Cast Aluminum Dominoes | Box | 3D Printed Pattern and Water Glass Sand

In the previous videos, I cast my own custom dominoes out of aluminum. Since they turned out so nice, I spent a little extra time designing a special box for them. I'll show you many of the versions I came up with as well as 3D Print a pattern to cast the chassis of my domino box!
I hope it was worth the wait... :)
Cast Aluminum Dominoes | Part 1
• Cast Aluminum Dominoes...
Cast Aluminum Dominoes | Part 2
• Cast Aluminum Dominoes...

[@RemedialRob]

What kind of a monster does all this and never shows the end result? I feel so unfulfilled now! Where is the Domino box? I must see it! I'm in pain here.

[@OurHouseNiittyla]

seconded!

[@lpenap]

Yeah what happened with the final box :(

[@fernarias]

He remembered he hated dominoes.

[@Chrissnox]

I agree it’s now over two years and now finished product yet...so I’m guessing we won’t get one :(

[@mortarsquad12]

Dead projects are too real for me

[@Garageworkshop]

Pattern making is probably the best use of these desktop 3d printers. Looking forward to seeing the box complete. Great job so far!

[@Grunblau]

+Garage workshop I agree! I have increasingly little use for plastic chotskies!

[@jimmydiresta]

Thank you for the plug!!!! Great stuf always !!

[@Grunblau]

+jimmydiresta Thanks! Looking forward to the #makermecca! I lived in Troy, NY for a few years so I know where to get the best hot wings. :)

[@SAYAHIRI]

+jimmydiresta well, another use for an ice pick

[@BrizzleMFD]

Brian Oltrogge Troy, NY? Just found your content nice to see something great has come out of our collar city

[@andyd3464]

Jimmy... How about my neighbor in Troy shows a finished product? No? Mkaaay.

[@BrandonBurns1985]

+jimmydiresta where did Brian go? He hasn't posted videos in a long time

[@TheDutyPaid]

Cool you have a Jimmy Diresta ice pick.

[@FernandoKugi]

Part 4?

[@tulsadlance]

awesome! can't wait for part 4

[@RoboCNCnl]

Absolutely love the Riser Trick !

[@alabonga]

This channel should have a million subscribers.

[@joshuaqueen9675]

You are like the novelist that never finishes their masterwork.

[@NickMoore]

Fantastic, incredibly thorough and well planned! I can't wait to see the finished product.

[@Grunblau]

+Nick Moore Thanks! Me too!

[@gregthorne4292]

Is it done yet? :)

[@MrLambertinho]

no

[@titmusspaultpaul5]

@@Grunblau just watched your videos for making dominoes..... AWSOME, but WHERE IS THE FINAL VIDEO with the finished box and polished dominies? PLEASE let us all know when you will be releasing this video as its been OVER 2 YEARS since the third video..... thanks in advance and cheers. PS: if the video recorder broke or you finished it without recording it, PLEASE do a video showing us the finished product and just go through each bit so we can all appreciate your craftsmanship.

[@johnmosier6899]

Finally! I just re-watched most of your videos this past week wondering when another one was coming. great video as always!

[@minefreak2000]

Holy crap, talk about pride in your work, this is amazing

[@BastiaanEkeler]

What an awesome video! Totally worth the 4 month wait.

[@chsm72]

Good to see you back, love to watch your attention to detail

[@Cactusworkshopchannel]

Looks fantastic!! great job. Liked the plastic cup trick for the co2!

[@Emancarrillo]

Really dig the more in depth projects. Great looking design too.

[@brukernavnfettsjit]

I keep being amazed what we can do at home these days. Such a cool technique :)

[@TheMegaboner1]

Can't wait to see how it ends up

[@DC0919]

thank goodness your back, love your videos

[@ronsteelable9405]

You are frighteningly meticulous. Awesome videos! Subscribed!

[@doncolombege5141]

To see the aluminum emerge from the other side is honestly tue most satisfying thing I've seen in a while. Part 4 please?

[@adamengland6609]

Brian not only are your videos thorough and engaging, but the things you make are something to behold. Original, unique and beautifully crafted. Thank you for sharing. I hope to try casting myself sometime.

[@FunTimeXoX]

Hey . . Great job man! 🤓 NOW! where's the hell is the end result!??? 😡 We need to see the dominoes Now !!! 😭

[@thomasutley]

Great video. Really liked you showing the contrasting surface finishes between Petrobond and sodium silicate.

[@drsdrs2525]

amazing ... very professional. Thank you for sharing

[@unanimous4429]

Love the clean work👍

[@joeventura1]

May I just say that your equipment and your work and your attention to detail is just incredible!

[@Grunblau]

Thanks!

[@Lazywatchsmith]

Sir you are just like Diresta! Awesome! Subscribed!

[@Grunblau]

+Lazy watchsmith Thank you for your comment! Welcome aboard!

[@GG-ub4ej]

That is the 3rd video of your I have seen. Just great work, thank you so much for sharing it with the world.

[@FinnAndJake23]

Wow, super unique project. I love it!

[@HickLif3]

Great video as usual Brian! Keep up the good work!

[@DiamondLifeLA]

Yay finally ! I've been waiting months for this vid thanks!

[@TheMegaboner1]

Have to be happy that your back

[@DC0919]

very

[@boardluva108]

Best of luck with the rest of the build! I cannot wait to see the next installment! :D

[@brianemunroe]

Great job Brian! I have been waiting for some new content and you did not disappoint! I (like others in the comments) really liked the comparison of the finish quality between the petrobond and the sodium silicate - the different is amazingly noticeable!

[@Imru_gamer]

That is totally amazing, you are so brilliant and so creative.

[@sethalump]

Oh cool someone actually used those "50 digital joints for CNC" =) 2:05

[@doitdave21]

great video! Thank you!

[@taunteratwill1787]

You're an amazing person to say the least!

[@picksixtodahouse]

Thank you!!!!!!! I waited forever. Great work

[@picksixtodahouse]

Shit you didn't even finish it

[@fall22123]

I was going to whine about this video taking so long but now I see why. It looks awesome.

[@RickMcClain]

Hoping to see the finished product. Awesome series of videos.

[@johnfranklin4038]

Wow, you are really good at that stuff. Man, someone in a large design/fabrication company should hire you pronto...

[@jamesdavis2027]

wow! the ca glue tip was just what I needed, having an awful time trying to sand 3d printed prts

[@Grunblau]

+James Davis The bigger tip is to use files not paper for the majority of the work. PLA reaches its melting point pretty easily when sanding it. This makes for a doughy surface. The files act as a plane and cut rather than just an abrasive. Thick CA for filling, thin for leveling a surface. Be sure to have good ventilation!

[@nomadcrossfire]

We want the finale already!

[@minasokoni]

I waited 4 months for this! :D

[@Candyman97]

Nice!

[@andrewmayhall2995]

Brian, you do amazing work! I love the choice of sodium silicate for this cast. While the surface quality of petrobond is hard to beat the near infinite number of shear planes makes molds featuring long/ thin facets like the corners of this box extremely hard to retain their form. Lovely cope and drag boxes as well! I have to ask though, where on earth did you get those crucible tongs?! I NEED a pair or three!

[@jesscneal]

You do such nice work Brian. Very well thought out. Is there a place to buy the Petrabond sand you are talking about?

[@KRGraphicsCG]

@3:10 I love this technique to fill in the print lines and texture... and it dries quickly too. I also use XTC-3D but it's very wasteful most of the time and I just use the super glue since I can smooth it with a popsicle stick

[@kypitbull]

I can not wait to see how you finish the box.

[@Malphazar]

+Brian Oltrogge you will find it easier to coat things like the printed pattern if you use a qtip that you have fluffed up a bit (not to much or it will stick), we use CA all the time to coat things just careful of the fumes as its as bad as teargas

[@Enzo00045]

Awesome video!

[@Grunblau]

+Enzo00045 Thanks!

[@AwesomeCreationOfficial]

Good work

[@genial6589]

Great job great technology super video congratulation

[@jamesrakestraw7125]

very cool and good job...

[@4.0.4]

It's so good to see someone do such an amazing job! I wanted to see more. Are those a gift?

[@luclachapelle8065]

What crucible and tongs do you use for melting? I can't seem to find what the ones that pick up vertically are called and yours look very nice.

[@Daedalus_UK]

High quality. :)

[@BlakeLambertwondersax]

Great video :)

[@stevenbiars6212]

I've been to the open pit mine where they gather that white silica sand. It's a sight to see. They use water to break it free and then pump it out as a slurry of sorts.

[@FanucM16i]

I skimmed through your replies quickly and did see this suggestion. Sorry if it's a duplicate. You could use ABS plastic and then use Acetone vapor to smooth the layer lines. The print will come out high gloss and glass smooth. Great videos by the way.!!

[@carlbraganza7712]

New subscriber... Dude, you're amazing. Not sure how i got here (i think it was via ALEC STEELE), but glad i landed on you. When will you finish this project up? I'm anxious to see the final product. I'm a woodworker kinda guy myself, but combining both casting and woodworking into a single project, would be amazing (although I think my wife would kill me if i got into yet another garage hobby!). Good stuff mate. Howdy from Texas, btw.

[@metap0Pe]

Love the work you put into this man! Do you have an estimate of when the next chapter of this will be up? Thank you for continue to making these videos. I know how much work it is:D

[@Grunblau]

+hans peder sahl I have a new sand mold sitting in the shop right now!

[@trillytrap]

It's more than 2 years later, did you ever finish the box?

[@joeldezwaan1149]

@@trillytrap it's 5 years later and still no finished box! 😂

[@BrandonBurns1985]

Did you finish this project? Very curious! Great videos I like the way you edit them too!

[@fullofjeff]

Hey Brian, I've just stumbled across your videos. If you wasn't to skip the finishing stage in your 3D print, you can print in abs and just expose it to some acetone vapors.

[@princetikki]

Your channel is quickly becoming one of my favorite channels! but the waits between your great videos is torture for us! I bet if you were able to maintain 2 videos a month you would double if not triple your subscribers.

[@HazardXXI]

You have everything that i want haha...one day

[@chases3691]

Hi, so what happened to part 4. I was looking forward for the end result.

[@joeldezwaan1149]

Still waiting! 😂

[@SirManlyPowers]

My 2 cents: To improve the surface finish you may wish to try having less hydrostatic pressure in the mold. ie- don't use a riser and sprue extender. The extra pressure tends to drive the metal into the mold material and leads to surface roughness. I don't think that casting needs the extra pressure. Observation - the petrobond had better surface finish - and it produced it at low hydrostatic pressure - ie: towards the top.

[@Grunblau]

+Jason Harris Interesting points, but the surface quality has more to do with the granularity of the sand not the pressure of the cast. The extended sprue and riser help to keep everything hot while the details are filled. The upper part of the sprue is actually less nice on most casts because that is where a lot of crap ends up. Petrobond : SS sand :: Plastilina clay : Play doh

[@youngxu82]

Great...

[@deathrow9565]

Hey. with the crucible the tongs you get it out with did you build them?

[@perisneo]

Ωραίος !

[@mavos1211]

Brian please come back and finish this project....... you have many many loyal subscribers that miss you and your work. Start a new project if you prefer we don’t mind just come back.

[@socalplanedoc]

You'll find shakeout with waterglass binder to be MUCH easier if you add some molasses to the mix.. just enough to give it a nice amber color. Makes it smell sweet too :)

[@Grunblau]

+Bill Monroe Thanks for the tip! I had seen that for core molds but had not even considered that for an all over mold. I might have to try that!

[@sebianoti]

I just realised we will still never got to see the conclusion video to this 😮

[@michaels9926]

What an amazing difference between the sodium silicate and the petrobond. I had thought you were using delft clay.

[@Grunblau]

+Michael S I will likely recast the final box using petrobond.

[@michaels9926]

I'll look forward to the video.

[@gigicaly]

cool video as always. wish I had your skills and tools. Do you have a video with the finished product? I was looking for it but I can't seem to find it, if it's out there. Keep up the good work.

[@barrettbachner8657]

how much bigger did you make the parts to account for shrinkage exactly?

[@trentw26]

I feel ashamed that I never thought to cut the brad nails when I needed them shorter...

[@Grunblau]

+Trent Wainwright Necessity is the mother of invention. That and not wanting to go to Home Depot for the third time that day!

[@Karebear9001]

kickass lifter

[@randalllasini8772]

Nice job. Can I ask where you got your lifting/pouring tongs for your crucible?

[@deathrow9565]

want to know also!

[@mevofr]

I hope you found out since 1 year, but in case you didn't: he made them, there is a video about it on his channel.

[@robloughrey]

So what is the advantage of the sodium sillicate sand, it seems like more work on both ends.

[@ABCRK18]

out of curiosity why did you cast the box in sodium silicate instead of petrabond? you mentioned you have to do more finishing work due to not using petrabond so I am curious about that.

[@Novur]

Day 2000 of checking every day for the new part 🥲

[@Grunblau]

Called on a CAYA Cast investment casting machine last week. Should be back in stock soon, lol!

[@nathancarbo]

would you recommend the maker bot?

[@guit188]

Like diresta!

[@harambesleftnut4374]

cool

[@aboobacaraboobacar2621]

great job i realy like it i want to see the finel product and maybe i will buy with you ;)

[@Culturedropout]

You should try doing it lost-pla style with plaster. I've seen some really good surface finishes like that. Look at some of Myford Boy's videos.

[@henrywsnow]

Did you ever share the dominoes designs to be cnced or 3d printed

[@georgefinnamore3754]

if it gives a better finish why not use the petrabond?

[@yahal7745]

I'm amazed by you I wish I could be your apprentice sadly I live continents away from you

[@nomadcrossfire]

any chance of part two?

[@user-sd1ns7ke9z]

Brian! What about the table for Milwaukee saw? I'm still waiting.

[@zanderman004]

Not all the videos are here are they? :( You didn't give up on it did you?!

[@markfryer9880]

Brian, excellent video as always. Just wondering, can you make your own petrobond using white play sand, a percentage of clay and motor oil? 3D printing for patterns really seems like the way forward, assuming you have or have access to a 3D printer. I was going to say that with the 3D printed pattern that I really didnt think it was necessary to sand down the pattern that much, however when you showed the difference between the waterglass sand and the petrobond areas of the casting sprue the finish level was chalk and cheese.

[@Grunblau]

+Mark Fryer Thanks! You can make your own Petrobond. You can buy the mix that you just add sand to. It is a but more complicated than the 3 ingredients you list. Also look for the recipe for k-bond as this might be something I try eventually... With 3D printed parts off of the printer, every step is essentially an undercut since it is a flattened round extrusion. One coat of CA pretty much fills these in.

[@MrCuervo22779]

I don't know if someone else has asked but where can I find a table like on your bandsaw

[@JVHorvath1]

did you ever finish this box? i cant seem to find the vid of you finishing it

[@tluanem]

👍👍👍