Casting an Aluminum Part in Plain Old DIRT

[@6061]

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[@RonCovell]

Aaron - lots of great problem-solving in this video. I'm delighted with how you come up with creative and low-tech solutions to typical fabricator challenges!

[@Tonyzeldaman3]

The legend comments!!

[@dandeflavis7004]

​@@Tonyzeldaman3 I was thinking the same thing

[@joell439]

My head is still spinning from all the clever fabrication ideas packed into one concise video. 🙏

[@williamherring5441]

👍

[@johnkelly7264]

Never get bored watching your vids.

[@ecliptix1]

Now we know where all the "dirt" in cheap cast Aluminum parts comes from

[@glenpiro313]

Awesome man. One video and I learned about a dozen new ways to tackle various things! Using the TIG torch to melt the aluminum was friggin excellent!!! Any videos you make are gonna get watched no matter the subject, ahhh, matter. Perhaps another collaboration with Ron Covell ?

[@peatergriffin]

When I cut threads into a short blind shoulder I have an opposite hand bar and I run the lathe backwards so I can cut outwards. This also lets you cut faster for better Finish as well as not worrying about crashing. I use the same method with normal turning in bores just flip the bar upside down and run the lathe the same way with the lead screw backwards.

[@UncleKennysPlace]

Just gotta flip the tool.

[@nutgone100]

@@UncleKennysPlace You need a left hand tool to do that with internal threads. Easy enough to buy or make, but it’s not just a case of flipping the tool.

[@ls2005019227]

That was some pretty resourceful fabrication- Great job!

[@cest7343]

Quite wide variety of skills! Tip for knurling: touch off, go off the part so only a fraction of the knurling wheel overlaps, set the depth. If double tracking you can adjust it this way and once set right gradually move the tool laterally until full width is reached. Of course the handle has to be set at a slight angle to not have too much binding moving it one way. Watch for the slop not to bite in too much. Great video!

[@jakobv8]

Damn it! Is there anything you can't do? Your creative solutions amaze me every time.

[@gafrers]

Is it me or this video was uploaded 4 times before finally being watchable instead of disappearing? Great video and problem solving

[@CFABN267]

Awesome. Love the ingenuity.

[@JonesMetalCraft]

That worked amazingly well. Very cool!

[@rickfazzini22]

All your videos are great! Thanks for sharing

[@mumblbeebee6546]

Yeah, learning stuff and being entertained, thank you! Very cool make-do and getting there just fine!

[@windlinewatersports]

Such a cool video. Thanks for all the content

[@markmonroe7330]

Excellent presentation. Thank you. Fun stuff and very practical for around the house.

[@michaelwillis6520]

You never cease to amaze me dude, truly inspiring:)

[@yasato2823]

I’ve never seen someone use a tig welder and sticks to make molten pour before..that’s pretty cool trick with out a forge or crucible to do it with

[@andyb7754]

Very nice project, you did well. Thank you.

[@jdsstegman]

Nice. Wish you should have shown the sprayer when it was all done.

[@Len_M.]

Wish I had a lathe, and a CNC machine for metal, wood, and acrylic. Basically like what Steve Meade’s shop is setup, but either a CNC plasma cutter or the one with the thin wire. I think with my background in welding and those big toys I could custom-build some sweet stuff for people’s Rides.

[@kinnikuzero]

Ahh yes, the lost art of cathode casting

[@bysykler4959]

Would you be willing to do a video to share some details about your daily life, living arrangement, etc? I know you used to have a large workshop in Utah, but I’m getting the impression that you are working and living out of your semi.

[@СергейЮрьевич-в3т]

Братан привет ! В следующий раз возьми жидкое стекло смешай с землей и помести туда форму. Потом нагрей резаком, выдуй пыль. И заливай алюминий. Результат будет лучше. Инструмент для гибки трубок класный я такой не видел, но очень нужен. Будем искать. Ну а в целом видео у тебя очень хорошие, МОЛОДЕЦ !!! 👍👍👍

[@bungydutts]

Brill that was . Would friction welding work in the lathe for the nozzle . Does look like it worked well though by knocking it on . Well done your very clever and brill vid😊

[@4speed3pedals]

If your lathe chuck is not threaded on, you could turn your cutting bit over, start cutting y our threads on the opposite side and have the lather run in reversr with the carriage moving out to make a right hand thread. That way you could power feed and not do damage by crashing. If the chuck is threaded on, you run the risk of it coming loose or even off while turning in reverse. Keep in mind, it requires a different boring bar or insert tool. Might have to make your own out of oil hardening drill rod.

[@louwrenssmal]

Next on 6061 boiling water using a tig welder and making tea with mushroom leafs. Well done on solving problems with what you have at your disposal.

[@jamesa7506]

I always thought that the thread pitch for water hoses, hose bibs, etc. was completely a ridiculous idea. They do sell an adapter...

[@fd15k]

For small parts if you don't want to put effort into good casting results pouring aluminum into a piece of round pipe and machining it is a lot easier, especially since the "mold" can be preheated. There are inexpensive (under $300) Chinese electric kilns on Amazon and Ebay that come with everything one needs to melt most common non-ferrous alloys.

[@bayoutrapper]

If I'da had a shop full of equipment I'da did the same for the fun of it, and to see if I could. Knowing I could go to a hardware store and buy one. I'd rather do it this way. Thanks for the video and inspiration God bless.

[@kennethtencza9209]

Great videos like always

[@OCDRex11]

Uses a milling bit as a side cutter,..............lmao SUBSCRIBED!!!

[@Rubbernecker]

Great solution!

[@ronuyeyama4020]

Great great video! I learn somethings. Thank you

[@petersmart1999]

Thank you for the video!

[@warrenjones744]

As Red Green might say If you don't find him handsome, you will find him handy.

[@MikeYurbasovich]

That's awesome!

[@werewolf74]

or use a ketchup bottle top :P to help me it looks the same. Or the taper end causes stream to shoot over across the opening or a spiral effect causing flare out.

[@RiceCrisp320]

Now can you do a 'manually 3d printed' version where you build up the shape with beads of weld😂

[@grantjohnston6152]

It would be super curious to see how well that short nozzle generated laminar flow if you had reamed and then polished your bore! All that drill bit chatter would really disrupt the flow along the walls of the bore. Oh well, I guess we will never know... or will we?!

[@nathkrupa3463]

Great video sir 😊

[@laiky71]

New from Miller Welders, the Dynasty Series Tig welder and home ARC furnace................

[@6061]

It was melted with a PrimeWeld 325x

[@laiky71]

@@6061 Did you ever have a knife channel here? I just came across a guy "knife video channel" that i swear sounds just like you.

[@christiansrensen3810]

It's a glue gun. No it's a Tig welder Yes same thing. Just add some splurge 😊

[@tallyman15]

Good stuff

[@richardeasther2569]

As Ian Dury said ' there ain't half been some clever bastards - lucky bleeders ' full stop

[@danielbuck]

love it!

[@maylockin]

Great video! Could you do a video on your metal lathe and what you like about it or what you would like better in a lathe. Thanks >>> Phil

[@IsZomg]

Who is responsible for the 11.5 TPI wtf

[@argee55]

Who would have thunk it!

[@blazer8049]

It pays to watch the whole video . I was going to ask why you didn't weld a nub on the end of the of the taper

[@TheRedbeardpirate]

Ok, so I guess I've been away for a while now but, when did you start talking in your video's?

[@wookieecantina]

Well, now I have to pee. Be right back!

[@JaakkoIsWatching]

Maybe you could just weld a pile instead of casting the stock?

[@hobbyengineer1617]

Genius...

[@alf3071]

not bad, can u make a lathe from dirt too tho? haha

[@jcnpresser]

I thought it was going to be really long for cleaning out your gutters.

[@splynter31]

at that point, just take a block of aluminum

[@nigel900]

And to think I would have just ordered one on Amazon…

[@ThatGuyOG_Rust]

Wait WTF we dont see the new “thing” in action??!

[@6061]

Maybe in some upcoming video... Stay tuned.

[@zaphod_beeblerox]

don't be a wally with water!

[@danl.4743]

Because it fits in your fingerprints or what... I laughed too hard for that one. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I don't even know if you meant it as a joke, but I'm still laughing! Hahaha! 😂😂😂

[@illtryanything1]

you ruined the aesthetic by turning it. Drill and tap only and it would have been a true masterpiece. Or, a master piece. Picasso level.

[@abhiramsunil1087]

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[@TheMotoWerx]

Bare hands?!?!? First you start talking, then you show your hands.... Whats next, full on frontal face?!?!? 🤣