Congrats on a concise video that is far above the many poor attempts on KZbin that don't demonstrate good practice, but broadcast dubious knowledge with self-appointed expertise. Having retired from operating a pattern shop for 30+ years and worked in foundries many years, I can, at last, watch a video on this subject without constantly shaking my head at foolish armatures pretending to offer good advice. They should watch your videos to learn good practice. Thank you for a job well done.
@sorensonvonkirkegard8 жыл бұрын
You're a true craftsman, myfordboy. Now that I have a little land, I'm hoping to try my hand at some backyard casting this year. I've learned so much from watching your videos!
@BITTYBOY12110 жыл бұрын
David, this has got to be one of the best metal casting videos you have ever made, as it shows metal casting from scratch and it shows one of the most important parts of metal casting - The moulding pattern - Most people just take metal casting for granted that it is just a matter of making an impression in some sand and pouring the molten metal in...they do not know or appreciate just how much effort and hard work that actually goes into a cast metal object no matter how small or large it is and of course it is a well made pattern which determines the overall quality and detail of the cast part besides the sand which is also crucial as well - This video shows just what is involved in metal casting excluding the furnace setup (which most people who have watched your other videos will usually know anyway) - I for one really appreciate all your effort, time and trouble in making this brilliant and informative video for people to watch and learn.
@myfordboy11 жыл бұрын
It can be left until the metal cools if you want to but there is no need to, it just bakes the sand. And of course as you say, it's exiting to see the end product.
@TheChefChuck11 жыл бұрын
Thank you for taking the time to show step by step. As always, you inspire me to do better work, and try new projects.
@aserta11 жыл бұрын
It never ceases to amaze me how easy it is for you to do these. Experience really is something else.
@BadPennyDogBoy11 жыл бұрын
Excellent, as ever. Thanks for this. It's people like you that make the Internet what it should be.
@69woodburner10 жыл бұрын
Interesting and a lot of effort put in. Didn't know the trick with the paper. Thanks
@richardebbole15 жыл бұрын
your patterns are a work of art...
@paulduffey79758 жыл бұрын
Hello. I've watched all your vids up to this point but didn't know about the comment section until later. I'm fairly new to the inter net and not familiar with a lot of things available. I am familiar with casting and hope to start my own soon and I greatly appreciate what you are doing, You are obviously very experienced and talented. Thank you.
@steamingalan11 жыл бұрын
Great,Thank goodness for people like you.
@Newmachinist11 жыл бұрын
Good day David Damn you make it look so easy. Rod - Canada
@digital428211 жыл бұрын
I like how you keep a very clean work environment. Also, the casting is very entertaining!
@rcwarship11 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for taking the time to make, edit & upload your videos. It is a very real pleasure to watch an expert at work. Best Regards, Jon
@CosmasBauer11 жыл бұрын
I like how you use your metal working machines to machine the mdf but especially how you split the dowel! A woodworker would kave a hard time to do that. Great video!
@junglejammer111 жыл бұрын
Beautiful work, as always. It's a pleasure to watch a master at work. Can't wait for the next installment. Thank you, for sharing this.
@rodegale11 жыл бұрын
I like the way you always think. simple but yet effective and practical! good job!
@myfordboy11 жыл бұрын
You just have to use hand tools if you don't have the power tools. One method I used before I had the disc sander for creating the draft on the patterns is to make the pattern square and glue a thin strip of wood on the inside edge, then form the draft with filler.
@not2fast4u2c11 жыл бұрын
This is a very good video on how to do this !!!
@myfordboy11 жыл бұрын
The origional was iron with no seperate bearings. My aluminium replica has bronze bushes fitted as bearings so there is no problem with wear. Casting in aluminium is easier than iron and once painted looks just the same.
@markfryer988011 жыл бұрын
Yet another excellent video from myfordboy.
@TheWreckingYard11 жыл бұрын
Very very interesting, both myself and my wife found the whole process fascinating.
@Zigge11 жыл бұрын
Nice work. The traditional way of making fillets are to use linseed oil putty, but if you want to paint with cellulose based paint, it is better to use cellulose based putty to. You make a "putty worm" and use a ball shaped tool to make the fillet squeezing it into the corners.
@tunakit11 жыл бұрын
Fantastic work! Great video editing as well. Thanks for taking the time to share your craft with us.
@pkuudsk99279 жыл бұрын
Thank you for showing all the tricks,I have been watching allot of your videos this past few days and now want to ,feel comfortable enough to give it a go myself .I will start with something simple and see how it works out I am sure I will have lots more to learn as I go.I have subscribed to your channel and that in it's self means allot as I don't subscribe to many 5 I think now
@myfordboy11 жыл бұрын
I feel the filler which is water based sticks better to the water based primer than directly to the MDF.
@abdelkrimm296811 жыл бұрын
you are an artist, I like your work, excelent
@icantfixit11 жыл бұрын
I enjoy watching your videos, you make it all look so easy. I've shied away from making the patterns as they seem like a black art to make, but this video is the best so far. Thank you.
@railwaybob188610 жыл бұрын
As usual, nicely done! I find that the two-part body filler doesn't leave me a lot of time to work the filler into the areas I want to fill. As an alternative, I use "body putty", the cousin to body filler. I simply squeeze it out of the tube, work it into place and let it dry. I can then sand it as I want, add some more, until I get the shape that I want. A lot easier and less messier.
@Zigge11 жыл бұрын
Consider to fabricate a big disc sander. We used 600mm disc's with K40 paper on it. A more difficult project would be an oscillating vertical drum sander for insides with a tilting table.
@Zigge11 жыл бұрын
If you make a sliding table that can move parallel to the disk sander with a T-slot in it perpendicular to the disk, you can make outside circular shapes easy. In the T-slot you fit a sliding stick.There has to be a long adjusting screw under a stop on the perpendicular slide that controls the radius and a dowel near the end towards the disk on top. When you make a circular shape (or part of it) you only need to drill a hole in the center and place it on the dowel and sand away.
@myfordboy11 жыл бұрын
All went well without any problems.
@rickrick154510 жыл бұрын
Thank you for taking the time to share with us all.
@MrCGChief11 жыл бұрын
Nice work as always!
@menormeh9 жыл бұрын
Have you tried Acrylic Latex Caulking for the fillets on the inside corners? It is in reality very thick latex paint and can be applied with tools or fingers and uses water to smooth it to a finish. When dry, it will be about 1/2 the size of what you originally applied and can be re-coated if necessary to build up the profile. Very small beads are attainable if the surface is masked on both adjacent sides.
@myfordboy9 жыл бұрын
+Norman May The decorates filler works well for me,. The caulk sold here has a rubbery texture when dry so it is not really hard enough and cannot be sanded.
@mikemoore97576 жыл бұрын
Very nice job, sir! You look like you have done that a time or two. Your videos remind me of the Popular Mechanics Magazines we had here in the U.S. back in the old days. They always had a cartoon every month called "The wordless workshop".
@myfordboy6 жыл бұрын
The wordless workshop, that's me!
@myfordboy11 жыл бұрын
The riser and feeder is best located on a thick part of the mould so the metal flows from a thick section. The riser will feed the mould with metal as the casting cools.
@caskwith11 жыл бұрын
A superb video as always.
@myfordboy11 жыл бұрын
I have a series of videos on building the Essex hot air engine. One of the uses of this engine was to power a turntable like this for shop window displays.
@myfordboy11 жыл бұрын
As the metal cools it shrinks so the pattern is slightly larger to allow for that. The large risers feed the mould as it shrinks. You can see the top of the risers contracting in some of the pouring shots.
@myfordboy11 жыл бұрын
No, the draft is a few degrees of taper to enable the pattern to be removed from the sand. Like making sand castles.
@Keith_Ward11 жыл бұрын
Exceptional work!
@scroungasworkshop46634 жыл бұрын
Wow, patten making is a trade/ art form all on it’s own. Not only do you have to make the patten but you have to consider how it will fit together for casting. Im making my first major patten for casting and your videos are giving me some excellent guidance. One question please, did you give the base on this piece draught just for decorative reasons. Thanks so much and cheers Stuart 🇦🇺
@myfordboy4 жыл бұрын
You have to add draft to all vertical surface or you wont be able to remove it from the sand mould intact.
@scroungasworkshop46634 жыл бұрын
myfordboy. Of course, it’s obvious now you have explained it. More notes 👍👍👍
@bikefarmtaiwan18009 жыл бұрын
Lovely jubbly!! Nice to see the job done properly :)
@albertrasch479311 жыл бұрын
Mr Myford, If I may make a suggestion, ask Mrs M for a blush brush, (I think that's what they're called.) They're a good inch and half to three inches wide and would be perfect for spreading the talc. Regards, Albert
@myfordboy11 жыл бұрын
The first coat makes the surface rough especialy the edges. After sanding and a couple more coats the surface is ready for a spray finish.Its quicker to dry than oil based paint.
@Whitbypoppers3 жыл бұрын
What you call "double stick" tape is actually 'adhesive transfer" tape, because the actual tape is removed in application, leaving only the adhesive. There are several types of actual double-stick tapes made of various material, including paper, vinyl and foam.
@evanbryanphotography10 жыл бұрын
nice work loved the video an the true craftsmanship keep it up
@myfordboy11 жыл бұрын
It's just that every vertical surface has to have a taper of a couple of degrees otherwise you cannot get the pattern out of the sand without damaging the mould.
@barumman11 жыл бұрын
A very nice video, thanks for sharing. :)
@myfordboy11 жыл бұрын
New flasks are great.
@myfordboy11 жыл бұрын
The arms were shaped afterward when the gear centers were known. You can see this in the next video, part 36.
@lundme11 жыл бұрын
Very interesting! I hope you include the making of the gears/wormgear for this turntable:-)
@German_MDS10 жыл бұрын
Grate job, as usual. Thank you for sharing!
@myfordboy11 жыл бұрын
Yes ,thats correct.
@backyardblacksmiable11 жыл бұрын
Incredible. That is possibly the smoothest sequence of events i have ever seen, was there any problems / things you would do differently?
@johnw391511 жыл бұрын
Does the emulsion paint (latex sorry) being water based ever cause your mdf to absorb water, break down the substrate and loose surface quality? I use sprayed oil base primer for moldings made with mdf to protect them. If it works fine maybe its time to use something cheaper. Thanks for sharing, I enjoy the videos you do great work.
@Danbackboard11 жыл бұрын
very interesting ... congratulations for the work.
@irrops11 жыл бұрын
When you calculate the size of the finished part you want are you sizing the mould 2% larger than what you expect to come out of the flask or are you pouring in the excess amount of aluminum and anticipating that as the metal cools, the shrinkage will occur in the riser and vent? BTW, I've watched all of your videos and they're just great although sometimes It sounds like you live near Heathrow.
@tomkizis21997 жыл бұрын
you make it look so easy.
@BITTYBOY1219 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas to you and all your family David, Hope you all are having a great Christmas holiday :-) I will send you an email soon and let you know how the build for the new electric melting furnace is going lately - You will be impressed! ;-) Very best wishes for 2015.
@AlchemistLair11 жыл бұрын
You do great work!!
@myfordboy11 жыл бұрын
The mould takes about 10 miniutes to ram up ready for pouring.
@jamcat6211 жыл бұрын
great vid (as usual) I was a little surprised that you added the fillets after the primer coat. I would have thought you'd use the body filler to make the fillets before painting. any special reason??
@scheppach6911 жыл бұрын
Excellent tutorial, thank you.
@MyIvank11 жыл бұрын
You are a true Master...
@TheEternalHermit11 жыл бұрын
I'm considering building a 3d printer, would 3d printed abs plastic serve as a good casting mould maker? It just seems like less work/less dependent on your woodworking skills and less dependent on your woodworking tools.
@av8ordavvee11 жыл бұрын
Ah. It just bakes the sand if you let it cool all the way down. Makes sense!
@BrunoPontoTxT10 жыл бұрын
awesome work!
@jeoboden8 жыл бұрын
watching this in school for my shop class
@sanagnos12311 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing!
@alphapoppio11 жыл бұрын
Nice work. Great detail on pattern making. I see you were using the new flasks. How are they working out?
@simoncrabb11 жыл бұрын
Looking forward to seeing this machined up :-)
@Newmachinist11 жыл бұрын
Watching the video for about the sixth time I have a feeling the original part was cast iron and the one you made cast aluminum. Is this correct? Am I correct in thinking cast Iron would have been a good candidate for the bearings in the original as intended to be used daily for hour whereas cast aluminum would be a good bearing material for this replica since it would be used for short periods?
@SLK9921811 жыл бұрын
What kind of glue do you use to join sand cores?Is that a regular wood glue or something special?The thing is that i tried using PVA glue,however it was too flexible to hold the cores together.
@yusoftamie43965 жыл бұрын
thank you
@feenixb1o711 жыл бұрын
Got any tips for people who don't have certain tools? Like the router or lathe?
@titusdaniel8 жыл бұрын
great videos! Could you tell me what is the difference in the colors of sand you use, if any? I've seen black, red, and light brown.
@myfordboy8 жыл бұрын
+Dan Amy Humphreys The very dark sand is a small quantity i had given to me in the earlier videos. The greensand I use now is Bromsgove greensand from artisanfoundry.co.uk The orange sand is petrobond which is oil bonded. This gives better detail but is expensive and some has to be discarded after use.
@Decoy811 жыл бұрын
Hello, you had previously mentioned that you make your patterns 2% larger to account for shrinkage... does that mean everything on the pattern is 2% larger (Height,length, width)? Sorry if this is an dumb question, I just wanted to make sure.
@xavdante11 жыл бұрын
I already saw your answer to someone else asking what you meant by giving the piece draft, to allow easier removal of the pattern but I'm not quite sure how that works. Could you elaborate on this concept a little bit?
@feenixb1o711 жыл бұрын
Okay thanks :) I guess there is a way around most problems.
@myfordboy11 жыл бұрын
I am using a core glue from artisanfoundry.co.uk I have used PVA before and not had any problems using it.
@alimokhfi53273 жыл бұрын
20/20
@myfordboy11 жыл бұрын
Watch out for the next video.
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@josephcperry11 жыл бұрын
You probably mentioned it in one of your other videos but is your sand oil based? It looks like what I have called petrobond.
@jonthewoodworker11 жыл бұрын
Milling machine as a thickness planer
@krisdevoecht9 жыл бұрын
Wonderfull!
@ehabmando856210 жыл бұрын
Great job bro, i have a question, the dimensions of the work piece after solidification vary compared to the pattern dimensions, how can i calculate this variation in dimensions due to metal shrinkage thank in advance
@myfordboy10 жыл бұрын
For aluminium I make the pattern 2% larger than the finished item.
@ehabmando856210 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your swift reply, you mean 2% per each linear length , or per volume
@myfordboy10 жыл бұрын
Ehab Mando Add 2% to each length so if you wanted it 12" x 4" pattern should be 12.24" x 4.08". It may vary a little depending on the metal used.
@myfordboy11 жыл бұрын
I have already shown this in my video, "Worm and worm wheel free hobbing method."
@av8ordavvee11 жыл бұрын
It seems to me that all the. People doing metal casting remove the casting while it is still pretty hot. Is this for a reason or are they just anxious to see the end product?
@ChirpysTinkerings8 жыл бұрын
I have been wondering what type of spray paint that you use? I saw that most spray paints are oil based and that you cant use it on emulsion/latex paint or it will crack and blister, how do you do it so that your patterns come out so nice looking all the time?
@myfordboy8 жыл бұрын
I am just using spray cans sold for cars. There has been no problems with the paint reacting to the emulsion undercoat. Cellulose or acrylic on top of water based paint is fine.
@ChirpysTinkerings8 жыл бұрын
thanks, Ill defenitely try the stuff for cars, we have a few high gloss cans here.
@USAlien23410 жыл бұрын
I need help, im trying to take a picture I have, and turn it into a mold, so I can make it 3d out of pewter or brass. Lets say a picture on a book cover, what is the process of making the image into a brass belt buckle or even a plaque ? is there a software I can use, or do I have to draw it out by hand ? Thanks for any help !
@myfordboy10 жыл бұрын
You could scan the image, print it out the size you need and glue to some wood. Cut it out, carve or shape as required.
@granttevelde85410 жыл бұрын
What type of wood is good to use on this
@Newmachinist11 жыл бұрын
What is an Essex Turntable and what is it used for?
@ayedurand11 жыл бұрын
What was your elapsed time for making the mold?
@Tycho34311 жыл бұрын
Why arms are not as round as in the original part ?
@markalsop73597 жыл бұрын
Hi do you still make the patterns , I need some making . or do you know of someone who does . thanks mark
@glennm56568 жыл бұрын
In the video I did not see the pattern be removed prior to pouring the molten metal. Does the molten metal just burn through the MDF? Did I miss something?
@myfordboy8 жыл бұрын
+Glenn Meadows The pattern WAS removed. As this video is about pattern making I did not show the whole moulding and casting process. You can see this in many of my other videos.