Aluminum Star Casting part 1

[@reisekeller6859]

Great tutorial on solid pattern casting! I've had a bit of trouble with projects like these. But this video will help considerably... very educational! THANKS!

[@Flamingfurnace]

Hi Reise, thanks for your comment I hope you has successful castings ;-)

[@yanivakkerman1665]

As always your videos are very good. I love that this time you explained the whole process and you give very helpful tips. Thank you!

[@eviltwinx]

Awesome video! I'm new to backyard casting and this is a great reference that I'll watch over and over again. Keep the vids coming!

[@Flamingfurnace]

Thank you for your comment, part 2 coming soon ;-)

[@johnsongibbs6567]

thank you... best casting video I've seen so far

[@Flamingfurnace]

Hi Johnson, thank you for your comment ;-)

[@ahdefga]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and making very informative videos, this will definitely come in handy!

[@Flamingfurnace]

Thank you for your comment ;-)

[@SB-jv6ie]

Thanks for this helpful video. Really appreciate your attention to detail. One question - How do you calculate how much sand you need?

[@blueorangeblossom]

I wish you were my sculpture teacher in school...the one I had didn't know how to do this :( and this was University level Art...

[@Flamingfurnace]

Hi Mint, thank you for your kind comment ;-)

[@ShawnChristopher10101]

I'm at 13:00 in and wonder.... Why do you completely fill the design completely in the drag as opposed to filling the drag say 80%, submerging the design and then filling the cope? In other videos I notice where people do a half and half design (even with a solid object), and with a packed enough drag and cope are able to make perfect pieces. Just curious if you've found any advantages on doing it this way.

[@Flamingfurnace]

Hi Shawn, I am filling the drag part of the flask as Its very important to have all the sand rammed in thoroughly, If the sand is not rammed properly you will have a bad finishing after pouring the aluminum. This is the down side of using a solid pattern, its time consuming to make the sand mould. The ideal is to use a split pattern like the one I made in my video: Aluminum casting of a boat cleat kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWK1lmudmbiDerc

[@Flamingfurnace]

This is the first tutorial I made, so first part is about how to create the star sand mould before the aluminum casting

[@tholaalw8647]

Thank you very much.

[@soofadivision]

you should have put the work piece in the Drag then pour the sand in. it would have been exposed enough without dig it up.....

[@tesfayedejen9958]

I Thank you a lot for your tutorial but i can't catch your pronunciation so that i can't spell what powder you are using, can you please spell what kind of powder you are using to separate the two parts of sand casting? & thank you again.

[@Flamingfurnace]

Hi Tesfaye thank you for your comment, the parting powder that am using Is a simple baby powder, however you cam get commercial grade as well (Calcium Carbonate). I made quick research for you: "Parting Powder prevents all types of moulding sand that is packed around the pattern to be removed easily from the sand without sticking of sand to the pattern or adjoining sand. Recommended application The parting powder is sprinkled from a finely woven dusting bag over and around the pattern onto any surface that easy separation is required from. Be careful not to use too much in corners and on fine patterns as detail can be lost".

[@tesfayedejen9958]

many thanks for your time and effort!

[@robertlane5998]

You talk way to much during you videos. Sometimes less talking is better. Just a thought.

[@imfirstatachaijr.johnner4240]

talk to much