Hi 👋 I used to to make lead casting at home when I was 19 years old I am 70 now I loved foundry work you see it at work then you do it at home keep up the good work Davyone

Nice work. Most people would not think that casting with molten metal would involve such delicate skills.

I really appreciate that you posted that. Very informative, especially the part about using kitty litter for the clay. Thanks.

I love the video..Having around casting and pattern making most of my life It sure is nice to see this reverting to the home shop.. One thing I always tell someone that is just starting is although there is a lot to know to do it efficiently and with good quality, one must also remember that casting has been around for thousands of years.. If they can do it you can too.. You can get as involved as you want with what you have at hand and it's just fine..

@brandenzobal5793

5 жыл бұрын

I have a spring Sand Creek in my backyard and I got some kitty litter cuz we got a couple of animals running around the house I'll have to give this a try do you have any tips or some good advice?

Thank you sir!!! Very good instructions. This will help me tremendously.

very cool!! Thanks for the video. I know it was 10 years ago but it is still helpful.

Thank you for your sharing. Very good green sand casting process video, i learnt more from your video.

Great video. Very informative.

Good work indeed

THANKS FOR VIDEO ..BRILLIANT

its also more likely to carry sand in with the flow and also catch air bubbles.. but im glad you enjoyed it and im glad i got you thinking about it even though you have never tried it :D

Thanks for your video, I've not done any casting but was wondering if the "blowout" I think you called it in your casting, might have been caused by excess talcum powder that you left in the lower half of your mold. You brushed the face where the two halves join, but left what looked like a considerable amount in the mold cavity when you placed the upper half on to the lower half.

Enjoyed the video. Now, I admit that I am absolutely clueless about casting, and in fact your two videos are the only ones I've seen. But, I would like to know why you do not make the gutters for the liquid on the top half, rather than the bottom half? To me it appears that if you make the gutter on the top half, the gravity and natural flow of the liquid would help it to spread more evenly throughout the mold. Thanks!

I am about to make some green sand myself and i am glad that i don't have to burn out second hand store blenders to make the bentonite clay by following your method and my initial hunch of just using water to break it down

@HomeDistiller

3 жыл бұрын

It takes some work.. And it might pay to make it even wetter than I did, and work it as it dries out

your most welcome.. and thank you for being polite on a general very impolite forum.

@ericstoner9255

Ай бұрын

Why are they impolite? I haven’t seen that much and I’ve watched 1000’s of videos

Maybe there was to mush baby powder in the corners when you made the mold. I seen it and was thinking you was going to blow it out from the corners. It looked a bit to much and Im guessing thats what your seeing at the end of the video. Just my 2 cents

Love the case of VB mate

Thanks for sharing mate Just about to Learn casting myself I wonder if the pitting affect could be steam from the moist greensand Just a thought not a criticism Cheers from across the pond

Now when you use the kitty litter do you also have to sift through the cat litter and separated from the clay before you mix it to the sand or no?

Would all of this mixing be done much easier with a cement mixer? I am going to attempt your mix and see how we go. thanks .

I wonder if a cement mixer would work for folding in the clay...

@HomeDistiller

8 жыл бұрын

+J Alex Wheeler i think it would work quite well.. you would want a nice clean mixer though

Is the footprints necessary or optional for the recipe? :) :) Thanks for the video

Hi HD, I am just about to start adventures in home casting w aluminium and trying to find where to get a good crucible, longs etc in Aus? Is there a shop or online store you go to? Im in Sydney. THANKS for your videos! :)

hello can i use chamotte and oil to make casting sand

Thank you .

Good on you

I suscribed cus of your dryed steak and u have one of the most bizzare weird videos lol gj

You are a f'**king legend!!

Olá amigo tem como você mim ensina como fazer a areia que produto vc mistura com a areia obrigado.

thanks :D i plan to...

Did you sieve the bentonite before you mixed it with water? Or did the larger granules just break down in the water during mixing?

@HomeDistiller

9 жыл бұрын

Steve Popple it all breaks down when you add the water

i searched for "so you think you can dance" and this popped up ???

do you have any clue if a bag of "sandy loam" will work from bunnings? i was going to try but my local bunnings didnt stock it

@HomeDistiller

6 жыл бұрын

Tom Peterson no that just sandy dirt.. You want the finest sand you can get. At the very least you can go too where they have the cement in Bunnings and get brickies sand, but you'll get a crap surface finish

good afternoon. would this clay sand mix work for casting copper into a ball or rods.

@HomeDistiller

8 жыл бұрын

it does yes,

Hello, I am also Australian! I love how familiar everything in your Video feels. I've had a hard time finding all the correct things while pursuing my interest in metal work. I was wondering about the ratio of Sand/Clay, the only sand I have found is 20KG Bags of Play Sand from Bunnings. I was wondering how many kg of Clay I should mix with 20kg of Sand. I'll also be using the exact clay you have, surprisingly easy to get. ^_^

@HomeDistiller

9 жыл бұрын

Blake Grayson i tried to reply and im not sure if it worked... but you really want fine washed sand from a garden supply but play sand will get you started and about 10-15% clay

@Murtahz

9 жыл бұрын

HomeDistiller Okay, I'll take a look for a more fine sand. I actually have a Garden supply shop not too far from me and it didn't even occur to me to look there. Thank you.

Hey mate what ratio of water to kitty litter did you use and also is there a particular brand that works better than others, im also an Aussie.

@HomeDistiller

8 жыл бұрын

Mitch Altmann i cant really remember but i think it was a 10:1 ratio

You actually keep the sand a bit damp (3-6% depending on the metal type), because the vapour will make the surface smooth.

@HomeDistiller

3 жыл бұрын

Of course. The sand won't work at all if it's not damp

just want to say: ryobi drills are crap with any chuck....

I'm hoping the bag of chemical spill absorber in bought at Walmart will work. it's made of benzene clay. also for a large volume of good clean, very Fine sand I bought sand used for sand blasting at Harbor Freight . will save some time because I won't need to sift it

@HomeDistiller

7 жыл бұрын

Darrin Taylor that clay might be better with oil rather than water.. have a look on the label, if it's made for oil clean up it might be worth testing a small amount

where do you got the sand from? what is the name? is a silica sand? is to fine to show your foot print. thanks Enrique

@HomeDistiller

8 жыл бұрын

Enrique Aguilar i got the sand from a local garden supply, its fine washed sand

In my time on this planet, I have found there is no, better way to get something done elbow grease is the only way!

lol at 7:07 I couldn't help but think: you need some hotties doing the macarana lol

What brand of kitty litter did u use

@HomeDistiller

5 жыл бұрын

Peter Silva I can't remember.. You just want the clumping type

It looked like you were dancing when you were mulling the sand

Is that Bowmore I see you drinking?

Is it silica sand or sand from the beach or?

@HomeDistiller

8 жыл бұрын

all sand is silica sand. if it's nice and white it's even rather pure.. this is washed fine sand from a garden supply place. the place where you would by gravel, sand, gypsum, etc

@noahd8673

8 жыл бұрын

thanks

@rickeymack8045

7 жыл бұрын

+HomeDistiller can you make me something out of metal

Can I use beach sand??

@HomeDistiller

4 жыл бұрын

You can use whatever sand you like. It will just effect the surface finish..

The reason the chuck is crap is --- on the side of your drill it says RYOBI. I've had Millwaukee and Bosch drills with keyless chucks and they [the chucks] worked just as well as any keyed chuck I've ever used. I also had a Ryobi drill [18 volt] which wasn't worth squat. All aspect of that piece of junk were next to useless.

only aratar would be into this kind of thing... when are you going to make us an awesome sword? -Goliss

what's the baby powder for?

@HomeDistiller

7 жыл бұрын

Lachy Parker it stops the sand sticking to itself.. otherwise you wouldn't be able to spilt the mold

@lachyparker5703

7 жыл бұрын

ah makes sense

replace the chuck on that ryobi

how can i get very very fine sand? at my place the ground is all sand no loam at all. but the sand is coarse i tried filtering by silting. i have no clue how i can make it finer ANY SUGGESTIONS?

@khaki.shorts

7 жыл бұрын

Make a ball mill. If you don;t know what it is, google it.

@NeroForte_

7 жыл бұрын

thanks, i know it. but wil this result in a usable powder of greensand?

@khaki.shorts

7 жыл бұрын

Js kc255 i would imagine so, but i havent done it.

@TheAce5399

7 жыл бұрын

You may not like the amount of time it takes, but you can use a fine flour sift and sift the sand my hand. Time consuming, but you'll get a nicer final product.

Try DE Walt or Hilti drills. You can not go wrong with either of these drill especially the Hilti. But don't go to your local hardware and expect to buy either for the price of a Ryobi. It isn't going to happen.

@HomeDistiller

9 жыл бұрын

yeah or a makita drill i know they are all great drills.. but i would have expected atleast a useable product from ryobi.. and i just dont get the use to spend the cash on a $300 drill

@drmodestoesq

9 жыл бұрын

HomeDistiller If it makes you feel better, I've bought DeWalts and Ridgids with crappy chucks. I think your right, the truth is that a keyed chuck is the only bulletproof tech but people like me are always loosing the stoopid chuck key. Also, that greedy scumbags that make drills make 50 different sizes of chuck. And they want 10 bucks for a chuck key.

nope. its a Bowmore bottle though ;)

Why the baby powder?

@HomeDistiller

9 жыл бұрын

Max W its to stop the 2 halves of the mold sticking together

Nicely done there, couple of points I’d like to share, with the holes in your complete work am I correct in that you haven’t used a degasser addictive to your molten mix? You can use soda crystals from the kitchen cleaning isle in your local supermarket, check it is made from sodium carbonate, wrap up a level tablespoon into the aluminium foil. Pop it in when up to temperature and keep the packet/foil wrap submerged as deep as possible, once the bubbling has stopped, Second best bit. Of advice is look at Myfordboy on KZread, there’s people that are good and then there are the exception to them, this guy surpasses most others, he makes small alloy castings for his model steam engines etc. He’s very good at the process and has a blog at. Myfordboy.blogspot.com. Has loads of great information about casting etc anyway good luck with your future projects....Phil o

@HomeDistiller

5 жыл бұрын

I do degas, and I also have been watching myfordboy for many years.. I have found however that sodium carbonate doesn't work well for degassing (much the same as the KZreadr luckygen).. I've found that chlorine tablets that's used for pools is much much more effective although much much more dangerous.. Thanks for the comment and suggestions

bronze swords are cast.

Hummm operating by hand, sounds like me most knights

you dont cast swords. you forge them

Be a tart it won't hurt

Greetings from U.S. Throw that cryobi away and go buy yourself a real drill. You'll be glad you did.

@HomeDistiller

3 жыл бұрын

That thing went in the rubbish years ago lol

Really, cheapskates and overly college educated types buy Ryobi.

@HomeDistiller

9 жыл бұрын

and douche bags that dont know what their talking about post comments like that