Zombie Apocalypse Survival Spike Ball

A solution for a zombie Apocalypse or just a nice paper weight 😁. In this video I will show the stages of how I made an aluminum spike ball using lost foam casting method. The aluminum casting turned out very well 👍.
As always I am recycling old aluminum scrap into something new, most important for me is promote the recycling awareness by providing different ideas for DIY projects and reduce waste.
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[@TheBobby416]

Thank you for your time.

[@LongviewGarage]

Awesome mace!

[@Flamingfurnace]

Hi LongviewGarage, thanks for your comment ;-)

[@traphouse5941]

Nice video👍

[@gk6993]

Very nice. Looks simple enough to do. Thanks

[@Flamingfurnace]

Hi Garry, thanks for your comment it is indeed very easy to use styrofoam as the pattern for the aluminum casting, it turned out better then I expected.

[@markfryer9880]

The secret with Styrofoam seems to be in using either green sand or oil sand as most failures occur when just using plain sand as it can fall in as the foam melts.

[@gk6993]

FlamingFurnace I see that. This inspires me. All I have to do now is; Make/buy a furnace Get protective gear I have plenty of aluminum (I drink a lot of soda) and wait for a good day where my back doesn't hurt too much. Seriously though. Great instruction. None of it obscure. Well done.

[@Flamingfurnace]

Hi Mark, I agree with you, I saw many videos that people just fill a bucket with ordinary sand around the Stryofoam and usually it results in casting defects as the sand collapse into the casting.

[@TheBobby416]

garry king find some drinking buddies.

[@lionman1982]

Hi Flaming, as always another great video. I have aquestion though - what sand did you use to prevent it from collapsing as you fill in the mold with the hot aluminun, I understand is oil bonded, but what type plus how much oil per snd is used? Thanks

[@Flamingfurnace]

Hi Lionman, thanks for your comment you are correct its oil bonded sand but you can also use green sand (play-sand+Bentonite clay+water), the oil bonded sand I use is called Petrobond (commercial use), I am not sure of the % mixture between the sand and the bonding chemical but there are videos with more information about it on KZbin, you can make your own DIY either green sand or oil bonded sand. The mixture of the materials gives the sand strength and prevents from the sand to collapse during the aluminum casting.

[@jerryhickam3976]

Way too heavy to swing during a zombie apocalypse, especially against a human. You'd have to hit someone or a zombie from behind. I'd opt for a lighter impact weapon.