How to Easily Make Awesome and Authentic Cast Metal Lettering - it's Cheating
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I've thought about making 'fake cast metal lettering' for a while and as I have a project coming up where this would be ideal, now was the time to try it out. It worked fantastic and easy to do too! :)
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Neat process with a great outcome. Agree with the other commentors that having short single-topic videos like this is good.
@PaskMakes
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Dominic! I was pretty pleased with it and easy too! :)
@MichaelMantion
Жыл бұрын
@@PaskMakes Agreed shorter videos are better. You could have cut a couple minutes off this. Really a great idea. I actually think I will do this. I bet the same mold would work for silicon (mixed with baking soda) and a bunch of other things. Would be cool to put custom lettering on a hat or coat or something.
@olestampevestergaard4746
Жыл бұрын
I love longer form videos and prefer them, short form videos are also fun sometimes, and this was great, going on my "things to do" list
@jdmccorful
Жыл бұрын
Skill takes time! Enjoyed watching, thanks.
@johanneswerner1140
Жыл бұрын
I like having these short videos for small tidbits of information - makes it easier to find it again (like "which one of the long videos has the explanation for the thing I'm looking for? The water tank kumiko? The propeller?" I also like the long form ones!
Looks great! You asked about having it as a separate video or including the process in a build video. I really appreciate having the dedicated video - makes it easy to find or to save in a 'how-to' playlist when I want a refresher.
@PaskMakes
Жыл бұрын
Thanks June and thanks for the feedback. :)
@Syberz
Жыл бұрын
@@PaskMakes I was just about to say the same thing as June here, separate How-To's are great! I wouldn't mind seeing the bigger project first and then the How-To, should that somehow be easier for you to do.
@1nvisible1
Жыл бұрын
*Great for prototyping and set making. Viewers may not understand the barrier to the real deal is a $70K US casting project.*
@nobodynoone2500
Жыл бұрын
Agreed, I'd have possibly not caught this tip if it were buried in that video.
I love it, and I love the short how-to videos. They are going to be more detailed than you could get within a much longer video.
@PaskMakes
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it Marcus! You right, this does let me show the method in more detail. :)
That was ingenious! This is absolutely my favorite channel in the "maker" category.
@PaskMakes
Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Larry! :)
That's a great post-construction method. A friend of mine shared with me a quick an dirty method for casting name/number plates.... take some cheap sticker number/letters and place them on a piece of styrofoam, spray the styrofoam with a cheap acrylic paint, styrofoam pits and melts around the stickers, remove them for reuse, and you do a normal lost foam sand casting on the remaining foam form,. once cast, you can coat the recesses (or leave raw) and sand/buff the raised design, and maybe drill some mounting holes. Gives very crisp high vis lettering, in an absurdly short build time.
Great idea. Try using blades and gouges meant for linoleum and woodcut printmaking; they're much finer/smaller. Speedball is (or was?) one of the biggest brands. You can get them at any art supply or craft store. Cheers.
@SeanD313
Жыл бұрын
Excellent idea! Those would work perfectly for fine details.
@PaskMakes
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Jeff! I did have a couple of homemade ones (I made a video on it) but I gave them away to someone wanting to try carving. I need to replace them. :)
@skeezix8156
Жыл бұрын
The fact that he made those letters look that good with what he has is astounding. Reminds me of the lettering on the old ferry boats where I live. Excellent work sir !
About 10 years ago my wife bought me a nice set of carving knives. They are still in the packaging they came in untouched. This gives me a reason to use them, and my wife will be happy. My lathe will be the first thing I'll put my name on. Thanks
Definitely love the experimental videos for the detailed small parts of larger builds. It always helps that you're narrations are just such a joy to listen to.
@withoutatrigger
Жыл бұрын
Neil could narrate a trip to the grocery store and I would probably enjoy that.
@PaskMakes
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Steven - glad you enjoy the narration, it's something I don't find easy but hopefully I'm getting better with each video. :)
I missed these nifty easy-to-make, homemade workaround ideas of yours and this is a prime example! I have to say though, that I thoroughly enjoy the more sophisticated ones as well and haven't missed out on any of your uploads for the last 3 years
This is great, I'm glad you showed it separately, thank you!
I just noticed the 1 million subs, congratulation on a huge milestone, I've been watching for 5 years, you've come a long way.
Nothing wrong with a short “outake” video as a how to. Like June mentioned, it makes finding or saving them much easier. The V gouge worked great and the JB Weld seems like a great choice for the letters.
Does your ingenuity know ANY bounds? I am consistently amazed.......................
Heck yeah, this definitely deserves it’s own video. This is inspiring!!! If this wasn’t it’s own video- I think I would have missed it!!
I definitely appreciate seeing your ingenious process & technique in detail. this was a great learning experience & looking forward to learning more from you in your future builds
Man, didn’t you know that there are ready-made letters that keep you from leaning on plastic, there are ready-made letters that you ignite with fire to make letters with ease, and using wax to make it easier to remove letters with ease, I don’t know what happened to you, you were the first to do this wonderful work, MADE IN ENGLAND
Love the short videos that can be referenced in the future! Amazing as always!
always nice to have a short video from you. shows how much variety there is to your channel and how there's always something interesting coming out of your shop, regardless of size or application
This man from Queensland does not stop to amaze me! These creative ideas are awesome. I like both the long projects, and the short ones like this. Good job, a big fan of yours!
Brilliant idea Neil! This shorter video was perfect to call out the simple technique.
This was fantastic! I’d love to see the concept evolve
I like having a separate video for this! Also can’t wait to see your Drill Press Stand!!! ❤️❤️❤️👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
That's just brilliant - what a great result!
I really enjoyed the video and I'm glad you released it separately. I love your long-form videos. I don't mind a little extra length from including "side projects" like this, but having it separate means I get to watch TWO great videos from you! Also, as someone else has said, it makes it easy to save for later when I might want to watch it again.
wow!! thats awesome!! i love that you made a video just with this technique! id love to see more videos like this too!
To the point. Clear, no fluffing about. No blah blah. Awesome. Thanks. Subbed.
that is awesome! Great having it in a separate video as it can be referenced a bit easier. My kumiko kit arrived, it looks so well made, I can't wait to use it!
OMG this is by far one of the best videos I've seen for a very long time. I have been watching your videos for so long and enjoyed each and everyone of them. Thank you so much for taking the time to make these videos and share your unbelievable knowledge.
Bloody brilliant! It looks great 🙌
I like the short one topic videos and I love watching your process!
Absolutely fantastic and worthy as it's own video Paskington.
Thank you, I do love This videos when you detail the process . I do love the rest of them too
Niel, you are a legend!!! Wishing you best mate
Pretty neat. Also, got my Kumiko jigs in the mail recently and did my first panel this week. As you would say “I reckon it came out pretty good”. Cheers.
@PaskMakes
Жыл бұрын
That's awesome John - thanks very much! :)
Fantastic work Neil - I really fancy giving this a go. A short stand-alone vid like this works for me, thanks for sharing.
Brilliant. I love small things like this that can make a huge difference in the professional look of a finished product
Ingenious process - definitely warranted its own video!
That is bloody awesome, love your work
These new-skill how-to videos are my favorite. thanks
My 2nd time to watch, and this is PERFECT for a 2022 Christmas gift!
I love what ever you make!!! Thank you!
very cool idea! The lettering looks great and the process looks so easy! It's great when there are no expensive machines needed to make something so cool! Thank you so much for sharing this!
It looks brilliant Neil. Having this video separate gives people a chance to watch the process and technique of how it's done perfectly and also getting some idea of how it could potentially look afterwards. Great video mate 👍🏼👍🏼
From one Neil to another … Well done! What’s nice about the individual shorts like this is they can be saved on each viewer’s playlist for future reference without having to search through many videos.
Great fun little project definitely deserved a video of its own .
Brilliant video mate! Thank you for sharing this with us.
Again, you've knocked it out of the park!!!! Whatever this was is perfect...short, detailed, separate videos. Thanks again!
So cool. I watched the video of you making the machine stand first and I really enjoyed coming back to watch you make a detail like this after. I will definately try this, it looks amazing.
Great to watch. Dedicated videos are perfect!
That looks great! I like the separate video format as I can track it down without having to remember which video I need to watch again!
Man, you are so clever & talented. This was great. I like the separate video, I also wouldn't mind it included as well. This was brilliant!
This was a great little vid. Really like having the short video where you can go deep into the topic.
Love seeing you go through this process and I'm excited to see how it fits in to your upcoming video
@PaskMakes
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it - I'm looking forward to using it in that project but first I have some figuring out do. :)
That's great! And we get another good shot of that beautiful craft above you. Thanks.
Super cool and simple. I like the video format too
Definitely a separate video. I think many people will find this useful for their diy/arts & crafts projects, while they would skip over a video about a drill press stand. And that would be a shame because this is a really useful technique!
Absolutely brilliant mate! 👍
That’s so cool. Very cool project. Can’t wait to try some carving.
That's so cool! I appreciate the fact you made a separate video to show this process.
WOW! That is freaking amazing! Glad you made this its own video, that technique is worth sharing!
Never seen this done or even imagined it could be. Another amazing revelation of creativity.
Great job my friend, looks fantastic! As others have commented, I like the dedicated how to videos as well.....much easier to find later for reference. Keep'em coming!
Great idea. I really like how it looks.
The breath of your developing skill sets is extraordinary. Such a simple solution which I’m sure would never have occurred to me. While I’m intrigued by the results, I’m more fascinated by the simple process.
That's cool! And the kayak looks good up there on the wall.
Brilliant idea. Great execution.
Love it!! Great idea and way to put your mark on something you made to pass on from generation to generation.
That looks great! great explanation and video!!
Great idea Neil. I like the separate video as it will be easier to find later and allow the project your using it on to be more about that project
That was awesome dude!!! So simple too!!! Also having it as it's own video meant that it did not get lost in a longer video.
This was fantastic! Thank you for doing it as a stand alone video, this has alot of uses and I am thrilled with your ideas!
@PaskMakes
Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much - glad you enjoyed it! :)
That is reall clever! I appreciate these technique videos. I think they will serve you well long term as people may look up particular topics. Also handy for saving later to come back to instead of trying to remember which project video had the technique. Thank you for sharing!
Nice job! Turned out so well. Can’t wait to try it myself. I really enjoyed having the short clip.
That is great. This has given me so many ideas for application. Keep up the great content.
Very cool effect that is relatively easy to do and get great results. I'm a fan of shorter form content (5-10 min), so I really enjoyed this focus on a single process. Thanks for sharing!
Always love your videos. You have some really cool ideas. I bought a small CNC a while ago that would do an admirable job cutting out a design.
Great!! Love it!! Will definitely be doing this on a few home built machines!!
Wow, that looks legit! Awesome idea! I love that plastic cutting board has some releasing properties, which (with easy carving) makes it perfect here!
Genius. And I like it in its own video, I wouldn't necessarily have found it otherwise as I sometimes miss regular videos
Bro this gonna be my makers mark on everything steel I make from this point on. I appreciate you. Thank you for sharing your skills knowledge and experience
I can’t wait to try this! Thank you
Excellent. great creativity using simple materials
Very cool idea! It turned out awesome.
That looks bloody great.
That's awesome. Thanks for sharing this separately. As this is a technique that could be useful in many different scenarios, i think it's better as its own video.
That is a cool trick as never thought of doing it that way, always done gule and brought lettering in a pinch. Will really help as i have a bunch of vintage stuff that could do with letters being fixed
Brilliant Neal, definitely worthy of its own video.... this is a clean looking project with not metal edges or rivets to catch on your clothes. Love it! Cheers...
Seeing different ways of doing individual ideas is great! I'm not sure this would have been my approach, but now it's something I can think about. Thanks for sharing!
This is brilliant. JB Weld is an amazing substance and it never ceases to amaze me how many different ways people find to use it.
love this on its own!
The dedicated video was great. I'm sure I'll have a deeper appreciation for the project you'll use it on, knowing how you went about it in more detail!
I think this deserved the stand alone video. It was fun to watch an indepth look. Plus now we get two videos! Thank you! Q
Fantastic result, Neil and I really like separate hints/tips/instructional videos, as it’s easy to miss a process in the longer ones. 🌟👏🏼
@PaskMakes
Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Mandy! :)
Awesome stuff. Would have never thought of doing it.
Love it! Looks fab. And love the standalone ‘little’ video on it, as well. Very inspiring.
@PaskMakes
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Sebastian! :)
I’m absolutely trying this on a vise I’m currently making. Thank for the sharing this idea.
Its really great when you show sup-processer like this. It makes it easier to find when we want to use it in our own projekts 👍
Awesome! And it certainly deserves its own video.
That's awesome. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Keep making. God bless.
Brilliant! I appreciate the separate videos detailing a single process.