How was the back side? Was there just a riser to cut off or did the aluminum still push between the riser and main mold? Good stuff, I too dislike open pouring aluminum because that surface tension always makes the backside a big bubble.
The back was flat. Exactly correct, I only had to cut off the riser. There was slight leakage out of the rose, but not much. You can see that when I turned over the riser to show the rose. Very minimal, and easy to file away. Yeah I hate the bubble! That's why I wanted to give this a try. I've done these roses in a 2 part mold, but this seems easier to me.
I've done open pour molds with aluminum. The one thing I did different than yours, was I took a flat square piece of steel and pressed it down on top of the molten aluminum. It helped push it down into the details. Still sucked tho due to open mold...
That's actually a pretty good idea. Now that you said it... I'd probably drill a hole in the steel plate, put it over the sand cast and then put a small riser over the hole. I think that would work for a larger open mold cast. Mine was super small so I could cover it with the can. You still need head pressure on it to get better detail. That's why I'd still use a riser over the plate. 👍👍👍
The drill press was really clever! And the roses turned out decent. Always worth a shot!
Yeah I figured it would pull it out perfectly straight. I know when I do it by hand, It never is straight and sand always pulls.
Nice!!! Always finding a better way!!!
Great cast Bro!!
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Thanks brotha!
Beautifully flowers. I love them.
Greetings from Bavaria
They are beautiful thank you 🙏
I'm glad my video reached you in Bavaria. I am in the USA
Great stuff buddy. Always seeing new stuff and learning from you. Always enjoy and thanks for sharing with us! Hope you are doing well.
Thank you my friend, you as well 🙏🙏😆
i still make a mean bar ... your skills are really getting up there
Thanks bro! Hey, everyone can't make a mean bar. It takes practice and dedication. Keep it up!
How was the back side? Was there just a riser to cut off or did the aluminum still push between the riser and main mold? Good stuff, I too dislike open pouring aluminum because that surface tension always makes the backside a big bubble.
The back was flat. Exactly correct, I only had to cut off the riser. There was slight leakage out of the rose, but not much. You can see that when I turned over the riser to show the rose. Very minimal, and easy to file away.
Yeah I hate the bubble! That's why I wanted to give this a try. I've done these roses in a 2 part mold, but this seems easier to me.
I've done open pour molds with aluminum. The one thing I did different than yours, was I took a flat square piece of steel and pressed it down on top of the molten aluminum. It helped push it down into the details. Still sucked tho due to open mold...
That's actually a pretty good idea. Now that you said it... I'd probably drill a hole in the steel plate, put it over the sand cast and then put a small riser over the hole. I think that would work for a larger open mold cast. Mine was super small so I could cover it with the can. You still need head pressure on it to get better detail. That's why I'd still use a riser over the plate. 👍👍👍
Open pouring any metal just never captures the details very well. Nice try with this method. Always experimenting.
Heavy metal I think does. I've done open mold copper and I do Pewter all the time. I think they capture great detail. Aluminum no way🤣🤣