Casting a solar clock in brass - Devil Forge - Largest brass cast on YouTube!?
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- In this long awaited video I will finally melt 14 kilograms of brass and cast a solar clock with it. This could very well be the biggest brass cast on youtube!
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Disclaimer: Please be aware that working with hot liquid metals is very dangerous! Do not try this at home if you do not exactly know what you do. I have done a lot of preparation and informed myself before I did my first pour.
If you do so, make sure to wear proper personal protection gear like a full face shield, a respirator, a dusk mask, fire retarding clothing or a leather apron, good protective and heat resistant gloves and leather boots. Make sure to work safe and use proper foundry tools.
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What a challenge. I wouldn't call it a fail though just a learning experience. I think you're right about larger gates and a few vents. Maybe a riser on your pouring gate would give you more head pressure. Great video, thanks.
Thanks mate! I think the uogrades should do the trick, let's hope it will come out better next time :)
Not a failure by any stretch, learning aid, priceless. Great job. I think you are correct in having the design down and lots of vents on the backside will help. Looking forward to your next attempt.
Thanks mate! I will defenitely try this again next year 👍🏻🔥🔥🔥
This is a very impressive project to cast. It still looks good. I have never cast anything this big. I do have a project coming up about this size, but in aluminum and hopefully my 10kg crucible will be big enough. Should be out in early November. I have to agree with you. The pour spout and the one vent you have was not big enough. Little wider and probably should be the same thickness. You might try adding vents at the open corners and several on the back in the middle. As for cutting up the one you just poured, use a grinder to cut part way through and then prop it up and use a sledgehammer to break it on the lines. Can't wait to see your next attempt to cast this. It will be awesome. I have faith in you brother. Good luck and glad to see you are back.
Thanks mate! A full 10 kg crucible is pretty impressive too :) Hope you will get the job done! I will defenitely try it again with upgrades to the mould. I might buy a thicker cutting disc and just cut it in small pieces LOL.
This is very impressive. Great editing and I think that piece will be amazing. I think if you add an internal feeder it will reduce your turbulence. You're always raising the bar.
Thank Chris! Yeah I will try it again with my mould being improved, will cut the piece up in smaller chunks to remelt it :)
Big project I hope you you attempt it again. I think the updates you were speaking about will help alot
I think so too! Hope to redo it next year, first I need to built a new shed :)
massive pour and much better on the bell throughout!
Yeah the bells are a little less loud :) At least we will see anothet big cast :) I hope to succeed next time :)
Mooi
Dankje 😁👍🏻
Dat was een grote klus. Het resultaat is zeker niet slecht, de details kunnen beter. Volgens mij heb je de meeste punten voor verbetering al genoemd, grotere inlaat en meer ventilatie is zeker goed. Persoonlijk zou ik de inlaat en uitlaat verhogen zodat er meer druk onderin komt en alle hoekjes vol lopen. Succes 💪
Bedankt Jan! We gaan er weer voor zodra ik het huidige gietsel in kleine stukken heb gekregen en ik er weer klaar voor ben om zo'n volle kroes te gaan leeg gieten ;) Wordt vervolgd!
Dutchman and Metalscrapper wouldn't it be better to make the inlet right in the middle ??
Just a thought.
Why ?
The melted bronze will cool down rapidly and start setting immediately.
If you poor it in in the middle or at the point where the kolibri and the leaves are you poor the largest amount right at the place it needs to be.
Eventually if you make a narrow channel on the back it might do the trick to.
As long as it reaches the edge of the sun clock in time before it settles dow, it should be good.
Good luck next melt and poor for the sun clock
@@irishcoffee6894 Good thought! I will first try better venting, if that does not succeed, I might try pouring it in from the centre as you mentioned, a learning project to the max :)
@@Metalstacker I saw others pooring their metal via bigger holes and because YOU mentioned you have the proper side facing downwards I thought that you could better make the holes a little bigger.
Btw. If you make the contours of the leaves a little more pronounced the result might be a bit more edgy but. That id something you can work on. Dremel/multitool.
Looking forward to your next video.
Good luck
wow another great video. Thanks...
Thanks!
Still a nice job
Try to try again. Its never a failure if you learn.
I will try it again for sure! With the upgrades I think I should get it right next time :)
Wow, and I thought I was pouring a lot of metal with my #6.
LOL, my first melt of around 2 kilograms of aluminium was impressive, then 2 kilograms of copper. Now I have to admit that 4 kg's of liquid copper still impresses me, but this pour scared me a little bit to be honost :)
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Mooi
Dankje!
Mooi
Thanks!