use a silcone that its for casting metals, and cast with tin nothing else and you can make a tin bismuth alloy by adding 80 to 20% tin to bismuth. to make it more soft than tin. use talk powder (the baby one) in the mold and blow the exess it creates a film that helps metal flow.
I use Alloy R98, alow-mlet alloy made of tin, antimony, bismuth, and copper with some extra bismuth added. I cast in platinum cure two -part silicone molds. Some of my molds are 15 years old with hundreds of parts cast.
cool vid, keep up the good work..I watch as soon as you upload something! i don't even own a single hot wheel but I still find your videos extremely interesting
Ok thanks 😌 I don't want infact to melt down my old cars because of the love with theme, but your advice by finding it by other things from the wasted agents is nice
You should try casting in pewter, it has a lower melting point than bismuth at around 338-446f and you can find it cheap in goodwill stores. I find pewter items like bowls,candlesticks,mugs, that weigh a pound or more for a couple bucks.
I like the idea of learning how to cast diecast parts as well. Then I could make a mold of some parts and cast a few of them, so that I don’t have constantly shorten or buy several cars, to build one.
If you use a 2 part mould you don't need to pour through a little gash you make in a cut. Fill the part up to half way, and let it set with a few keys in it. Then, spray on mould release and pour the second half of the mould. Make sure there's always a way for air to escape out of any high points in the part. This generates far less flashing than the method you're using now, also make sure that the metal is heated well above it's melting point. That way it remains fluid for longer in the mould cavity and you get more precise parts without any deformations from having to flex the mould to get the metal to flow.
@@woodandwheelz where to get get zamak material , or if you know which way to Milt which house hold things to get it ,I don't think that buying it from the market or hard ware would be a good idea ,it might cost a lot.
@@jdhsjjjsjjjjndjsh6515 I would just get the ZAMAK material from unused castings, melt down a different diecast car. As for how to melt it you would have to look up "Smelting pots" or "Smelting equipment" to find one that is capable of reaching the proper tempurature.
very cool. I've used the resin casting. it works great. I always try out most of your methods, and I do need some metal parts. so maybe. love your videos.
I like the video and I’d rather someone goes heavy on the warnings then not at all. One of these days I’m going to try casting my own parts and I’d like to know what I’m up against and how to be safe, or protect myself.
Bismuth is capable of forming eutectic alloys that melt at lower temperatures than either of the metals involved. First thing that comes to mind is Bi58Sn42 which should come out at about 138°C and you can easily make it at home. The temperature is already low enough not to damage most silicone mould materials. Indium and Gallium are entirely non-toxic and could help lower the melting temperature further. I'm not sure it's that great, it is much less toxic than lead, but it's not entirely non-toxic either. So as far as i'm conserned, you can do lead. In electronics, people have used lead for decades with minimal precautions, and yet most got asthma from burned rosin-based flux, not issues due to lead toxicity. One sensible precaution you forgot to mention is wearing a dust mask while you file or sand lead-containing parts. Just the simplest cheapest one you get for a few cents.
I smelt lead all the time for fishing lures and bullets so a little more lead won't kill me. Or maybe it will IDK. I would've made a two part mold for that.
I notice you get cars on ebay. I am new to this and have noticed that the shipping on a lot of these cars is as much as the car or at least very expensive to ship. Is this how it usually work? How would I factor this in when buying vs the value of the car? Thanks and I really love your videos.
Similar to this in a way I guess, I was thinking of taking plastic bases and making impressions in something then pouring metal into the impression, so one could add a metal base to a custom to make it feel more weighty.
@@baremetalHW I have a 1930s Wyandotte steel toy dump truck that someone sanded off some of the body lines. I've thought about using bondo/putty/Jb weld/etc but I'd like to use something more metal based like lead or solder. Your solder hot wheels repair video makes me think it may be possible. Have you done anything like this (using lead/solder to carve/mold/mend bodies)?
You need a mold making material company to sponsor you so that you can post the said companys name and a link to their product page. I've been a veteran of resin casting and have a long history of fishing dinner and bullet making, however I also have done some miniature casting with (*white metal) but those molds were purchased, I need a company that has a 2 part or more vulcanizing rubber for making small molds for metal parts. Do you have any recommend companys.
Nice work 👍🏽Never attempted casting with aluminum. Can't you just melt a couple of hot wheels to make your part? I've always wanted to melt hot wheels after poochman's video on that haha.
I have never had much luck casting parts with ZAMAC... I thing Mattel uses a closed system when they cast... I get all sorts of oxidation problems and the parts tend to just crumble...
I like to melt plastic, can tell me that what easily applicable solution for this can be used, I like to make plastic casting upper of hot wheels cars.
You mention that we "can buy molding material that can withstand higher temperatures". Is that a different kind of silicone? I'd love to know if there's a different flexible molding material that can handle the higher temperatures.
baremetalHW, I looked at the link but I couldn't find anything there that was a high temp _mold_ material. Just casting materials. And their idea of "high" for other molding products seems to be very far below the melting point of zinc or zamak. Suggestions?
baremetalHW Sculpting it won't be a problem since it seems to be mostly flat. Plus it turns out that the first part with the hinge is there. What is the best way to add metal onto the flap? Or would it be easier to add on with resin and then cast a new part in metal? Also do you know of anyone that had restored a hotbird?
Your voice scientist i can't understand naming material ,I needed to you to please comment me back like that "ailowi" ,I think prononciation is wrong , so that steel chrome color material ,tell me it's exact name then I try to get it in my country.and please use cheap materials reather then those which you prefer and not every one got money to buy
i have seen zinc been put in silicone and zamac is for a big part zinc so like you said not with this silcone but maybe you can experiment with it. maybe get a hood of 3 out of it.
There's lots of uploads about making toy soldiers from pewter. I don't see why it wouldn't work. I think you could get that kind of temperature from a common plumbing blow torch. You could get the scrap pewter from a tankard or beer stein at the Salvation Army or a thrift shop. To save time and propane you could preheat the crucible in your kitchen oven.
i know that i have 1 redlines in my Hot wheels bin ( which i still have today with around 500-700 Hotwheels) my GF is pregnant with a boy i cant wait to give them all to my son hahha, the one i have its 1971 i think yellow Jet threat wich is looking very sad
That was a completely idiotic way to make a silicon mold for casting. You should've made a two part mold. You should've laid it down flat, not standing it up. And you should've designed the flowing in channel for the melted metal and a separate channel at an angle for the air to escape.
UA-cam had suggested I watch your videos a few weeks ago. I've been subscribed since then, and I don't even collect diecast cars!
Casting your own metal parts for Hotwheels restoration... Now that's dedication! Awesome stuff.
That was super cool! I had no idea that such low-temp casting options were available. Thank you!
use a silcone that its for casting metals, and cast with tin nothing else and you can make a tin bismuth alloy by adding 80 to 20% tin to bismuth. to make it more soft than tin. use talk powder (the baby one) in the mold and blow the exess it creates a film that helps metal flow.
You have a good voice for explaining things.
Hilarious how you lay out the metal choice alternatives. Subscribed!
I use Alloy R98, alow-mlet alloy made of tin, antimony, bismuth, and copper with some extra bismuth added. I cast in platinum cure two -part silicone molds. Some of my molds are 15 years old with hundreds of parts cast.
cool vid, keep up the good work..I watch as soon as you upload something! i don't even own a single hot wheel but I still find your videos extremely interesting
Thanks!
I was looking into casting small toy armor pieces and i think this tutorial will be useful for it. Thank you for sharing!
Ok thanks 😌 I don't want infact to melt down my old cars because of the love with theme, but your advice by finding it by other things from the wasted agents is nice
Your warnings are hilarious because they're so matter-of-fact. 😄 Great video & even though it's less than dynamic, great narration! 😄 👍🏻👍🏻
You should try casting in pewter, it has a lower melting point than bismuth at around 338-446f and you can find it cheap in goodwill stores. I find pewter items like bowls,candlesticks,mugs, that weigh a pound or more for a couple bucks.
You can also use this techniqe to make bodies of certain castings of Matchbox and Hot Wheels cars.
I like the idea of learning how to cast diecast parts as well. Then I could make a mold of some parts and cast a few of them, so that I don’t have constantly shorten or buy several cars, to build one.
Another fantastic "how-to" video. Great job!
If you use a 2 part mould you don't need to pour through a little gash you make in a cut. Fill the part up to half way, and let it set with a few keys in it. Then, spray on mould release and pour the second half of the mould. Make sure there's always a way for air to escape out of any high points in the part. This generates far less flashing than the method you're using now, also make sure that the metal is heated well above it's melting point. That way it remains fluid for longer in the mould cavity and you get more precise parts without any deformations from having to flex the mould to get the metal to flow.
Interesting. I like how much info you have on all things hot wheels and die cast related.
Thanks!
Great video! I wonder if you can melt down some old cars and use the liguid zamac with this technique?👻
ZAMAK melts at 785°F (418°C)
@@woodandwheelz where to get get zamak material , or if you know which way to Milt which house hold things to get it ,I don't think that buying it from the market or hard ware would be a good idea ,it might cost a lot.
@@jdhsjjjsjjjjndjsh6515 I would just get the ZAMAK material from unused castings, melt down a different diecast car. As for how to melt it you would have to look up "Smelting pots" or "Smelting equipment" to find one that is capable of reaching the proper tempurature.
i enjoy watching you fix cars i hope you make more videos, its been a wile
very cool. I've used the resin casting. it works great. I always try out most of your methods, and I do need some metal parts. so maybe. love your videos.
I have no hot wheels, but did indeed love them as a kid. But your channel is so satisfying to watch. I love it. Great videos.
When I worked at Boeing and, yes, we made spoons out of it, it was called Cerrobyn ( pronounced Seer roh bin )
I like the video and I’d rather someone goes heavy on the warnings then not at all. One of these days I’m going to try casting my own parts and I’d like to know what I’m up against and how to be safe, or protect myself.
Bismuth is capable of forming eutectic alloys that melt at lower temperatures than either of the metals involved. First thing that comes to mind is Bi58Sn42 which should come out at about 138°C and you can easily make it at home. The temperature is already low enough not to damage most silicone mould materials.
Indium and Gallium are entirely non-toxic and could help lower the melting temperature further.
I'm not sure it's that great, it is much less toxic than lead, but it's not entirely non-toxic either. So as far as i'm conserned, you can do lead. In electronics, people have used lead for decades with minimal precautions, and yet most got asthma from burned rosin-based flux, not issues due to lead toxicity.
One sensible precaution you forgot to mention is wearing a dust mask while you file or sand lead-containing parts. Just the simplest cheapest one you get for a few cents.
Interesting... how much Tin to Bi should I try... One Mole of Sn to one Mole of Bi? Not really familiar with eutectic alloys...
baremetalHW the name of the alloy Bi58Sn42 helpfully states percentages. By weight.
Oh by the way, it appears you can also buy it easily enough.
Have you tried warming the mold before pouring the metal? That should help cut back on the bubbles and pock marks.
Nice demo, is pewter a poor option for this application?
My plan is using pewter for casting my replacement parts. . I have some stuff now I need to do
🤣 Here's a new casted lead soon for the hot drink. Why did you stop using UA-cam year's ago?
I smelt lead all the time for fishing lures and bullets so a little more lead won't kill me. Or maybe it will IDK. I would've made a two part mold for that.
I notice you get cars on ebay. I am new to this and have noticed that the shipping on a lot of these cars is as much as the car or at least very expensive to ship. Is this how it usually work? How would I factor this in when buying vs the value of the car? Thanks and I really love your videos.
Very good tutorial video. Keep it up!👍
Is it possible to cast the bodies of plastic castings, but with metal instead?
Holy shit, I was thinking about ways to make metal parts for HW cars like, an hour ago.
How were you going to do it?
Similar to this in a way I guess, I was thinking of taking plastic bases and making impressions in something then pouring metal into the impression, so one could add a metal base to a custom to make it feel more weighty.
@@baremetalHW
I have a 1930s Wyandotte steel toy dump truck that someone sanded off some of the body lines. I've thought about using bondo/putty/Jb weld/etc but I'd like to use something more metal based like lead or solder. Your solder hot wheels repair video makes me think it may be possible. Have you done anything like this (using lead/solder to carve/mold/mend bodies)?
Do you have any idea what spray paint would best simulate a nickel finish on cast iron?? I greatly appreciate it!!
You need a mold making material company to sponsor you so that you can post the said companys name and a link to their product page. I've been a veteran of resin casting and have a long history of fishing dinner and bullet making, however I also have done some miniature casting with (*white metal) but those molds were purchased, I need a company that has a 2 part or more vulcanizing rubber for making small molds for metal parts. Do you have any recommend companys.
Love your work
So where could you buy The nontoxic one ???
Is bismuth bendable? I'm thinking about recasting some gundam parts but I'm afraid it might be bendable once the parts are used
Yes, very entertaining and informative. Thank you!
YES! What I've been waiting for!!!
Are there classes people can take for to learn this kind of stuff
Nice work 👍🏽Never attempted casting with aluminum. Can't you just melt a couple of hot wheels to make your part? I've always wanted to melt hot wheels after poochman's video on that haha.
i was about to post a similar question, thought id look through the comments first. i second the question about car bodies as casting material. ;)
I have never had much luck casting parts with ZAMAC... I thing Mattel uses a closed system when they cast... I get all sorts of oxidation problems and the parts tend to just crumble...
Is there any way you can avoid that grainy surface when casting white metals?
Field's alloy melts at 144F and isn't toxic. It is a little expensive.
I like to melt plastic, can tell me that what easily applicable solution for this can be used, I like to make plastic casting upper of hot wheels cars.
do you know how to fix Hot wheels sizzlers that have rusty parts in the area that hold the capacitor/battery?
very informative. keep posting.
What about zamac? I want to use again all the zamac bodys from the cars that are tire donators, maybe cast zamac bases for the main line cars
Wow, I don't even know what to say............ Legend !
I'm not even mad that notification woke me up. #worthit
Gran idea!
Сами с усами: обзоры eso es metal?
You mention that we "can buy molding material that can withstand higher temperatures".
Is that a different kind of silicone? I'd love to know if there's a different flexible molding material that can handle the higher temperatures.
www.smooth-on.com/search/?q=high+temp
baremetalHW, I looked at the link but I couldn't find anything there that was a high temp _mold_ material. Just casting materials. And their idea of "high" for other molding products seems to be very far below the melting point of zinc or zamak.
Suggestions?
There's a 3D printer in our library by us.
Made it a lot easier.
Don't they use silicone molds in die cast factories?
Great job!
these videos are so interesting
Thanks!
baremetalHW I'm happy I subbed
kool , thanx
Robert
Liked and subscribed!
cool video like always. 😊 👍
great stuff!
a really interesting video this is so helpful but as always good video ;-)
Compared to diecast what is the durability of parts made from these metals?
About the same at normal temperatures
Non toxic " bismuth" is the name prononciation correct ,I want to buy
love the vids!!! keep it up
Can you make tutorial for windscreens as mine is melted lol
Link to the moulding material?
Anyone tried doing a sand casting ? Are would it be to difficult on such small parts?
Could you do a video on how to do a lift kit on you're hotwheels
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Brilliant
could you make a video on how to restore hot wheels monster trucks?
What if you don't have an original to cast from? Just bought a hotbirds missing its flap.
+jack ofhearts well... how good are you at sculpting?
baremetalHW Sculpting it won't be a problem since it seems to be mostly flat. Plus it turns out that the first part with the hinge is there. What is the best way to add metal onto the flap? Or would it be easier to add on with resin and then cast a new part in metal? Also do you know of anyone that had restored a hotbird?
Awesome
Can you make a video about casting in resin?
As you wish...
ua-cam.com/video/YvkEEuBj3ak/v-deo.html
I cast with solder
Nice. I am often disappointed when HW cars have a plastic chassis. This is a way around that! :¬)
I'll judge for you. Do not use Cadmium at all! And probably not lead either... So to use them together is super sketchy.
look up the effects of cadmium on your kidneys and liver and you'll choose bismuth every time.
I have a Custom Cougar with the front left pillar broken off. Is it possible to fix this? I sent a DM on Instagram!
This is cool tbh
what about gallium? its melting point is at 85° F
too easy to melt
you end up with a melty car on a hot day
which , yeah it looks cool, but its annoying as hell
baxter22071990 agreed
Your voice scientist i can't understand naming material ,I needed to you to please comment me back like that "ailowi" ,I think prononciation is wrong , so that steel chrome color material ,tell me it's exact name then I try to get it in my country.and please use cheap materials reather then those which you prefer and not every one got money to buy
high temp silicone??? can you cast zamac
not sure what the melting temp of ZAMAC is... but I am sure it is to high for this silicone.
i have seen zinc been put in silicone and zamac is for a big part zinc so like you said not with this silcone but maybe you can experiment with it. maybe get a hood of 3 out of it.
so in theory, you could cast an entire car, right?! pretty sure it wouldnt be worth doing, but you can make an entire diecast car at home....
yes... but it would be a ton of work...
I wanted to cast parts to make my own Ben 10 action figures. Its been 10 years since I last watched ben 10, and I really wanted the action figures
eso es metal?
what about pewter?
hmm... whats it's meting point?
baremetalHW 338-446 °F, depending on the exact mix.
baremetalHW 338-440F or 170-230C depends on mixture
Why not solder? eh eh eh? (Im just joking)
There's lots of uploads about making toy soldiers from pewter. I don't see why it wouldn't work. I think you could get that kind of temperature from a common plumbing blow torch.
You could get the scrap pewter from a tankard or beer stein at the Salvation Army or a thrift shop. To save time and propane you could preheat the crucible in your kitchen oven.
2:08 Han!!!!! Nooo oooooo!!!!
Fun!
Now you can fix that Redline ice T "crumbler" you have!
ived used silver sauder
what kind of flux?
Bravoooooo
i know that i have 1 redlines in my Hot wheels bin ( which i still have today with around 500-700 Hotwheels) my GF is pregnant with a boy i cant wait to give them all to my son hahha, the one i have its 1971 i think yellow Jet threat wich is looking very sad
you could use aluminum because it's got low melting point however it breaks easily
1,221°F is low compared to other metals like iron and tungsten but more than twice as hot as bismuth... you would have to cast aluminum in sand.
baremetalHW oh ok 👍 none of my cars need new parts anyways and im making a new vid soon so keep checking in on my channel for it
First time I seen you wear gloves
first time I did a video with cadmium.. lol
Personally I'd rather have the nontoxic metal, and just wear a bunch of protection, and pray I don't spill it on me.
hi
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Boss !
do a dodge ram
I thought Pepto was bismuthsalicylate
yep... must have changed it on me..lol... still is made from bismuth.
That was a completely idiotic way to make a silicon mold for casting. You should've made a two part mold. You should've laid it down flat, not standing it up. And you should've designed the flowing in channel for the melted metal and a separate channel at an angle for the air to escape.