # 12 so your design would be just the ticket. Lift and pour in one operation. Mark
I audibly gasped in amazement when I saw you made a new video!
Have you ever thought of selling the plans, as I live in the UK I could get the stainless steel CNC Laser cut and folded no probs, but buying ANYTHING from the US is prohibitively expensive for us poor old cousins.
Congratulations your design and manufacturing work is AMAZING!!! wow the design of this is great!
Thank you very much!
Thanks for sharing. Taking TH-cam to another level.
Loved the video. Loved the tongs. Excellent design. Thanks Brian.
Yes I need those tongs in my life!
That is genius! You should sell those commercially. I will be making one of these in the future for when I have a foundry of my own.
Shut up and take my money !!
Second time I watch this video and it is still just as good.. I would love to see how you folded the stainless plates.
That's the definition of clever! Such a good design :D
Thanks!
Brian, thanks for this. I love it! I was one of the guys asking you if you may declassify the secret of your tongs. Absolutely well done. I see that the market might be small and that selling of plans or sets is way easier than providing plug and play assemblies. Here's another idea: Why not asking some of the foundry suppliers in the US and UK if they might list the item for you? Guess that a lot of hobbyists and even Pro's would like to get hold of them. Then you may run into quantities that could lower the price a bit. Think a patent on this may be possible, but dunno if worth it. Just some thoughts. Keep up the good work! All the best from Germany
Thanks m8, that´s friking awesome piece of invention with new technologies involved. Great work!
Hopefully you're doing ok Brian. Been subscribed for years and hoping to hear from you soon. Those tongs are incredible and would love to buy one.
Excellent design and engineering.
This idea is gold you should sell this stuff
Very clever engineering! Nicely done.
Outstanding. I'd buy that in a heartbeat.
Another great video. Hope you could could get some projects rolling and post more often.
Very nice works great
wow man, that's awesome! I had no idea you designed the entire thing yourself
Brilliant! Excellent videos, thanks for taking the time to make and share.
i also was expecting this video. it's a great design! I will try to build a similar one
This dude is off the chain!
Thats a lot of work for such a random tool!
thx for sharing... exactly what i was looking for. easy to make and oh so functional
wow what a great design ,,,, very well made , tks for sharing
Sweet!!! I've been WAITING for this one.
Nice work. Looks like a really nice tongs, just a thought though if you are indeed planning to do a full run. It seems to me that the wooden handle is a potential point of failure as it ages and dries, perhaps it would be safer to run a threaded rod through the handle instead of just a screw from each end? This way if the wood ever deteriorates there is still something to hold on to. Cheers.
I got my name on that intro! Hahahahahaha! Thanks a lot for clarifying. And yes, I would buy one. Better yet, I would make one if I had the same expertise.
Thanks man! Glad you made this. Brilliant!
I'm surprised you have not made yourself a lathe. I have to make myself these. Would you consider selling the plans for them? They are the best crucible handling tool I've seen
Great design. Thanks for a great video.
You should make a version of these with a vise grip-like locking mechanism.
Amy word on art least making available design files on these tongs!? Definitely wanna have a set, and after all this time since you posted the video, lots of us hope you'd shared them by now!
As always great video Brian. I would like to by a "flat set" or plans whichever you decide to market. Hope you enjoyed the beer :)
i'd be more interested in plans to make with hardware list
$250 is cheap, I know the market is quite small but I am sure you could fill a good number of orders. What about a KickStarter?
Kickstarter would be a great way to gauge the actual interest level. Count me in for a set of Tongs. I recently picked up my keg and refactory cement and am all set to start building my furnace. Would absolutely love a set of the tongs
Agent R where'd you get your keg ? Have an eye on one for $50 but I'm trying to find one even cheaper than that.
I got mine for $40, but I had to drive half way across the state to go pick it up, so $50 is a pretty good price.
Get a keg of beer, have friends over... drain said keg, then you have a clean keg to work with. you just lose your deposit which is not over 40$ and you don't have to work with someones rank rotten leftover beer.
Good plan, the Stench of stale beer is gonna stick with me for a while. Yuk
nice design, I love it :-)
Thanks!
I'd buy a set. BTW, not everyone will click "show more".
Many comment what they want to say in the video description and pin it. FYI to @Brian Oltrogge
i buy also a set
yes loved the video. answered all my questions. however while i would be interested in buying a set the questions that come to mind are (a) what would be the price when you got a bulk manufactor run and (b) what would the postage internationally (i am in australia) be? depending on the answer buying the plans for personal non commercial use (ie i could get these made for my self but could not get a bunch made and sell them) so i could go to a metal workshop and get the parts made locally might be better all round. thanks for the video.
Way cool design. I have been shopping for one to replace my owb cobbled-together-from-scrap-and-more-or-less-works version but haven't found one that I liked enough more than what I already have, until now.
But at $200+ it's hard to swallow. How much for just the plans? I'm fortunate to have my own small machine shop (inherited), so I think I would enjoy making my own more than spending that much on something that does what I can sort of already do. Tough call though.
I'm interested in a set!
I'd buy a pair, for real!
Hey Brian! Did you ever produce a run of these, if so are there any still available?
Hello, there is a very great device, maybe there is also a blueprint, I would be happy to build it thanks for your info
Very cool Brian. I don't suppose you'll consider making some plans available? I don't think I could afford the SS; would 14 ga plain carbon steel be sufficient? Or does that depend on the temperature of the crucible?
You sure do love your washers :D
+Michal Vrana Yeah, I had to make up the difference between the parts and the set length of the Clevis pins... If I had a lathe, I would have made custom ones!
I've copied your burner and beer keg kiln. so I better pony up and get the whole collection. count me in.
OMG Take my money!
awesome Brian.
Awesome, Are the available for purchase yet?
Wow masterpiece excellent work
I would buy it
Good stuff!!!
I see you had many interested people on these...I guess my question is are you ever going to (or have you) released either the plans or kit? It seems like a no brainer...and what a waste of your talent if not....
Quite ingenious!
Hi Brian. Do you have the plans for these that can be purchased? I’ve got your Fire keg, now I just want to complete “the set”!
You are ingenious. All came from the mind if Good, huh?
I would also like to have a pair
very good idea ;)
I have been thinking about exactly the same thing this week as I have been gathering parts to build a foundry. Any way to purchase a set, or plans and part list?
Nice work
I'd buy it if it came with plans for the keg as well!
Superb!
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What thes name?
Wow talk about over engineering something 😍 sell your plans and buy more tools and supplies so you can create more awesome stuff. I'll definitely be building the keg furnace as I have a nice stainless one in my back yard is it a 50L keg the one you used?
Brian would it be possible to get some dimensions for this build.
Yikes! A work of art
love that you didn't use jankity bolts
Id love to have set
I would just love to buy the plans
Pure genius!
SELL THE CAD FILE BRIAN! NO fuss, no aggravation for you trying to sell these completed units. People can be a pain. I can hear the whining already. "It wont fit my homemade steel fire extinguisher crucible..... WAHHHH!"
Selling the file only will keep you from getting grey hair, Trust me!
+worldtraveler This guy knows what he is talking about!
This is true regarding compatibility. Would not it be better to sell a complete kit including the crucible?
I would buy the plans for sure
Also would buy the plans. As I'm also in Australia, it most likely would cost $100 just to freight them to me.
I'll buy a set. (Or plans and have the shapes cut and formed in denver.)
Brian, I would be interested in getting one of these tongs. Are you willing to share your files? Don't want reinvent the wheel.
I'd like to buy the plans, but the site store seems to be down. No go anymo'?
Amazing
I want a set please! But would rather have cotter pins instead of spring clips, make it happen bro!
Hey! I would love a set. or the plans to make a set of my own... or to send to someone else to have them made. Any way you slice it I need a set please and thank you.
In what bachelor did you study at the university?
Ready to buy one @ $250.
There is enough interest. I will payyyyy
I Love this !!
Will the heat affect the tention of your spring clips? I would feel better using steel pins with split pins