Hi, You are too hard on yourself, in the first half of the video. You have taught yourself a lot by trial and error, and showing viewers your mistakes helps us out a very lot. It saves us all the time of your trials. We appreciate your efforts and learn so much from the vids you put out there. Keep up the good work. Shayne.....Australia.

@swdweeb

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Shayne. I just wish I could go back into those old videos and say "see what I did here... don't do that"

@marcsenteney3160

3 жыл бұрын

Rusty Panels well said sir!

@swdweeb

3 жыл бұрын

@@marcsenteney3160 I'm alright Marc, I don't dwell on those old videos. I do cringe when I watch them though. 😃

Great job! Scratch vents to let air eascape the mold cavity and pokey wire vents to let steam escape the hot sand. 👍

@swdweeb

3 жыл бұрын

Pokey wire vents... I knew I was calling them the wrong thing 😂

In our previous house I welded up our mailbox stand and ordered a cast aluminum plaque that had our house number on both sides and bolted up into a frame I made. We have been in this new house for almost 13 years and I still have not made a decent mailbox stand but now I wonder if I should pour my own plaque. :) probably not since I have nothing to start with but it would get me started into casting. ;) All I need is a furnace, crucibles, crucible holders, frames, sand, aluminum ingots, and a 3D printer... Or just pay 100 for one. LOL

@swdweeb

3 жыл бұрын

Heck, for $99 I'll make you one 😃😃

Omg perry hahaha look at how far you have come.. it's great to look back and see how many mistakes we actually make. Althoug thanks to you mate, people will be able to avoid all these types of mistakes and hopefully be getting better castings. Great clear info AS USUAL. . it's funny how comfortable we get carrying a crucible around full of 700+ degree molten aluminum.. I did 12kg pour yesterday and well yeah , if any mistakes are made at that stage it's pretty much all over..... sometimes forget how dangerous this hobby is.. great work mate and keep sharing the knoledge .

@swdweeb

3 жыл бұрын

I know, I've gotten very comfortable carrying around a crucible of melted metal. Probably way too comfortable. That's when bad things happen

@raschellesherwood6347

3 жыл бұрын

@@swdweeb nah mate when ya know what your doin as you do. The only bad things that happen are bad castings and small forgetful mishaps..... other than these learning series, are you pouring anything else? I know you talk to prof Campbell, how the did you manage to speak to the godfather? And since you do, would you if you have time be able to ask him about the cup,spoon and saucer casting.. I can really find no information on it and I would love to try and do it.. I know that's a big ask but again only if you have time and only if you wouldnt mind helping out a loyal subscriber and very generous thumbs up giver hahHHahahahaha playing the pitty card there. Lol

@swdweeb

3 жыл бұрын

@@raschellesherwood6347 Here ya go. This is insane foundry101.com/apprentice-test/ I haven't really been casting anything but the stuff you see in the series. I hope to address that in a foundry side chat this Friday...all I have to do is shoot it 😃

@swdweeb

3 жыл бұрын

@@raschellesherwood6347 I'll email you regarding Professor Campbell

Nice clear video. I really appreciated your comments about your old videos. It is great to see how you have learned and improved over time. Cheers from Juneau Alaska, Greg Chaney

@swdweeb

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Greg. Its still hard to look back and thing "was I really that lame?" 😃

Please don't take down the aluminum rod video. In my opinion, for whatever it's worth, it's important to have a record of how far we've come. I've watched all of your videos multiple times. I'm in the process of watching them all in order and making sure I've hit the like button. I pass out your channel every time someone is interested in this subject (which is a surprisingly high number in my other hobby). Don't be too hard on yourself. Yours is the greatest casting channel I've found in the past 3 years on this platform. And ever since you got your mojo back it's been better than usual at least 2 fold. Alright, you have a great day.

@swdweeb

3 жыл бұрын

Hey, you're the one that's supposed to be having the great day 😃 I appreciate what you said, I'm not sure I'm the greatest casting channel out there. In fact I expect there are one or two out there with better castings than me. Thank you for passing my channel along to people. I really appreciate that. Having my mojo back does feel good 😃 Thank you again.

This one was good, but I can barely wait for next week's video!

@swdweeb

3 жыл бұрын

Me neither 😃

Don't worry about you did in the past. These videos are showing us today, show us not only how to cast, but show beginners like me, if you see someone trying to tell you to do it this way, don't it is wrong & here is the proof.

@swdweeb

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Danny, The problem as I've said in response to others is that people that watch that video alone are more than likely to not watch a newer video. They are simply left with a video with bad technique.

Wire poke baby!! My new term! Not wrong just better!! 🤙🏼👊🏼😁

@swdweeb

3 жыл бұрын

We'll see if it makes it into the AFS lingo 😂

Vents are great, it's just that I usually forget to put them in.

@swdweeb

3 жыл бұрын

Its a good thing my sand is so forgiving as I seem to be forgetting them more and more

Wire poke and scratch technique are nice inventions

@swdweeb

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I wish I could take credit for them 😂

I used 1/2 cu pipe for sprues and vents. I started using wire and then followed your advise on a tapered sprue. Much better now.

@swdweeb

3 жыл бұрын

Good for you bud. I'm always glad to hear things like that

Lmao am I the only one that everytime theres a new video up, i hit the thumbs up before i even watch the bloody thing. Hahahahaha

@swdweeb

3 жыл бұрын

Well, there is, in the bizarro world kzread.info/dash/bejne/e5eetaaTfsW1o5M.html someone that his the thumbs down as soon as I release a video. Its actually pretty funny to see it happen every week. Glad you're enjoying them.

@TheMasterofTruth

3 жыл бұрын

@@swdweeb lol- I was wondering why some videos randomly have a single thumbs down!! 🤦🏽.. at least you get a kick out of it!! Great attitude.. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.. & thanks for all the great videos!!

@swdweeb

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheMasterofTruth It's actually a little bit sad that someone finds value in their lives by doing it. It happens to just about every channel so all you can do is laugh about it. Today's video will likely get more than one. Just watch and see. 😄 Thanks the the rest of your comment 😄😄

Thanks for sharing!

@swdweeb

3 жыл бұрын

You bet!

Great vid buddy 👍🏻 thanks for sharing

@swdweeb

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks bud. Oh and thanks for all that info the other night. I really do appreciate it.

Love the screwups So relatable 😑

@swdweeb

3 жыл бұрын

Hey, I'm the most relatable guy out there if that's the criteria 😃😃

Another amazing video lesson..thanks alot😘

@swdweeb

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😃

swdweeb, as I have commented before, it’s cool too see old videos that show the results of using more amateur techniques. Please consider adding a pinned comment to each of those videos that you despise that points to your improved method videos. Might even get more clicks and subscriptions that way 👊👊. I have become so excited about getting into casting as a hobby from your videos. Thanks so much for sharing one of your hobbies with us. Love the content. Very easy to watch and so enjoyable and educational. 👍👍😎👍👍

@swdweeb

3 жыл бұрын

Great idea, Joel. Thanks

Thanks for my heart. Make something for the one that doesn’t like you.

@swdweeb

3 жыл бұрын

I made a throwing knife 😃

So this video is about passing gas lol

@swdweeb

3 жыл бұрын

You're the only one that figured it out 😃😃

If you can find one a bicycle spoke makes a great venting tool

@swdweeb

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, just gotta find one. I remember as a kid just being able to walk into a store and buy them

@OldIronShops

3 жыл бұрын

@@swdweeb got to go to a bike shop now days

I just wanna thank you for your tips.. Soon i will practice what you taught .

@swdweeb

3 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome. I hope the series has been helpful.

Hi Perry, first time that i comment on your videos, thank you very much for sharing what you have learned. Early this year, i tried this idea of poking vents with a wire, but strangely i got shrinkage around the vents, wich were filled just some millimeters, i cast 300 mm aluminium rings (50mm tall, 12mm thick), placed (poked) the vents on the upper edge. Anyway, im waiting with excitement for feeders video, next week. Also I would like to ask you, if possible, to make another extensive videos about gates, I do have some parts where I have wide gates that are always difficult to cut off the finish cast. Once again thanks and greetings from Peru!

@swdweeb

3 жыл бұрын

Hello Mike. Thanks for finally commenting 😃 I'm hoping to get a new video out on Friday this week that will announce a new series I'm going to try to do. It might be just the ting you are looking for. I expect your problem with shrinkage is not because of the vents but because of the amount of metal and the feeders you may or may not have used. I just shot the first of three pours I'm going to do in the feeder video. There is pretty good shrinkage even though the part is relatively small... much smaller than your rings

Good to see you passing on what you've learned from Martin. Thanks Perry

@swdweeb

3 жыл бұрын

thanks

Awesome mate. Like yours, my sand is fairly porous. Petrobond sounds like a pain!

@swdweeb

3 жыл бұрын

I found an old tub of it while cleaning my shop last weekend. I cant believe I used to use it. It's filthy and stinks. I just have to figure out how to dispose of it now. It would be nice to burn all of the oil out of it first but I don't know how I can do that efficiently

Thank you for the interesting chat... Working smarter not harder... I was wondering if you add anything like flux to your aluminum or do you just melt and pour? I appreciate you sharing your expertise... Be well...

@swdweeb

2 жыл бұрын

I never add anything to my aluminum. I don’t have industrial flux and lite salt doesn’t do anything

One day I will get away from petrobond, but I gotta find some supplies first. Great info in your videos. I shared your video on a few sites, hope it helps some of the newbies, and even ones that have been doing it a while.

@swdweeb

3 жыл бұрын

Man I don't miss the stuff. I found a small bin of the last of the petrobond I used when I cleaned the garage this weekend. It's dirty and it smells. Now I just gotta figure a way to throw it out.

@Thewulf56

3 жыл бұрын

@@swdweeb always love the smell of burning petrobond lol

@OldIronShops

3 жыл бұрын

@@swdweeb I'll take it lol

@swdweeb

3 жыл бұрын

@@OldIronShops You really don't want it. It's well used. I think little bags in the trash each week is how its going to disappear

@swdweeb

3 жыл бұрын

@@Thewulf56 that and skunks on a fine summer evening?

I'm glad I was here so you could vent. (i'm probably the 8th one to try this joke)

@swdweeb

3 жыл бұрын

Actually no. What surprised me is the lack of people that caught "old men letting gas out":

Nice shirt and year. :) Puts us both as 50's generation, barely.

@swdweeb

3 жыл бұрын

You got that right!

Have you tried the sand/molasses green sand?

@swdweeb

3 жыл бұрын

No, I haven't. I've seen the videos where it is used

Blind feeder!?! Is that the same thing as a blind riser? 😁

@swdweeb

3 жыл бұрын

There are times when I hat you 😂 Given that a riser is designed to show how high metal has risen in the mold, why on earth would you make a blind one? 😂😂

@natemclain

3 жыл бұрын

Actually blind risers are a thing. But you need to make sure you always vent them to atmosphere so they can actually “feed” the section desired. No vent expect to have issues. The Puhakka has a cool video showing the difference in a blind riser using a plastic soda bottle. Let me see if I have it somewhere...

@carlericvonkleistiii2188

3 жыл бұрын

@@natemclain Following. I'd love to see that video if you find it.

@joell439

3 жыл бұрын

Nate McLain - yes, please let us know 👍😊👍

I understand why you'd want to, but please don't get rid of the old videos!

@swdweeb

3 жыл бұрын

The struggle I have is they are full of bad technique and they are presented in such a way that people look at them and do the same thing

@nolanwhite1971

3 жыл бұрын

@@swdweeb Couple of things: There's a progression there that's worth seeing, and there's plenty their that's still worth learning from. Can't you pin a comment to them? Something like "Be sure to watch the newer videos!" or some such?

@swdweeb

3 жыл бұрын

@@nolanwhite1971 I realize there is a progression, but very few people watch my videos that way. There are over 100 of them. Unless people are searching for a specific topic covered in an old video, the tend to only watch the newer stuff