How to Easily Make Awesome and Authentic Cast Metal Lettering - it's Cheating
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- čas přidán 30. 09. 2022
- I've thought about making 'fake cast metal lettering' for a while and as I have a project coming up where this would be ideal, now was the time to try it out. It worked fantastic and easy to do too! :)
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Neat process with a great outcome. Agree with the other commentors that having short single-topic videos like this is good.
Thanks Dominic! I was pretty pleased with it and easy too! :)
@@PaskMakes Agreed shorter videos are better. You could have cut a couple minutes off this. Really a great idea. I actually think I will do this. I bet the same mold would work for silicon (mixed with baking soda) and a bunch of other things. Would be cool to put custom lettering on a hat or coat or something.
I love longer form videos and prefer them, short form videos are also fun sometimes, and this was great, going on my "things to do" list
Skill takes time! Enjoyed watching, thanks.
I like having these short videos for small tidbits of information - makes it easier to find it again (like "which one of the long videos has the explanation for the thing I'm looking for? The water tank kumiko? The propeller?"
I also like the long form ones!
Looks great! You asked about having it as a separate video or including the process in a build video. I really appreciate having the dedicated video - makes it easy to find or to save in a 'how-to' playlist when I want a refresher.
Thanks June and thanks for the feedback. :)
@@PaskMakes I was just about to say the same thing as June here, separate How-To's are great! I wouldn't mind seeing the bigger project first and then the How-To, should that somehow be easier for you to do.
*Great for prototyping and set making. Viewers may not understand the barrier to the real deal is a $70K US casting project.*
Agreed, I'd have possibly not caught this tip if it were buried in that video.
I love it, and I love the short how-to videos. They are going to be more detailed than you could get within a much longer video.
Glad you enjoyed it Marcus! You right, this does let me show the method in more detail. :)
That was ingenious! This is absolutely my favorite channel in the "maker" category.
Thanks very much Larry! :)
That's a great post-construction method. A friend of mine shared with me a quick an dirty method for casting name/number plates.... take some cheap sticker number/letters and place them on a piece of styrofoam, spray the styrofoam with a cheap acrylic paint, styrofoam pits and melts around the stickers, remove them for reuse, and you do a normal lost foam sand casting on the remaining foam form,. once cast, you can coat the recesses (or leave raw) and sand/buff the raised design, and maybe drill some mounting holes. Gives very crisp high vis lettering, in an absurdly short build time.
Great idea. Try using blades and gouges meant for linoleum and woodcut printmaking; they're much finer/smaller. Speedball is (or was?) one of the biggest brands. You can get them at any art supply or craft store. Cheers.
Excellent idea! Those would work perfectly for fine details.
Thanks Jeff! I did have a couple of homemade ones (I made a video on it) but I gave them away to someone wanting to try carving. I need to replace them. :)
The fact that he made those letters look that good with what he has is astounding. Reminds me of the lettering on the old ferry boats where I live. Excellent work sir !
About 10 years ago my wife bought me a nice set of carving knives. They are still in the packaging they came in untouched. This gives me a reason to use them, and my wife will be happy. My lathe will be the first thing I'll put my name on. Thanks
Definitely love the experimental videos for the detailed small parts of larger builds. It always helps that you're narrations are just such a joy to listen to.
Neil could narrate a trip to the grocery store and I would probably enjoy that.
Thanks Steven - glad you enjoy the narration, it's something I don't find easy but hopefully I'm getting better with each video. :)
To the point.
Clear, no fluffing about.
No blah blah.
Awesome.
Thanks.
Subbed.
No question: Neil is the most creative, diverse maker on CZcams.
I missed these nifty easy-to-make, homemade workaround ideas of yours and this is a prime example! I have to say though, that I thoroughly enjoy the more sophisticated ones as well and haven't missed out on any of your uploads for the last 3 years
From one Neil to another … Well done!
What’s nice about the individual shorts like this is they can be saved on each viewer’s playlist for future reference without having to search through many videos.
always nice to have a short video from you. shows how much variety there is to your channel and how there's always something interesting coming out of your shop, regardless of size or application
Nothing wrong with a short “outake” video as a how to. Like June mentioned, it makes finding or saving them much easier.
The V gouge worked great and the JB Weld seems like a great choice for the letters.
I just noticed the 1 million subs, congratulation on a huge milestone, I've been watching for 5 years, you've come a long way.
Again, you've knocked it out of the park!!!!
Whatever this was is perfect...short, detailed, separate videos.
Thanks again!
Never seen this done or even imagined it could be. Another amazing revelation of creativity.
This man from Queensland does not stop to amaze me! These creative ideas are awesome. I like both the long projects, and the short ones like this. Good job, a big fan of yours!
Heck yeah, this definitely deserves it’s own video. This is inspiring!!! If this wasn’t it’s own video- I think I would have missed it!!
It looks brilliant Neil. Having this video separate gives people a chance to watch the process and technique of how it's done perfectly and also getting some idea of how it could potentially look afterwards.
Great video mate 👍🏼👍🏼
This is great, I'm glad you showed it separately, thank you!
I really enjoyed the video and I'm glad you released it separately. I love your long-form videos. I don't mind a little extra length from including "side projects" like this, but having it separate means I get to watch TWO great videos from you! Also, as someone else has said, it makes it easy to save for later when I might want to watch it again.
Man, didn’t you know that there are ready-made letters that keep you from leaning on plastic, there are ready-made letters that you ignite with fire to make letters with ease, and using wax to make it easier to remove letters with ease, I don’t know what happened to you, you were the first to do this wonderful work, MADE IN ENGLAND
OMG this is by far one of the best videos I've seen for a very long time. I have been watching your videos for so long and enjoyed each and everyone of them. Thank you so much for taking the time to make these videos and share your unbelievable knowledge.
Brilliant. I love small things like this that can make a huge difference in the professional look of a finished product
I definitely appreciate seeing your ingenious process & technique in detail.
this was a great learning experience & looking forward to learning more from you in your future builds
The breath of your developing skill sets is extraordinary. Such a simple solution which I’m sure would never have occurred to me.
While I’m intrigued by the results, I’m more fascinated by the simple process.
Very cool effect that is relatively easy to do and get great results. I'm a fan of shorter form content (5-10 min), so I really enjoyed this focus on a single process. Thanks for sharing!
That's so cool!
I appreciate the fact you made a separate video to show this process.
Brilliant idea Neil! This shorter video was perfect to call out the simple technique.
Fantastic result, Neil and I really like separate hints/tips/instructional videos, as it’s easy to miss a process in the longer ones. 🌟👏🏼
Thanks very much Mandy! :)
So cool. I watched the video of you making the machine stand first and I really enjoyed coming back to watch you make a detail like this after. I will definately try this, it looks amazing.
That is reall clever! I appreciate these technique videos. I think they will serve you well long term as people may look up particular topics. Also handy for saving later to come back to instead of trying to remember which project video had the technique. Thank you for sharing!
I appreciate having this process in a separate video so I can reference it without watching a whole project video.
Also EXCELLENT use of HDPE for a mold.
I think this deserved the stand alone video. It was fun to watch an indepth look. Plus now we get two videos! Thank you! Q
Does your ingenuity know ANY bounds? I am consistently amazed.......................
This is brilliant. JB Weld is an amazing substance and it never ceases to amaze me how many different ways people find to use it.
That looks great! I like the separate video format as I can track it down without having to remember which video I need to watch again!
very cool idea! The lettering looks great and the process looks so easy! It's great when there are no expensive machines needed to make something so cool!
Thank you so much for sharing this!
Fantastic. I made a small hydraulic press a while ago and wanted to give it a vintage "Made in Birmingham" look. It's was a great functional addition to my workshop, but I never figured out how to do the lettering.
This technique will allow me to revisit the press and realise my original vision, so thanks very much.
that is awesome! Great having it in a separate video as it can be referenced a bit easier.
My kumiko kit arrived, it looks so well made, I can't wait to use it!
wow!! thats awesome!! i love that you made a video just with this technique! id love to see more videos like this too!
I love what you do - what's even better is that, for the first time I think I could do this myself! Thanks, Mark
Thanks very much Mark - you should give it a go! :)
Fantastic work Neil - I really fancy giving this a go. A short stand-alone vid like this works for me, thanks for sharing.
Seeing different ways of doing individual ideas is great! I'm not sure this would have been my approach, but now it's something I can think about. Thanks for sharing!
Bro this gonna be my makers mark on everything steel I make from this point on. I appreciate you. Thank you for sharing your skills knowledge and experience
I like having a separate video for this! Also can’t wait to see your Drill Press Stand!!!
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Absolutely fantastic and worthy as it's own video Paskington.
Sir, you just blew my mind. There is so many possibilities of applications of this process
Brilliant Neal, definitely worthy of its own video.... this is a clean looking project with not metal edges or rivets to catch on your clothes. Love it! Cheers...
Pask, you are brilliant! What a great idea! I've used those cutting boards for so many projects in the workshop that I keep 6 or 8 of them on hand on a shelf. At less than a dollar each, they are a bargain!
Never had any desire to do this - until now! I agree with others, I'd much rather things like this are broken out particularly if you're experimenting before the actual job. Great video once again.
The dedicated video was great. I'm sure I'll have a deeper appreciation for the project you'll use it on, knowing how you went about it in more detail!
Short process/technique how-to videos like this are definitely a welcome format.
Wow, that looks legit! Awesome idea! I love that plastic cutting board has some releasing properties, which (with easy carving) makes it perfect here!
I love seeing it on its own instead of burying it in a longer video. Very nice skill. Thanks for sharing.
That's just brilliant - what a great result!
Looks great! These "test videos" are dandy! For me, it makes the process stand out in my memory as a multi-purpose application instead of part of a project. Thanks for the video.
Short Video works for me. Easy to find like this. In a big video I would forget where I had seen it and spend ages looking. Super job!
Love seeing you go through this process and I'm excited to see how it fits in to your upcoming video
Glad you enjoyed it - I'm looking forward to using it in that project but first I have some figuring out do. :)
Love the short videos that can be referenced in the future! Amazing as always!
If anyone's having trouble carving the letters they might find it easier to switch to a serif font (the kind that have little lines at the corners of the letters, Times New Roman being a popular example). The serifs were originally an artefact from when the Romans and Greeks were carving the letters into wood or stone.
Ingenious process - definitely warranted its own video!
These new-skill how-to videos are my favorite. thanks
Brilliant! I appreciate the separate videos detailing a single process.
Its really great when you show sup-processer like this. It makes it easier to find when we want to use it in our own projekts 👍
Definitely a separate video. I think many people will find this useful for their diy/arts & crafts projects, while they would skip over a video about a drill press stand. And that would be a shame because this is a really useful technique!
Genius. And I like it in its own video, I wouldn't necessarily have found it otherwise as I sometimes miss regular videos
Those letters look great. I think the process was worthy of it's own video. It is a cool technique and I will give it a try myself. Thanks for the video!
Your hand carving is how early cast material was lettered, but today, they have a big typewriter to make metal plates to install in the molds. The plates would be held to the wood molds with screws, and if you can add screw heads to the process, it would add even more realism, and having minor errors in the process makes it look even more realistic!
Nice job! Turned out so well. Can’t wait to try it myself. I really enjoyed having the short clip.
That's awesome. Thanks for sharing this separately. As this is a technique that could be useful in many different scenarios, i think it's better as its own video.
This makes a great stand-alone video. It is better as a reference if people are searching for guidance and want to attempt this for a project.
This was fantastic! I’d love to see the concept evolve
I like the separate video. Some viewers might not have watched the full build and missed this tidbit that could apply to many other projects.
That was awesome dude!!! So simple too!!! Also having it as it's own video meant that it did not get lost in a longer video.
WOW! That is freaking amazing! Glad you made this its own video, that technique is worth sharing!
Your creativity and coming up with ways to get around things seems pretty much endless. I thought this was great and definitely worthy of its own video. It's nice to get shorter ones once in while anyway so I think it was all perfect.
Super cool and simple. I like the video format too
That is a cool trick as never thought of doing it that way, always done gule and brought lettering in a pinch. Will really help as i have a bunch of vintage stuff that could do with letters being fixed
That looks amazing. You’re an artist in such diverse media.
Great idea Neil. I like the separate video as it will be easier to find later and allow the project your using it on to be more about that project
Thoroughly enjoyed it mate and I really like that you added this as a seperate video I don't comment often but have been subbed for ages but thought I should on this one just to let you know what a great idea the cast lettering is and the seperate "tool tips" video is it's going to make it easy to find and use this technique and in the future if you feel like making more like this when you come across another genius idea I'd be a happy chappy that's for sure
Thanks very much Josh - glad you enjoyed it! :)
Man, you are so clever & talented. This was great. I like the separate video, I also wouldn't mind it included as well. This was brilliant!
I like the short one topic videos and I love watching your process!
That's so cool! So inventive.
Thats brilliant to have something so specific as its own video
Well done! These short form quick projects are a nice break from your longer videos. Keep 'em coming!
This is a good video. As a short 'how to' it is much easier to refer back to it or share with others without having to look through the larger project videos for the right part.
You could have a play list of these short 'how to' ones too!
Carving into that looks very satisfying.
This was fantastic! Thank you for doing it as a stand alone video, this has alot of uses and I am thrilled with your ideas!
Thanks very much - glad you enjoyed it! :)
this is GREAT! talk about using a vehicle to teach a concept from. Many of us won't be tagging our machinery with raised letters, but the principles are useful well beyond this project. Thanks again for sharing this!
Great fun little project definitely deserved a video of its own .
My 2nd time to watch, and this is PERFECT for a 2022 Christmas gift!
That’s so cool. Very cool project. Can’t wait to try some carving.
I’m absolutely trying this on a vise I’m currently making. Thank for the sharing this idea.
That looks spot on.
Adds a vintage aspect missing from modern production.
Very realistic looking. Looks easy enough, that I may do something like this for marking some of my equipment. I might even try doing this to a wood project using a glue and sawdust mix.
That looks quite brilliant and seems very easy to do.
Love it! Looks fab. And love the standalone ‘little’ video on it, as well. Very inspiring.
Thanks Sebastian! :)