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Uploaded by on Feb 10, 2007

Video of my first try at sand casting aluminum.

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  • 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.

  • I guess I'm not really sure what knuckle dusters are... ? 

  • 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!

  • 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!

  • what kind of sand do you need for sand casting

  • @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.

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  • 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!

  • Aren't alloy wheels machined?

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  • could you use thie method to make knuckel dusters by any chance? cheers

  • @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.

  • 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!

  • where is the end result to be seen ??

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