nice work! I usually just grab the crucible with my bare hands, but nice tongs!

@westweld

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tony...... you know your stuff ill try my hands next time.

@TenTries

3 жыл бұрын

Lol, your sense of humor... keep it up!

@dsmasynergy

3 жыл бұрын

TOT, like he knows anything /s

That painfully long shot of turning that screw helps put into perspective how much time actually goes into a project, all projects always takes 3 times longer than you think at least

@westweld

3 жыл бұрын

Your right ......and im finding out editing takes 3 times longer than you think too haha.

Thank you for the shout out and kind words The tongs look like they work great! Metal casting is on my long list of skills I want to learn

Man, your not wrong on the finding KZread channels you didn’t know existed, I just found yours the other day and since then I’ve been spending my evenings watching all your videos, amazing work both in the shop and behind the camera! Thanks for sharing with us man I really appreciate it!

This is exactly what I've been looking for, I agree needing two tools for lifting and pouring is clumbersome, now I just need to find a welder to commission one of these! Great job!

Another excellent video! Please Keep them coming. Thank you!

If you wrap some (a teaspoon or so) salt in aluminum foil and add it to your molten aluminum, it will be more viscous and will flow into narrow areas in your mold much better. Also make sure when you start your pour, pour it hard and keep the sprue filled up, the better your finished product will be. An interrupted pour always produces poor results so try to keep the metal flowing fast and consistently into the mold. Higher temp doesn’t mean more viscosity like you’d think. It helps but only to a certain point. Also make sure you scrape the dross off the top of the molten metal before you begin your pour. This is especially important if you’re melting down scrap metal to get the impurities out so they don’t show up in your casting

That’s awesome work! This has been on the drawing pad to start building once I get a little more time. Thanks for Sharing!

Great Job! Getting better each time ❤️

Totally agree. I have the same problem when i melt (Using two tools to take out the crucible and another to pour). Your tool creation is BADASS! Solves a problem that I experience. Glad I watched this vid. and found your channel on accident! ! Also glad to see other YT channels that share the same hobby as myself. Again amazing video! Subbed and liked and supporting our small YT community! Keep it up! 👍

@westweld

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you I appreciate the support makes it all worth it

Fill up an old sock with your talcum powder and dab that on . That’s what we use to use in shop class back in high School .

I want some of these for sure! Very nice work!

Packing pressure on the copper would help to induce a solid result!

Thanks mate, great video

Nice build as always! The channel you mentioned has switched names to Tom Make Here.

Yes, nice feeling when you nail a casting! More often than not it follows your first 3 experiences though....or worse. Ask me how I know.

@westweld

3 жыл бұрын

You've been getting pretty good at it these days ive noticed

I'd suggest Brian Oltrogge's channel if you haven't seen him already. Wonderful channel with casting and metal/wood fabrication

Awesome stuff mate, great Bloke in doing shout outs. I Will have to give them a look. 👍

New subscriber, I restore old machinery, try to make tooling, enjoy your videos, keep'um coming.

You put a ton of work into this video. Thank you! I'm thinking maybe your viewers should take up a collection and get you a pair of gloves though!

@westweld

3 жыл бұрын

Haha ya its a pretty bad habit I should be wearing gloves for sure......thanks for watching man im gonna work on it

Ingenuity 💪🏽

Love from 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇳 💯🙏

Where ya been man? Hope you’re still doing cool projects. 🍻

Recently found your channel and I am loving it here! I mean if TOT approves I am in the right place for sure. You cover a lot of my hobby that I enjoy and my love for my career as a Sr Calibration Tech. Maybe give Polymaker Polycast filament a go! its a little pricy per Kg but it is a filament designed for investment casting!

@westweld

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks I will give it a try

Nice, just started to follow

15:10 - Respect! 👍

@westweld

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks... It actualy caused some problems that i didnt think about so I stopped.

the acorn table is nice

@westweld

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man I got really lucky and found it on craigslist

Neat crucible tongs, Ive seen a few designs over the years but those defenitely seem to be the simplest and easiest to make. I would add a half a dense firebrick as a plinth for your furnace, the devil forges are notorious for not having enough room between the tuyere path and the crucible, and the flames end up hitting the crucible, which galls the hell out of the crucible and destroys it pretty fast. Just a dense firebrick as a plinth block tends to fix that by getting it up out of the path of the flames. That and stick a piece of cardboard in between the crucible and plinth, it will burn and create soot/carbon, and makes it so the crucible wont stick to it at higher temps like copper temps. Tommy is a good channel for sure, usually he gets on emma's livestreams first thing in the morning, and you'll find a ton of channels like his that you may like also. Thanks for the video and keep up the great work.

@westweld

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man I wondered if it was normal to be in the line of fire like that.

@ChirpysTinkerings

3 жыл бұрын

@@westweld I usually use plinth blocks to try to keep my crucible around an inch from the lid, maybe a hair less. Copper can be a pain to cast at times, but with enough heat and with your burner running just right, you can pour it pretty easily. I usually do a copper or brass pour after an iron pour, that way the furnace is still hot and it makes it easier. Also, you dont want to put a cold crucible into a hot furnace, they're technically a ceramic and very susceptable to thermal shock.

@westweld

3 жыл бұрын

@@ChirpysTinkerings thanks for the advise I picked up a fire brick for the bottom and ill try getting the copper hotter on the next one.....the fact that its pretty cold here this time of year probably doesn't help

@ChirpysTinkerings

3 жыл бұрын

@@westweld yea, does make it a bit difficult when it's this cold. Make sure to stick a piece of cardboard from a cereal box or something in between the bricks and the crucible, then they shouldnt fuse together. If you want to talk casting stuff, Im on discord under Chirpy#7075, and under paul's garage discord if you have any questions.

@westweld

3 жыл бұрын

Hey man I wanted to try to look but I couldn't find anything whats Emmas livestream?

Ever seen Brian Oltrogge’s channel? Grunblau or something like that. Seldom posts any more. Beautiful work and a really cool design for crucible tongs.

@westweld

2 жыл бұрын

I just watched it really cool channel

I'm in ❤️ with this design... and your video by far is the most entertaining 🤩 Crazy question... Do you have a schematic of this? I think my pause button is going to break if I hit it one more time 🤣

@westweld

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I didnt make prints for this one honestly I just kinda made it up as I went to fit the stuff I had

BTW... I would ❤️ to see what your mind comes up with to cast... I'll even settle for an ingot... 😂

Have you tried CEE Australia , Awesome machining

Maybe I missed it, what is the purpose of the chamfer on the print? Will the casting not work if there's nothing to build off of?

@westweld

3 жыл бұрын

They call it draft the 3d print or mold typically needs a minimum of 2 degrees of draft otherwise you can't extract the print from the sand without damaging the imprint.....the letters on this one took 12 degrees because of all the little details tried to stay attached 3d print when I pulled it out

Weird, I came up with a similar concept a few months back. If I may, to further improve the design of the tongs, extend the verticle section just enough to allow for a puoring handle.

@westweld

3 жыл бұрын

I found several similar designs on youtube and google I linked one in the description.......thanks I dont see any reason to improve them they work well

@danofsteel9873

3 жыл бұрын

Thats cool, if they do the intended job and you the user are happy, thats what matters

You have a good method for the pace of your video. I see why you have so many views.

@westweld

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man Ive noticed people have a really short attention span these days youtube analytics tell me most people quit watching after about 5 minutes haha

@JeepingMo

3 жыл бұрын

@@westweld that’s why I normally make my videos between 6&8 minutes long when possible

@westweld

3 жыл бұрын

@@JeepingMo thats a good idea i bet your view retention is much better

@JeepingMo

3 жыл бұрын

@@westweld no I think the standard is around 30%. And some of mine are barely that. That’s what made me cut back on the length of my videos. You know how much work it is and how much video it takes.

@westweld

3 жыл бұрын

@@JeepingMo ya it would be hard to do if i didn't like it.....very time consuming.......this video I uploaded at 2am

Pour your copper faster and what your casting will turn out better. Make sure that the copper is plenty hot to

@westweld

3 жыл бұрын

I tried at least 3 other pours that wernt on camera . I tried getting it hotter, I printed a thicker mold, I made larger holes to pour in, but I couldn't get it to fill the mold before it cooled. Its also pretty cold this time of year im sure thats not helping

👍👍😎👍👍

housemade sent me

@westweld

3 жыл бұрын

He's a great guy I really appreciate that

tommygun is 404

Well produced vid and nicely detailed steps. If you are promoting a fellow creator, link their channel in the description, it's an easier path. It should also have some benefit to you as the algorithm will log traffic from your channel to theirs and you may show up as recommended from their channel. Good luck for the future.

@westweld

3 жыл бұрын

I took your advise and added a link in the description....thanks