How to Make an Electric Foundry For Metal Casting - Part 2
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- čas přidán 9. 06. 2016
- How to make the Electric Foundry: • How to Make an Electri...
Making the Steel Crucible: • Making a Steel Crucibl...
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Parts,
Fire brick: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/30161457816...
Heating Element: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3Pcs-1200W-...
steel was bought from hardware store
PID and SSR: www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
Thermocouple:www.ebay.co.uk/itm/32208671335...
Various nuts and bolts
All music was used with permission from the creator and is royalty free. - Jak na to + styl
Here is a new upgrade and maintenance video about this foundry after a year of hard use:
czcams.com/video/p7uSGXR8NDs/video.html
TAOW I don't have all the tools can I pay you to build me one I'll pay for your work, time ,equipment, parts and resources please reply I have money waiting for this name your price
I'd buy one too
This is definitely a useful thing for my future project(s), Thank you for the Info. P.S. The King of Random also sent me here as well. :-)
Small improvement : Attach a connection to the lid so it turns off the heating when you open it to minimize the risk of electrocution.
You took a simple idea of some play sand and plaster to make a little soup can forge and made a full professional level resistance force. That is impressive, and I am sure exactly what Night Hawk was hopping he would inspire.
I love that you put in the extra effort to make things look nice!
I'm very impressed with your forge improvements, especially from a safety aspect regarding encasing the live terminals. Also noticed that your speech delivery is easier to understand now that you seem to be speaking a little more slowly. Great work, and expect you are really excited about new possibilities with the accurate temp control.
thanks!
Nicely done! This is by far the most developed project you've done. The hard work and research really shows. Ingenious lid design. I might use that trick myself.
Outstanding! Nothing but respect for the sheer hard work you pour into your projects and the effort you put into sharing them with us. I don't know what you plan to do with your life, but you will go far, my young friend!
Your creativity and craftsmanship is out of this world!
Amazing, just, amazing! Fantastic tutorial and I can't wait to get to work building my own forge! Thank you and I hope to see more!
Mate! I've been following you since your first slingshots, you're wicked! And in the middle of GCSE's, bloody brilliant! Hope you get them good!
I started with King of Random's mini foundry but also had issues with using carbon as the heating source (I live in an apartment in Mexico City!). Nevertheless I made a small foundry out of a 1 gallon keg and instead of carbon I'm using a propane/propileno gas tank on one side and a butane tank on the other and will melt a small crucible within 20 minutes! And then you come up with this brilliant electric foundry with temperature control!! I'll attempt to make a similar one and see what happens. Thanks for the amazing videos and the foundry! Keep going mate! Love your videos!
You're an amazing person! Great ideas and videos very well done! Thank you for taking the time to make and share.
It's humbling seeing this boy becoming a real man!
Daaaamn, this might be the best made tutorial I've ever seen. GJ dude. Fast, with just right amount of information, easy do digest. If I ever consider getting a forge I'll be back. Yep, I have watched it all just because it was interesting!
You have defenitely developed your editing skills through these videos, and I really do appreciate the effort you put into your videos! They're awesome! :D
As for ideas on what to make... maybe a slingshot crossbow with aluminiu details. Could look pretty cool.
Holy hell man, you are absolutely amazing! This is awesome, so professional. Good luck with your GCSE's!
this is the kind of friends I needed back when I was 15 years old... Amazing project.
You're the best. You inspire us to do more than we ever could.....
this kid is insanely awesome
Top job mate....... I'm very impressed. For such a young gut your doing a great job. I look forward to seeing more of your work as you get better and better.
That's massive. That really turned into a great build from part 1 good job mate.
Great stuff dude, Ive fixed an already made ceramic kiln, and have been looking to build a bigger one, even with a propper book, ive been hesitant for 2 whole years, you are the man. You are truly special, and dont let anyone take you down by telling you you are gifted. You work hard, you take your chances, you invest your time and money. You are not gifted, you are admirable. Congratulations!
Inspirational if you like his Chanel you might like mine
King of Random sent me here and you are KILLING IT!!! I'm subscribed and making my way through your amazing videos. BRILLIANT editing. Don't change a thing.
awesome! been searching for validation that something like this could work for a heat treatment oven! THANK YOU!
I am really into your videos, you do a fantastic job. Even with your limited tools. I my self am a blacksmith and i learned most of the stuff i know from you. I am only 14 and have made your electric foundry, your little hammer head tomahawk, and your friction folder. Thanks to your awesome creativity you inspired me to make "Igniel", hand forged knives and swords. I would like to also thank you for your great variation in projects and ideas. Keep up the good work.
love your work, nothing beats DIY projects in the shed
Well done! I am always impressed with your projects!
This is an amazing project and obviously took a lot of time, Seriously Well Done!
Thank you for taking the time to make these videos.
nice job. like I said in other videos, u r truly gifted. and u just blow my mind in the stuff u make. wow... keep up the great work.
It's crazy isn't it
This is mindblowing. You're amazing.
Hey TAOW
Just made my own foundry thanks to your tips! I used to have a charcoal foundry but it was a bit dirty and quite expensive as well...
About the heating element I would however sugest a 3KW coil (or two), but I'm not on the same kind of electric grid (220V, France). I also had to plug it to a special plug (32 Amps).
Thanks for your great videos, I'm now casting with more ease!
Hey kiddo. You clearly listened and learnt from the suggestions made after the last video. You have gone away and "designed / implemented" the upgrades and, as a result now have a first rate furnace. Well done. Keep up the good work.
Now crack on with those GCSEs!!!
Well firstly excellent work in the making of the forge. Secondly, excellent compilation and presentation of this video. Wish you all the very best in your exams
thanks!
you are awesome thanks for your work
any alts to welding
very nice and elegant work. everything clean and neat.
you're awsome man.
Thanks mate, excellent instructions with heaps of great techniques.
Brilliant work buddy.....thank you for your efforts
You've done a bloody good job there, mate! Keep up the good work.
great craftsmanship brother! It looks neat.
You are one gifted young man. Well done one the build, it is very impressive.
on* not one. gotta love auto correct.
These two videos just warned you another subscriber. Great stuff mate, I'm quite impressed.
Great ideas, and nice use of the tools you have access to.
You're a genius! Discovered you via "The King of Random", AWESOME WORK MATE! KEEP IT UP!!!
I do appreciate your efforts. Great job.
I'm thinking of making my own so this video helps me so much. Thank you
Awesome video man. I'll be using your videos as the basis of my backyard build.
Great job. Its so nice to see you learn new stuff over time and do more complicated projects! I remember when i subbed to u when u had ~20k subs and now you have improoved so much, from the single wooden slingshots to this xD keep up the good work
Exactly this project is on my mind for a very long time.
You are a great inspiration for me although you are twenty years younger than me.
Keep up the great work!
Sorry for my bad english, and greetings from germany.
Congrats on your forge man. It almost looks professional ! Definitely keep this serie of videos somewhere when I'll be making mine.
Keep up the good work !
Awesome, good luck!
By the way keep up your enthusiastic inspiring work, thanks for all the ideas and great videos
this is awesome. nice work. best video yet. keep going I enjoy your work.
7:55 - "4 almost identical feet" - now, that's our type of quality target at Crossthread Industries. Great vids, thanks for the share.
This project is awesome and i am accumulating parts to build it myself too :).
You can add a steel fence (small mesh) to the inside to prevent yourself/tool to get in contact with the heating wire (electric shock prevention).
Another idea is to use 2 switches which disconnect booth power wires for the heater if you open the top side.
A third idea is you can update the heating element from 1200W to 2000W , to speed up the melting time.
Excellent job. Kudos mate.
You got a good patience and nice video.
Your best set of videos
This is amazing. Great work.
Great work & brilliant video you put a lot of other youtubers to shame especially at your age glad to see that you put the earth wire onto the framework & brilliant explanation of why you did that step keep up the great work good luck in your exams
Wow very nice, ive been waching you for a while now and you have definitely improved in your construction!
The Art of Weapons!!! The mad genius lol!!! Awesome video!!!
love the new upgrades would love the do this stuff myself
The forge looks great and the temperature control was a good improvement to make. One of the most impressive projects you've done so far!
+Michael Wilson thanks! It was definitely one of my most expensive and time consuming! Glad it had payed off!
How did you comment 1 day before this project was uploaded??
Patreon supporters get early access to videos!
Its refreshing to see a kid nowadays applying himself to something instead of just staring at their phone / on facebook all day. Good job man, and nice editing.
my mind is blown dude. really impressive.
Beautiful work
16-17, 45-46, doesn't matter, you're f'n brilliant dude! Amazing! I'd be very surprised to hear that you didn't get hired right on to do whatever the hell you want to do for the rest of your life.
I watched and commented on part 1 of this a minute ago with a tip. I really wish I lived closer to you. I would love to be able to teach you or help you with your projects. I have been a carpenter for about 20 years and a welder for 15. You have a brilliant mind. I am sure with some direction you could be welding and fitting like a professional in no time.
Top quality. Sir, you will go far
Super video, very well done.
What can I say, other than, subscribed just from watching those 2 foundry videos! Keep it up
Way to go mate. Keep it going.
Outstanding implementation of ideas and skills for your age ! Despite the distractions of study and finding out about the world everything !
Who knows what will be within your abilities in 10 years time ?
Expand an obviously growing talent by begging, borrowing and buying the best tools you can for metal fabrication. Get to use benders, jigs, & a variety of cutting tools including metal bandsaw, Oxy acetylene, plasma etc. Great to see you have access to a lathe. If you haven't already, also get access to a vertical milling machine.
Go for it !
Yiu're going do great !
super video, the previous video as well. The wealth of skills you demonstrate here is awesome. Thank you very much. You might want to consider becoming an engineer (if not already so). But then again, that would mean you will have to do for a living, what right now you enjoy doing in your spare time.
really nice work man
Wow dude amazing job!
great upload.
keep up the great work.
great video dude huge fan!
This is awesome content, great job !
Oh my, you are really 16? I recommend you following this path you're on if you fancy it. You just made one mighty awsome furnace. Very gifted and when iam up for it i'll make one following your instructions. Peace dude.
You are awesome! Well done sir!
King of random directed me here. Nice tut and a big thumbs up for sharing. Noticing a 1200 max temp i have wondered if you've took it up to 1085 'c to smelt copper. If so it'll be all singing and dancing furnace for the back yard hobbyist.
What a great forge. Loads better than the charcoal burning clay mess that I made. I have a video on here but I'm too ashamed to link to it here lol. I plan to make something like this in the very near future although I probably won't use the silicate bricks. I think they're a good idea but I'm lacking some of the tools you have.
Great video, great film work, and great forge.
For additional safety i would install an on/off switch to the pid controller. that way you can have it plugged in and it not heat up until you switch it on. just install it between the controller and the relay. it helps if there's and emergency or a mishap. just a thought. keep up the good work!
Wow... Amazing talent
you deserve way more subs
keep up the great work!
nicely done, maybe install a safety switch that shout off the coil when you open the lit. you could put in a switch that cut the signal from the PID controller to the SSR
You're an Inspiration 👍👍👍
Nice upgrades to an already great forge. You might want to just check your earthing of the case is actually working though. It appears you painted the frame before putting the bolt through that is connecting the earth wire, the paint might be insulating the frame. A continuity check should be enough. You should probably also have an earth from the case to the lid frame just in case the hinge doesn't make an electrical connection.
I'd like to see more forged tools. Can you make screwdrivers, pry bars, scissors, etc? Or keychain and wallet tools such as bottle opener cards and such.
Great video, love the channel.
awesome project btw
Nice work. Can I add a couple of suggestions - possibly life extending? You could add a limit switch to the lid to sense when it is opened and disconnect the power. The control box should be in a non flammable material to prevent fire.
This is absolutely inspiring I think I am going to build this. And for the lid what if you used ware like they use rebar in concrete and make an outline of the lid with the wire
good job man! love your videos :)
I enjoy gunsmith work and some gun parts manufacturing , I was interested in a foundry to case harden and restore Colt SAA frames , this would be the solution. You are a very talented and industrious man. Thank You for making all this information available, I know it was a lot of work. Now I will go and watch your first video and get started building my own.
No problem, some time in the future I am thinking of making a heat treat oven quite like this foundry that will probably suit your needs better. It will basicly be the same design and components but on its side.
The Art Of Weapons Sounds great ! I will watch carefully for the videos.
TAOW Say I wanted to get the furnace over 1800°C to melt platinum. Is that beyond the capacity of this foundry?
Yes, a "closed loop" system is way better. Very nice work!
GCSE's?!!! You're teaching University graduates and old men a thing or two.
Much kudos to you Sir, keep up the excellent work.
I know the feeling...I understood all the words he used but...sometimes I was like ....huh I'm lost...guess it goes to show you can always learn...
Hello Artof...Nice to see another quality video in this series. Good to see that you have earthed the metalwork as well.
Just a couple of small observations. When you connect wires and then tighten the screws you will notice that if you insert the wire around the thread in the same direction as the thread tightens. Then the wire pulls tighter in, to make a tight connection. But if you insert the wire on the opposite side then the wire tends to get pushed away and makes a looser connection. You mostly do this anyway, except on a couple of collections to the relay which looked otherwise. Unless there was a washer there as well which I didn't notice.Also, now that you have the temperature control and thermometer you should be able to do your heat treating more accurately as well. In some engineering books there used to be graphs showing what temperatures to use on different metals to get various levels of hardness. I imagine that such graphs will be on the web somewhere now.Good luck with your GCSEs. They must be coming up very soon now, but don't get stressed over them as I'm sure you'll find them quite easy!Best wishes matey...
great work well done! i'll buy one from you!
very professional :) keep up!
this was cool I made one and it works realy well
Good job! I have a suggestion: in you current build crucible supports are resting on the fire brick which will degrade with time. Good idea will be to weld thin strips of metal to frame on top of bricks for supporting crucible weight.
Keep up the good work! Greetings from Ukraine!