How To Turn Styrofoam, Into Solid Aluminum
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- Опубліковано 24 бер 2015
- Here's how to turn almost any styrofoam creation you can think up, into solid aluminum. It's almost like magic! :)
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WARNING:
Charcoal foundries can reach temperatures in excess of 1,000ºC, which is well above the melting point of hobbyists. This project should only be attempted with adequate knowledge and training, proper protective safety gear, and in a fire resistant area with adequate ventilation. The sparks flying from the foundry can ignite fires, and the fumes from burning dross can be toxic. Use caution and common sense. Be safe and have fun, but always remember that any project or experiment is at your own risk.
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Project Inspired By:
This project was inspired by 2 videos. If you check them out, please let them know that Grant Thompson sent you. Thanks! :) First was a “lost foam casting” tutorial by “The Art of Weapons” (bit.ly/IBRamboneSlingshot) and a Rubber Band gun designed by “RBGuns” (bit.ly/IBM9RubberBandGun). I modified the template from RBGuns to make the styrofoam mold.
Project History & More Info:
The gun is solid aluminum, made from melted down soda cans.
I spent over 100 hours of time, and 7 styrofoam prototypes to make this video. About a third of the time was spent filing and sanding the gun. Each time I poured a casting for the gun, the trigger guard wouldn’t complete all the way through, so I kept making new styrofoam guns, modifying the designs slightly until it worked.
Once I got a fairly clean casting, I put 2 days into filing down rough points, and sanding them smooth.
The gun could use a little more work, and it’s not perfect, but this experiment was mainly a proof of concept that nearly anything you can imagine can be made fairly easily with the “lost foam casting” technique. Overall, I really am happy with the gun though! It weighs 556 grams, and is really quite smooth to feel.
For future projects, I plan to work more with green sand casting. I believe it will leave a nicer finish overall and won’t require as many prototypes to get it right :) Instead of foam, wood plugs can be used to make the molds, or even real weapons for that matter.
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*Hey guys! I wasn't planning to make this into a tutorial, but SO many people have been asking for it, I went ahead and did it for you. Some of my inspiration came from “The Art of Weapons” (**bit.ly/IBRamboneSlingshot**) and “RBGuns” (**bit.ly/IBM9RubberBandGun**). I modified the template from RBGuns to make the styrofoam mold, and love it. Show some love and check their work. :)*
Thank you for these videos they are always interesting/entertaining.
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Hey grant i always love your videos
They're always fun and awesome
Even when they're dangerous you seem to make it look safe
I hope one day I'll be like you, but anyways Keep up the good work :)
Stay awesome...
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Great video Thompson hope u respond
Nice m8
I can't understand the fact that this great man is now gone...
He is still alive in our hearts :)
Why what happened
@@myciemouse9112 he passed away in a paramotoring accident
OH YEAH
@@myciemouse9112 yeah he did
Legends never die
he just passed out
Raj Dave *away
Raj Dave what no way
Check newest vid
sadly, this one did.. 😔
Pretty sure this was my first KOR vid. Much love Thompson fam
BassManBobBassCovers same
BassManBobBassCovers r.i.p
Hubert Dabanam mmmqy
He’s Dead
Potgroud He’s Dead Just Saying People Are Saying RIP So What’s The Problem
How to piss off almost every UK citizen: say aluminum
And a lot of continentals too!
Coco Pommel it's aluminium *with ium not um..
It worked look at the comment above me ^^^^
AND BELOW ME V V
Coco Pommel "Don't you mean *England citizen*. UK is not a country England is." That is how to piss off every UK citizen
Coco Pommel How to piss of a liberal....make a video showing how to make a gun!!! I can hear them whining now!!!
Your skill in Blacksmithing has increased to 10.
dat skyrim reference tho
It was actually WoW, but Skyrim has Blacksmithing as well.
lol
Haha how lame was it that i thought of Runescape...
Haylz Aldz Us here at ELITE old school Runescape power don't discriminate, it's just smithing in the land of Gielinor.
One of the best channels on UA-cam. Useful, clear, straight-to-the-point, and super professional.
Rip we love you
Wait he's ded
Yea it’s sad😭😭😭😭
no we dont
Can you get over it
Long live the king
If there ever is an zombie apocalypse...........I want Grant Thompson on my team.
***** doesn't that mean you'd be last though?
but the gun isnt fuctional its more like a statue to be honest
I'll pick fpsrussia to be in my team
Diaa Yassin that bitch will betray in an istant just so you know
Diaa Yassin yeah lol
And next week we learn how to make car from a table and 4 rubber balls
See it sadly wouldn't work because if the trigger doesn't move so the pistons in the engine would not push and other parts would not work for other and longer reasons but good idea
***** It would fail. Aluminum isn't strong enough. Though I think you could create an all-aluminum engine, aluminum simply isn't resilient enough to stress or temperature. Also an aluminum frame would be weak. There's a reason cars aren't made in all aluminum.
***** that's how they make engine blocks by metal casting
Calm down its just regular metal casting
***** They do make Engines out of almost entirely aluminum....they actually performe well when it comes to saving weight, but they have to be VERY well taken care of or they wear out quickly.
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Amazing work! How much in total for Making just the one?
4 billion dollars
@@darknezzunknown3169 I just look at the comment from 4 years ago. And see you here, 2 hours ago
Oh, like $10.
Wow
The guy is dead now
this is badass, been doing a marathon of his videos
***** Didnt know you watched King of Random :D
Dude I love your motovlogs 🚴💨
6 FOOOOOT
i thought you spend your whole life driving around in the streets
stugsvamp Shibe not at all. My version of heaven is driving a nice car with music playing forever.
I love how people are saying "How dare you teach kids how to make guns!" And completely miss the parts of the forge and would most likely be out of their reach to actually do unless if they had parents that would help them out.
mas8705 "Mom, can you buy me 50 pounds of sand and some charcoal and some foamboard and 6 12 packs of soda"
Hermaeus Mora These are the same idiots that believe someone could rob a museum for a gun replica and go on a mass shooting spree with it
Hermaeus Mora Probably end up being some hormonal bitch from MDA trying to make a statement
Hermaeus Mora Im reading all of this in the Hermaeus Mora voice and its great.
RanndomUndead Ironically enough, you also missed the part of, "A bucket of cement, half a fire extinguisher, and a blow dryer."
After all, you need to make that forge too if you ever hope to even begin crafting these toys for yourself. :)
The first KOR video I have ever seen💯
Rip the real King of Random‼️💔
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Is that handgun one of those 3D printed 30 caliber clip magazine ghost guns I've heard of?
I love you.
Yes, and it has a fire rate of 30 rounds in half a second. It needs to be banned.
City on a Hill 30.
Magazine.
Clips.
In half a second.
*Half,*
*a second.*
+Charles Clements a 30 round clip round magazine clip round magazine cip.
Yes, And why has this not been taken down yet!? OMG
Holly carap! You just taught me to make my own parts for whatever!
MavHunter20XX make your own turbo ex dee dee dee
123Bosniak wha?
MavHunter20XX make your own turbo I said
123Bosniak wha?
Phil K
deez nutz ha got eeem
Can you do a gigantic aluminum Brian model, Grant?
Scam School so bad ass to see brian brushwood comment on your video
Scam School just make it part by part and put them together
michael magic And it's also badass to find that Brian Brushwood is following you on Twitter
Scam School OMG Its Scam School!
Lucas Sheridon was thinking the same thing lol
Thank you for all the creativity. I still cant believe you're gone.
R.I.P he was my childhood
Three questions:
1. How intricate can you be with the foam models while keeping stability?
2. Can you use any glue to glue separate pieces together?
3. Can you use craft styro-foam from a hobby shop?
I really like people like you who post tutorials and share your knowledge. People like you change lives! Bravo
I used your guides to make family members some custom charms this last christmas and they turned out well (with some trial and error)
Thanks for the videos!
This man single handedly made my childhood. Rest in peace you brilliant soul.
Awesome idea and results!
Thanks so much also for the link!
What adhesive did you use between the layers for the foam?
Was just wondering what works best for vaporizing under the aluminium.
Omg its AOW himself ! Loved the drill bit knife tutorial , and am thinking about making it myself. Have you considered an arrow fletching tutorial?
Aow!! I made the drill bit knife!!! Works great as a skinning knife
The Art of Weapons for foam core I find white glue or pva works very very well.
technically you could glue the styrofoam layers by melting them with really diluted acetone, but i really have no idea if this would even work, it's the first thing that popped into mind. Can someone confirm?
Davide Dopesick
It'd be very difficult to do as even a tiny amount of acetone will destroy a huge volume of foam, and as the acetone flashes off it will set as a very high density compared to the surrounding material. On the other hand common PVA glue, hot glue and 2 part bonding resins will all work fine, so your local hardware store (or even supermarket) certainly has some good options to join your foam.
Ok.... now I need to make the foundry and start hoarding soda cans.
Not weird at all
Well, I'm a blacksmith in hobby, just never played with aluminum or casting. I figure using my forge and casting ingots in heated cast iron bread pans I have would be smarter. I never agreed with his use of non-stick cookwear.
Better to just get something more solid aluminum than those soda cans. They are so thin that they tend to burn in the foundry rather than melt. Random aluminum chunks from the scrap yard cost next to nothing, use those :)
Naj Kraemer lol
I saw this when he said that ;)
You’re using that big workbench in the sky now, rip, we love you
Wow! That's actually pretty practical easy and useful!!! Thank you
Anyone who has the equipment to make this should try making a lightsaber mould. You could then spraypaint parts of it black, leaving the ends aluminum, which would look awesome!
BuckFoston28 Wow haha, great minds think alike! Nice, try to tell me if you ever manage to make it!
+TheHumanReptile Will do! Should be attempting it in a couple weeks
BuckFoston28 nice, can't wait!
This makes me imagine how cool it would be to make friction batons that look like lightsabers.
Dead Dog lol, cool idea ;)
Imagine spray painting this black and walking around with it lol
Ikr
+Poppy Outram or imagine casting real parts like real gun frame or lower reciever and all the parts then just sticking a real barrel on to it and there you go you got your self a real working gun...
+Poppy Outram Imagine getting arrested and put in police custody.
+Ben Dalven 😂😂😂😂
That sword looks like one from a Kirby game or wind waker
Zelda?
Troll
It's the master sword from Zelda link uses it
Matsimus Yes
I can't believe this was made two years ago!!!! I used to watch ch this video over and over again when I was bored!!
It's not really "turning" styrofoam into aluminum but more "easily replacing" styrofoam with aluminum. Still pretty cool though :D
exactly. It's like putting glue gun around the object and when the glue gun dries, it's the same thing but different material
Close enough for government work
@@gyromm3094 um.....actually its completely different 😋
@@gyromm3094 the styrofoam melts. And the aluminum replaces styrofoam.
Not covering.
Yea
Who else did the "Da na na na!" in their head when he pulled out the sword?
Sadly, I'd wager there are very few that would catch the reference. However, I see what you did there and raise you a "It's dangerous to go alone - take this!"
I did :/
***** And just how did you gather that little gem? And do you mean the way I write, since I've done no talking at all? Please enlighten me. Enlighten the world with your uneducated brilliance.
Ryan Smith Anyone who doesn't get that reference isn't my friend lol.
***** I'd say about 8
Decided to rewatch and started 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 miss him so much thank you,, you random legend
I love how he acts like we had the things that were needed
Isn't this known as lost foam casting? You can literally make anything you need out of this so cool!
Super impressive!
DIY Perks I didnt know you were a fan of TKOR! Nice (can't say im surprised though)
are you his son
This guy is a fking genius!!
Agreed lol
+Matsimus Gaming no he just finds project pages from other sites and reads their instructions. everything he does has been done by someone less popular on youtube. hes not dumb. definitely not a genious though lol
Not really....
Well no, he plagiarizes from those less popular (who probably plagiarized from someone else). I prefer the people who say "I did some research from sources x, y and z and this is what I came up with."
He is however very good at condensing a subject into a quick blurb anyone can follow.
+Brian Reddeman well in that case than everybody but the first person to invent the idea/project is a copycat.
That was amazing! It is very hard to believe that it worked!
so you can make a metal sword out of a nerf sword right ?
This man is a genius
genius!!!!!!!!!
+Keith Davenport there is plastic in the middle of a nerf sword so unfortunately no
+joshua brickey The plastic would burn off just like the Styrofoam probably.
you could cut it open and take the plastic out
When he makes it it ends up so perfect. I tried this and I didn’t even get a gun
my mind has been blown... this is awesome!!!
Great video ! I have always wondered if you could use objects cast from ice as a mold in sand ? Have you tried this ?
Aluminium
Nicholas Hoff
Stupid Yank
Ieuan Hunt Uh no. Definitely not a yank. From Texas, sir.
Nicholas Hoff
My apologies
Aj Batalia
I agree
Ieuan Hunt U FOKIN WOT M8
you could drill a long hole in the tube of the gun and use the mini tin foil rockets as bullets
you are a genius
you are a genius
The gun needs to have moving parts.
BRILLIANT!!!!
Illeagil
I absolutely love this channel
I waited all day for this
The cosplay possibilities are endless oh my gosh
well good luck going to con with a 100kg+ aluminium armor/gigantic sword
MrFogaddmarel a hollowed out aluminium spear won't be as heavy. Thanks though, I guess
john frank This gentleman knows what he's talking about. Aluminum is surprisingly light, especially when contrasted against similarly shaped objects made of other metals.
***** Yeah since when do kids have interest in costumes??? what is this world coming to!?!? You should join that guy that thinks aluminium is heavy.
Exactly what I was thinking! These would be perfect to take to cons! :D
Aluminium: Al-you-min-ee-um. Because that's how it's, y'know, pronounced.
Different countries have different spellings and pronunciations man
Two variants of the metal's name are in current use, aluminium (pronunciation: /ˌælʲʊˈmɪniːəm/) and aluminum (/əˈluːmɪnəm/)-besides the obsolete alumium.
Nice meme bro
Daniel Orefuwa I am completely aware of that piece of wisdom, yet I am confused at to why Americans insist on pronouncing it in an illogical way, quite unlike how it is spelt. I'm not bashing you Americans out there btw so don't verbally abuse me or I will feel all sad and stuff.
Harry Flacks we spell it different
one of the coolest tricks I ever saw
Even after he’s gone, he’s still helping us.
RESPECT LEVEL: IT`S OVER 9000
3D printing with metal lol! Cool
+KousakaDystopic there are 3D metal printers already.
MaghoxFr Wow!
MaghoxFr I guess this is the more traditional way :D
+juaxox Wow you must be really smart to come up with such a witty comment!
+juaxox Same way your head got lost
I work in a steel foundry and we use this technique on certain castings. We have a 20 ton casting that uses a foam insert to create the mold. You pour the steel in and voila, 20 tons in the shape of Styrofoam
Really neat dude if I wasn’t a kid I would totally do this
Gun molds 101
More like
*How to get shot by cops 101*
Ha. I guess. I don't think the kind of aluminium being used is strong enough to be effectively used for a lower frame, and you definitely can't use aluminium for the slide. You would be better off using a strong steel.
This technically isn't illegal either. You can make and manufacture your own gun without a serial number in your backyard if you want. America yay!
Kabloosh What if you let the aluminum pieces normalize after heating them up again and even quench them in oil?
It would make them harder.
Wandelgart King Maybe. I don't know what level of hardness you need to make a proper gun frame. You wouldn't want to be doing any casting anyways. You would likely want to mill it out. Plus, you'll still need some steel parts. The lower frame is what is considered to be the gun anyways and it isn't illegal for you to make your own gun either.
***** But it still happens, that they shoot innocent civilians for some reason, here in Europe.
We need regulations on aluminum and people being having knowledge of chemistry because liberal tolerance and government.
You're obviously a few IQ points lower than the rest of us because I'm mocking liberals and how they want to ban everything.
I'm being sarcastic...
More proof that KNOWLEDGE IS POWA!
^^^ See. More of this liberal tolerance I'm talking about.
Both parties are horrible and want a huge government
U A GENIUS MAN KEEP UP THE WORK
This is very inspirational, most of The DIY that works is this vid
who else just loves these videos the so amusing
"whatever you wanna make" *shows gun*
Well played.
Looks awesome
Very cool! I like this method of molding in one step. Thank you.
You can do it with pla 3d prints and wax prints in plaster or sand
Cool videos man, thanks.. :--) (*time to build a time machine!)
This was the first video where I met this man. Twas millenia ago.
Wow, that is really cool! You also melted down metal cans to get the aluminum, so smart!!
AWEOSME! That is REALLY! COOL! It is like magic.
You should make captain americas sheild
Andrew Rivera now thats a project
Id like that a lot !!!
Go to "AWE ME"
Andrew Rivera YES OMG YES!! And then he should send it to me lol
Andrew Rivera Would need Vibranium though
"That's the end of the video. But it's not the end of the adventure
Yes it is :c
This is very very cool!
If you keep the ‘volcano’ bit of the items attached, you have a cool little statue!
No one:
UA-cam: hey hey hey hey hey hey wanna cry? Yea I thought so, here you go!
FR tho.
My recommended newsfeed is getting spammed with his videos and it’s breaking my heart.
Spunky Grubber mhm same
It's almost like you tube is trying to capitalize on his death.
@@JohnSmith-gq9gn it's cause his videos are being watched more so the youtube algorithm assumes it's what people want
That's brilliant!
That was really cool
As mercy from overwatch would say.. Heroes Never Die!
Someone probably said that before a video game character
can any styrofoam work what about the stuff that comes in amazon boxes?
daniel angel yes it will
Tim wow thats amazing.
daniel angel it will work better with moldable we sand all the sand needs to be wet though
It needs to be polystyrene, not polyurethane. Styrene is the softer stuff that breaks into little beads (very squeaky when put under stress) that is often used as packing material (the random corner blocks in furniture boxes). Urethane is the harder, crunchier stuff that looks like packed blocks of snow that crumbles into "flakes". That stuff cuts horribly and does not melt well at all. The stuff in amazon boxes is likely styrene, and should work just fine. If you don't have a styroslicer, or you're working on something smaller, careful use of a hobby knife should cut through styrene without too much struggle (just watch your hands). I'm speaking from experience on this stuff after lighting a plastic bucket on fire (read: melted it and spilled molten aluminum in my yard) because I didn't do a couple of steps correctly and used the wrong material.
Polyurethane is a lacquer not a plastic. Packing "peanuts" are eithe polypropolene or polystyrene. Polystyrene is the one to use. Polypropolene is the stuff plastic bottles are made of
Amazing work 👍👍💕
Man im missin this man these days
can you also buy it because I want it
Next up: how to get to the moon with 3 rubber bands and some table salt.
You just made my whole weekend.
You could make all the gun parts using this method. A little bit of sanding and smoothing all the parts will work.
WHAT WILL THE STYROSLICER DO TO YOUR HAND PLEASE TRY IT
I want this it's cool
We will always love you and your videos grant...i couldnt understand how you passed but you will be greatly missed
that was so cool i subscribed
TKOR: now just pour a little sand into the bucket
*proceeds to pour a half of the sand bag in*
Fu he died
Man we know it’s just a meme it has nothing to do with dying
Holy crap. I can make daggers
Nice dude
+MegaAwesome 23 out of aluminum? LOL you can buy a cheap dagger out of STEEL
+MegaAwesome 23 Absolutely, if you want to make a prop or toy. for a useable dagger expect to pay $400+, or $2000+ for the tools to make a decent one.
Sure. Forge it on your free anvil, in your free forge, and you're going to get a great hollow grind with those 30 dollar stones. Yes, you could get a sharp piece of metal that looks like a dagger, but I'm talking about a decent knife that an artisan would craft.
Also, you don't cast steel into a blade.
This was sooo mind blowing
I actually did this experiment with my mom and we spray-painted the gun black it looks so cool
So this is how they made the Kolibri back in 1914?
*snickers*
do you have to use foam boards? or can you use blocks of styrofoam?
No, you can use any type of styrofoam
Breaker19Productions thanks man!
+Breaker19Productions hey do u think this will work on dioramas I want to try it on my next Dio but don't wan t to mess it up
+MrPsychopathicManiac hui It can be done, but if it's the first thing you've made using this method then there's lots of room for error. My first styrofoam casting didn't go well, and I made some mistakes and learned from them. So before you try making your diorama this way, I suggest that you try making some other objects this way to get some experience with it.
How about an aluminum AK?
That is so cool!
Could u reuse the sand after. Or do u need to get a new batch of sand. Just to make something else
it would look cool if you spray painted the gun black
illegal too
Croakinc36 why would that be illegal
Because people can mistake it for a real gun. Robberies have been committed with fake guns and people have been shot by police because it looked like they were carrying a firearm. It's only legal with a bright orange cap on the muzzle
Lonnie the blonnie it already is...
Lonnie the blonnie, you still wouldn't want to carry that in your car or on your person. Can get you dead...mistaken as real.
Welp, time to make a sword using this technique. Maybe a maul as well. Oh, the ideas I'm getting!
My dad works at zep and he had a zep sampler bottle I recommend zep and if you have trucks with concrete use mudslide you don't need a power washer thing and the paint won't come off the trucks it's great.
wat gue did you use to put the pieces together and did these burn away during the castingproces or did they leave marks in the finished product ?
thinking about having a cast metal base for the cross slide and more solid column on my mill cast at a foundry using my own mould and machine it to fit , the styrofoam idea might transport better dan a sand mould with a hollow space inside