How I turned TRASH into FOUNDRY for casting metal

This week I decided to turn an oil bucket I found from trash into a melting furnace for my casting projects. A little break from restorations videos and good chance to practice some different skills. I'll get back to restorations next week. I got a chance to do a lot of welding and also to get back to metal casting. It has been almost a year since my last attempts.
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[@cdubs1723]

Did you just fit the square peg through a round hole?!?!?

[@OddTinkering]

Haha. That's my thing

[@gentoobr]

I like how, even though it's made out of trash, you take the effort to make it not look like it's made out of trash. I like your train of thought: Just because it's made out of trash, that doesn't mean it has to look like trash. Respect!

[@carliquiel]

i don't know a single thing about anything you do in your videos, but i really like watching you do it. thank you for the relaxing entertainment :))

[@JonathanFingold]

i tried this at home, these were the worst muffins i've ever had

[@milanfanas]

Probably because you forgot berries or choco drops.

[@yeagerxp]

@@milanfanas LOL

[@yeagerxp]

NAH!!! Those are healthy muffins . Look at all the aluminum fiber, good for you. LOL

[@CLEARANCE_SALE]

R/cursed comments

[@koolkidzklan5057]

Did you double check the frosting? Maybe you got the fat free by accident.

[@Cata_777]

This would of made my father proud. He used to love doing this kind of stuff, and grandfather used to make copper art out of old wire. Awesome video man.

[@amilidis]

In the king of random they advised against using cement for the furnace, as any trapped moisture bubble in it could cause it to stream-explode at high temperatures

[@clayofman-levisiewert8381]

Big Safety tip: make sure to wear cotton jeans and other non-synthetic cloth to avoid the synthetic materials melting to your skin. Sorry to be grotesque but it's not pretty, nor fun. Better to have pants on fire and burned skin then have the molten metal stuck to melted plastic fused with your skin.

[@ReasonAboveEverything]

Dude wft. Melting to your skin?

[@FrozenFox20]

@@ReasonAboveEverything Yeah it's a thing. Many synthetic fibers actually burn/melt very easily, even a small flame can suddenly melt your whole cloth piece on your skin. Imagine what burning plastic sticking onto your skin would do, that shit can't be just scraped away.

[@fallingspark2258]

@@rmejc To you it's useless, to others it's life.

[@clayofman-levisiewert8381]

@@ReasonAboveEverything Unfortunately. (graphic advisory) A guy that was at my summer camp in scouting was wearing synthetic socks and accidently poured boiling water onto his legs/shoes. The synthetic sock melting into and fused with the skin to the point where the shoes could not be taken off before he was airlifted to a Hospital. Plastic like threads and high heat do not go together well.

[@ReasonAboveEverything]

DragonicSculptor I will never drink a cup of hot coffee in my running pants ever again.

[@ketchups2777]

Wow! All the colours of the flame in slow mo was cool

[@adriansmith2743]

This channel is the definition of, "One man's trash is another man's treasure."

[@jacobroman3168]

This is why i love this CHANNEL, mind you he could have said nothing about welding, but as a good host does HE WARNED HIS FAN IN ADVANCE...... THATS FUCKING AWESOME OF YOU ,AND THATS WHY THIS CHANNEL IS SO LOVED....

[@OddTinkering]

Thanks! I didn't say about the in previous videos because I didn't realize it could cause reactions to some people but of course I don't want to cause anything like that and it's not a big trouble for me to add the warning to make sure watching my content is safe for everyone

[@jacobroman3168]

@@OddTinkering this is why i fuck with you your a stand up dude...100

[@GA-br8wj]

At first I thought you were making a flamethrower, at the end I understood you just wanted some aluminium cupcakes

[@djalienprime]

05:04 - I will the furnace with fire wool. - You will WHAT? - The furnace.

[@JinsokuYoroi]

r/ihadastroke

[@Outlawstar79]

Absolutely fantastic work my Friend! You made an actual working furnace...I'm proud of you!

[@roskisposti1748]

The Pavlovian response to visual stimulus @10:05 : TAPPY TAP TAP in _that_ voice. A sign of time well spent on youtubes :)

[@sakatatoshi7126]

9:40 my phone trying to waking me up every morning

[@somyRed]

Nice and beautiful work.

[@PePe_LePew]

Awesome video. Anybody else look away when he started welding? 🤣

[@d4butter]

Definitely one of the more impressive DIYs I've ever seen! Maybe someday when I get the stones to come close to "liquid hot magma", I'll try to make one myself. Love all your videos!!

[@goodthings6020]

Impressed. Good work.

[@guataco]

Lot of research, lot of planning, painful and long work. Amazing result. Kudos!

[@lidet19]

Crazy innovative! Nice work!

[@nissanGTR3501]

Awesome job great creativity.

[@AlexGTAgamer]

Those were some nice looking "cupcakes" at the end.

[@burritojuice3371]

I hope you end up doing more projects that involve this new foundry

[@jmyyer]

LOVE the video ! Thanks ! Great ideas and innovative ways to do the stuff !

[@josueveguilla9069]

Another Awesome Video, Odd Tinkering😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@bigbearfuzzums7027]

Excellent work!

[@joshmellon390]

one of the nicest versions of one of these I've seen. Excellent work, makes me want to fire mine up today

[@micheleclifford8969]

Mr. hush, hush your so smart and talented.Amazing

[@hestheMaster]

Impressive job!👍🏻👍🏻

[@Tonyblack261]

I couldn't help but think of old episodes of The A Team while watching that. Nice tinkering there.

[@nilofar2085]

This is over all just satisfying to watch

[@YedinciElement]

Nice job !

[@mehere8299]

Thank you for the warning - much appreciated!

[@jennifercameron298]

Fire, sandblasting, slow motion and cupcakes... What a good day!!!

[@itwasalladream7134]

Nice idea. Might try this one

[@OddTinkering]

Thanks!

[@yeagerxp]

Well done 👍👍👍

[@thomaswhitten2537]

Aluminum cupcakes!! Kinda lot of effort for them :)

[@bobbaleno4894]

very impressed

[@ElPadre50340]

Good job, good video and nice shoes !! Continu comme ça c'est excellent !!

[@RB-xc9vh]

Nice work, man!

[@TheManiac201]

not sure what a "foundryfor" is but if it can melt metal im all for it

[@OddTinkering]

It's "metal melting oven"

[@OddTinkering]

Lol thanks. Took me a moment to get it

[@MH-df6zx]

@@OddTinkering please warn before making any sound I have diarrhea, if I'm spooked it can get messy💩

[@Hmfuck]

@@MH-df6zx Please clench before watching

[@notmeforsure8104]

That is amazing

[@Saadi_Lyfe]

I just love your videos man... you are like a super sayyin version of my self. I love "tinkering" with things as well. You are an inspiration. Love from Pakistan...

[@allankleidon6437]

Good Video, keep up the great work.

[@wetdedstuocm]

Like it, well planned and it works very well... Love the reference to Excalibur.. Peace

[@corgitokkiswoodworkshop1850]

sometimes I wonder how creative and skilled you gotta be to do things like this

[@emilalmberg1096]

Finally. A KZbinr doing a proper Bunsen burner!

[@bavarianscalemodelling4185]

In the first minutes of the video I thought, hopefully the guy knows what he's doing. But in the end it really impressed me. Good work.

[@dattallaudiophile236]

This was very interesting.

[@antonchigurh4829]

Incredible- tickled //Thanks!,,,Good work Friend.

[@user-dx6pt9oo6h]

Hi ODD 👋👋👋 very good job 👍👍👍🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@rezatehrani454]

master builder

[@SirDuckyOfAlfheimr]

Absolutely amazing! The feats of engineering! I loved the lid you made yourself and how you don't have to reach in the furnace to light the burner! Those muffins don't look very tasty though. ;)

[@InkDragon]

ty for the warning about you welding

[@SketchartStudios1015]

I'm a simple man. I see this now I'm sold.

[@davelowe1977]

I always melt aluminium at night wearing carpet slippers too. Much safer that way! 😉 Top notch job!!

[@Asunuji]

7:25 : thats not safe 7:30 : THATS really NOT safe

[@DistortedHavok]

i love your vids keep it up!

[@OddTinkering]

Thanks! I will

[@captainjerk]

SWEEEEEERT! Works great! :D

[@Frankowillo]

Not bad. The burner should have been placed so it aims more to the side. That way the heat travels around in a circle creating a vortex, thus more evenly heating the furnace.

[@ashadanver]

I've seen masons coat the insides of moulds with waste oil/motor oil before pouring concrete. Makes removing it much easier later.

[@sccrash420]

This is insane! You're an animal....Well done! Love the videos (more exclamation points)!!!!!!!!!!

[@kevinbalmer3545]

Speaking of which I'm 9 years old and I love you videos

[@jellyfishnan]

I'm obsessed with your hands..

[@Saadi_Lyfe]

مرحبا

[@neinzukorruption9321]

he has beautiful hands and arms. true!

[@bifrostyeti]

Awesome!!!

[@cyndervyrarine1690]

And today we learn how to build a flame thrower(with adjustable nozzle)

[@LucianoGardim]

Hugs from Brazil.

[@raziel3726]

Craftsman!!

[@longfellow4380]

Gonna do that.

[@ShaunSommer]

Aluminum Cupcakes! Yum!

[@oldorox]

11:10 The OddTinkerings lightsaber is assembled

[@nataliecable3471]

Please share your muffin recipe. They look delicious.

[@anthonyrector8183]

I like that dumpster and all that's in it. Where do I get one for myself? I'm asking for a friend.

[@nephicus339]

You're not really asking for a friend if you ended the question with, 'for myself'.. Just sayin'.

[@FelixDegenaar]

@@nephicus339 : Irony, it just flew right by you

[@alexshapcott7795]

Some companies and suburbs have these outside, they often rent one every now and then to get rid of larger trash. If you see one outside, I'm sure nobody minds if you take something from it.

[@lovelife6978]

that dumpster is definitely going to a scrap yard and is probably stealing if you take stuff out. if it's not then that would be a scrappers dream

[@zambiepocalypse7917]

Thank you so much for the epilepsy warning! 💚

[@genexennith3934]

Fun fact, they didn't try that with Excalibur, because Excalibur was given to King Arthur by the lady of the lake. The sword Arthur pulled from the stone was called "Caliburn"! The more you know!

[@louisaziz1235]

Amazing job! I've been toying with the idea of building a furnace to go with my forge, kind of expand my hobby. Where did you get your crucible? Or did you make that,too!?

[@lovelife6978]

what made you choose fire wool over the cement stuff? and that stuff doesn't look brand new is it from a stove or something?

[@rxzesereniti9750]

I am simple man, I see Odd tinkering I click video I’m happy.

[@tylerirwin9932]

I'm very curious as to how old you are. I like watching your videos, especially when you use the previous restorations to accomplish what you're doing. It's fun seeing something labeled as trash get turned into something useful. :D

[@neinzukorruption9321]

in one video you see his half face. he is very young. I would guess around mid twenty, not older.

[@Jumphouse2]

"I'm coming for you Elon". Too funny.

[@AceConfliction]

Enjoyed the change of making something. Not so much with the sandblasting and wielding.

[@MunkCentral]

Seeing you made that you should make a aluminium Ducktor

[@MH-df6zx]

Now let's have some baked potatoes

[@lDanielHolm]

It's probably a dumb question (I know almost nothing about welding), but how do the welds on the cage hold up under foundry temperatures?

[@robettarmstrong6108]

Great video, what other metals will it melt?

[@itatane]

Appreciate the warning about the welding. While I have no worries about epilepsy, I do value my eyesight. I was able to engage my safety squint easily.

[@thrivingentrepreneur]

should get flux for your computer than, saves the eyes.

[@rsp6549]

The light from a video of welding will not damage your eyes any more than viewing white on your computer screen. It's completely safe for your eyes.

[@ThatBum42]

Might want to add a blower if you want to have an easier time melting down, say, copper. Drill another hole, slightly off the centerline so there's a vortex effect, and connect a leaf blower to it.

[@santiagorodriguezsaa5107]

14:06 Ready to beat the devil out of it 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@eduardo8455]

in my country the name of this is gambiarra. and here is a saying the gambiarra never ends

[@foch41]

yeah for sandblasting!

[@Wavey75]

Now you got that, you can make a duplicate of something you restore, then paint them different colours, by making molds of each little part out of silicone rubber, then pouring wax into the molds then cast them in sand - now that would be an awesome video or videos!

[@SusanIsListening]

May I suggest some teflon tape between the torch and the shut-off valve to your fuel source? That's a good place for a leak, and you don't want to be dealing with that.

[@mrbodo69]

It's a compression fitting. Tape will interfere with the fit. Never use tape or dope on compression fittings.

[@SusanIsListening]

@@mrbodo69 Good to know. Thanks!

[@metercedes]

You finally got a halepr? 15:28 someone put that thing to the floor and you can see his shadow.

[@BarryDavis9484]

Well I know what I'm watching for the foreseeable future.. I'm excited to see what you do with this sir. Fuck yeah: )

[@SpamMouse]

Nice project. A couple of thoughts: The concrete lid, would be "better" if you had chopped up 1cm lengths of standard 6mm blue polypropylene rope separated into dust like fibres and mixed in to the concrete - when in use there will be thermo stress fractures in the lid, the crack will travel to the next fibre (which has melted and left a hole - plastic remains in the space) and stop spreading - so although there will be cracks they will be of limited length and so not cause the lid to fail. There is plenty of heat lost via the hole, add a stand to at least brew a cuppa tea etc - or enhance the space and cook naan bread and tandoori chicken perhaps. Everyone likes black but if casting at night consider signal yellow/orange for safety. Although not environmentally PC (to say the least) pouring molten ally into an ant's nest is very interesting when you excavate the cast, wood ants in particular.

[@nkdoson8200]

WOW ! ! !

[@alex_is...]

Hi bruh nice vid. Keep it up

[@OddTinkering]

Thanks!

[@user-kx3xg1dk8p]

Now you need to make new handles for screwdrivers. Aluminum, bronze, copper, etc.. would be cool set

[@xsauce3858]

Inspired by grant Thompson metal foundry