Thanks Brian ! Please at minimum sell the plans as I reckon that they would fly off the shelf. I would be very interested in purchasing if you decide to do a production run

I don't even have a foundry yet and I need a set of those. Thanks for sharing this!

The time you spent just to make the video was enough to enjoy it. Then you build a piece of art. Amazing.

A real maker makes his own tools, and you are a great example of that. Well thought out and equally well executed!

@Grunblau

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! There was a project where I CNCed a pattern on my DIY CNC, cast it in my DIY furnace heated with my DIY torch, using my DIY crucible holder and cut the sprues off with my DIY saw stand. Someone said “I could do that if I bought all of those tools…” - I made all of those tools, and you can too!

I'm not even into casting and I want one of these. Great work!

Fantastic video! Brilliant idea, well shot and edited and shared. Thank you. 👍

OMG NEW VIDEO PLEASE POST MORE OFTEN PLEASE

@doubledarefan

7 жыл бұрын

Amen!

@gregoryphillips142

6 жыл бұрын

Low Kinson k

Those are sure well designed and crafted. There's simpler style of lifting/pouring tongs though. I learned of this style from the guy who taught me bronze casting. It's easier to show than to describe, but I'll try since I don't have pictures. The jaws gripping the crucible are at a right angle to the reins, so holding the tongs level with the ground, the reins are perpendicular, the bottom rein controls the jaw farthest from you, the upper rein the near jaw. So open the tongs, settle them over the crucible, close and lift. When the crucible is out of the furnace, it's held upright with the tong reins horizontal, you then rotate the reins to pour the metal, and then right back in the furnace. The only fussy part is you have to be careful not to over open the tongs when entering the furnace, this design the jaws can open very wide. I guess I should post my own video, and others can tell me what I could do better. :) Nice workmanship Sir.

I would buy some!!

@moodykrazy1302

3 жыл бұрын

I would as well

It is interesting to see a maker creating tools from home that would make professionals jealous... FANTASTIC craftsmanship!

It is a beautiful thing to see such an impressive devotion to ones craft.

This is so damn my type of channel. Extreme classy, mechanically, technically and aesthetically sound, well thought out, emergent designs. Stay awhile and listen...

Love your videos. You make amazing content. Can't wait for more. You're one of the best makers on KZread.

I don’t understand how this hasn’t been viewed several million times 🤯

That is a truly wonderful peace on engineering and design. Bravo Sir!

I HAVE LITTERALLY FALLEN IN LOVE WITH THESE VIDEOS🤘 keep it up

Love your work brother, your attention to detail is inspiring. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Keep em coming. In a world of consumers, the builders are king. Best and regards from South Africa

Its great to see you posting again. I've missed your clean designs and nicely produced videos

Thank you so much Brian. I can do this and it can be scaled up or down to suit any crucible. Valuable stuff this is ! ! ! Your whole setup is as perfect as I or anyone could possibly want. Thanks again bud !

Awesome, I have admired your tongs for ages. Thanks for sharing this :)

The best crucible tong i have ever seen. Very good job !

Wow, VERY clever design, especially given your constraints on tools/parts.

Brian! Love your videos man. The level of polish you put on your projects is something to be admired. Hope you continue to make videos to share these projects of yours. -Brian.

@Grunblau

7 жыл бұрын

+BAM5 Thank you!

@denvillemclean4487

2 жыл бұрын

@@Grunblau is there anyway i can buy these plans from you....i woukd love to make myself a pair..

Brian, You make tools ... but you make art. Amazing work.

@Grunblau

7 жыл бұрын

+RidingWithCharley Thank you.

@kalemercer7053

6 жыл бұрын

The best artist makes their own tools, as they need them.

Please sell these as plans! That would be so awesome! I would definitely make these!

Congratulations your design and manufacturing work is AMAZING!!! wow the design of this is great!

@Grunblau

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Thanks m8, that´s friking awesome piece of invention with new technologies involved. Great work!

Excellent design and engineering.

Thanks for sharing. Taking KZread to another level.

Brilliant! Excellent videos, thanks for taking the time to make and share.

Loved the video. Loved the tongs. Excellent design. Thanks Brian.

Looks very safe. Eliminating the change-over step (from extracting tongs to pouring holder), was a great idea - makes people calm and thoughtful of what they're doing, and no need to rush and make mistakes that can burn your legs.

amazing skills, thank you for your time!

Very useful design and great engineering..thank you for sharing the video

Brilliant design work

Omg genius!!. I hope that got you business!. You should make more of those!

wow what a great design ,,,, very well made , tks for sharing

I have been searching for crucible tongs these are the best I have seen. I would buy them!

Outstanding. I'd buy that in a heartbeat.

Yes I need those tongs in my life!

Brilliant, as per usual for you Brian. I have just bought two crucibles, a # 8 and a # 12 so your design would be just the ticket. Lift and pour in one operation. Mark

thx for sharing... exactly what i was looking for. easy to make and oh so functional

I audibly gasped in amazement when I saw you made a new video!

Nice, Love the keg at the end!!! I just bought one next is the insulation material and burner!!

Very clever engineering! Nicely done.

Amazing, genius design! I'll buy a set!

I was super impressed when I first saw the tongs ages ago. Even more impressed after this video. Great design. The laser cutting, and in S/S is expensive, so a set for $250 ($US?) is pretty good value.

Dude, been waiting for a new Vid for ages!! So good, I'm going to have to base my idea on your when I get some free time to model it in SW! Keep it up. 😊

Great design. Thanks for a great video.

i also was expecting this video. it's a great design! I will try to build a similar one

Very nice works great

That's brilliant! Thanks for sharing.

This dude is off the chain!

That's the definition of clever! Such a good design :D

@Grunblau

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Its such a cool design it's worthy of a patent but since not many people pick up hot crucibles etc, it's just not worth it. But sharing is caring and I appreciate it.

Wow... very impressive build and design

@Grunblau

6 жыл бұрын

+C B Thank you!

I'd definitely want one of these, especially for bigger pours

Excellent design... thank you for sharing... and make some more videos... even if they only show you casting things... I bet people are interested seeing you "just" work. :)

@Grunblau

7 жыл бұрын

+Frank Müller I installed a pellet stove in the shop. Hopefully with a bit of work I intend to do this summer, I won't have such a lull during the winter! Last semester of teaching full time was also a big factor....

And its ready for mass production...Impressive.

Thanks man! Glad you made this. Brilliant!

Nicely done Brian!

That is genius! You should sell those commercially. I will be making one of these in the future for when I have a foundry of my own.

its annoying how awesome you are and how great your videos and products are. I strive to be at your intellect and skill level one day. Need an apprentice?

Another great video. Hope you could could get some projects rolling and post more often.

Second time I watch this video and it is still just as good.. I would love to see how you folded the stainless plates.

Wow masterpiece excellent work

Sweet!!! I've been WAITING for this one.

I want to make the exact same set up you have! I excellent work my friend!

Quite ingenious!

The plans would work out for us Canadians too!

This idea is gold you should sell this stuff

Really delicious!

wow man, that's awesome! I had no idea you designed the entire thing yourself

I'd go for one or 2 of these!

Brian, thanks for this. I love it! I was one of the guys asking you if you may declassify the secret of your tongs. Absolutely well done. I see that the market might be small and that selling of plans or sets is way easier than providing plug and play assemblies. Here's another idea: Why not asking some of the foundry suppliers in the US and UK if they might list the item for you? Guess that a lot of hobbyists and even Pro's would like to get hold of them. Then you may run into quantities that could lower the price a bit. Think a patent on this may be possible, but dunno if worth it. Just some thoughts. Keep up the good work! All the best from Germany

Nice work.

Fantastic Videos!

that very nice i will try make for that

Yeah Brian I am with everyone else on this one. Sell the CAD file. I can say without a doubt that I would buy that. I also would prefer the CAD file so I could adjust the size of the crucible catch. And on a related note, I think you have had a couple of people interested in your CNC machine.....any chance on a build list and plans for that as well? Keep it up, this was great.

Pure genius!

My god those are perfect

I have been so busy building my workshop to surround my beautiful Platform CNC machine (Designed my Brian) that I forgot to keep checking for new videos! Thank you so much for posting this! I would LOVE to get some tongs of your design to go along with the forge of your design that I working on, please do consider a run of the tongs I am totally interested!

Great job

good job

LOve your work... this allways was a dream of mine to do,mainly the fundery ... but yah difrente realitys..... tankss

Nice work

Good show!

I'd buy a set, or the plans. I wrote one of the initial comments asking about these. love your work, thanks!

Brian... this is genius‼️ It’s been 4-ish years since you published this video and I have yet seen a better design (only copiers). This is beyond my capabilities to craft but I’d love to see the drawn up plans 🤩 Do they exist? You are an amazing engineer and I ❤️ following you... and... I’d love to see more of your work. Now that you’ve used these tongs in real world applications; are there any updates you’d like to implement? Crazy question (another one)... have you considered possibly designing other all-in-one/lift & pouring combo tongs that ‘less equipped’ folk like me can make in our backyard workshops? (pretty please😊)

Is a charm!

Wow! I'd always thought that that cool contraption was a standard tool people used.. really ingenious.. You should totally sell these. Even at $200+ you may have a few orders, and perhaps with enough orders you could get a better price on the materials/construction? Just a thought. Awesome video as always!

I Love this !!

why is most simple designs has the most complexity then a super computer. it always has puzzle me that and yet fascinate me XD.

Hopefully you're doing ok Brian. Been subscribed for years and hoping to hear from you soon. Those tongs are incredible and would love to buy one.

Really slickly and correctly done. You have a good eye for the function and allow the details to express it. Bravo. Consider adjusting the spring location and strength so the tongs fail closed. Might be nice to only have to squeeze to pick up or put down.

@Grunblau

6 жыл бұрын

This would be an interesting but completely counter approach... if it started slipping, my first response would be to squeeze rather than to let go harder. It would be nice to only have to squeeze at the beginning and end, though!

AWESOME!!!!

Rocking the old school leatherman, I see. I switched to a WAVE last year from that same model. I didn't think I would like it, but it is way more useful and comfortable to use.

Yikes! A work of art

I got my name on that intro! Hahahahahaha! Thanks a lot for clarifying. And yes, I would buy one. Better yet, I would make one if I had the same expertise.

awesome Brian.