You... actually pour aluminum in the snow; put it on YouTube and tell others not to do this... It's impressive how quickly I lost any form of respect for you.
@CosmicVitamins Yeah... as I noted in the comments, I didn't realize it could explode when I did it. It appears that some people find it helpful/useful, so I've left it up. Not the brightest thing to do as it turns out.
Hi DrFrankensteam, after having cast in the winter, I come to find out that molten aluminum is explosive when it touches water, so casting should NOT be done around water or snow (do as I say, NOT as I do!!) :)
Beyond that, I simply don't have enough experience to say if the problems you're seeing are due to the air temp, or something else. Sorry!
I was wondering if you encounter any problems with casting in the winter. I live in northern Ill. and I've had some problems lost foam casting. I believe its because of the air temp. in northern Ill. I had hardly no problems whatsoever over the summer using the same process. Thanks for your time!
Hi picklezero, that's hilarious... I always find him kind of boring, monotone, and dry sounding... :) biglift1, the end result can be seen in another one of my videos... it turned out decent, but not perfect, by any stretch of the imagination. I'm still quite proud of it, and it sits on my desk at work!
@xi0065 Hi, I assume you mean for the mold? There are a number of people who have opinions on this... I used a combination of fireclay (to get it to stick together), and sifted sandbox sand. It worked okay, but I think it wasn't fine enough.
Awesome! I wish I had gotten into this when I was your age. Do they have a class at school, or did you learn on your own? Post some videos if you can... I'm always looking to learn!
From what I've seen, typical aluminum and magnesium wheels can be cast/forged and/or machined. I don't believe I've seen sand cast wheels before (I could be wrong!). Boyd/Foose wheels are usually machined from a billet (hunk of aluminum), whereas many current vehicles have cast wheels, that have certain areas (mounting face, etc) machined.
You... actually pour aluminum in the snow; put it on YouTube and tell others not to do this... It's impressive how quickly I lost any form of respect for you.
CosmicVitamins 4 months ago
@CosmicVitamins Yeah... as I noted in the comments, I didn't realize it could explode when I did it. It appears that some people find it helpful/useful, so I've left it up. Not the brightest thing to do as it turns out.
henrysrodshop 4 months ago
I guess I'm not really sure what knuckle dusters are... ?
henrysrodshop 9 months ago
could you use thie method to make knuckel dusters by any chance? cheers
Paintfiend123 10 months ago
Hi DrFrankensteam, after having cast in the winter, I come to find out that molten aluminum is explosive when it touches water, so casting should NOT be done around water or snow (do as I say, NOT as I do!!) :)
Beyond that, I simply don't have enough experience to say if the problems you're seeing are due to the air temp, or something else. Sorry!
henrysrodshop 1 year ago
I was wondering if you encounter any problems with casting in the winter. I live in northern Ill. and I've had some problems lost foam casting. I believe its because of the air temp. in northern Ill. I had hardly no problems whatsoever over the summer using the same process. Thanks for your time!
DrFrankensteam 1 year ago
Hi picklezero, that's hilarious... I always find him kind of boring, monotone, and dry sounding... :) biglift1, the end result can be seen in another one of my videos... it turned out decent, but not perfect, by any stretch of the imagination. I'm still quite proud of it, and it sits on my desk at work!
henrysrodshop 1 year ago
where is the end result to be seen ??
biglift1 1 year ago
lol, you sound like nicholas cage
picklezero 1 year ago
what kind of sand do you need for sand casting
xi0065 2 years ago
@xi0065 Hi, I assume you mean for the mold? There are a number of people who have opinions on this... I used a combination of fireclay (to get it to stick together), and sifted sandbox sand. It worked okay, but I think it wasn't fine enough.
henrysrodshop 1 year ago
wow im in 9th grade and i know how to sand cast better than u.
PaFirePhoto 2 years ago
Awesome! I wish I had gotten into this when I was your age. Do they have a class at school, or did you learn on your own? Post some videos if you can... I'm always looking to learn!
henrysrodshop 2 years ago 9
@henrysrodshop Classy reply. Wish there were more classy people like you on youtube. =)
Damien8787 1 year ago
u dont need to be a dick about it......."oh i can cast better then you" NOBODY GIVES A FLYING FUCK
jsaulgodoy 2 years ago
@PaFirePhoto Lol who cares if you can. You just come off as an asshole. I felt even worse after I saw how nice the guy was back to you.
thing503 1 year ago
The real reason to cast wheels is not for finish or look but for strength, cast metals generally don't have very good impact strength
colin340 2 years ago
Aren't alloy wheels machined?
lVlagneto 4 years ago 2
yes they are
UNOMINER 4 years ago
From what I've seen, typical aluminum and magnesium wheels can be cast/forged and/or machined. I don't believe I've seen sand cast wheels before (I could be wrong!). Boyd/Foose wheels are usually machined from a billet (hunk of aluminum), whereas many current vehicles have cast wheels, that have certain areas (mounting face, etc) machined.
henrysrodshop 4 years ago
they start out as cast 'chunks' or extruded chunks of billet, then machined to their final appearance
turfguy87 3 years ago
they are casted, then machines to have a nice finish on it.
WmashdaProductions 3 years ago
im making aluminum forge how do you sand cast
5horsepower 4 years ago