Casting an Aluminum Sign, Sand Molding and Polishing | 10K Part 2

[@jamalking6738]

Love how you titled the things you used as you used them , great work

[@puffy1333]

awesome, just watched all your videos in one sitting, have my mind intrigued and at curious. i will say you have a talent and patients. i could never do the casting part, have no patients, im more of the architect than the builder, but watching you do it really makes me want to try casting even more and i have watched a lot of these videos and your videos really hit the spot.

[@Grunblau]

+puffy1333 Thanks! I think you have shown that you can be patient if you sat through some of my earlier videos :). I cast some lead when I was a kid. Grew up, became an architect and decided to try casting again. This was spurred on to a large extent by KZbin!

[@Barnacules]

What a gorgeous sign, I would love to give this a try with my logo. Time to fire up the bucket forge again.

[@Kiboz2000]

MAN, your work is outstanding for real..all the best from Serbia

[@Grunblau]

Thanks!

[@JulianMakes]

Best looking pattern I’ve ever seen! Beats my 3d prints anyday! Superb job!

[@bruceolds674]

Hi. I've seen other aluminium casting videos but yours have the best finish, even before sanding and polishing. I was wondering, in order to have a good quality, how much important are this factors: - Degassing the melted aluminum - The type of sand used in the mold - Temperature of the melted aluminum Thanks for your videos!

[@Grunblau]

+Bruce Olds Don't really know, the best advise I'd have is not to use crap aluminum. I noticed that the ingots were much nicer when the aluminum I was scrapping was thick castings. Thin castings have more surface area and oxidation. I melted down some extruded aluminum in a separate batch and it is not as nice as the cast scraps either. I imagine soda cans are really bad for casting, super thin, wrong alloy, lots of paint and contamination, etc... but as far as your questions... I have always degassed, so I have no way of comparing unless I purposely didn't degass as an experiment. I used wet play sand for lost foam and petrobond for molding. Both turned out well. I was told by experienced casters to wait 3 minutes after the last piece melts before removing from the furnace and pouring. I have a thermocouple rod for measuring the temp, but I have not used it yet.

[@h4z4rd42]

Just rewatched this vid and still love it. And now you are close to 80k... well deserved, Sir. Thank you for your knowledge shared.

[@MicroSprinter20]

This one was cool but the first 5k plaque was absolutely bad ass!!!

[@motormaker]

Beautiful plaque and beautiful video. Keep up the quality work and you will soon have subscribers in numbers you've never dreamed of. The time and care you put into your work shows in the finished videos people really dig that.

[@coldin71201]

Veddy Nice. Ive watched this one 4 times in a row while eating dinner.

[@Grunblau]

+Charles Maxwell Awesome! I guess I need to make the videos 4X as long then :)

[@titmusspaultpaul5]

Watching this in '19 and from the 10k celebration you now have 165k.... great growth and well done.... cheers.

[@coregrimace]

this is how youtube buttons should look. nice job Brian. amazing sign

[@bartonrobinson4266]

Very Very Cool..sound makes it right on, Thanks for giving one of the 10,000+ another look !!

[@jamesp924]

I have watched a lot of casting videos, and the results you got is by far the best I have seen especially with the high finish even with lots of details. I think using the flour sifter was a good idea especially since you used it for ALL the sand. Great job man!!

[@Grunblau]

+James P Thanks!

[@namato]

I guess this gives a visual to telling someone to go pound sand. Kidding. Great job, and your attention to detail shows in your finished work.

[@Gr8Success]

beautiful end piece very nice furnace very nice craftsmanship

[@aluminumcastingsandcasting7761]

Excellent video and explanations,show how to sand cast aluminum parts.Great Job!

[@Grunblau]

Thanks!

[@700Gillens]

I'm a little late to the show but I wanted to say. AWESOME video. You inspired me. Well done!!!

[@Grunblau]

+John Gillen Thank you very much for your comment! It means a lot.

[@andrepinho]

Awesome work. I could see it for weeks, and hope to see a new video soon.

[@sucesso_dev]

Lembro que há 3 anos atras vi varios videos seus. Hoje eu lembrei do seu canal e fiquei horas procurando. Como voce ainda não tem mais de 1 milhao de inscritos?

[@INFIDEL82AA]

This was simply amazing work! I love the way that your piece turned-out! That would make a great belt buckle. YOu made this look so easy. I have not yet attempted to cast anything, but I know that I want to work with aluminum, and some silver for a few different products. This is definitely motivational! Thank you!

[@DMSeiger]

you did and amazing job with this casting. I am just getting into aluminum casting at home and your videos have been a great help to me. I'm curious what to use to completely clean the molten aluminum. I've heard about degassing and flux being added but can't find what to use. I would like my projects to come out as clean as yours. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks again for the great work.

[@pr0n3]

This was better than "How It's Made" Good work man!

[@Grunblau]

"The worker rams up the sand.."

[@pyronaught]

Sweet keg forge setup! Best tools I've seen so far. That extraction, pouring combo tool is niiiice!

[@Grunblau]

+pyronaught Thanks!

[@Minemasters3]

This video was really helpful! Good work with getting that glossy look!

[@Loopyengineeringco]

Your furnace is AWESOME!

[@MrSharkBait561]

Can someone tell me where or how one can learn to do all this? it looks really interesting. What is this even called?

[@eddyoddrod]

Excellent work. I like the use of the keg.

[@Grunblau]

Thanks!

[@campingcarjoa]

That was so interesting. Do you have a store that sells these things?

[@TDuD3]

your casting is crazy!

[@Grunblau]

+TDUD3 Thanks!

[@MindMeetMaker]

Great Finish really like the multiple steps it took to make the finish piece, again very inspiring work keep them coming!!!

[@Grunblau]

+SwitchSkillz Thanks! Will do.

[@cafier]

Amazing......amazing! Thanks for showing us your process..amazing

[@easytopleez33]

Very cool, I got a kick out of the Keg Foundry Furnace!! Unique and efficient!! Subscribed!!

[@tenaciousdan5831]

a keg furnace. WTF!!!! You can't get much more American than that! subscribed!!!

[@masscomnet]

Did you make the "tongs" for grabbing the crucible, or is that something available for sale? Nice crucible btw. : )

[@matthurley8892]

Excellent video..really good clean cast and good showing of process

[@drakkaritshan6273]

Gorgeous, usually when it melts aluminum it gets full of pores and imperfections that kind of aluminum you used, grateful

[@emremutlu44]

that video was peaceful and smooth. Nice work man!!

[@jeffreybaker8467]

Nice work Brian, the best ive seen.

[@alfredcornflake5032]

Wow... I just recently started getting into this and this is just amazing.. I can't believe what is possible with metal casting. I'm young and want to be as good as you one day at this craft.

[@josepacheco3995]

you did something?

[@xcyted4now]

Love the videos. The raw casting alone looked great but by the time it was done it was quite awesome. Subscribed.

[@xcyted4now]

Oh and awesome foundry. Time for a redo on mine.

[@MeltandCast]

That's a superb casting, top work. Cheers

[@beatleleebailey]

Real cool project Brian! Thanks for sharing.

[@larrymoore4072]

Another great video , love watching them , plz keep them coming ...

[@lamiallegerald3341]

You're got one more for this. Very well done. Great job.

[@gihadaboabaah9665]

+Lamialle Gerald indeed

[@WulfboiGaming]

This was very cool to watch! Seems like a very cool way to make amazing things.

[@DestinyLabMusic]

Is it possible to cast aluminum out of a silicone used for pewter molds like Mold max 60? Also which metal has the shiniest finish? Pewter or Aluminum?

[@Authenticallyathena]

Flawless and so satisfying to watch.

[@kennyk4134]

KZbin show award these instead of play buttons, way cooler .

[@carebas]

What a mess lol - Congrats - Perfect design! Hello from Brazil!

[@MrMoadsh]

it is 15K now, waiting for the new sign :P Congratulations Brian

[@sajidaakram657]

Wow am totally in love with this

[@Grunblau]

+Maha Sultan Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mikefisher1629]

Just stumbled onto your channel. You helped me out with the drag knife files over at the zone. Subscribed. Keep up the great content!

[@SuperRistopaha]

Hi there Brian, you have a very professional workstyle and seem to have nifty solutions for everything. I am wondering how you treat your petrobond sand after casting to seperate the burned stuff from the reusable. In all the videos I watched the sand you are using looks so new and clean. I myself try to seperate the sand into first second and third grade sand after the cast, third being totally charred and dried stuff, second the kind which I may be able to use again on some rougher parts and first which has barely been affected by the cast. Its very slow and tedious work though. Any good suggestions on this? I use OBB sand here in Europe but I am guessing that it is roughly the same as Petrobond. 25Kg cost about €55,- (about 58,- USD / 55 pounds) I have yet tor try clay bonded greensand which could be regenerated easily...

[@wallywutsizface6346]

Why is this so satisfying?

[@nelsonx5326]

The result was great.

[@SergioPolimante]

I'm waiting for the 30.000! You do great job! It's artneering

[@naregj91]

Gorgeous piece

[@Grunblau]

Thanks!

[@keyup2626]

You're very talented.

[@779ultraman]

great work Brian .......from Argentina.

[@Grunblau]

+Marcelo Lovotrico Thanks!

[@ivanstroganov5458]

its almost time for that 20k plaque! :)

[@mikedopheide2809]

Can you share more info on the tongs you're using? Those looks great and very safe from what I could tell. Thanks.

[@daephx]

Mike Dopheide he designed them. lookup his video

[@AwesomeCreationOfficial]

Beautiful Work

[@Navigator777777]

Congratulations on 10K! Great response to Jason Anderson re no TV for 10 years. ;-) You 5K plaque was designed very well with lots of elements for eye appeal. The 10K plaque contained disconcerting elements making it real hard for old guys to discern the art. All great signs and logos have elements that simply work. I’m sure you get my drift. I consider this a positive critique not a negative critique. I hope you do too! Loved the video.

[@Grunblau]

Yup, I welcome any constructive comment! The 5k plaque, I wanted to be like one you would see on a monument somewhere. It is purposely old-timey with the 3d text for the 5k. The ten k plaque is a bit more off-roading from a content generation standpoint but it is more my aesthetic and if I still lived in Montana, it would make an excellent belt buckle, lol!

[@Navigator777777]

“Off-roading/generational content” = Excellent Description! LOL I’d have a hell of a time capturing a customer’s vision….unless he said: “You know...Off-roading!"

[@josephbeck4762]

Do you have a video on making your crucible tongs, those are awesome?

[@bogdyvyp]

that was great; so I'm watching this 42 days after it was uploaded and subscribers are just a bit over 20k so congrats...better start thinking what you are going to do for the 50k mark:D

[@RoboCNCnl]

Amazing project ! To bad i don't need a 10K plaque... please send some over :) Love the flower sifter !! man that beats sifting the sand by hand !!!

[@Grunblau]

Thanks for the comment! There is one other type of sifter I want to try. I think it is designed for making pasta, but I think it might work as an inexpensive muller/sifter.

[@A.polon.i.a]

Mate how did you pour the Aluminium without no holes to pour it?

[@zombiegeorge749]

I so glad the surface had a surface.

[@dereishus01]

Better than a play button

[@Grunblau]

Agreed, the 100k one YT gave me looked like someone licked the button before sealing it up, lol! I have been meaning to surgically remove it from the case, polish it and reseal it...

[@grondinguillaume2511]

Hello! Thank you for you video! Where did you get this awesone crusible holder? ^^

[@kalleklp7291]

I second that..!

[@Az2FL]

your videos are awesome! casting is something I've been wanting to do for a while. and I like your kiln!

[@muskokamike127]

+franky mosqueda it's called an oven technically, a kiln is used to fire pottery, and a forge is used to "forge metal" but I call mine a forge too..... And yes, it IS slick.....clean....a lot nicer than my 5 gallon metal bucket one.....

[@tabaccopuro]

Awesome skills! Loved the video...

[@Grunblau]

+tabaccopuro Thanks!

[@danielmckenzie328]

Would those vibrating things they use to clean bullet casings work like in the movie tremors instead of all that sanding just an idea

[@alvaroklebisarantes57]

Hello, Brian, i'm brazilian, but i accompany your videos and find very interesting. I wonder if you could teach how to make an arrowhead with aluminium? Or just the mold? For not think any video explaining to do. Thank you, and sorry for my english.

[@animals42life8]

great works.. do you have video for making furnace like yours? or how to prepare that type of sand you used? Ill be having a project in foundry. :)

[@Grunblau]

+Juan Dela Cruz Yeah a few :). The entire process, in fact!

[@bentleygt3716]

wow. AWESOME . very well done LOVE your work.

[@albertstrauss11]

realy ? realy ? ... i just coment under ur 5k spacel that that was the best casting i have ever sean but this ist even BETTER u are like a good in casting :O i love ur contnen and i just wached 2 vidios of u xD but i am already a fan!!! props

[@albertstrauss11]

ps. sry for my bad englisch i come from germany

[@kyrkbymannen]

+Albert Strauß No Problem, Mein deutch is sehr schleskt

[@masterjohn3126]

+Albert Strauß ich auch aber lerne netehrland xD

[@Kamal_AL-Hinai]

Albert Strauß great bro :D

[@thomasutley]

Great job Brian! +myfordboy would be proud! :)

[@BTom16]

There's another guy with astonishing skills.

[@anthonyibanga1970]

congrat Sir please how where you able to design the plague .what software did you use at the initial stage to get it done before recasting again. thanks

[@des2610]

Excellent work!

[@Grunblau]

+DE S thanks!

[@bsk8349]

your tong looks awesome!

[@Grunblau]

+BS K Thanks! I have a video on them if you want to see more...

[@bsk8349]

I like metal casting and your videos! I just did my first tiny scale(40 gram Al) sand cast test successfully this week hehe! Today I made a set of wooden cope/drag of A4 paper-sized for my real project. I think tong is very important because it is directly related to safety issues. Your tong video will be very helpful when I am scaling up the volume of molten aluminum!

[@DgkSilentMode]

awesome work nicely done and finished definitely earned a subscriber.

[@Grunblau]

Thank you very much for your comment and welcome!

[@henry-mf4bs]

i luv it h0w he made his own plaque

[@howtoguro]

Hey, why not tape a flat magnet on the non- show face and grind off the nub like a pour spot? Would it increase part accuracy? Or is the gain not worth it?

[@Sir_Flopsalot]

This turned out amazing.

[@BIG-bb1uk]

Nice job

[@Grunblau]

+franz parker Thanks!

[@BIG-bb1uk]

+Brian Oltrogge no problem

[@philb8654]

Hi Brian great work new subscriber. Do you have a video building your furnace . Many thanks Phil

[@Grunblau]

+phil B I have a whole series on building the furnace! :)

[@PineTopTeesVideos]

where do you get your green sand from or do you make it? You make it look so simple, I spent all day and wound up with a fail. Oh well, learned alot from it. I dried using the lost foam way. Also what did you coat the foam with?

[@goldbunny1973]

This was a nice video to watch. but Im wondering, can't a Dremel type rotary tool be used to do all that finishing sanding/polishing?

[@Grunblau]

+The Mouse Probably could with the appropriate greaseless compounds... the effects I wanted was a worn look. With the dremel, I would have been able to eventually polish the entire thing.

[@integraral]

Another great job. I wasn't sure you could top your 5K plaque. I stand corrected =) Good stuff.

[@raoulman1]

very beautiful work, keep going.

[@LaughingMan44]

What is the purpose of having two funnels/spurs? Is this to prevent air bubbles or provide extra metal to prevent shrinkage?

[@Grunblau]

Both. Once you start pouring, you want metal in the riser to avoid sucking air into the mould. Easier to do with a tall sprue. It also adds pressure to the mould helping it to fill as well as help keep the aluminum molten for longer.

[@LaughingMan44]

Sweet, cheers for the answer.

[@IntermitTech]

Wow, that's awesome, you seem able to work with any material. ;)

[@joshjohnson118]

How do you make your molds? I'm just getting into this and I need to figure out how to make molds

[@Coleman77]

Josh Johnson Basic understanding is: metal goes in, the air inside must go out / exit. I am learning now teaching mold making and casting using silver.

[@mohsenenayati6747]

good job Brian, what did you degassing with?

[@ever-sd9iz]

Beautiful ,👍👍,good job

[@robbelk6465]

Nicely done👍

[@Mr.ziienru]

hey good video, do u have another alternative sand to use?

[@Grunblau]

I'll try sodium silicate sand soon! Otherwise, I have just used mildly wet play sand. It doesn't give nearly as nice of a finish though.

[@Khether0001]

Can or should you separate the burnt sand to reuse it after casting? How would that be done?

[@toaluasaleupolu7060]

Awesome talent 😎