Making a bolt with ZIGZAG threads - SO STRANGE! - Lost PLA metal casting

[@robinson-foundry]

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[@rtxagent6303]

What’s the STL for the 3D printing model?

[@felixjamieson8356]

you should definitely make two of these with the ends cast together so that you can just flip it over and the nuts flow down to the other bolt. like an hourglass! love your videos and designs

[@justdontgetit7481]

Great addition to the og design. I'd buy one.

[@jamesknight1987]

Dude thats a sweet idea, I was thinking its great until you lose the nuts but yeah if add another head on the other end then its like an hour glass, genius, I'd buy one!!!

[@B0redZer0]

The way to do that would probably be to make it so that the bolt is split into two part which are then screwed together.

[@EliteBeast]

The 10 second bolt timer. Lmao

[@fyyq2906]

@@B0redZer0 yeh, it would have to separate in some way as you couldn’t cast the bolt with the nuts on, or you could just weld another head onto it and clean it up to make it appear a single piece

[@Verlisify]

This is so cool its hard to put into words. It would be cool if you started a Kickstarter to sell factory mechined desk toy versions

[@aarronwootton]

I'm a CNC machinist, and it would be fun to produce these

[@VaporSpaceNumber101]

Agreed. They would definitely be a hit

[@TheMilitantMachinist]

@@aarronwootton You thinking 60deg chamfer mill using live -tooling to get these done?

[@vincedibona4687]

Welp, the enginerds have shown up… 😂😉😜

[@TheMilitantMachinist]

@@vincedibona4687 how dare you call me an Engineer?! I am a proudly underpaid machinist doing the donkey work for engineers 😂😂

[@95TurboSol]

This guy is a casting master! I've seen so many videos of people trying to cast metal and it's so freaking hard, you nailed your technique on this

[@SuprSBG]

Master Caster

[@ahobimo732]

There are some pretty impressive crafting skills on display here. Casting metal parts in your own back yard is no small achievement. And the results are more detailed and flawless than any manufactured casting I've ever seen. So yeah, my hat's off to you. Fantastic work.

[@aminaghaii5522]

honestly, from the middle of the video, I was wondering the same thing and was more interested in hear the tip about the manufacturing process

[@melody3741]

@@aminaghaii5522 the reason its so good is purely from the ceramic slurry. Its absolutely mindblowing stuff. Those sand marks on commercial castings are a thing of the past now.

[@rodyates1]

Absolutely fascinating, Glad to see your wife was keenly involved by contributing her good saucepan for cooling down the castings.

[@codeman99-dev]

That's a dutch oven. A saucepan is called a "pan" because it is a very shallow pot.

[@sayyamzahid7312]

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[@sayyamzahid7312]

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[@cumjesus]

@@sayyamzahid7312 ;-;

[@ethanznelson]

@@sayyamzahid7312 ;-;

[@stowphysics]

I'm a physics teacher and the first thought I had watching your end products was just how good of a demonstration it is of rotational momentum. Nice work. I doubt you would get a similar effect with your plastic 3D printed versions since they have such low mass. Although, I suppose glueing some rods to the nuts would add enough rotational inertia to make it happen.

[@eklhaft4531]

Yes and maybe place the plastic bolt on ice. Then I don't know if it works but maybe use oil to lower the friction between the nut and the bolt.

[@WeebRemover4500]

you could definitely massproduce this using powerful spotwelder, or brazing the opposing threads

[@davidswanson5669]

@@WeebRemover4500 maybe the various cut threaded rod pieces get hollowed out and then just friction fit a solid rod down the middle like a skewer.

[@WeebRemover4500]

@@davidswanson5669 or frozen down in liquid nitrogen and left to heat up so the metal expands

[@HarbingerOfDeathMetal10-67]

I'm a physics professor (A hazardous tree removal expert)

[@chriscobble48]

I'd love to see a version with a bolt head on both ends, so you could just turn it back and forth and never have to worry about losing a nut. It would be a great desk toy for sure!

[@ettenoiram8653]

Or a bolt head cover so you can take the nuts out if wanted

[@salemj1371]

Hehe loosing a nut

[@marlonmohninger4595]

Kinda of cool but what would be a real world application to this?

[@GUDboi25]

@@salemj1371 😏

[@scgizmohd6735]

@@marlonmohninger4595 my thoughts exactly

[@johnscustomsaws]

I worked in a ductile iron foundry for 7 years and was head of the "Melt Department" and I gotta say... That's the nicest lawn I have ever seen 💯

[@nidavis]

my lawn looks exactly the same, we must have bought our astroturf at the same place!

[@NoThing-ec9km]

Lol😂

[@pattimessenger6214]

Wow! I’m really impressed with how intelligently designed this thing is, and how well you crafted it! Thank you for sharing!

[@nathanwarkentine9538]

all just to annoy his wife 😂

[@JayMaverick]

Amazing how well your castings turned out. The sharp edges especially, totally didn't expect that.

[@SilverCymbal]

Your channel is destined for mega greatness! Your skills are beyond next level! Well done!

[@zacksrandomprojects9698]

Hey I watch your stuff! You have a great channel too! 🍻

[@Ruhrohraggy10]

I hope he becomes the next grant thompson, i wanna see videos like that again

[@Ruhrohraggy10]

@Seven Inches of Throbbing Pink Jesus bro wtf? It ain’t that deep

[@Ruhrohraggy10]

@Seven Inches of Throbbing Pink Jesus bruh wtf 😂 why are you so toxic

[@Ruhrohraggy10]

@Seven Inches of Throbbing Pink Jesus ok?

[@ahmedosman4658]

İ had an exam yesterday about manufacturing techniques and was watching videos on KZbin. This feels like the algorithm rewarding me

[@regmus]

The ting it makes every time a nut switches directions is just absolutely exquisite and brings me great satisfaction every single time. It sounds like you have just achieved or unlocked something truly astonishing in a video game when it makes the sound. I do truly hope that you would sell 3D printed models of these because I could and would play with these all day long.

[@suzyrottencrotch5132]

Yes extremely useless but looks funny

[@NickRanger]

It's nuts

[@DEWILL]

The end result was omega satisfying, not only eye candy for engineers but also ear candy. What a cast.

[@B_assMan]

Did not expect you to be here, *_A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one._*

[@insanebmxthomas]

I don't think i've ever seen such flawless execution on a project. Awesome!

[@fmillz]

I’ll 100% buy one !! I’m a machinist/programmer on CNC machines in the aerospace industry so this would be absolutely amazing to have as it is so well made that it looks machined.

[@patrickrussell4001]

From a machinist standpoint, this is the coolest thing I've seen in a while. Keep up the good work.

[@tbjas]

You're one of the few people on the internet i've seen using the whole length of a saw and/or file instead of just using the center 10%. EFFICIENCY! The bolt and nuts are nice too!

[@Belphegor616]

Kinda sad statement

[@tbjas]

@@Belphegor616 Huh why is that?

[@dieseldabz7104]

I don't know about videos, but in real life totally agree. Almost nobody uses the entire length of any saw blade or file, and usually use them wrong as well like running file forward AND backwards like sanding something. NOT the way to do it and usually why takes much longer to achieve the proper results

[@johnreiland9180]

It's rare to see man-made objects as gorgeous as 3d renders. Your devotion to the beauty of precision has yielded a stunning result.

[@Kam3L8]

I'm happy as a little kid to see the whole project. From the plastic model, through the metals processing, finishing of the components, up to the end, with so satisfying movement of bolt and "nuts". Great job done and the video also.

[@anindyaroythetechmaster]

I see why you quoted the "Nuts" 😏

[@nogunnofear6703]

I hesitated to watch this and ended up subscribing. I find the whole concept absolutely fascinating. I have limited experience with the Lost wax casting process that I used to make some small jewelry. This is a fantastic level of expertise. Bravo great job

[@Zie_carpentry]

👍👍😊

[@allaboutperspective650]

Try casting in sand, when you can do that you can cast.

[@GoingtoHecq]

This thing came out so cool. Amazing. I didn't expect the bolt to get spun at every direction change but it makes sense.

[@peanutbutterbean1738]

I would actually pay copious amounts for exact, full metal copies of this

[@swampwiz]

I'd pay a more modest amount, but I'd like one too.

[@saritadeshmukh810]

Both the bolt and the nuts can be easily be machined in very short duration of time and lesser efforts

[@jaydenstramel562]

The keg furnace is the coolest part of this if you ask me. Been thinking off and on for how i wanted to make my own and you sir have inspired me greatly

[@carlsjolund2379]

That aluminum bolt looks absolutely stunning, I did not expect a cast to look that good!

[@tomkzinti2760]

That was refreshingly well put-together, man. Good job. The idea for zig-zag threading is simple and easily conferred, yet (I suspect) lies within a sphere of reality only rarely visited, much less brought to life before our very eyes. I appreciated the decently flat volume levels, your concise and smooth verbal narration with factual, well-worded content/descriptions/explanations and everything else as well!

[@xdHyperz]

Ayo this comment too formal lemme change the tone

[@tomkzinti2760]

@@xdHyperz Na - betta not sucka, my OP gots some likes naow, I ain't even frontin on that shiiz, fo real - obviously AF peeps like a nice worded comment that says it allllll so they don't hafsta, mirite?

[@tonygriffin8007]

@@tomkzinti2760 obv my dank memer

[@BigCroca]

You definitely think you’re way smarter than you actually are 💀

[@tomkzinti2760]

@@BigCroca HEY! DO YOU EVEN LIFT, BRO?? fugeddaboudit ya jerky

[@bentnbroke]

This is absolutely crazy! From concept to actuality! Can't put into words how fantastic this whole process and how it came together! Bravo!

[@НиколайБелый-ъ2я]

the version made on a lathe + manual milling machine) kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKXbpYxnm7ZrZtk

[@danzielinski5036]

This isn't annoying at all. In fact, I see it as a great stress relief. and the MAZE bolt, I love physical games like this. Start your own game company. I wish I could.

[@WzzupDaAwsome]

I love how it's so smooth that gravity is enough to thread the nut on. I wonder what the fastest angular velocity you could achieve would be - maybe a variable pitch thread? Starts out steep to get some speed an initial rotation, and ends in a very shallow pitch to ramp up the rotations.

[@jb76489]

A brachistochrone is the fastest way to do that linearly, my head hurts thinking about trying to translate that to a thread pitch

[@QziQza]

that makes me think of The Corkscrew ride, at Alton Towers lol.. turn that in its end, straighten it out, and put it atop a skyscraper, and we could make your idea a hairy ride.. ..bugger, I'll be thinking about this for days now, and I don't even like rides that whirl you around..

[@jb76489]

@@darrenmiller5403 that’s why you use ball bearing instead of threads on the nut

[@dieseldabz7104]

It's definitely neat, BUT what's the point??

[@QziQza]

@@dieseldabz7104 how often have you been asked "what are you thinking about?" and responded "nothing" This is what happens when you engage with something that crossed your mind, and choose to act upon that very question. This is why we have everything we have. Sometimes we create things from specific need, other times we create, or play with ideas, that we eventually find a need, or use, for.

[@btCharlie_]

I absolutely love how it turned out to demonstrate the rotational inertia!

[@Gravybagel]

I've never see that kind of detail coming from hobby casting, great process!

[@m16fermy]

Probably one of the best castings I've seen

[@SME_Ste]

Amazing quality on the finished product. Never mind selling 3d printed version, i’d be more interested in the cast version👍🏻

[@calikat5968]

I’d say the process is too time consuming and extensive for him to make profit with it

[@lukedoran8735]

Definitely.. I want one!!

[@dangriffin303]

Agreed. Sell cast versions and I'll buy.

[@CarlNeal]

This is INSANELY cool to watch. You are clearly very knowledgeable about the materials and tools used in this process. Thanks for sharing!

[@DanielFrost79]

Google is his friend. 😇

[@electroquests]

That was amazing! The amount of detailing and cleaning, simply awesome!

[@ic7846]

My dad has a foundry and this is his exact workflow only with statues 5 times as big (sometimes less sometimes even more). Edit: He uses wax instead of plastic and some of the materials for the casts are different as well. But the process is mostly the same

[@sknopster]

The foundry process goes back ~6,000 years. The process your dad uses is called investment-casting or lost-wax casting... essentially referring to the loss of (labor + materials) invested in the positive pattern used in the mold making process.

[@cscottshoe]

Loved watching the process! The detail was way beyond what I expected. Thanks for the video

[@BELLE_MYMAIL1]

This guy has the most amazing tools and knowledge of his craft!

[@sebneeds]

Thank you KZbin recommendations for this gem! Watching those bolts slide down the perfectly-executed bolt is sheer satisfaction. Bravo!

[@z0uLess]

I love watching people do things. It makes me feel that I am doing things myself and that my life means something.

[@Woozi185]

Imagine using a socket wrench, turning the wrench back and forth... and instead of waisting a turn in one direction, both left and right movements would work to drive the bolt. Bud you're a genius.

[@InfernosReaper]

Before you give the accolades, the real question are how easy would the bolts work their way out and how hard would it actually be to do the back and forth motion in a confined space?

[@l.h.9747]

@@InfernosReaper not only that but i doubt the nuts can withstand much considering that they dont have much left from the threads

[@TheKayliedGamerChannel-YouTube]

@@InfernosReaper only works with that slim nut also...

[@TheKayliedGamerChannel-YouTube]

@@l.h.9747 Exactly, it's a gimmicky bolt, the nuts probably have a single thread. Fine as a curio 👍

[@78tag]

I'm not trying to be an antagonist but this is the type of idea that we peons that who have to construct the world, that engineers come up with, that doesn't work in the real world. You can build anything with a pencil - the trick is to make it happen.

[@JayMaverick]

Amazing how well the 3d printing resolution is preserved in the casted metal.

[@Zie_carpentry]

😊😊😊

[@leesuschrist]

I always wondered how the investment casting process would work with the use of PLA. The quality you got here is truly amazing to me.

[@greggv8]

It also works with sand casting by printing the PLA cores with 1 layer thick walls and minimal infill. The molten metal burns the PLA out. Works like lost foam casting. Getting the sand packed firmly around the plastic core is very important.

[@316ksopha]

Videos like this is what deserves views, not the ones with people using other people's videos and just showing they're facial expressions.

[@danieljimenez8371]

Watching this made me feel like I was watching “How it’s Made”again, 10/10 video unreal idea and execution

[@aayamrai1215]

What if You make 1 with variable thread lengths...so when the nut moves over it and changes directions it'll sound like some musical tone✨ Really loved this process and the final thing❤️🔥

[@andrewshepherd1537]

Gives a whole new meaning to cross threading lol. Great work man, I'd love to try this one day when I get the time

[@degacci]

I’m a 3D designer/engineer and a jeweler, so amazed by this video that I had to subscribe. Seriously! You’re brilliant!

[@Jimjolnir]

I want one! That was so satisfying, the movement and the sound.

[@NP-rh3dt]

The molding process blew my mind. It's crazy that two different metal castings could work together with so little finish work. The ceramic molds seem like a great way to make precise metal castings, I wonder if there is a market for those kinds of parts.

[@stephen9894]

@Doug McDougall I agree with most of what you said. I know that the other main reason that 3D printers have become more popular is because of our ability to start printing using metal. I also know that for some applications they are incredibly useful. I have a friend who works in additive manufacturing in the aerospace industry and he uses 3D printing to be able to design and create stronger but lighter aerofoil sections as you don't need to use the more traditional techniques of ribbing. My only real question about the video, and it's related to the original question, is where these bolts would actually be useful in the real world? They're a great toy and proof of engineering concepts but that's about it. They don't seem practical as the only place they'd probably be used is in specifically torqued applications where it would be difficult to correctly torque them anyway. Either you'd want a normal thread, or a reverse thread - not one of these.

[@NP-rh3dt]

@Doug McDougall the cores don't have to be 3D printed. I was thinking that ceramic molding could be used as a replacement for machining parts. Lost foam casting and investment casting in general has been around for a long time, this is more or less an evolution of investment casting. Automation could rapidly increase the production of ceramic shells, instead of 3D printing the cores could be made of injection molded plastic. Obviously accuracy within a thousandth is not possible for a cast part, but machining takes a long time and wastes a lot of material.

[@moladiver6817]

This is amazing. I'm actually trying to come up with some real world application other than a desk toy. Perhaps a really difficult angle in which a wrench wouldn't normally work but now it does because you can simply move it back and forth and still tighten the bolt. Or another idea. Around where the thread changes direction you could have 2 bolts next to each other. When you'd somehow be able to lock the bolts together and they are positioned on opposite threads it would be impossible to turn them.

[@waywardwizardmedia]

What you described is a ratchet. :)

[@Akoalawithshades]

@@waywardwizardmedia beat me to it

[@technaisci9489]

@@waywardwizardmedia the locking thing maybe good for axles and stuff uk like i designed a rover whose wheels kept coming off due to nuts rotating

[@thefastmeow]

@@technaisci9489 maybe try making the tightening direction of the nut opposite to the wheel rotation?

[@urugulu1656]

If you can remove the bolt head and make the bolt longer you could stick a (well lubed) bearing onto it and when then using a finer thread pitch that incrementally changes (this will be important) you can try and make this the clock source for a mechanical clock. you just need to get the weight of the nut(s) and the thread pitches right so that as the nut accellerates on its way down the thread will ensure that the bolt always rotates at the same speed. making it an accurate time source... getting those ratios right is an entirely different story...

[@beresheetbarah8946]

I would love to see your creations sold in stores! I have ADHD and this would be a great fidget toy. Amazing videos!

[@kennys.not_dead]

I thought this is absolutely amazingly creative. My goodness man, I am amazed at how this turned out.

[@Yamahog]

Well done, Sir. It explains some of the mediary steps of the process of 3D printing to final product that often goes unexplained when concept goes to production. Thanks Stay Safe

[@GhettoFabuloso]

I'd buy one in a heartbeat. Great job and excellent craftsmanship!

[@Victor17]

But why ?

[@kirkeric]

Thats incredible craftsmanship and cool as hell.

[@tuyentuenguyen9909]

This bolt has not been applied specifically at the moment, but I have a feeling it can be applied in some technical applications. You have a great idea and the skill to get it done is also great..

[@123shansun]

You know heavy machinery which drill into the earth, sometimes do that motion (spin back and forth) to remove excess wet rock and sand from the giant drills by inertia, maybe they could use such a mechanism

[@kalfaxplays7899]

@@123shansun nah.

[@LuisCasstle]

I highly doubt it's the first time anyone thought of doing that. It's not a thing because it's not practical.

[@kalfaxplays7899]

@@LuisCasstle true

[@Keys879]

@@LuisCasstle it's just not practical for any use we have... currently! The future holds many secrets waiting to be discovered.

[@vincentbiondo7019]

I'm going to be completely honest. This video was kinda amazing. Great production, excellent explanation, awesome process.... I'm not inclined in this capacity of making things in other words industrious. I'm going to try to fix my sliding closet door that fell off the frame, it's not much but I feel inspired!

[@Choober65]

That is some next level genius, from one Engineer to another

[@Tododuro17]

Coolest thing I’ve watched in a long time, subscribed

[@thomas1055213]

Such a cool demonstration of how 3D printers can be used for more than just printing plastics. This is also such a cool concept

[@JJ-vq1xo]

I absolutely love how he made extra measure and even used exact science to minimize damaging the air. Super cool and +5000 social credit

[@sarhalianvlog9261]

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[@RFVisionary]

There is an unbelievable amount of know-how and attention to detail in every work step. The camera recordings and the film editing are also visually beautiful and well done. Greetings also to your brave wife 😉. A great presentation!

[@JACK-wh6jl]

VERY RESPECTFUL OF YOUR CRITICAL THINKING TO PRESENTT A FINISHED PRODUCT THAT ROCKS ! BRAVO

[@gsegallis]

Wow! A lot of time and amazing work went into that. I'm even more impressed that you have the tools and know-how to do that sort of fabrication.

[@thefaultcode]

What a stunning project, this is really wonderful to see

[@leaddrags]

Олег Певцов: Наконец-то достойный противник, наша битва будет легендарной!

[@ЮраЗаточник]

Может быть, если когда нибудь Олег займётся литьём.

[@elimbekadambek8330]

@@ЮраЗаточник 🤣🤣🤣👌👍

[@koni_nik0]

Чё?

[@aonlixplays1577]

Translate:Oleg Pevtsov: Finally, a worthy opponent, our battle will be legendary!

[@feerverk21]

🤣

[@LolkeDijkstra]

WoW. I'm totally blown away by this. What ingenuity and craftsmanship.

[@Luffydkenshin]

I’d love this as a desk toy, or a smaller one within my budget, lol. Too cool!

[@buckwildebeest398]

I loved the last one, and I love this one. I think you sell them in plastic or aluminum. Or, you know, other physically stable metals/alloys.

[@zacksrandomprojects9698]

We have versions of these at work. We call them 'Levelwinds' and they are about 3" in diameter and about 6' long. Mounted on a trailer that has a big rope reel on it for pulling in powerlines overhead. The 'nut' is actually a grooved roller that goes back and forth from one side to the other and back again insuring the rope gets evenly wound up on the rope reel. Also, it is razor sharp!

[@dieseldabz7104]

Ya I've seen bolts EXACTLY like this before as well in the military

[@dennisranck1613]

When I clicked on this video, I did not know it would be as enjoyable as it was. This was an awesome video and a great idea I did see one of the comments that had mentioned something about a double-ended bolt with a nuts sealed if you will in the center. This way, you can just turn the bolt upside down or downside up and have them nuts spinning.

[@bigtater29]

That's so awesome. I would love to have one of those made of any material. I've been workin with metal my whole life, from aluminum to my past 10 years in carbide, and haven't seen anything quite as neat as that. Subbed.

[@jacobmay7594]

Thats pretty sweet! It would be interesting to see this design of the bolt threads made into a circle, like a ring of threaded rod. Where the nut is permanently stuck on threads and just keeps spinning around and around as you rotate the ring portion. It would be difficult but i think really rewarding

[@PiMaC1985]

Infinite source of power & energy, like a cat taped to a pb&j toast

[@jgregory5121]

@@PiMaC1985 Fantastic, could play all night.

[@user-ef4gf7rr9r]

Actually, I wonder if there could be an application for that in an electric motor or a generator? I don't know what problem it would be solving, but just putting it out there. An analog rail gun switch? I dunno. I'm not an engineer. Possibly some sort of safety mechanism like a governor or a fuse?

[@jacobmay7594]

@@user-ef4gf7rr9r things like jigsaw or reciprocating saws

[@jerrymcmahon9452]

K okkok

[@Fab2Ku]

*You Are A genius Master!!* 👍👍 *Greetings From INDIA* 💐👍👌🎂

[@bar3lyalive769]

The noise the aluminum makes when you're pouring it into the mold is soooo satisfying 🤤

[@robb5207]

U went and smashed that fella. It was really good to watch the whole process as I'd not seen the first nut and bolt vid but I'm going to give it a look now. As for ideas ur kind of well a head of me on the ideas front, I'd of never thought about that for a project in a million years (partly because I'd be dead for most of it). And as us scousers would say that looked boss! Translation: very good or the very best 👌

[@yhuang9]

never thought about bolt threads can be designed like this way. I don't know what it could be used for, but it is a very interesting thing to know. thank you

[@tabttu]

Very cool! I think you're gonna be pretty big on YT... this video was great! Not too long, not too short... you didn't drown us in overly complicated technical details, but provided just enough information to keep it interesting. You did great with audio and video as well. Overall, (IMO) this is excellent content, and I loved it!

[@zachrichard7039]

The impressive part is that the casting worked the first time, you made it look like an easy process.

[@JulianMakes]

Awesome job! The detail you got from using the suspendaslurry is amazing. I did a lost pla moon but used a poured investment, it was no way as awesome as your work. I might have to try suspendaslurry. Great video

[@nathancarter8239]

Could you potentially cast a Rubik's cube out of metal? Like, taking apart the pieces and making each cast metal? Granted, the center piece prose an issue for a working cube.

[@greenaum]

I dunno, throwing it at the wall is gonna leave a dent afterwards.

[@micahmock3505]

How are you going to "turn the corner?"

[@greenaum]

@Cody Golden Yeah but the melting point of tungsten is something like the core of the Sun. He'd be easier off going with aluminium. Just polish it a load, maybe even a silky textured finish, look great. If you wanted to be really cool, don't bother with colours. Engrave symbols on each side, or else stamp them, or alter the mould. Maybe 3D print some symbols and glue them to the mould so they become negative, inward. Or else etch, or a dozen other things. Can you etch aluminium? Once you've engraved your symbols you may choose to fill them in, or else paint them, with something appropriate. REALLY great would be cast symbols out of a different colour metal, and inlay it. Oh, my second idea... Use metals of various colours to give the cube colours. You'd need plates for each one, cut out of sheet. Or even electroplate. Say you have your corner piece, that needs 3 different colours... You cover all of the piece with wax, or some resist, then plate the exposed part. You can even... by plating to different micron thicknesses, get irridescent colours, that might be a bit advanced though and require experiments. You could make it really classy, and if you stuff it in a sock, it's an offensive weapon.

[@adamgh0]

@@micahmock3505 I bet a metal cube could still do corner cuts.

[@DavidLindes]

@@casm1532 it wouldn't necessarily need to be cast... one could machine parts out of metal blocks... and then I guess use an enameling process for the "stickers"?!?? Wow, this could be so fun... And ball detents with strong springs to hold the 6 center pieces to the core, so they can spin......... hmmmmm, this would be a fun project! I hope someone does it. And if I haven't seen it by the time I get a machine shop going, maybe I will. :)

[@antoniomion8151]

Muito bom! Eu nunca tinha visto esse tipo de rosca. Achei incrivelmente fantástico! Um grande abraço!!👏👏👏🇧🇷

[@Zie_carpentry]

😊😊👍

[@StephenCoorlas]

This is just - unbelievably amazing

[@vincentvega3756]

You should do a QC video and cut one of these in half and look for inclusions, voids and dross. If you're not doing it already, you should pour some test bars just for this purpose. Great video!

[@ВасяПупкин-т7к8я]

Хорошая глюковина.

[@MrLiamHenderson]

The possibilities with the printer are really incredible. I remember when I first heard about their existence, I thought it was a fad. Hiw wrong I was.

[@ПалачГоршок]

А нахуя он это сделал?

[@ДенисПротянов]

Это просто невероятно и удивительно! Автор молодец! Но, честно говоря, я думал в начале видео, что эти детали будут изготавливаться на токарном станке.

[@aonlixplays1577]

translate:It's just incredible and amazing! The author is great! But to be honest, I thought at the beginning of the video that these parts would be made on a lathe.

[@Zyzalet]

Посмотри видео на канале Олега Певцова, он там всё на токарном делает

[@Kira-wn3on]

Игорь Негода на токарке сделал такой болт с гайками

[@mickeykyrle4240]

Thats absolutely fabulous. I'd like to get a few, especially for my disabled children they'd love this.

[@silkroad1201]

Imagine the people who used to make intricate objects without all of today's fancy technology like 3D printers. Now that was skill

[@Typical.Anomaly]

2:55 BEST. PLUG. EVER. The egg incident inspired me to type a bunch of words at you right now. Love your channel. One of my many dreams is to build a small foundry for casting copper and aluminum. Rest assured, if that comes to fruition I will pursue these affiliate links. Them threads are kickass too! I've seen several of your "cross-threaded bolts" and they keep getting better. Is there a way to make "dual-threads" that can spin at different rates i.e. two different thread pitches? Maybe (X) tpi right-handed and (X/2) tpi left-handed? Maybe even both in the same direction? Just a spur-of-the-moment thought, but it might be a fun experiment...

[@GRAYgauss]

Dual Pitch thread screws are used in bones. I don't think it's how you imagine. The shaft and head have two different pitches to prevent it from unscrewing itself/create compression between the two sets of threads.

[@DantesAlvesdeSantana]

Muito bom

[@Panda-vm1vm]

Yes very good

[@brighamruud5090]

Bom

[@davidpettersson2260]

Bom bom bom

[@vhseudiria3219]

Muito muito

[@CristianCalderonChileno]

Ficou Top 👏👏

[@mazsolt21]

This example is just the beginning :) - I love this 2 technology and the finishing with 5ax milling. Everyday i can learn anything new.

[@SouryaChatterjee]

Crazy video man, totally loved the process. It would be great if you could screw a bolt head on the other end as well. If you make it probably thinner and longer, It'll may work like a hourglass or minute counter, only if you figure out the time it takes for a threaded bolt to actually go up or down with gravity.

[@electro1622]

If you want to improve your surface detail, especially with metals with high melting points, try casting into a hot mold.... also, I see that some points in your castings have porosity. There are several types but this is shrinkage porosity and it suggests wrong sprueing, you need bigger sprues. Golden rule is sprue to the thickest part and make sure sprue is thicker than the casting area you are sprueing to so it can draw metal while it cools.

[@PoppaBadger]

I used to be a tin knocker and also worked on a 12 ton hammer at a drop forge, so I understand the properties of metal. I have to say that I really enjoyed your video!👍🙂🙏🙏🙏Teaching our young important things that could be useful in the future.👊👊👊

[@purple-anthem]

It would be really cool to have the nut threads offset from one another, so that when all four are on the bolt, they line up with the bolt head.

[@BearGriz72]

I was thinking the same thing... lol

[@lyingcat9022]

Good point… melt it down and start over again!!!

[@nicolasestevez4797]

A vibrating machine can help you a lot when breaking the ceramic moulds. You could try making your own or buying an old paint mixer. Love your videos.

[@jasonmacdonald529]

Wow! I'm thinking that you could use this to suspend multiple platforms with one nut on the top, and second nut on the bottom where they reverse direction. I bet they'd be a lot less susceptible to separation, especially if you built some kind of ratchet into the platform surface and the bottom/ top of the nut.

[@contrnsmagnificndjoobngtaint]

ive never seen that liquid ceramic casting stuff. amazing.