How to Make a Fire Brick Foundry Furnace, Part 2: Applying Satanite as a Mortar/Refractory Coating

[@forzapaq]

The best thing about KZbin on Fridays....you painting white stuff with grey stuff. Looking forward to the first melt 👍

[@PaulsGarage]

+Jamie Taylor thanks! I'm looking forward to it too.

[@bigstackD]

Sooo jealous of your professionalistical approach and how spot on & best it all is . Your gonna cringe when you see my furnace rebuild 😲🙄. I’ll leave the correct furnaces rebuilds up to the more artistic people😉😁👍🏻. Good work Paul.

[@PaulsGarage]

+bigstackD don't go calling it professional just yet, the thing still might explode the first time I heat it up!

[@ChristCenteredIronworks]

Dude your awesome! Thanks for the shout out ! Hope the burner works out great for you.. God bless

[@PaulsGarage]

+Christ Centered Ironworks thank YOU for the burner! I'll put it to good use

[@whiskeyelement8802]

Your videos are awesome, bingewatched all of them at work...

[@PaulsGarage]

+joshua wilson thanks! That must have taken a long time

[@SupraKooper]

hey!!! Hope you have a good day! I'm so stressed and busy right now packing and moving, I have until tonight to get everything. And I don't have time to watch an 18 minute long video, but I'll watch as much as I can while I'm taking myl unch break. I'm starving. Perfect! Thanks for uploading at the perfect time!!! I can watch your video and enjoy lunch. :D

[@PaulsGarage]

+Supra Kooper well thanks for watching what you can! And good luck packing

[@goldbunny1973]

I took a P/T College Constructions Skills Short Course and was the only person not just on our course but inc Full Time 1st+2nd Year Students to build a dry mortar brick arch that remained standing when sat on after the wooden former & support sand was knocked aside. 13yrs later I acquired Past Life Recall and remembered being called John and having a job age 16 at our Uncle Donnie's Property Maintenance Co. LOL. "Natural Talent" my arse - I'd done it before!

[@ChaosPootato]

Man that design is really cool, especially the lid, it's quite clever. I can't wait to see how it works :D

[@PaulsGarage]

+ChaosPotato I can't wait to melt a bunch of stuff with it!

[@joeyholloway322]

Enjoy the the stories as you build , crack me up ! Lol love em

[@PaulsGarage]

Thanks! I’ll keep up with them ;)

[@goldbunny1973]

Love the video and especially the rambling Commentary! re the guy who had to stand under the Arch, that was me in a Past Life; In this life, At College, mine was the only dry mortar brick built arch to stay standing whern we knocked away the sand + wood supports and I sat on top LOL!

[@TheNocturnalAlchemist]

Just added satanite to my furnace. Was surprisingly easy to use and works really well

[@PaulsGarage]

+The Nocturnal Alchemist that's good! It's pretty easy to use. Seems that way, anyway.

[@BlackBeardProjects]

You'll have a beautiful foundry for sure! :D Well done

[@PaulsGarage]

Thanks, good sir! :D I hope it works out well

[@massimoserra4787]

Just the right video to same me the friday evening (here it is just 8 pm) Looking good so far. Think about positioning two handles on the lid Paul ;) BTW after installing the sheet metal you can fill the remaining mortar into the gabs.

[@PaulsGarage]

+Massimo Serra I'm still working out how I want to do the handles. I have some ideas ;)

[@massimoserra4787]

Hi Paul, I looked around to find a video showing a really help full way to attach the lid to furnace I've seen some time before. It's not the right but it shows a seamless way of attachment. May be an idea for you. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJXbYoqOlphmr9k

[@PaulsGarage]

+Massimo Serra hey I know that guy! That's a good idea

[@zachferguson3692]

This is turning out to be so cool!

[@PaulsGarage]

+Zach Ferguson thanks! I agree!

[@zachferguson3692]

Paul's Garage i hope it turns out good for you!

[@eviltwinx]

That's looking real nice! I'll have to look up Satanite. I probably could of used it instead of the high temp cement when I repaired my furnace.

[@PaulsGarage]

+eviltwinx satanite is a good coating for sure, but refractory cement is probably stronger. This stuff is used a lot in forging, people for knife blades with it and stuff during heat treating to prevent scaling on their nice new blades. It's pretty cool stuff.

[@raymondramsawak8230]

hi Paul. . thank you for sharing. .God bless america. .

[@MikelNaUsaCom]

I used a plastic sandwich bag for mixing the water and satanite. I also just used some plastic gloves and cut a hole in the mixing bag and painted it like pastry dough and then smoothed with my fingers. no brush or jar needed. fun times.

[@PaulsGarage]

thats a really good idea. Every time i stopped, the lid would seal itself to the jar and it was a challenge getting it free without breaking the jar. I'll try the bag next time

[@JointerMark]

I guess I am a bit late but could you have poured some if the coating g into a shallow pan and just dipped the sides of the bricks to cost them instead if brushing it on? I really enjoy your videos and greatly look forward to seeing how well the furnace melts stuff.

[@PaulsGarage]

Yes! that is a great idea!! Where were you last week :D

[@JointerMark]

Paul's Garage in my shop working on my furnace probably doing things that people would say "couldn't you do it like this?". I hope to get it up and running thus weekend unless life gets in the way.

[@LukesAmateurHour]

Love your style man! Enjoying the videos.

[@hi_im_redbeard]

Great vid mate. Just spent all day melting my scrap aluminium into ingots, on a 35°C day!

[@PaulsGarage]

+Cody Bond awesome! Sounds like fun. Also sounds sweaty.

[@lyulf0]

I really like your channel, you do all the stuff i wish i could but don't have a garage or any other place for. Keep up the "good" work. You are funny too so that's a thing.

[@PaulsGarage]

yards work for some projects as good as a garage ;)

[@nakoawarrior3186]

That was fun to watch.

[@AlumiTube]

Very Nice 🙂

[@PaulsGarage]

Thanks! :D

[@anditoba4096]

Refractory satanite and Castable does it the same material?

[@laserfalcon]

What about using high temp silicone they make stuff that will handle 2,000 degrees?

[@bradenlumley2700]

I believe they put it on knife blades to get a differential heat treat so the edge is hard and the spine is soft, it can also make a hamon line.

[@PaulsGarage]

+Braden Lumley that's pretty cool! I'll have to make a forge and test that out

[@andrewwoody4708]

Awseome job. I'd love to make one. Any ballpark estimate for this do it ourselvers?

[@PaulsGarage]

Maybe $400 for everything, burner and furnace materials all together. I bought too much though

[@andrewwoody4708]

Quality costs. I bet yours outlasts any store bought one of that same price.

[@LucienDeath]

Cant wait to see it finished. 👍

[@PaulsGarage]

+Lucien Orion Hatter same here! It should be awesome

[@sonuverma2796]

Which chemical you using for coating brick, please explain

[@Rich_ard]

Don't know if it's done yet but would you include the complete curing process you use? (Obviously not the the air drying parts lol) love the videos btw you're very entertaining rants and rambling don't have to remain on topic.

[@PaulsGarage]

+Richard Wheatley I will definitely include the curing process, yes.

[@jbwelch89]

im not a professional by any means but i love making knives out of old saw blades and my favorite...railroad spike!!! as well as tomahawk heads its actually alot of fun i may be new to the foundry life but i love blacksmithing ever wanna chat about it lmk though roy prolly knows alot more lol im def checking his page out! and thanks for alot youve saved me alot of money with ur vids if i can ever help plz lmk how i cant remember where ur from but maybe i can find a way to send u some spikes or something to get started???

[@PaulsGarage]

Thanks for the offer, that's very generous! I might make a PO box at some point, i just haven't had time to set that up yet. Maybe you can help me out by answering a question, i've seen people making stuff out of railroad spikes a lot. Why is that? what are they made of? is it just tradition? I already have a supply of high carbon steel stock lined up, all round stock, but it's free. No idea what i'm going to forge with it though :D

[@jbwelch89]

honestly my assumption would be their kinda already shaped well for a knife....far as usage for a good knife unless your really good and make layered it wouldnt be one to keep an edge because most spikes are a softer steel as to where daily knifes you will want high carbon as to where the spikes are much softer.....also with them being softer easier to make into what you want and extremely easy to start with to create and practice on. not to mention its extremely east to come across them so funding is very easy when i was younger i used to walk and find them around rail yards just make sure their within legal limits i dont remember how many feet away you have to be most states seem to be different but their still pretty easy to get. but softer steel easier to heat and beat lol. google spike designs some are awsome especially if you like fantasy and or medieval stuff like me. iv actually got a few badger blade swords hand forged and amazing quality i bought from their vendor at a ren fair i want to get to the point i can make something like that but for now knives about where i am

[@jbwelch89]

also dont have to buy an anvil check out a machine shop or local scrap yard for 2-4 inch thick steel plate usually sold as scrap but makes a badass anvil railroad track like what i have as well is pretty good but is soft and the plates a bit harder making ur hits more effective roy(christ centered ironworks) plz correct me if im wrong on any of this please trying to help and save money far as the anvil i know good ones cost 500$ + and as for a biginner makeshift anvils are easy cheap and just as effective

[@PaulsGarage]

Thanks for the tip! I'll have to check out the scrap yard. I know a guy who knows a guy who might get me a good deal from the local place ;)

[@awesomesam27yobrotha]

nice cup. i have the same one

[@gilberttorres2002]

Dude, your commentary makes something relatively dull to watch very, very entertaining. Your commentary sold the subscribe and like. Keep up the good work.

[@PaulsGarage]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyd

[@gilberttorres2002]

Allow me to rephrase my statement. I loved the commentary, but I should not have called the video dull. What I meant was, there was a lot of potential for this video to be dull. We've all seen those videos where the author is obviously knowledgeable in the subject matter but makes a very boring video. You, however, make a very informative video while keeping it entertaining. The original reason I came to your video was the making of the foundry. I found it very informational and I really liked your design. I'm looking to upgrade my current foundry(plaster of Paris in bucket) and I think I'm going to make one similar to yours. Love your videos and I am learning a lot. Look forward to seeing more of your work. Thank you.

[@granderondeproductions3286]

Man I knew you were from Wisconsin! I knew I recognised you! I'm actually rebuilding from plaster/sand but I'm using that other stuff you used for that other video.

[@Aaron48219]

When you first said, "consistency of sour cream", I thought you said Soylent green. And then the "made me hungry" caption popped on the screen. I laughed, and then realized I'm the weirdo when you said it again.

[@mr.smileyken6364]

Where did you buy the fire brick?

[@nomad5059]

Where did you buy your bricks?

[@carpenterfamily6198]

Would you prefer Satanite as a coating over ( instead of ) water glass ?

[@terrydubay9113]

Paul are you a professional announcer!! Does your wife own a ear plug company?? Very very funny and informative Simply awesome video!!

[@PaulsGarage]

Haha she wishes she had ear plugs sometimes I know that much

[@juangomez461]

I subscribed for the rants

[@TotseInfo]

Have you put any thought on how you're going to fill the gaps between the bricks towards the outside of the furnace? Last video I was thinking maybe castable refractory poured in after finishing the shell, but the satanite seems pretty versatile. Could probably pack it down in after shelling it all. Without looking into the properties of either of those options, the only drawback I could see is introducing a lot more moisture and increased drying time. This is all assuming you legitimately haven't got any ideas on how to approach it. I can never tell how far ahead you've planned these projects. Your videos have a great mix of success/failure, well thought out designs, poorly thought out designs and a lot of self deprecating humor. Good balance of downplaying your practical knowledge for laughs and willingness to test new ideas. Whatever you have planned or unplanned for this furnace, I'm excited to see it unfold. Keep up the good work, man.

[@PaulsGarage]

+Daniel Downing I have a few ideas to fill the gaps, the main one so far is to stuff it full of something or cover it up and forget it exists. :D. And thanks for watching, I'm glad you like the successes and failures

[@hosseinhossein5827]

can we coat iron tube by this mortar???

[@PaulsGarage]

I think it would crack and fall off 9f a metal pipe. When this is painted on fire brick or ceramic wool, the moisture gets absorbed by the material depositing the satanite on the surface, then it must be fired. I'm not sure it would survive well attached to steel, especially with different expansion rates during the hot firing

[@carneeki]

I really enjoy your this project is coming along - keep up the great work :)

[@PaulsGarage]

+Adam Carmichael thanks! Glad you enjoy it!

[@claudevaugeois7029]

Perhaps you could use the long cutoffs to fill the spaces on the outside.

[@h4ke296]

yo where can i get satanite or something like it in the UK ?????? please help me

[@shawnrobinson258]

Greetings and salutations. Thank you so very much for making your videos. My question to you dear Sir is, how much has your foundry cost you over all. Thank you for your time in reading this message.

[@PaulsGarage]

I'll let you know when i'm dong building it! I generally don't keep track of hard numbers, but the bricks in this video (plus shipping) was over $200, the satanite was around $60 including shipping. IN both cases I ordered too much, but a few hundred bucks will buy enough to build a pretty decent furnace. You can do it cheaper, too.

[@richardmccreery]

Awesome video series. I know your not an expert but what are your thoughts on this, you said the satanite was rated at 3200 degrees. Even though you used ATSM 28 firebrick, do you think you could have gone with ATSM 23 with the satanite coating and still met the intentions of your furnace, such as with melting the copper?

[@PaulsGarage]

+Richard McCreery it’s possible, but I’m sure it would depend on the design and how thickly the satanite was applied. The inside of the furnace most likely won’t get above 2300, but the area in direct contact with the propane flame definitely will. I would think a sufficiently thick coat of satanite would protect 2300 degree fire brick enough, but I’m not certain. It would definitely keep ultra hot propane fire from directly contacting fire brick, which would certainly help.

[@danvandertorre9280]

fire place bricks work grate they glass over in time leaving a protective coating on them more cost affective in the long run and safer to work with .

[@maxinpains6937]

Egyptian can rub rock together was greatest quote of the day I believe . You know ? It's true.

[@badboydobaldsubscribesubsc2946]

Try using the left over bricks to fill in the corner gaps. You could probably make like 6 out of one brick just make like really long sharp triangles. Looks more neat and probably improves insulation on the corners.

[@PaulsGarage]

thats a good idea, might take a while though

[@badboydobaldsubscribesubsc2946]

Paul's Garage yeah maybe, you would just have to calculate how sharp (degrees) the corners are but you could also just fill the gaps with plaster because thats really easy en insulates quite well. Eirher way, good luck! btw, love your vids!

[@PaulsGarage]

it's 40 degrees :) already did some calculations. don't know exactly what i'll do with the gaps though...

[@badboydobaldsubscribesubsc2946]

Paul's Garage what about plaster? After you put the sheet metal on an closed the bottom, you can pour plaster and sand in the gaps. - it insulates very well - it doesn't matter if it crumbles because it can't go anywhere but it probably won't crumble as much because there is already half a insulating brick in front of it - and if it crumbles, it's really cheap and easy to just get rid of the old plaster and pour some nee you probably don't even need a to buy a new bag of plaster. It's just an idea though, maybe you can do what i just said but with that satanite stuff or something but i don't know how well that insulates though. Anyway, i apreciate you reading people's comments and replying to them. Not alot of ytb'rs do that so thanks and till the next video. Bye

[@JayB-ju9vc]

many bricks did you use ?

[@tobyjamison6801]

You could use the powder to replace your talc

[@emiliogreenwood8190]

That stuff you could of your new Foundry with could you use that in your old one

[@PaulsGarage]

That's a good idea, i might try that out

[@kennethhulsebus7194]

Crazy glue and the brick powder?

[@MaturePatriot]

I figured you majored in public speaking! LOL - I liked your rant on the Pyramids and Egyptians, and how you were able to segue from casting furnace to ancient Pyramids. - Silica is bad for the lungs. - You have a wife?? Poor Girl. LOL - Great video.

[@janellep5933]

I like this guy

[@emiliogreenwood8190]

Have you fired up your new Foundry yet

[@mjaugugliaro8535]

Use the extra fire brick to make custom molds. Aluminum melts at around 1400F and Copper at around 1980F. Dont keep the metals in your brick molds for longer than 10 secounds. Make sure you torch the fresh mold to cure it prior to a pour. Molds should be placed at least 2 feet above ground so you have adequate pouring ability. A mold on the floor is just setting yourself up for injury and failure. staying tuned to see part two. I like your egyptian analogies and fun facts.

[@WarpedLegacy]

Forge sounds fun! Roy is a great guy. I had a great time visiting his shop a while ago. Any idea what you are going to use as an anvil? Keep up the great stuff. Define Your Legacy!

[@PaulsGarage]

+Warped Legacy I haven't thought that far ahead yet, I'll probably just find a chunk of something iron and use that as a small makeshift anvil. Harbor freight sells cheap junky anvils, might hold me over for a few projects. Who knows.

[@TK-11538]

you could mix the mortar a little thicker and fill in the wedge gaps between the bricks

[@PaulsGarage]

Yeah that's what i'm going to do most likely. Maybe fill in the bulk with sand and coat the top of it with mortar.

[@brendenfullmer1052]

Woo! He's from WI! WI is the bomb!

[@PaulsGarage]

that's right! cheese for life!

[@brendenfullmer1052]

Say, if your interested I'm a welder by profession- so long as your not too far out from where I am I wouldn't mind coming by and teaching you what I know about welding. I live near(ish) Madison and work near(ish) Columbus.

[@spritemanplus4700]

I'm coating my foundry in satinite too but I'm using kaowool there's really no instructions on the internet so I guess I'll put two or three coatings 😂

[@Victor-056]

Is this Foundry build good for Coal Burning?

[@danvandertorre9280]

good job lots of good points too, used motor oil cost almost nothing and the heat is way higher than propane ,you can melt cast iron with it but its a little more work to make the youtube video is the kiwi fuel sprayer with it you can use any fuel you want too .thanks for making the video .

[@PaulsGarage]

Motor oil would be awesome, but every oil burning set up i've seen puts out smoke at some point during warmup or use, and i live in a neighborhood full of very nice people, i can slip under the radar much easier using grill propane.

[@danvandertorre9280]

your rite that's why I am going to make an oil pree heater 120 volt ac I also have Nabors I don't want to upset I live in a trailer park lol

[@dallaspilotcar9293]

Thank you for the great video and your humor, overall how much did you spend to do this and how many hours did it take and are you still using it?

[@dwaynehope1689]

how many pounds of satanite did you use?

[@jagboy69]

Yes.. borax is used a flux when forge welding. Eats refractory. Holy crap that looked like a fair amount of work. Why didn't you go with a tank, kaowool and some rammed mizzou? Finding mizzou can be tricky I know...

[@PaulsGarage]

+worldtraveler it is indeed a fair amount of work. I was quite sure I had a reason for using fire brick but for the life of me I just can't remember anymore lol

[@LeGrandSarrazin]

Well there is: www.amazon.com/MIZZOU-CASTABLE-PLUS-lb-bag/dp/B07218FQP7 and: www.hightemptools.com/castablerefractory.html If you are interested in Mizzou in the future, plus Amazon has free shipping ;)

[@tobhomott]

worldtraveler it'll be nice and light though for portability yet more durable than a kaowool and satanite rig. This furnace will heat up faster than if it had an inch of Mizzou too, which is important - importing Australian propane to get that clockwise tuyere to work isn't gonna be cheap! ;)

[@jagboy69]

Tobho Mott lol... I was wondering why he is spinning the WRONG way... ? Gas for a clockwise flame is expensive.

[@emeltea33]

As he mentioned ((maybe in part one) of which I can ABSOLUTELY relate) he's chooses the more difficult (or less easy) route...

[@homayounshirazi9550]

The scaffolding under those structures was for the purpose of completing the arch during the construction phase when stones were added with/without mortar until the arch was completely built. The same scaffolding would then be used for construction of similar bridges. I have never come across the requirement that the bridge engineer stand under the bridge when scaffolding was being removed! But it adds to the drama.

[@mrbutter8770]

pretty nice

[@PaulsGarage]

+Mr Butter thanks!

[@PaulsGarage]

Satanite: amzn.to/3hYdYEF Similar bricks to the ones used in the video: amzn.to/3VDIzoY Similar, not exact. these are 2600 degree bricks, you'll need a couple 12 packs. Also 3000f bricks are available for double the price. Honestly 2600 is enough unless you melt iron.

[@firearmsstudent]

Question: If the satanite is rated to 3200 F, why did you buy the 2800 F fire brick? Wouldn't the satanite protect the 2300 F fire brick just as well?

[@PaulsGarage]

the satanite coating is really thin, when the thing gets heat soaked the bricks can potentially be very hot right under the satanite. The different types of bricks also have different strength properties, the place i found with data said the 2800 degree bricks were quite a bit stronger in compression than the 2300 F ones.

[@JaydenH]

Hey Paul!

[@PaulsGarage]

+• Jayden • hi Jayden!

[@LetsTalkAboutPrepping]

"Methinks he doth protest too much* got me

[@drink_milk4506]

I haven't told you to make a forge yet, but I will now. Make a forge! I have this mastermind idea planned out to make something that can serve as a forge and a foundry, using kaowool, fire bricks, sheet steel, (now) satanite, and maybe some other stuff. It's a highly complicated process that will cost a lot of money and probably won't work. (Or at least not as well as I would like, and that's assuming I make it.) You should check out Alec Steele, he's like a professional blacksmith on youtube. Anyways I'll be sending you some tips on blacksmithing. (I'm not just super full of myself, I actually have no experience in blacksmithing, I joust may be getting lessons from a near-professional knife maker.)

[@PaulsGarage]

+TheBushMaster I've seen Alec Steele! Even before I planned on any blacksmithing. That guy is exciting to watch

[@drink_milk4506]

Ya his skill is crazy but I guess that just comes with the name lol.

[@TheJohndeere466]

I read a story about a guy building a building and he said it took much longer than he thought. He said he took his hours and changed it to days and multiplied by three and this was about how long it took, lol

[@nadinewarlick4614]

corbeled arch - Powdered firebrick is good for "grog" an ingredient in new firebrick or crucible - intentionally bad estimating is "sandbagging"

[@acklan3]

Hey Paul do you ever get hurt doing this stuff?

[@PaulsGarage]

occasionally, yes, but nothing major. Mostly burns from sparks while welding and grinding.

[@felipecastanho7525]

Congrats

[@thecrudelab3204]

wonderful!

[@PaulsGarage]

+Otago Harbour Fishermen thanks!

[@gplechuckiii]

Paul watching you is like watching a dog try and lick peanut butter off his nose. Funny and entertaining, but a bit sad at the same time.

[@PaulsGarage]

+gplechuckiii I'll take it!

[@rogerdavies6226]

roman arches are secured with a keystone

[@firebird8600]

Just so you know, I'm subscribed for the snarky comments that magically appear on screen throughout your videos.

[@PaulsGarage]

+Stephen good to know! Those are fun to do. I can heckle myself.

[@1pcfred]

Your new furnace should work really good. It'd better, considering how much work you've put into it.

[@PaulsGarage]

+Paul Frederick early tests indicate it heats up REALLY quickly. Should be awesome

[@1pcfred]

I've only ever had a lightweight brick furnace. So I don't know how crappy everything else really is. I just took a 5 gallon metal bucket and stacked bricks up around it sewer basin style. It is not all fancy like your furnace is. But it's a lot thicker. My bricks are all laying wide side down.

[@bradley200711]

gloves?

[@ColonelRPG]

Always wear your respirator. SPECIALLY if it makes you feel less manly. It makes you more manly. Unless you're a girl. Then it makes you sexier. And then you can wear those high temperature pants.

[@PaulsGarage]

+Colonel RPG all I heard was something about sexy high temperature pants. Are those the new “hot pants”? :P

[@Enderbro3300]

woo go wisconsin!!

[@nitolinilo9034]

This guy rocks lol

[@Kaaskop84]

You are the new bob ross 😂😂

[@PaulsGarage]

Happy trees... and happy FIRE

[@musicvideoemcee1]

Just wanted to say That sour cream baked potato thought [ 4:48 ] Will live on through infamy...

[@emiliogreenwood8190]

I watch that paint show to when I was a kid he had some wild hair didn't he

[@PaulsGarage]

Yes he did! The first season he had a huge beard and big glasses, too!

[@jerichojoe307]

15:13 that quote from Scotty is the same method that mechanics use to this day as a legalized way to commit theft by deception. It's deceitful. As a contractor I always stay within my original estimate I'm actually required to by law within a certain dollar frame. I also happen to be an ASE certified mechanic I just choose to get out of the field because of the deceptive practices utilized within like Scotty's little quote. Where a mechanic will tell you that a job that literally takes 30 minutes; the mechanic will tell you that it takes an hour to an hour and a half. My last inspection station even tried this crap on me not realizing that they were talking to a mechanic. Then when I called them out, and let them know that the vehicle had already been pre-inspected with time and date stamped video and photos, and once I let them know that I was a certified mechanic just working in another field and cannot legally provide my own inspection which was the only reason I was there, and once I let them know that parts they are claiming need replacing were already recently replaced and that I knew they were bull shi*ing me and that I wasn't the average Joe who knows nothing about cars, all the sudden the price changed as well as many items they said needed replaced came off the list once I asked for my old parts back post inspection. And most especially once I let them know that I was aware of and quoted my local and state jurisdictional rules and legal codes for accurate inspections for auto shops and asked if they really wanted to stick with their original quote; the quote immediately changed 🤷🤯🤯✍️✍️. The reason they get away with it is because legally they are only required to stick within their estimate so if their estimate is for three times the amount of time it actually takes, as long as they stick within that estimate and you have agreed to set estimate, they are legally okay so long as they are not selling you things that are not needed, or deceiving you. Even the mechanics time code listings for these jobs nationally are listed at three times what they actually take to perform. But once somebody asks for their original parts back usually things change because they realize that some people want those parts back so that they can have them tested to see if they've been duped. And most of them even if they complete the job within 30 minutes bill you the entire hour and a half simply because they can and because most people don't have a working knowledge of cars to know such things which is why they're at the shop in the first place. It's disgusting and deceitful. Robbing people of their hard-earned money in order to line one's pockets at the expense of the consumer. So if I can modify the quote "if you want to be seen as a miracle worker; give a quote that is difficult for many to meet, and then beat it" integrity will always pay off more as when people realize they are being cheated; they will no longer want to do business with you. Yet a company that people see has integrity will bring in more customers and thereby more money yet the person will be able to sleep well at night realizing that they did so ethically. But then again there's plenty of people that are perfectly okay with cheating people and still sleep well at night so it is what it is. Unrelated to the video but it resonated with me when I heard the quote because many people still do it today and get away with cheating people.

[@mass4552]

How did I get here from the Egyptian Channel?

[@mass4552]

Oh. Never mind.

[@PaulsGarage]

KZbin being weird again?

[@mass4552]

I learned more here.

[@thecrudelab3204]

try and cast a polystyrene bowie knife its hard!!!

[@dallaspilotcar9293]

How much have you or did you spend on making this project?

[@PaulsGarage]

Probably around $300, though I could have done it for less, possibly $250 or so. I ordered much more satanite and a few more bricks than I needed. I had enough left over to build a forge and I still have most of my satanite still

[@CosmoRobinson]

Love your little satirical comments. I consider myself to be a college-level reader but I have trouble reading and processing most of your screen comments because they flash by too fast for me (especially when I play the video at 2X speed) to read them and pay attention to what you are doing and saying in the video as well (even after I've finished my morning coffee). Any chance you could leave the commentary up for about twice as long or even more? There probably aren't too many other feeble-minded half-wits like myself watching your videos but perhaps there are a few.

[@ZerqTM]

12:11 apparently the "a" in "huzza" is pronounce like the "a" in "hate" so everyone is miss pronouncing the word.... It sounds weird but is apparently the original historical pronunciation

[@emaglott]

you had me at satanite...

[@PaulsGarage]

It's good stuff for sure, but it tastes terrible

[@erustownsend9790]

just listening to the ranting was great

[@erustownsend9790]

and the annotations

[@LeGrandSarrazin]

"Satanite is often used as a voting for Kaowool" Voting for what actually?? xD ;P Also, I believe you are supposed to put refractory materials in foundries, not "foundry" ;P Unless you've been compromat by KGB, Komrade?? Jk, love the vids as always Paul!!

[@PaulsGarage]

+Michael DePelteau you know, I have some Russian friends. They tell me there are 2 kinds of track suits, one is adidas 3 stripe track suit, and the second kind is bad track suits. Might be useful info :D

[@LeGrandSarrazin]

Da!! xD

[@wboyle0]

Yes. Tuyere.

[@matthewtomes9396]

No.

[@matthewtomes9396]

Tuyere is the air plumbing for solid fuels. Burner inlet

[@MatthewHiltner]

You crack me up

[@puddin_orc]

Have you lost some weight? looking good bro!

[@PaulsGarage]

+Evan Stapleton I have lost a bit, yeah. I cut back from 6 Mtn Dew's a day to 1 coke. Seems to work great to lose weight lol