Lost PLA casting a TERMINATOR skull

[@Orangebrushskoibowlscott]

Astounding. I spent the entire fifteen minutes shaking my head in sheer disbelief.

[@losien1]

These eyes are screaming for red leds inside! Good work!

[@AndysMachines]

Thanks! Yes, I'll be doing more to the eyes, here are the ones I made for my last skull: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHiceaOfn7SFgtk

[@JohnJones-oy3md]

So much effort, so many skill-sets involved. I am SO very impressed. Great work!

[@AndysMachines]

Thank you very much! 😁👍

[@Kawka1122]

@@AndysMachines i hope that you will create control AI in Assembly language;P

[@kryptonic010]

@@Kawka1122 What about using a Jetson Nano, NX or AGX?

[@davebirch2543]

I love that the little pits from casting, blacked in end up looking like it's battle worn and adds to the authenticity of it all. What 3d printing and cnc machines have added to casting, etc is mind blowing. You said in a previous comment that you think this project it too niche to get a lot of likes, I say don't trust someone who hasn't see terminator! Beautiful work.

[@AndysMachines]

Thanks! Yes, you're right. I could polish it further and make it all shiny and perfect, but I'm deliberately leaving in some of the marks and even accentuating them to give it a slightly worn/weathered appearance, which I think is a lot more fitting.

[@willlajeunesse2683]

impresive!!! One of the best builds ever!

[@randomtales9403]

I long so hard to have a metal T800 skull! Very well done! 👌

[@MaximumGtr]

Funny how much the welding sounds add to the overall terminator vibe

[@medicomrah1977]

Incredible master class of craftsmanship! Feel like watching the first T-800 prototype being built at Skynet!

[@crashoverride8450]

Really ... looks like a Terminator skull some random human freedom fighter looted from the battlefield and brought it back to his people like some kind of trophy. The little ditches and cracks in the metal just give the end result a unique finish. Not too perfect, but I really like it.

[@AndysMachines]

Yes, that's kind of the look I'm going for, I've deliberately left some of the marks and imperfections, even blackened them, to give it a more authentic look.

[@denismilic1878]

I'm not a fan of LED light but I think that red eyes on this build are a MUST.

[@AndysMachines]

You're right of course: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHiceaOfn7SFgtk

[@denismilic1878]

@@AndysMachines I didn't expect your comment, especially the fast one. You should put some crypto address in a video description, then I could buy you some beer or coffee. Keep up the good work, and never change the format of videos they are perfect.

[@AndysMachines]

Thanks, I'm glad you like the format of these videos. I do have Patreon if you're feeling generous: www.patreon.com/AndysMachines

[@eranjones5994]

So glad to see real machine work on T800 ! I’m sure you will get great reviews as I did in 2002 for my fiberglass bondo unit I made for my computer repair store ! I made my skull by freezing and print screen of the move as the terminator was chasing Sarah and Kile through the factory. If I had a 3D printer I could have made a ton of money selling them for man caves! So many people offered me money for the unit in my store, it was ridiculous! I did a wax model and aluminum casting but ran in to the same as you did but worse! Not knowing what I was doing! Good luck and great job!

[@foxwhiskey]

Great example of perfect craftsmanship ! 😊

[@johnh2309]

Incredible craftsmanship ! I was blown away. Beautiful work.

[@InsanityNerve]

Awesome work! Love to see other people with passion for terminators. Excellent details, you are very skilled!

[@jigawatt1.215]

Finally, metal teeth. Too many skulls have the bone colored teeth. The endoskeleton is supposed to have the flesh burned off and just be metal. Awesome work.

[@AndysMachines]

Glad you like the teeth! A lot of people tell me they should be enamel coloured, but personally I prefer the dirty metal look and I think it's more authentic.

[@pascalkatzorke4601]

Buddy, you should get millions of views! This is outstanding! Love your work, best regards from Germany, my friend! 💕🇩🇪

[@AndysMachines]

Thanks! 👍 I think what I do is maybe a bit too niche to attract millions of views though.

[@jhon3801]

Exactly the thing popped into my mind after watching the video. very cool video.

[@chrishayes5755]

@@AndysMachines not really, share it on reddit 3d printing sub and similar forums. that will make youtube push the video harder too.

[@frikkiesmit327]

Great work

[@Ben_the_Codhunter]

Wow dude. That's so impressive. Well done.

[@FutureLaugh]

bravo this was gorgeous. you really need to make the eyes light up on the next one

[@AndysMachines]

Thanks! Re. the eyes, look out for my next video, in a week or two.

[@mecfeast5303]

I do check this videos over and over again. Totaly awsome!!! Really impressed with all your skills.

[@jebhammer8352]

Amazing but where is the red eyes?

[@AndysMachines]

Right here!: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHm5nnR6jsR-r5Y

[@OCDRex11]

Being an avid fan I see this and yes, amazing video! I have been 3d printing a 1:1 in resin and modifying for animatronics. Now I want to scratch all of that and cast all my parts I made, lol. Really superb craftsmanship!

[@supergiantbubbles]

I'm astounded at your skill and jealous of your awesome tools. That was an awesome video. Great closeups of your work. I see this video becoming very popular.

[@AndysMachines]

Thanks. If it makes you feel any better, there are plenty of people whose skill and tools I'm jealous of too!

[@jonminer9891]

Just as scary as the original. I hope you have a lot of fun with it and sell it for a lot of money. Thanks for sharing! Stay healthy!

[@DavidGuyton]

Fantastic!

[@YeOldeSpellbooke]

Indeed!

[@AndysMachines]

@Dr S4T4N kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHiceaOfn7SFgtk but check my next video (in a couple of weeks) for the new version.

[@davidbentick]

“Fantastic!” He would say that, wouldn’t he... I can hear his accent now.

[@BeauxGnar]

When I saw the aluminum welder I thought to myself, "this guy is not fucking around"

Realy cool... awesome dude.

[@knowel7138]

I’m not the only one that sees this as fine art right????

[@CruisinComPTon]

Awesome stuff

[@CrazyFunnyCats]

Wow! Your skills and attention to detail are incredible. 👍✨☕️✨

[@DurdenTyler21]

You have a gift! an absolute gift, and i hope you keep at it!

[@robertoadorro]

Skynet to Andys: "Do more, human".

[@PISTOLERO1988]

Very good👏🏼

[@samus-rd1channel]

Awesome work!

[@RotarySMP]

Wow, nice workmanship!

[@AndysMachines]

Thanks! I appreciate the comment.

[@LemmyCaution66]

Don’t know how I got here... was looking for programming videos and damn, am I glad to have clicked on your video. What an amazing job. Actually what an amazing art. I’m going to watch the video a few times for sure later on this evening. It’s so intense and beautiful. Thank you helping to forget my programming for a while. Gonna watch Arnold this weekend with my dog I guess. So much to watch on Netflix and Prime Video but never know what to choose. If they don’t have Terminator 1 on I’ll DL it from a torrent site. Wish you all the best, take care. Stay safe! 😉👋👍

[@janosnagyj.9540]

One day a visitor comes and and says: I need my skull, my arm and... your motorcycle:)

[@HandbrakeBiscuit]

2 dislikes. From someone called 'Sarah Connor' and her son, John, I suspect...

[@stefanejegod8644]

It's the first 2 Sarah Connors, which honestly is okay if you ask me. They kinda got the raw end of the deal there.

[@opucam]

A Skynet há está funcionando?😆 Ficou ótimo este trabalho.👏👏👏👏😃👍

[@bobweiram6321]

Google tried to shadow ban the video, but then realized covering up their future plans might be a bit too obvious.

[@Wrublos212]

The Resistance is growing ! New members are arriving to hit dislike button :O

[@YeOldeSpellbooke]

Apparently, there will be 29,5 more movies with Sarah and John Connor. And from the future no less. As there are now 66 dislikes...

[@GetStuffed1]

Extremely skilled work👍

[@mvortex701]

Mate!!! Incredible work, very realistic

[@josephbooth8431]

Very impressive work 👍🏻

[@alenanoorthalitaathaya8359]

Good job

[@yanivorbach7518]

AMAZING! the best Iv'e seen so far.

[@markbalogh9001]

Be careful man, you're gonna get a visitor from the future because somebody started a robot army that took over the world. Great job man, new subscriber.

[@raziel3726]

Amazing Craftsmanship 👍🏻👍🏽👍🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@spudnickuk]

you have done a amazing job, and made me want to start casting, oh just imagine having the eyes light up and a motor to have the cogs move that would be freaky but awsome.

[@somathebest]

AWESOME! New subscriber from Spain!

[@RossPotts]

I am both fascinated and repulsed by this. Beautifully finished! The sound of those hand files, though. They grate on my nerves every time, LOL! It’s a cross I have to bear…

[@JuanMartinez-kq1ms]

Great work. Greetings from Mexico 🇲🇽

[@ak101farhan]

10000 years later when they find this thing buried in the garbage patches

[@bobweiram6321]

Are you sure you're not a robot yourself? AMAZING craftsmanship!!!

[@AndysMachines]

If I were I could probably work faster!

[@eldarsafarov2499]

You are a cool dude! No doubt about it! And how did you mend that terminator's head! I have no words! The battle head is visible!

[@JC-XL]

The attention to detail is insane 👍

[@JC-XL]

Like the eye balls with their ball-bearings

[@kentklapstein9879]

Amazing work! Very inspiring. Curious to know why the decision to weld and dress out the casts instead of recasting them?

[@AndysMachines]

Thanks! It's actually a long process making the pattern, creating the investment mould, burning it out etc... It was quicker to repair the poorly cast parts, plus I didn't want to waste them.

[@davesdrone3125]

Amazing work... only way to improve on it is to make the eyes glow red with some LEDs or some other light source.

[@AndysMachines]

Thanks! I didn't show it in this video because it was about the skull, but check out my 2 other videos on the eyes (2 versions) they are in the playlist.

[@djbandicoot4798]

Nice job on the skull are you going to do the same for the rest of the body or are you going to just display the skull?

[@AndysMachines]

Yes, I'm going to use the lost PLA method for smaller and more detailed parts of the body (probably starting with the neck vertebrae) and fabricate/machine the bigger parts.

[@ShopfloorGossip]

Respect! This is incredible craftsmanship!

[@Di-VilE]

i await the day this thing has been perfected enough to actually gain sentience through skynet since its basically got a real-life functioning T-800 body allready right here

[@RT-eb6vo]

OMG this is amazing. This is possibly the one thing I would actually spend time and money doing, out of all the videos I have watched. Please share your files;)

[@budzillasohoski9858]

Wow! You are an amazing craftsman!

[@Balipersonaltrainer]

Outstanding wow, i am printing the full body in pla actually

[@FreedomFightClub]

Most satisfying puzzle to put together I bet

[@lochfrass1]

Simply amazing, you are my personal Hero!!!!!

[@SDRIFTERAbdlmounaim]

you plan to make the entire endoskeleton ?

[@AndysMachines]

Well most of it at least, check out my other videos: kzbin.info/aero/PL7T9LOrvm0qLhjKzva1udgoDaV5SBcRWw

[@renepeters4975]

Absolutely freaky man 😍 awesome work

[@JoJoAcrylicArtwork]

Really awesome! I wonder if you could of saved some of the finishing time by smoothing the PLA parts out more before casting. I really admire all the work you have put into it, it shows so well by the finished quality!

[@AndysMachines]

Thanks very much! Not as much time as you might think, as I would have to finish and polish the metal parts anyway, I only cleaned up the worst of the 3D prints, plus I prefer to work with metal than plastic and I actually left some of the rough print texture in some places to give a weathered appearance which I think looks more authentic.

[@brianbak6405]

What a dream.! Amazing work sir 😎👍

[@MrDead1975]

all that work and no red LEDs in those amazingly well made eyes..

[@AndysMachines]

But there will be... kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHiceaOfn7SFgtk

[@S1L3NTG4M3R]

so 15 minute video.... I feel like each minutes is about a weeks worth of work.... Pretty Good Job!!!

[@AndysMachines]

1 minute =1 week is probably about right.

[@S1L3NTG4M3R]

@@AndysMachines thanks

[@liloo1212]

love the video, keep goin ... amazing work

[@Chevdriver]

Builds cool Terminator skull an puts it on the book-shelf next to half a dozen others skulls ^^

[@AndysMachines]

Well only 3... .... So far....

[@inPAEA]

Awesome!!!

[@djericanthony]

Love the metal tooth part. I was like “ what is he machining ?... oh”

[@michaelrosenlof1084]

Outstanding! And as always-Well Done✅👍

[@AndysMachines]

Thanks a lot! 😁👍

[@projectNonsense-ytb]

Very skilled work. Nice job.

[@TonyMarony73]

How much would it be if you'd sell one of those?

[@TheRagingSound]

Looks incredible!👌👍

[@yuristudiotv08]

Stunning work sure to follow this up to whole statue👏

[@noviceartisan]

You're getting better and better with these builds dude! Might I suggest putting some sprues on the parts to let the metal flow to the places it's not reaching, and to make a vacuum table so you can vacuum cast, that'll stop most of the issues I see :)

[@AndysMachines]

That actually is a vacuum table at 3:00 though I didn't go into detail on that in this video, it worked really well for the small parts. But yes, you're right about sprues, some of the larger parts I couldn't cast on the table (jaw, back of skull) failed because I made the sprues too short and there wasn't enough pressure to fill the mould.

[@diadacaca.2163]

great job, are the teeth that should be made of resin to look real.

[@shewmonohoto]

So much work, so little reward... If you had cast this in Stirling, i'd give you props... There are collectors that would have bought it... Just imagine what it would have looked like with a five year patina.

[@remylouale3119]

Qui n'a jamais rêvé posséder une vrai tête de terminator et en plus mobile. Beau travail 🤗👍👍👍

[@jakeschmell]

3:21 I don’t understand when / where you used this sprue. Did you make lots of them; one for each of the other pours? The video makes it look like it’s kinda just another skull part….

[@AndysMachines]

The sprue (and pouring cone) is formed by the rubber sprue base you can see at 1:06. The actual sprues were either sprue wax (1:12) or 3D printed as part of the pattern to fit directly into the sprue base.

[@Thunderbirds-models]

Superb job mate!

[@lfb-]

Ok this is amazing work. I just want to know how the original t800 was made? All cnc parts or like this? Theres no images if sram building parts of the original t800...🤔

[@AndysMachines]

I believe the original movie props were sculpted in clay then moulds made, they were cast in resin and then painted. They used various small objects for some of the details, like a gearbox from a RC car and other small plastic modelling parts. They had different puppets for various shots, including a 60cm tall one for stop-motion filming. I don't think there were any computers involved, no cnc or cgi was used, probably preliminary sketches all done on paper too. You can still find some information on the stanwinstonschools website, though I think there was more there in the past.

[@peacexlove]

That's amazing. Great work.

[@trelaalegre]

As long as the skull is there, the Skynet is doomed to be born...

[@lewisheard1882]

How are you making those spheres on a the lathe? Have you concocted a contrivance or is there a feature on manual lathes I’m not aware of? (Or are you just accurate with two hands!? Would put it passed you ha) great stuff as always!

[@AndysMachines]

It's a manual lathe that I have added basic CNC control to. I use it mostly as a manual machine so didn't want to change anything that would make it awkward to use normally. I have stepper motors on the leadscrew and cross feed that I can quickly mechanically disconnect when not in use. (One with a clutch and one by removing a belt).

[@lawrencemanning]

Really cool. Did you remember the 6502 for the “brain”?

[@AndysMachines]

Thanks! I think I'll go with something a little more modern, though 6502 was the first type of assembly programming I ever did.

[@musicbycandlelightmbc3225]

Terminator's eyes would look more like the movie if they could light up red using leds. That's what made it scarier looking. Same principle as HAL 2000 with his red glaring lens. You are quite a skilled craftsman I must say. It looks absolutely gorgeous and well detailed. Now you just need to add the red eyes to make it scary...lol.

[@AndysMachines]

Yes, I did do the red eyes on my previous skull, kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHiceaOfn7SFgtk but I'm actually planning a slight improvement for this one (more on that later).

[@musicbycandlelightmbc3225]

@@AndysMachines Omfg right down to the kaleidoscope . Wow, well done and so intricate. 👍

[@illustriouschin]

"See all that stuff in there, Homer? That's why your robot doesn't work."

[@1957kwick]

Holy crap that was a lot of work! 🏆👍🛠🇺🇸🛠

[@AndysMachines]

Yes, but actually a lot less than the previous skull I made.

[@The_Joker_]

This is the best head I’ve had in years.

[@TweakTechNow]

I'm blown away. But no red LEDs in the eyes?

[@AndysMachines]

Thanks!. There will be LEDs, here are the eyes I made for my previous skull: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHiceaOfn7SFgtk But I'm working on a better version for this one.

[@Daddy-1975]

J'adore ce travail de création c'est tellement satisfaisant!

[@bjinc.7967]

Excellent, bravo pour ce beau travail , tres impressionné !

[@chrisharris1884]

WOW! Great job bud.

[@ahmedh2766]

Hello Just wanted to thank you for sharing results, that is unbelievably impressive I would like to ask if you could share the print settings in preparation of the part, e.g infill %.

[@frankdesire3245]

What a piece of art

[@jazcreations]

Nice work.... I've got 3D files on an Arm and a Head with neck and stand, I've also got a full Endoskeleton in the Genisys version... Happy to send you copies if you'd like any of them

[@AndysMachines]

Thanks! I've downloaded several (paid for) 3D files recently, mostly head/neck, and I also have Conqueror Worm's arm files you pointed me to in the past. I'd be interested to see the Genisys version, though I'm not going to be building that version, but it would be another useful reference for the features that are the same.