Sanding silver is one of the few cases where the used paper may just be more valuable than the unused. 😂

@Minty1337

9 ай бұрын

gold, platinum, etc, plenty of valuable materials, silver isn't even close to the craziness of palladium

@Argosh

9 ай бұрын

@@Minty1337 yeah, there's like a few metals that would be castable and sandable. Hence my use of the word "few".

@Minty1337

9 ай бұрын

@@Argosh i wouldn't say few, if you go through the periodic table, you can get a couple dozen castable materials that cost more than silver, and if you include alloys, it's infinite

@emu8062

9 ай бұрын

​@Minty1337 you're just trying to start a fight with this guy. Get a life 😂

@Minty1337

9 ай бұрын

@@emu8062 what? that's not my intention lmao, what im trying to say is that we got more room to go gold hammer 1 million subscriber special

Can’t wait for the gold one.

@xanthpuns

8 ай бұрын

Could do electrum which is a mix of gold silver and a little copper and other metals

@atashgallagher5139

8 ай бұрын

Nah, I want frigging osmium

@okgroomer1966

8 ай бұрын

That would be a incredibly expensive hammer. Almost 12pds of gold if kept the same dimensions.😳

@HansPeter-qy3wl

8 ай бұрын

The silver one needed 2.5 kg, so a gold one with twice the density needs 5 kg. At 60000$ a kg, thats 300000$. Bro will have to selö his house for that one.

@vanpenguin22

8 ай бұрын

You might want to steer clear of uranium and plutonium notions

Since he's handling the silver with his bare hands, clearly he's not a werewolf, which is always nice to see in content creators.

@nose16

8 ай бұрын

Was getting worried for a bit there thank God

@adamk.7177

5 ай бұрын

It could be nickel tho

@KingJadonias

5 ай бұрын

@@adamk.7177 Son of a bitch, you might be right. We'll have to see him film a video during a full moon to be sure

@Artifactors

2 ай бұрын

​@@adamk.7177listen your right and i wish you weren't

@kevinstent5103

Ай бұрын

Underrated comment

Is that Maxwell's Silver Hammer? Very cool and a great way to hide some value.

@TheNeon67

8 ай бұрын

beatles moment

@HaphazardDisastard

8 ай бұрын

My first thought!

Great project! FYI, for a working hammer, you never want a hard finish like poly or lacquer. They cause blisters. Boiled linseed oil is the go-to, but most oil finishes are fine. I know this is a showpiece, of course.

@driver8sk

8 ай бұрын

Light coating of Beeswax is good too. Especially for mutants like me who are allergic to linseed oil.

@MrJackfriday

8 ай бұрын

Never knew that. In what way will it cause blisters?

@Cyberlong

8 ай бұрын

Yeah, why? Is it because of the chems or something else?

@worstworkshop

8 ай бұрын

@@Cyberlong, it's because those plastic finishes blister your hands. An oil finish won't do that. At least not nearly as quickly.

@Cyberlong

8 ай бұрын

@@worstworkshop oh cool, good to know :D

Might be worth trying wire wraps on a couple layers of the slurry coating to help prevent cracking of the ceramic also if you’re sick of bubbles look into vacuum investment casting setups.

That looks amazing and very shiny, which got me thinking how hard would it be to make a Rubic cube with each side bein different colored metal? Probably that would be very complicated to do.

@CheerfuEntropy

9 ай бұрын

yes and no. RF could probably do the cubes easily enough, but youd need a machinist for the internals..assuming you needed them to be metal also. otherwise it would just be replacing plastic cubes with metal ones you glue on

@mcirelandosharma7411

9 ай бұрын

This is a great idea. Perfect challenge 😎

@sentinelav

9 ай бұрын

Would love to see this!

Good to see another full video. Your content is extremely relaxing and interesting at the same time.

Dr. Maxwell would pay big bucks for that.

It may be a little bland, but you might get 3 or 4 railroad spikes from the sprue. I think as a display piece they'd look together

Now you need to complete the collection. Gold hammer!

I had no idea silver was super thermally conductive! Learn something new every day!!

@aserta

9 ай бұрын

That's why electric contacts from before were silver plated. Nuts, bolts, contacts.

@anzaca1

9 ай бұрын

And we use gold for the same reason. Hence why you see it a lot in space probes.@@aserta

@piconano

9 ай бұрын

Diamond is over 5 times better than silver. Then Silver, Copper, Gold, ... in that order

@misterhat5823

9 ай бұрын

@@anzaca1We use gold mainly because of its resistance to corrosion. Not its thermal or electrical properties.

@user-lx5iv5cw1w

8 ай бұрын

You can check if silver is real with an ice cube. Melts it unmistakably fast.

Another interesting and informative narration. It's amazing how quickly time slides by when I'm watching your videos. You make it look easy and that's the mark of a skilled craftsman.

FINALLY A VIDEO ABOUT SILVER

Silver is my favorite metal. Maxwell would be proud!

This is an extremely expensive, and extremely beautiful, hammer!

Silver is the best material for mirrors because it reflects all light frequencies equally.

Can’t wait for the steel and the gold one

This man soo will have all metals as a sledgehammer and he’ll be unstoppable

That's one beautiful hammer

Your videos are always well done. Your projects are impressive. I love the thoughtful explanations and attention to detail. Please keep up the great work!

I like that you're loosening up and including more subtle humour in your vids. Keep it up man.

Dr. Silver has a new rival

Ooh a mythril hammer! Good for goblin slaying

Nice work sir.

The alcohol vapor machine is really cool. So is the hammer! :)

I consume a large amount of maker content on KZread and just discovered this channel today. I am blown away!

Since I like sledge hammers I had to watch this video, and I was not disappointed. I wish there was someplace that sold sledge hammers made using high end materials. It is a thing of beauty!

A silver stake for killing vampires (using that big ol' hammer) out of the leftover sprue would be petfect for an October video.

All craftsdwarfship is of the highest quality.

You tube has hundreds if not thousands of videos of hammer creations and i have enjoyed many of them but this is without doubt thee most fascinating and original hammer of them all! Having said that, I am going to watch it all over again!

Absolutely amazing! So beautiful. Nice job!

A samurai mask from the rest of the silver would be amazing.

Love how that turned out!

You should make mini hammers with the leftovers and do a giveaway!

Stunning creation

Gorgeous. Amazing work.

a teaspoon or two of borax takes care of greatly reducing the bubbles inclusion. You can add it right when it starts melting, and gently stirring it up right before pouring, but like a baker, trying not to agitate the molten metal much. Just slowly and steadily swirling around a couple of times. Lovely shapes, color contrasts and attention to detail.

Incredible. You really should sign and date and sell the copper and the silver hammers. You have a customer right here.

Very nice project.

that hammer is absolutely gorgeous

Dude, that is bad ass.

Sooo cooooollll!!! I love how the handle has an almost metallic sheen to it, too.

It’s cool to see DIY investment casting no one really does that. Everyone always does sand casting

Cool project. Thanks for sharing one of your passions.

I really enjoy your work and attention to detail. Nice job!!!!!!

I really like the chamfers below the silver head. cool video!

Great video, thank you. Beautiful result. Good job

It's beautiful.

Anything metal bionicle or lego would be amazing

A little silver dagger with the leftover could be an interesting one

That is an object of beauty.

Your work is GORGEOUS!

You should use the leftover silver to make a miniature version of the same hammer, then use the leftovers from that one to make an even smaller one.

Make a cpu heat sink out of solid silver and compare it to a copper one of the same construction. That would be awesome and also bring in all the computer nerds to your channel.

Have you thought about integrating fiberglass into the mold from the get-go to avoid cracking when you bake out the 3d printed template?

@larrybud

9 ай бұрын

That's what I was thinking. Not sure how many layers of slurry he builds up, but maybe in the middle of the build up he could do that. Either that or heat it up even more slowly.

@mcirelandosharma7411

9 ай бұрын

I was just thinking why not wrap a load of 0.8mm MIG wire round it and then slurry. Curing heat wouldn't affect that surely.

@misterhat5823

9 ай бұрын

Even if it was the last layer before placing it in the kiln I'd think it would work.

@misterhat5823

9 ай бұрын

@@mcirelandosharma7411 What about when the hot metal is poured in. Could it get hot enough to affect it then?

I know a certain medicine major who would love one of these...

Man, 44 degrees outside, thats hot. Nice build.

Excellent craftsmanship!

OK, you HAVE to do Gold next. It's the next logical, accessible metal to continue the series. But maybe not the same size, just a tapper hammer of the same design. And you could cheat with electrum, or 'placer gold', which is an alloy of gold and silver.

i cant believe that someone like this would make a youtube acc.

Bravo. So satisfying to watch this video. Thank you!

ever tried working with argentium? its a silver alloy and is easier to work than stirling to the point of feeling like its cheating. try and see if the bubbling goes away adding some argentium to your next mixture.

dang thats a good looking hammer

Amazing work. Good job! 👍👍

Super cool project!

sterling silver wedge would of been the bomb!

next comes the solid 24k gold sledge hammer!

It looks pretty nice 💪👏👏

That looks awesome! Now do tungsten next!!!

Next, an iron pyrite (aka Fools Gold) hammer head! Of you liked the spokeshave, I'd recommend getting yourself a Draw Knife!

Amazing!😮

You should make arrow tips for a longbow and make a handle for it if you can

Great job!

Been watching this channel for at least a year, and the production quality is much better, and I love the new videos. You deserve more views

Always entertaining and informative. The craftsmanship is excellent and both the video production and narration are without peer. Keep up the good work.

Excellent! Thanks for sharing this! Few things I would've made different: - no chamfer on the handle to the head (that's a weak spot) - some surfaces of the head sandblasted (or leave the casted surface) - use a wedge of different (brighter) wood, like ash or beech - above "Sterling" I'd add "925" - and below it I'd stamp in the weigth of the head in grams and/or oz. But that's just an opinion. You result looks awesome, that's a fact. :)

Wow, way cool!! I wish I had that shop set up for sure!!

Awesome! That silver is so smooth, so expertly polished.

Master craftman at work. 👏👏

That has got to deal so much bonus danage against undead

Love it! Can't wait for the obvious next step of a gold hammer...

Great job

You can use the leftover material to make "Silver Bells".

I can't wait for a Rhodium hammer.

That looks absolutely awesome! Loving the humour, too.

Very cool!!

Remember, shrinkage is for cold pools, not hammers. 😂😂😂

Congratulations! You made John Henry's hammer.

Amazing Craftsmanship 👍🏻👍👍🏽

For the surface imperfections in the silver, I might suggest one of the metal polish pastes they make for swords and the like, if the marks are small enough it might help them.

Muy bueno!!!! Saludos desde San Luis, Argentina

Definitely turned out beautiful, I agree, as a show piece, polished is beautiful. The original casting look was perfect for a use hammer 👏👍

We all know where this is going. Gold sledgehammer to rule them all

Nice work 😊

We've got copper, we've got silver, gold here we come

Ideas for future use of the silver, arrowheads. Then you can make the arrows, and a cool way to fire them for home defense against those pesky vampires and werewolves!

Next solid platinum hammer

Very Nice!😎

Great video. Love your content.