If I remember correctly, those horrid aluminum/zinc die cast coat hooks and the like are cast using a centrifugal casting process. Hard to replicate in the back yard. Good on ya!
You can use these parts (fungi) as handles for furniture. They have an interesting texture and look almost like a finished product. And each of them is unique.
That bonus footage brought back memories of how I got burned in a trash fire. Poured a quart of gasoline into a trash pit and then tossed a match. It went out. I tossed another, and another. Each time taking a step closer. The last match got about half way into the pit and the vapors lit off. The flame extended down into the pit, hit the back wall, bounced and came after me. the only thing that saved my face was the flame shadow caused by my arms that were still in the match box holding and match tossing position. I could have whined about it but the guy next to me in the emergency room had dumped a pot of french fry grease on his feet. He really had cause to whine.
My ideal vacation - spend a week at luckygen's shop. Staying in a caravan plugged in with A/C, power, and water. Work in the shop learning from him drinking tinnies at night afterwards. :D
Hey Luckygen, where can I get a big cast iron casting box like yours? I have a flask but I realized it's too small for many things. Cool channel, subscribed.
Another good video... did you end up using vents and a reservoir to get them to fill properly? Love your stuff... thanks for including the book notes, and the test for ductility after... must be very pleasing to see it come out like that.
No air vents on the first and second attempts at casting the hooks. I'm not sure what you mean with the word reservoir? Yes it is pleasing that it worked and that is why I used silicon bronze because it is so ductile.
SiBr is one of those amazing mystery metals. Its strength far surpasses what anyone thinks it can be. It has added advantages as well as being extremely corrosion resistant and extremely conductive as well as non sparking. It's literally one of the best alloys out there and so incredibly handy. I use it alot for tig brazing as well. Aluminum Bronze is very impressive as well!! Check it out! Thanks for the great content!!
@@luckygen1001 Only thing I know about AlBr outside of using it as filler rod is that its extremely hard and tough. Its so much harder than you would expect so it throws off your perception. Copper alloys are interesting like that. Sadly that all these speculators have been buying up all the worlds copper to tie it up and raise the prices. Criminal if you asked me. Have you ever done stainless steel or are there difficulties with it? I have never seen it outside of a vacuum foundry I worked at part time in the mid 90's.
Another educational video! Thank you. Appears you have the perfect chemistry for the Silicon bronze! I expect that took quite some time to perfect. I have reviewed your cast iron videos, however, I am still fumbling with the correct cast iron mixture/type/process. Hope you do not mind, I have copied some features of your muller design. Maybe it's me, but I don't see the need for an HD quality video.
Thank you for watching my latest video. It does not matter what design you use for a muller it sure beats mixing sand by hand. That book I showed in the video has a lot of interesting bronzes I would like to try.
@@luckygen1001 Ok. Thank you) I would like to ask for a French sconce to be cast ... I want to do it and for this purpose I was interested in what kind of sand you use ... There is no information on the Internet how chandeliers were made in the 18th century ... Regards Ibrahim !! I am writing from Russia with the help of a translator. Perhaps there will be errors in the text, please be treated with understanding.
Bronze is a very useful metal. If you have only one or two tools in the toolbox it limits you as to what you can do, so it is with being able to cast only one metal.
vladviking, the problem with the disposable world we live in is a lot of manufacturers have worked out that making good quality does not sell new items so everything is designed to be just good enough, not the best it can be. Yes I agree with You. Cheers Mate from John, Australia.
It pains me to see you use that nice ruler as a sand scraper. My Faber Castells are the straightest edges in my shop. A minor gripe tho. Love your vids.
I like it because he took a tool that was inferior to expectations of lifespan use and durability and pulled a bionic man on the failing part... throw way society wastes resources.
If I remember correctly, those horrid aluminum/zinc die cast coat hooks and the like are cast using a centrifugal casting process. Hard to replicate in the back yard. Good on ya!
Lol carfull with the miss lights I've got lots to glean out of you yet
I like your machinist jack on your milling setup! 😬
You can use these parts (fungi) as handles for furniture. They have an interesting texture and look almost like a finished product. And each of them is unique.
That bonus footage brought back memories of how I got burned in a trash fire. Poured a quart of gasoline into a trash pit and then tossed a match. It went out. I tossed another, and another. Each time taking a step closer. The last match got about half way into the pit and the vapors lit off. The flame extended down into the pit, hit the back wall, bounced and came after me. the only thing that saved my face was the flame shadow caused by my arms that were still in the match box holding and match tossing position. I could have whined about it but the guy next to me in the emergency room had dumped a pot of french fry grease on his feet. He really had cause to whine.
Yes it is a bad idea to keep throwing matches hoping that it will ignite.
@@luckygen1001 Yup. If you live through it, you will never do it again. On second thought, I would say that either way you won't ever do it again.
bloody brilliant ;-) very satisfying process & one appreciates your determination !
Really interesting! That tripod will outlive us all.
It certainly will!
Absolutely emphatically subscribed.
My ideal vacation - spend a week at luckygen's shop. Staying in a caravan plugged in with A/C, power, and water. Work in the shop learning from him drinking tinnies at night afterwards. :D
agreed
Hey Luckygen, where can I get a big cast iron casting box like yours? I have a flask but I realized it's too small for many things. Cool channel, subscribed.
I make my own but if you have a lot of money any size flask can be purchased.
Yes, it would be nice to be rich haha. That's very cool that you made it yourself,nice work.
Another good video... did you end up using vents and a reservoir to get them to fill properly? Love your stuff... thanks for including the book notes, and the test for ductility after... must be very pleasing to see it come out like that.
No air vents on the first and second attempts at casting the hooks. I'm not sure what you mean with the word reservoir? Yes it is pleasing that it worked and that is why I used silicon bronze because it is so ductile.
I'm sure you'll get your eyebrows back in a clue weeks. Lol. That was very instructive thank you.
It looks worse than it really was and I still have my eyebrows. It also helps to wear a faceshield!
SiBr is one of those amazing mystery metals. Its strength far surpasses what anyone thinks it can be. It has added advantages as well as being extremely corrosion resistant and extremely conductive as well as non sparking. It's literally one of the best alloys out there and so incredibly handy. I use it alot for tig brazing as well.
Aluminum Bronze is very impressive as well!! Check it out!
Thanks for the great content!!
I have never used aluminium bronze because it is very difficult to pour good castings. Silicon bronze is so much easier to use.
@@luckygen1001 Only thing I know about AlBr outside of using it as filler rod is that its extremely hard and tough. Its so much harder than you would expect so it throws off your perception. Copper alloys are interesting like that. Sadly that all these speculators have been buying up all the worlds copper to tie it up and raise the prices. Criminal if you asked me.
Have you ever done stainless steel or are there difficulties with it? I have never seen it outside of a vacuum foundry I worked at part time in the mid 90's.
Pretty big roll-out on the 2nd lighting.
Whew!
Another educational video! Thank you. Appears you have the perfect chemistry for the Silicon bronze! I expect that took quite some time to perfect. I have reviewed your cast iron videos, however, I am still fumbling with the correct cast iron mixture/type/process. Hope you do not mind, I have copied some features of your muller design. Maybe it's me, but I don't see the need for an HD quality video.
Thank you for watching my latest video. It does not matter what design you use for a muller it sure beats mixing sand by hand. That book I showed in the video has a lot of interesting bronzes I would like to try.
You post the videos, I will certainly watch and learn!
could you please make a video about making your clamps
Some nice clips. Bugs are bound to happen once you do stuff.
Hello!! do you use regular building sand ??
Yes you can but use a sieve get the larger lumps out.
@@luckygen1001 Ok. Thank you) I would like to ask for a French sconce to be cast ... I want to do it and for this purpose I was interested in what kind of sand you use ... There is no information on the Internet how chandeliers were made in the 18th century ... Regards Ibrahim !! I am writing from Russia with the help of a translator. Perhaps there will be errors in the text, please be treated with understanding.
BOOM! Nice going.
I've got to start trying bronze, I've been scared of it but I won't knkw till I try it.
Bronze is a very useful metal. If you have only one or two tools in the toolbox it limits you as to what you can do, so it is with being able to cast only one metal.
What sand mix are you using?
Where do you get your silicone bronze? What part of the countr are you from?
He makes his won bronze using ferro silicon and copper, he says so near the beginning of the vid
The sand is petrobond and I live in Australia.
luckygen1001 i know Australia, but where? Sounds like NT.
Which state are you based in?
luckygen1001 Brisbane qld.
I am going to try this bronze i have 75 grad ferro silicone what percentage i have to make the bronze
Watch the video again to see that info.
It just amazing how little they care nowadays about making a product that actually works and endures for more than two minutes.
vladviking, the problem with the disposable world we live in is a lot of manufacturers have worked out that making good quality does not sell new items so everything is designed to be just good enough, not the best it can be. Yes I agree with You.
Cheers Mate from John, Australia.
It pains me to see you use that nice ruler as a sand scraper. My Faber Castells are the straightest edges in my shop.
A minor gripe tho. Love your vids.
I wouldn't use a good ruler for that, it was bent and abused before I got it.
Isn't that the best thing about being a fabricator? You can just make your own shit that is like a million time better that what they make.
I like it because he took a tool that was inferior to expectations of lifespan use and durability and pulled a bionic man on the failing part... throw way society wastes resources.
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