Melting and casting a pulley from beer cans in the mini metal foundry into a bucket. #eestiyoutuber #donndiy #meltingaluminium
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@fpreston95277 жыл бұрын
for me, there's nothing more satisfying than watching rough cast metal being turned on a lathe
@ianrutherford8785 жыл бұрын
I worked in an aluminium foundry.We wore face and eye protection and always heated any tools that were going to be dipped into the molten metal so they were HOT before dipping.(Just put the business end in the flames for a few minutes).Even a small amount of condensation on cooler steel will generate enough steam to blow the molten metal up and far.I never saw anyone forget to do it but I heard the horror stories.
@tallandhandsome295 жыл бұрын
Nice job. Sometimes rescuing these old engines is a worthwhile project in itself and to do so using recycled material is especially satisfying.
@AlumiTube7 жыл бұрын
Great video!!!
@samuelm90985 жыл бұрын
Genius man. pure genius. I love it.
@badhonebrahim77077 жыл бұрын
i just love it ,more unicqe projects like this pls... these cant be found anywhere on youtube,,,
@lucianoguerra90136 жыл бұрын
I'm sure I could do it to but I would have to wait a few years. I have the knowledge but not the machines . That was amazing. You Forged your own pulley and put it to work. I've seen the smelting of aluminum an them pouring into molds but you are the first I have seen do it all. Thank You Loader.
@DonnDIY6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching. ;)
@mechanicalmonster21155 жыл бұрын
That was ridiculously awesome! Whats up with that fuel injection system for your smelter? I haven't seen that yet in your vids, looks cool.
@marcelopazmino48615 жыл бұрын
Buena idea de acoplar a la polea de Aluminio una brida de acero, felicitaciones y gracias por compartir.
@es5ape6 жыл бұрын
First time I see something useful from beer cans :) good job!
@DonnDIY6 жыл бұрын
Beer cans are the most useful things in the world - they hold the drink of the gods - beer! :D
@00BillieTurf007 жыл бұрын
Sir, you managed to put a smile of admiration on my face! Legendary stuff!
@DonnDIY7 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you like it!
@JelckedeBoer3 жыл бұрын
I like your vintage lathe a lot. Bought an old beast myself this week. Thanks for the nice content.
@leslieaustin1516 жыл бұрын
Now that was great. Really well done and brilliant use of what others throw away. Nice job. Les
@DonnDIY6 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching! ;)
@davescopes2495 жыл бұрын
This is most probably for quite a bit of weight. You made it brilliantly 👍. In my home gym I made one for my home made Smith machine. I made it from a supermarket trolley wheel. Works faaaaantastic. 🛒😂😂😂
@mikunan6 жыл бұрын
Really cool,,, and ingenious, thanks for showing .
@user-gc3ov1vw7f6 жыл бұрын
Хорошо получилось! Спасибо за видео.
@carlinhosoli90136 жыл бұрын
Parabéns! Um ótimo trabalho!
@patrickkabuki70493 жыл бұрын
WOW 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼. You inspired me. I want to build a few of my parts...I might go the casting way though. Thanks.
@carlosiglesias79305 жыл бұрын
La verdad un capo ....genial tu trabajo ...
@amarjeetsingh-nw4gd6 жыл бұрын
I have made connecting rod, pistons, cylinder blocks and other motorcycle engine parts via this technique of old discontinued models
@jugernauz4 жыл бұрын
That was some kind of cool!
@shadesCAN7 жыл бұрын
For anyone who cant afford a lathe try your luck using a sand cast. Just get some high density styrofoam used for basement insulation. Cut out the diameter pulley you want in the styrofoam. A small chunk of ready rod placed in the center of your styrofoam with washers and nuts. Stick the ready rod in a drill chuck and then secure the drill so you can spin your styrofoam blank . As the drill spins the blank just use files and a wood chisel lightly to make the blank true and then make it in to styrofoam copy of the pulley you want. Then go watch how to sand cast. Pack your blank firm so there is no air pockets leaving one side of the blank uncovered ,then use 2 pipes or dowels ect for making pouring holes, placed on top of the blank and then cover up and pack the blank tight in sand, then pull pipes out without making sand fall in the pour holes. Pour the molten aluminum in to one of your holes and the foam pulley will be gone in a second and when you see aluminum come up the other hole in your cast your done. take the cast pulley and cut the two pieces off from pouring put back on your drill and clean up the rough spots and you have weaker pulley because it was a cast. If you make a nice cast from a balanced blank and have good pour, your cast pulley will work fine on a small engine .
@kennethkustren93815 жыл бұрын
WOW !!! You should have a CHANNEL, ... and make some vids !! LMFAO.
@kevinsmith85166 жыл бұрын
Awesome and so simple!
@DonnDIY6 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@haroldroth98327 жыл бұрын
Its great watching a pro do their magi .
@cranki63167 жыл бұрын
I could make one. All I need is a lathe and to drink 3 cases of beer. I'll start with the beer.
@mihkus7 жыл бұрын
Cranki You need like 1000 cans to make such pulley...
@cranki63167 жыл бұрын
Wanna come over and drink some beer?
@mihkus7 жыл бұрын
Cranki Absolutely.
@DonnDIY7 жыл бұрын
Good choice!
@malikjamahaidmalikjamshaid60506 жыл бұрын
Cranki nice sir
@casca76497 жыл бұрын
I would like to know about your forge set up, every minor detail. it appears to be the best aluminum forge on the internet. I would like with your permission to build one like it for my personal use. ty
@droceretik7 жыл бұрын
What forge? Isn't that a casting?
@steven22125 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed this.
@kbeck46604 жыл бұрын
What is the blue fuel? Great job by the way I really enjoy what you do.
@3554ELM6 жыл бұрын
You know your stuff! Excellent work! ❤️🏆🔩⚙
@DonnDIY6 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@augustm.moschera86467 жыл бұрын
You are awesome! Great job, a very creative use of resources to produce something useful from waste.
@DonnDIY7 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@gduncan37397 жыл бұрын
Another great video Donn! you are an inspiration sir! keep them coming
@DonnDIY7 жыл бұрын
Thanks man! Thanks for watching!
@mikkei35327 жыл бұрын
impressive work , especially with this old bucket idea and the ending with lathe to make this nice pulley
@DonnDIY7 жыл бұрын
Cheers. Bucket is a good mold becuase it's tapered and it's reusable since you can just tip the hardened aluminium out of it.
@chardonian13 жыл бұрын
Amazing !!
@jeffreyyeager13987 жыл бұрын
gee thanks now I just need a shop like yours, how can I make that? then I can make just about anything.
@brockfiger4 жыл бұрын
what was the fuel you put in it? how does you fuel system work?
@fynbo10077 жыл бұрын
Very cool, it's awesome you make yourself. Thank you for sharing your amazing video
@DonnDIY7 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Carsten!
@johnkoury1116 Жыл бұрын
Awesome!!
@funny1048youtube6 жыл бұрын
amazing job I noticed some of the cans had a brass colored top did this affect the aluminum?
@DonnDIY6 жыл бұрын
Although the top was colored like brass it was still aluminium. The cans in these parts are made completely from aluminium.
@glenngoodale17094 жыл бұрын
Good video as always 👍
@gregt65874 жыл бұрын
a thing of beauty is a joy forever, who woulda thunk a the most noble use of aluminum (as a beer can) could be added to?
@christopherholmes7324 Жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@jorgefernandogarreton64465 жыл бұрын
How many can did you use?
@binodmenahihu81044 жыл бұрын
Awesome.... do more..👍✌😍
@suparatwanisha31306 жыл бұрын
Very smart!!! I love it.
@DonnDIY6 жыл бұрын
Cheers.
@DiverTrev6 жыл бұрын
Hey donn what did u use to make your dross skimmer please i want to make myself one its very effecient
@DonnDIY6 жыл бұрын
Just a piece of flat scrap steel welded to a rebar. ;)
@DiverTrev6 жыл бұрын
Donn DIY did i make the shape just like a stop sign for a little design
@smokinjoejt46827 жыл бұрын
Impressive!!
@mxrider2strokebraaap547 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! It's Really nice that you used the beer cans to make something usefull!
@DonnDIY7 жыл бұрын
Cheers! I thought so too. ;)
@jagdishshethiya37286 жыл бұрын
Good job brother thank you
@rajeshwarsharma17164 жыл бұрын
Can you convert the beer belly into something useful as well?
@carlosmejia57287 жыл бұрын
Now, ...make an aluminium can out of a pulley !
@gregherndon16336 жыл бұрын
ignorant
@plavins17 жыл бұрын
Awesome! I watched some melting videos on youtube, and some people add borax powder to remove the gasses from the aluminum. You should try it next time.
@DonnDIY7 жыл бұрын
I made this pulley straight from beer cans, thus the porosity. Making stuff from ingots leaves no porosity at all. I've used washing soda and salt for melting and casting before. This time I didn't bother. :D
@jeremyleemakes12726 жыл бұрын
The degassing results in less aluminum oxidation. Thin beer cans have a lot of surface area for the volume of aluminum. That's why melting cans produces so much slag. Melting ingots is a lot more efficient and makes degassing a lot more productive. Cans will have tons of slag either way.
@tomharrell19544 жыл бұрын
Hi Donn DO YOU NOTICE ANY VOIDS IN THE CASTING ALUMINUM BILLIT ?
@youthised586 жыл бұрын
Nice Job!!
@piotrlenarczyk58035 жыл бұрын
Why did not you balanced it?
@MrShirazkhan6 жыл бұрын
do you have a video of your Burner and how you make it? its awesome and want to try it.
@DonnDIY6 жыл бұрын
I have a video on it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2LRY51tjrSUpLs It is just a close up descriptive video not a build video, but you get my drift. :D
@ManMrKrazy7 жыл бұрын
curious why the belt isn't on for the last clip.
@jerryhannah6847 жыл бұрын
ManMrKrazy Yes the belt has vanished.
@itspeekaboo7 жыл бұрын
ManMrKrazy it looks like its stretched
@DonnDIY7 жыл бұрын
I couldn't find a longer belt at that moment and couldn't start the engine with this belt on. Thus no belt on in the last clip.
@jerusalem44265 жыл бұрын
I thought the same 😄
@agelectronics17 жыл бұрын
Awesome job man!
@DonnDIY7 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@lwoodt17 жыл бұрын
Sir , you are a wiz kid. As the saying goes,where there is a will, there is a way.Another great video . Thanks
@DonnDIY7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@ristongiron33005 жыл бұрын
buena la idea amigo felicidades eso esta bien para un tornero que economise pero mas que todo sepa como hacerlo manualmente aluminio.
@jeffryblackmon48467 жыл бұрын
Nicely done!
@DonnDIY7 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@StubProductions7 жыл бұрын
Awesome job!!
@DonnDIY7 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@lourencosantiago97796 жыл бұрын
Perfect job! Congratulation! Brazil
@DonnDIY6 жыл бұрын
Greetings from Estonia.
@Magaivernaaereadasdobradeiras5 жыл бұрын
amigo bom dia gostaria se possivel sr faze video como fazer forno igual queria apreender obrigado super criativo.
@nabachetia67324 жыл бұрын
superb,nice
@reatoruv4 жыл бұрын
Lot of work, Good.
@TheSteveAS5 жыл бұрын
Frickin' awesome! Roughly how many cans did it take to get an ingot that size? And roughly how long did the entire foundry process take? All in one day?
@DonnDIY5 жыл бұрын
I don't know really. A lot of cans. :D Yup, I got it done in one day.
@zlojadmin7 жыл бұрын
Sometimies I get jealous watching your videos. In a good way )) Awesome, mate, very cool!
@trollop17527 жыл бұрын
Me too.
@DonnDIY7 жыл бұрын
Don't be. It's all just scrap metal. :D
@zlojadmin7 жыл бұрын
Donn DIY It's not about metal, it's about Making. About process itself
@bashkillszombies6 жыл бұрын
Why don't you add a pre-heat hopper with secondary low level burner to facilitate faster loading? It'll get the cans closer to melting temp and allow you to dump the entire load in in one go.
@55nsmooth5 жыл бұрын
Why don't you build one and make a video to show everyone how to do it.
@danielramirezcruz.22095 жыл бұрын
Great work..I love it thanks...
@DonnDIY5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching.
@bugbomb80486 жыл бұрын
My only question is where did you get the gasoline for the small engine and did you transport it in a plastic or metal container?
@DonnDIY6 жыл бұрын
I think I know where you're going with this and I'm gonna add fuel to the fire - I used plastic containers for the gasoline. :D But they are special ones not just some windshield cleaner canisters I used for the diesel fuel.
@dinos71857 жыл бұрын
You are quite a master machinist great job
@DonnDIY7 жыл бұрын
Thanks man!
@MrELUMAN6 жыл бұрын
How have you made the foundry? Do you have any video?
@DonnDIY6 жыл бұрын
No videos unfortunately. I tapered clay bricks and tied'em together with a steel strip, added clay brick bottom and filled with sand around the bricks. Heat resistand wool would be probably lighter and will warm up more easily.
@barakobamadubai4 жыл бұрын
Great job
@yunkel7 жыл бұрын
Nice job :D
@ip52326 жыл бұрын
Great video thanks!!!👍
@DonnDIY6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@amos39047 жыл бұрын
we're those ashes in the bottom of the can you poured the molten alluminum in?
@DonnDIY7 жыл бұрын
Yup, and a piece of sheet metal also.
@Rubbernecker5 жыл бұрын
Awesomeness
@raulsalazar58646 жыл бұрын
good job man
@manuelmejia85067 жыл бұрын
es muy bueno que uno mismo pueda crear nuestras propias erramientas
@iankleinschmidt7123 жыл бұрын
A man can never have enough molten aluminium :)
@fixitmakeit726 жыл бұрын
all other vids just melt cans for scrap.yours served a good purpose. nice useful pulley donn. great video. subed n liked.
@DonnDIY6 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@michaelovitch7 жыл бұрын
Nice flywheel : )
@DonnDIY7 жыл бұрын
Thanks man! :D
@nickobrien52625 жыл бұрын
Donn DIY lets see it with a belt on it, looked to me like something was wrong when the belt was fitted, old belts don’t stretch that much... either you didn’t have the right one or a ton of time wasted. Either way I don’t believe aluminum can handle the abuse your about to put on it.
@m.murali18275 жыл бұрын
Wow super sir very good
@curtisgeorge5280 Жыл бұрын
What are you using for fuel? I do enjoy your video. Thank you.
@DonnDIY Жыл бұрын
I use diesel as fuel.
@user-vt3bc9bw7k5 жыл бұрын
Супер! Молодец!
@greglewis80413 жыл бұрын
Very nice 👍
@michaeldonaldson58087 жыл бұрын
alumin-ium.... great vid bro
@DonnDIY7 жыл бұрын
Thanks man!
@deejaaybomber73375 жыл бұрын
parca urutumu
@igortrush40554 жыл бұрын
Need to give more time at high temp. You removed plenty of aluminium with slag. Slag itself looks like pieces of soil or rough sand floating on top of liquid alu.
@weldweld56295 жыл бұрын
Fine job
@stypkata857 жыл бұрын
I have a lathe and i can drink 500 beers but can't understand the melting device.What kind is the fuel that keep the fire ?Why there are compresor and another tubrine turned by electric motor?
@DonnDIY7 жыл бұрын
Compressor helps to spray the fuel out of the nozzle and the turbine helps to regulate the incoming air and burn.
@naguibricoleur95186 жыл бұрын
Really very good job enjoying
@DonnDIY6 жыл бұрын
Cheers bro!
@dominik06557 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@manuelaketun18095 жыл бұрын
Ke tipo de soldadura usa pelana
@user-yn8op8tb8n4 жыл бұрын
Супер, молодец где вы находитесь?,👍👍👍
@dwightcarlson71363 жыл бұрын
How many cans? Nicely done! 👍👍👍👍😎
@mattpaff78197 жыл бұрын
Do you know how much that weighed before you machined it?
@ovwok7 жыл бұрын
and how many cans?
@DonnDIY7 жыл бұрын
5,6 kg, roughly.
@CurmudgeonExtraordinaire6 жыл бұрын
So, probably around 400 beer cans... It's a tough job, but *someone's* got to drink it... :)
@semiyesaniye90586 жыл бұрын
Matt Paff
@semiyesaniye90586 жыл бұрын
.i ahimetkaxs
@dangerousfreedom49656 жыл бұрын
What is the blue liquid fuel?
@DonnDIY6 жыл бұрын
Agricultural diesel fuel.
@dangerousfreedom49656 жыл бұрын
Donn DIY Thank you, its red in the states👍
@DiverTrev6 жыл бұрын
Desiel
@satxsatxsatx5 жыл бұрын
Countries with high fuel cost burdens (take their currency to go buy US$ to go buy fuel) tax fuels differently for different users. If you're caught with eg blue heating oil (low tax) in your diesel vehicle (high tax red fuel), you get fined heavily.