Creating Custom Center Caps For Our 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Using Sand Casting!

In this video I head over to a friend’s place to get schooled on how to properly sand cast some parts, and today we cast our GMC's center caps for the pickup.
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[@morgansword]

Your friend has some very nice "Toys" and not many can say that. Love to get a tour and see just how he does his thing

[@franksgarage8551]

Well that was pretty cool i must say. Ray did a fine job passing on the knowledge. Looks like he has some mighty fine automobiles. If hes up for the Royal Tour, i’d watch. Thanks again!

[@blakestone8088]

Oh Yeah, See if Ray will Show us About That was Cool thx Brent

[@briankinnear7461]

Those are some nice 'toys' in that shed!! The centre caps worked out really well. Love watching stuff like this where you create something unique 'by hand'. The old way!! Look forward to more. Be safe and stay well.

[@intentsmodz]

It sucks they took Shop class out of school, We had all the stuff we'd dream to have in our shops today. We played around with so much cool stuff back then, we made custom brake levers for our dirt bikes & all sorts of cool things. It's no wonder kids today graduate & can't find a decent job, they have No skills. Thanks for reminding me how old I am!! 😂

[@wndr0412]

Amazing Brent. Cool to watch the molding process.

[@Shelbycarguy]

Fascinating. New school 3D printing meets old school sand casting. Cool … or should I say hot stuff!

[@dayslife]

alum. Casting practice class , the teacher surely would give an " A " Brent 👍 can't wait to see your next front end crest project , 🍺🍺

[@wolfgangricky]

Too bad Ryder couldn't accompany you. Cause that was Really Cool. Ty for taking us along

[@skylinegtr-gd2lg]

I've visited industrial & commercial foundries several times - - your friends diy/homemade setup is an amazin' mini-version of what i've seen at the big facilities . . . this was most cool to watch you make the center caps !

[@alanpaulick7815]

Brent I have come to the conclusion that you love sanding😅 thanks for the update and the tour of of your friends workshop. Take care

[@tyendor1952]

That was interesting and I'd certainly love to have a tour of Ray's shop and projects.

[@marca5883]

What a cool guy 💚🇬🇧🌱 I'd personally love to have a tour of his collection, they looked amazing! Proper restoration jobs🫶

[@JustinPaul1st]

Brent you versatility to try out stuff is amazing, that friend of yours is an amazing teacher and person, let see how do the next casting on your own...The Grand Tour of his place will be cool, he has a nice collection of his own

[@albegt98]

nice work Brent 👍, I worked as a mechanic's apprentice in a cast iron foundry....I remember these hand moulds well 👍💪

[@MrScottcoleman77]

Need more Ray looks like a proper character anf a good friend to have😊

[@mycroft925]

Another vote for a tour, and a vote for he needs a youtube channel. Awesome tutorial and made it look easy.

[@blakestone8088]

Cool 1:29 I've been hoping You'd Show the Sand Casting thx Brent

[@PeteNaysmith]

i love this content !!!! foundry - aluminium casting - loose pattern - hand cut venting and sprue !!!! BRAVO

[@not-pc6937]

Absolutely amazing - thanks for taking us along 👍♥️

[@snoopu2601]

Glad this old timer was kind enough to share his knowledge on how to, I know it's a lot lot more to it, but it's still great to see how it's done. People will pay big bucks to have a part reproduce that they can't the find And the car collection is really great I'm into the small hand made car's well anything hand made by the talented person that makes thing's.

[@terrencebuller7676]

Hello Brent, Thanks for sharing this information. That was really cool to see the process of sand casting. Take care 👍

[@tarbogas66]

Very cool Brent to see your caps the way you wanted them. The guy is very interesting so much to learn from him, love to see some more of his build.

[@dayslife]

that was awesome Brent, thanks for sharing your friend's wisdom and cars 👍🍺🍺

[@CSmith-oz4wp]

Surprise, I got to see the Buick with Esther drive by, love that car. A true knuckle dragger car. 😳😃😃 Like, share, from the Pacific Northwest 👍 Happy Labor Day

[@caseyspirit9385]

Love that I are making your own part. Thanks for the show

[@SusanLucas-e9i]

2 amazing car guys ..... and melted metal. What an excellent episode!

[@terryeustice5399]

Like seeing the process of casting your center hubs for your wheels. Yes like seeing those old cars. Maybe a tour would be in order. Had no idea that making your wheel centers was that intricate. Thanks for sharing! 💕👊👍

[@danielrivera5858]

Nice to see you having an aluminum cook out with your friend casting its very interesting thanks

[@deanedeane4318]

Would anyone like to take a bet ? Murfys law ..... I bet the day after these Awsum caps have been installed ..... Brent will find some in a box of bits and pieces while searching for something else ! 🙃 Awsum video and great job Lads ! 😉🙃 NZ

[@donnieslaughter764]

Awesome nice experience glad you took us along still learning 😀

[@blackbuttecruizr]

Everybody needs a Ray in their life!

[@garyvonmirbach8651]

Amazing show thank you see ya next time ♥️🤗🕊️🙏

[@brycechessum4684]

Rays set up is a beauty, we did this at school using VVW engine blocks for metal but used wooden forms for the pourer and riser and rammed the sand around them, green island sand it was a dark greenish colour.

[@dannyplanck6498]

A tour of Ray's would be great. He seems like a nice fellow.

[@randiegadberry5448]

Reminds me of my senior year in college in 1972, when I took a foundry class for fun. Brings back memories. It was fun.

[@davidfleishman2275]

Same here. Did foundry in metal shop. High school 1972.

[@garrywilliams8717]

Haven’t done casting for over 30 years and it was fascinating to watch

[@demnis]

yo HI again Halfass customs Brent and Ester from the D MI USA 😁 hey thanks for sharing another great video update on your progress with the Truck 🤩😅👍 and I appreciate your sharing the sand casing with us 💪🤙🔥😁💖

[@jeromevital9737]

Count me in for a tour of Ray's. He is exceptionally cool! One of my favorite cars of all time is the Mercer Raceabout so to see other cars of that era being preserved would be quite the treat.

[@Telephony954]

That was kool. We've all watched the Pakistani guys making stuff, but I;ll bet that ray is handy at a bunch of things, judging from the peep show, he likes em old. Pretty kool. I as well hope Ryder gets a chance to visit with him as well. You have good friends. Thanks for sharing Be well. Hi Ester.

[@keonikaig9247]

👍 loookin' great Brent.... Thx Ray...would b fun to tour Ray's shop....later 🤠

[@tugmountianroadcampers5582]

Good to have friends with knowledge.

[@eaglebill3738]

That was a super cool video. Maybe you can use a DYNAFILE mini belt sander to shape them instead of the burr bit. It would do a great job and easy to control. Thanks for bring us along and YES I think a tour would be great if Ray doesn't mind sharing with us.

[@punkinsgarageandpaint8299]

I hope you go back and tour Ray place! I love seeing the old and rare cars.

[@noelmcgarry456]

Love to see some of Ray's toys lovely collect of early motoring and how he restored them

[@patrickchristie82]

That process is awesome. Thanks for putting on a class Ray. I hope you plan to do a Kustom emblems for the truck !

[@billtopka2584]

Nice! Learning is new skill is always fun! Good job Brent!👍😎

[@blueeyz2046]

VERY interesting~ Carona and I enjoyed. Miss seeing Ester and Pablo. Keep up the good work.

[@richardoswalt1009]

That was fun to watch, I haven't seen that done since high school 55 years ago.

[@kenstevens5675]

Great video. I’d watch a tour of Rays shop too. Willy’s Overland was a great car.

[@eddiereeher7594]

good show I realy enjoyed watching as always Keep on Truckin😎👍

[@crowetrucking]

Thanks for the feild trip. It was educational and fun.

[@robbieautrey3158]

WOW Brent, and he gave you a lesson in just how to go about doing it to! Very nice of that man to show you all the secrets to his trade. I think they look awesome!!

[@johnkranz4004]

Excellent video and work Brent and Ray and would love to see his Old cars

[@eddiedebeer1709]

Very interesting,my late Dad used to be a Moulder,good memories 🇿🇦

[@peterouellette3874]

It's been a long time, let's see if I can remember some of it, the flax has a bottom and a top, the bottom is the drag, the top is the cope, where you pour the metal is the sprue, from the sprue is the runner. The screen part is the riddle, the tool he had to pound the sand we used a shovel handle and it was cut about 18 inches

[@frankschwartz7405]

Hey Brent! Lookin' good. When you get em "there" maybe fix up a jig to put on your lathe and spin them with some fine sandpaper.

[@hooligan_56labelle22]

This sand casting is definitely another artform for the passionate builder. That was cool to watch.

[@JohnEldred-q2r]

Yes let's see more of Ray's place please and thanks

[@jackmehoff2961]

Minty ! Thank You for sharing your video, and letting us hang out . Later ...

[@chicagovasko]

Ray made that look easy tap tap flip done. I was like what nooonwayyy.😂 Ray got a huge business if I need caps I'll contact Ray. Have a good day guys.

[@alphabravo7007]

Sand Casting. Something else to add to your myriad of skills Brent.

[@stuartfletcher2378]

That was so interesting , I guess that it takes a long time to learn that trade and to get set up at home . You now have the wheel caps , the rig is going to look so sweet . Thanks for sharing it with us , so good to see hoe the process works . Stuart in Ontario ..

[@subxject]

Congratulations on creating your 600th video, Brent! And the hub caps look fabulous. 😀

[@mikespivey1015]

Great. Tour. Of. Older. Cars. Love. To. See more

[@todddenio3200]

Definitely interested in the really old stuff as well as more casting

[@markkennedy4055]

When you do the finish on the center caps, mark them secure them in your vice between two pieces of wood and cut the excess away with a good hacksaw then finish shaping with some good files.... round and flat files.

[@RandyH-qf3dc]

I've poured a few aluminum and a small brass Canon when I was younger. This brought back some really good memories. Enjoyed the video Brent. Your GMC is coming together. Such a nice ride.

[@glennnickerson8438]

Working on the small stuff is a nice diversion from the big stuff!😎

[@kyleforeman4543]

Amazin that he was able too show u an us u tubers the process of how he dies his casting, looks like he has a nice process, one of a kind c caps..later

[@MrRussvett]

now you can make some awesome hood ornaments

[@kennethking8720]

Every video is a great time. Thank you 😊

[@bigjon1961]

Thanks for all your good work!!! I keep telling the younger folks I know to watch your channel so that they can see how another fellow as passionate as me keeping things alive and sharing their skills, awesome!!! Thanks Brent, keep going brother you’re doing great!!!

[@robclawson3185]

That was way cool,Ray is the man!

[@stevegillis2392]

Enjoyable

[@kentmckean6795]

Very nice!

[@1208bug]

Great effort Brent, shows a lot of promise!

[@georgeponnay447]

I think we're going to see a set of those molds and some of that sand in the Halfass Kustoms garage soon! Great job, Brent 💯😎

[@Bman2020]

That’s really cool more of that stuff caps looks great 👍👋🇨🇦

[@user-tt3em9ep1h]

Thank you Brent, Learned how it was done. Thank you for your friend showing you and us that process.

[@alphalima6810]

Great, thanks.

[@TheCrackerBox]

Thanks for another , Brother !!

[@louisnemick1939]

A big thanks to Ray for showing how to make a sand mold.

[@SteveMelissaMcAdams]

That Columbia he has is a real treat!

[@swallowinn4410]

Hello Brent: A very interesting video. It is always nice to have friends with similar interests. The help they can offer and a pool of combined knowledge and tooling is invaluable when taking on custom projects. Let's see those centre caps roll.

[@rickmarquart3277]

Casting your own parts, way cool. 😎

[@mikehanks06]

Yes go back sometime.

[@theodoreko2700]

If you had a small CNC mill you could program it to mill around those caps . It would be on the same order when you program on the burner table.

[@JimmyMakingitwork]

Very cool place he had, seems to know a bit about casting also! Nice work Makes me want to try it myself, haha.

[@fabbricaitalianaautomobili5859]

Greetings uncle B Yep I vote for tour of those "toys " as he called his cars, Chat soon Be blessed Ciao Ciao

[@ghouliesgarage3922]

That was vert interesting

[@billlanoue3044]

Yes go for a visit,I’m sure they will all have a story.

[@whittlerdave1440]

Now this was totally interesting I really enjoyed how this was made how you casted them hubcaps for your wheels very interesting thank you

[@DAPwny]

So cool to see how sand casting is done. Thanks

[@JohnFunches-qu1zg]

BRENT! THAT WOULD BE A GREAT WAY TO CREATE SOMETHING TO PUT ON THE FRONT OF YOUR CAR HOOD!- LIKE A - BIRD,OR A TIRE 🛞 WITH A RIM?😊

[@rustyrodgarage2686]

Very cool Brent,nice to learn new techniques

[@robertbennett9243]

Pretty cool tutorial on sand casting. 4 steps closer to the finish line.

[@scottkarjala]

love a tour of his old stuff!

[@flatworm00]

That was very interesting...

[@tonyurso4763]

Always nice to have friends who are willing to help when you need help great video. Thanks