Sand Casting a Miniature Bronze Cannon - ASMR Bronze Metal Melting - Recorded in 4k

Hello everyone! In today's video I decided to sand cast a miniature bronze cannon! This has been a project I've been putting off for quite some time. I 3d printed the parts last year!
Over the last few weeks I've been making aluminum bronze ingots in anticipation of getting this project done once and for all. I start off the video making the sand mold. Mold making can be intricate work. Not my favorite thing to do, but it is necessary to get the job done.
Once the mold is made, I fire up the Devil Forge furnace and start melting down 4 ingots. While the metal is heating up, I decide to try my luck in my slot machine. Did I win or did I lose?
After the bronze is completely melted, I skim off the slag and then proceed to pour that liquid goodness into the sand mold. It's been awhile since I casted in sand and I had forgotten how much it stinks! After what seemed like forever, I finally removed the cannon, did the quench and cleaned it up.
DISCLAIMER: This cannon is not functional by any means.
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[@quantumfoam2843]

Can't wait for the video where you cast one vertically and put them side by side to see the difference!

[@Scrap2Cast]

Thanks brother, me too! 🙂👊🏼🍻

[@donl4914]

For the first one. I think this turned out great!!! It's all a learning experience and we only get better. 😎💯👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@Scrap2Cast]

Thanks brother and you are absolutely right! If at first I don’t succeed try and try again 😁👊🏼🍻

[@Arkie80]

The great thing about an idea is that it never expires. And you could always fill the bore in and bore it back out. (Im guessing anyway). When i have minor imperfections in my projects i usually just face them out of sight.

[@Scrap2Cast]

You’re absolutely right brother. I could try filling it in, or do another one vertically and do a side by side comparison 🙂👊🏼🍻

[@bonnienklyde7423]

Sweet, I thought it turned out awesome. Perfection is only in the eye of the beholder. Have a great day brother 👊🏻☮

[@Scrap2Cast]

Thank you brother! It has a certain character. Reminds me of myself, it isn’t perfect 🙂🍻👊🏼

[@jima2116]

It turned out great, I can't wait till you make the canon cart. Awesome!

[@Scrap2Cast]

Thanks brother! I have to admit, I have no clue how to pull it off with the basic wood working tools that I have but I’ll think of something 🙂👊🏼🍻

[@JsStack]

Still looks good and looks great on the stack. Can’t wait to see the cart for it. Awesome job brother 👍

[@Scrap2Cast]

Thanks brother! I’ll definitely make a cart for it sometime in the near future 🙂👊🏼🍻

[@22kiki22]

I like it looks pretty awesome. The cast making is also very interesting. Fun video. 👍🏼👍🏼

[@Scrap2Cast]

Thanks so much! It was a fun little casting and I do like how it came out 🙂👊🏼🍻

[@JaredHempfield]

Nice, I'm making my own with spent primers and a little bronze from work scrap. It will hopefully be a working mini cannon. I make my own black powder, shot and slow match fuse

[@Scrap2Cast]

Awesome brother! If you do make one fully functional and record a video of it, please let me know! Would love to see it in action! Thanks for watching 🙂👊🏼☮️

[@saschakonze6867]

Hey S2C! Godd video, for your first cannon to be sandcastet, it came out very well i think. Concratulations on the win at Slotty :) Have a good time till next video!

[@Scrap2Cast]

Hey brother! Thanks so much! Glad to see the slot machine paid out! Hope you have a great week and thanks for watching brother! 🙂👊🏼🍻

[@pauljcohen2007]

Always the "shrinkage" Jerry

[@Scrap2Cast]

Lol gets me every time🤣

[@Michael-ex5ho]

Love what you’re doing man keep up the great work!

[@Scrap2Cast]

Thanks brother! I appreciate your support since the very beginning! Happy Easter to you and your family 🙂👊🏼

[@chriscyrus2983]

Practice makes perfect but it still looks good and it would be great for a desk

[@Scrap2Cast]

You’re right brother and agree 100% it does look good on my table 🙂👊🏼🍻

[@patrickschoenpflug]

I couldn’t have done any better to be honest, it looks good especially for your first try, practice makes perfect I say 👍🏻😊😁

[@Scrap2Cast]

Thanks so much for your kind words brother! I really like it but I still have much to learn about casting as others have pointed out in the comments 😉. Thanks for watching 🙂👊🏼🍻

[@harry-metal-melter]

nice cannon!!👍👍👍

[@Scrap2Cast]

Thanks brother! Not too bad for my first attempt and I’m most cert at in there will be many more 😉👊🏼🍻

[@wolfgangstitz2852]

It looks nice 👍next time build a carriage 😎

[@Scrap2Cast]

Thanks brother and I definitely will in the future 🙂👊🏼🍻

[@woodsbones]

That was awesome!

[@Scrap2Cast]

Thanks a bunch brother much appreciated! 🙂👊🏼🍻

[@dukenukem001]

love it !! ... shrinkage

[@Scrap2Cast]

Thanks brother! That blasted shrinkage! 🤣👊🏼🍻

[@gaggiggable]

Adrock is another one - really cool dude - I spoke with him today- he's making me a custom graphite mold for more coins

[@Scrap2Cast]

Adrock is a great dude, never spoke on the phone with him but corresponded via email. Watching his vids got me started into metal casting. Out of curiosity, how much is the custom mold going to run you? I’m in need of some custom molds myself

[@hamandcheese25]

Better than anything I could’ve cast, nice work brother

[@Scrap2Cast]

Thanks a bunch brother! I really appreciate it 🙂👊🏼🍻

[@tobhomott]

Nice one, I'm a sucker for a sand molding video. TBH I expected more shrinkage than I saw here, so I'd say it turned out pretty well. 👍 I can't imagine drilling that out was any fun though. Why not try casting it hollow? That would eliminate most of the drilling, but also probably cure the shrinkage by reducing the casting's cross-sectional thickness. And you could still use a horizontal mold with a proper gating and feed system. In my experience that is pretty important with aluminum bronzes, as these alloys will turn into foamy dross inside the mold if the gating allows the metal to freefall and splash around. The corebox could be as simple as a slit piece of PVC pipe with the right ID. Anyhow, good first try with this pattern!

[@Scrap2Cast]

Thank you brother! Your input is by far the most accurate in my opinion. I thought about casting it hollow but didn’t have an idea of how I would accomplish that easily. I admit my gating definitely needs work. Thanks for the positive input and always appreciate your feedback 🙂👊🏼🍻

[@HeinrichsMade]

Nice display piece 👍. I could even offer any advice on that one. I haven't done anything like that. As you said try it differently next time. Casting is fun and we are always learning 🎉🎉🎉

[@Scrap2Cast]

Thanks brother, it was a fun attempt. I knew it should’ve been casted vertically but sometimes I like to try things differently just to see if it’s possible. Live and learn and I’ll attempt it again in the near future 😁👍🏼🍻

[@HeinrichsMade]

@@Scrap2Cast awesome! Looking forward to seeing the next attempt 👍. Live and learn 🧠🧠🧠🧠

[@gaggiggable]

I'm working my way thru all your videos - really digging your stuff bro. Me being a fellow scrapper/smelter, I can really appreciate the time and effort you put in to doing this - great content. I know it's not the first time you've heard from me, but I'll put credit where it's due - shit I'd burn a fatty with you and melt some metal....I'm actually trying to buy a coin dozer machine

[@Scrap2Cast]

Thanks bro, I really appreciate your kind words! Wish I had more subs like you!!! You are absolutely right in regards to the effort. Most of my videos take me a good 6 hours to create (editing takes the longest). Oh I’m definitely a fan of “natural herbs” 🤣. A buddy of mine wants one of those coin machines too. I’ve lost tons of quarters to those machines over the years 🤣

[@Sean-ws9je]

I Think It's Good And Can Only Get Better With Practice

[@Scrap2Cast]

Thanks brother and you ate absolutely right. Practice makes perfect. Thanks for watching! 🙂👊🏼🍻

[@jyack275]

The pool water is usually cold.

[@Scrap2Cast]

Lol it sure is!

[@timsmith9645]

Awesome Canon first try never comes out right the next one will be better thanks for sharing s2c

[@Scrap2Cast]

Thanks so much brother! Hoping the next one comes out waaaay better 🙂👊🏼🍻

[@timsmith9645]

It's only get better after a few trys

[@Scrap2Cast]

Thanks for the confidence brother!

[@timsmith9645]

You're welcome friend

[@Scrap2Cast]

🙂👍🏼

[@hoaaoxuan8234]

Quá OK

[@Scrap2Cast]

🙂👊🏼🍻

[@RLWolf80]

Horizontal melt would have been good, but there was no pin holes in the deeper pockets of the canon so air would have been pushed out. Other than that, nice pour, congrats on the $1.75 profit (more like just $.75 for the day), and use the bricks next time to weigh the box down instead of the ingots.

[@Scrap2Cast]

Yes it should’ve been done horizontally. Not sure how much of a difference the bricks would’ve made. There was 15 pounds of ingots on the box

[@RLWolf80]

@Scrap2Cast Horizontal is side-to-side, and vertical is up and down. But with the air holes, a small eyeglass screwdriver to punch air holes in the deepest part (near the back of the barrel) on the top half of the mold might have prevented the air pocket left inside ingot. And I say bricks so you don't have to re-buff the ingots.

[@Scrap2Cast]

Lol I know the difference between horizontal and vertical brother 🤣. I get what your saying in regards to the airflow. I’ve seen bells being casted with those tiny pinholes for breathers. I wanted to use the ingots to prove a point that ingots from the stack although nice to look at can still serve another purpose 😉

[@RLWolf80]

@@Scrap2Cast Ah, I get it now. No problem. Good luck on your next casting and spinning.

[@Scrap2Cast]

@@RLWolf80 thank you brother!

[@KrakenCasting]

Could you pour into the barrel then drill that out? Could that fix the air bubble?

[@Scrap2Cast]

Couldn’t tell you, never tried it

[@VintageLifeCars]

Bronze? Looks like brass.

[@Scrap2Cast]

It’s called aluminum bronze. 88% copper, 12% aluminum