Brass Cast Evil Door Knocker
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In this video I try my hand at brass casting! I use old bullet shells (thank you to who sent them 10 years ago!)
to cast the door knocker I carve on the bandsaw. Nearly all my learning on this subject was gotten on RUclips!! And little trial and error!
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As a professional patternmaker I can approve you are officially insane. That thing is awesome!
Jimmy, next time you cast something, please close your face shield. I knew an old aluminium foundry boss who had a form blow up in his face. From that day he was nearly deaf and nearly blind. A face shield would have saved him his eyesight.
Also, dear watchers, if you try to cast brass: Don't breathe the fumes. They'll give you the headache and fever of your lifetime. It's zinc fever. You really don't want that sh*t.
Sir Jimmy I know you talk a lot on the podcast about how difficult it is to execute these videos but we as viewers never know because you do everything with such ease keep up the amazing work
Primeiro ele tem diploma para isso ,e segundo ,ele e do signo de áries.
What did punctuation do to hurt you?
This is one of your coolest videos yet, Jimmy!
It's almost like something happened in the last year or so and your videos have been through the roof creatively. Really feels like you're building the stuff you really wanna build.
Wow, thanks!
Amazing! With finding those mysterious footprints at the graveyard house, I'd be worried about hearing a knock at the door only to find no one there when you answer. Be careful Jimmy!
As much as I enjoy the construction and renovation videos, these little art pieces like the ones from the old days in the New York basement workshop are the ones I really love. The immediacy of the creation from the rough sketch in the wood to the finished piece is just bliss. Thanks Jimmy.
Thank you!
He stands like a statue, Becomes part of the machine
Feeling all the endgrain, Always cutting clean
He saws by intuition, The woodchips richly fall
That woodworking tough guy, Sure plays a mean bandsaw
He's a bandsaw wizard
There has got to be a twist
A bandsaw wizard's
Got such a supple wrist
Jimmy, your skill set is endless, awesome video man!
Gotta love the supple wrist 😂 this needs a pin! ❤
❤❤❤😂😂😂😂
Well done & I just know that "The Who" would appreciate it! 👍👍💀💀☠☠
@@sapelesteve I was reading it with a Slayer sound to it 🤣
Took me a second to get the Pinball Wizard reference 👍
Nice! It could use a striker plate under the knocker.
The cutoff sprue that had the leakage would be perfect IMO.
Nice JD. Really nice.
Or just a flat head screw counter sunk into the door under the striker
I love thé sound of knocking on wood as opposed to metal on metal
this is absolutely awesome. So cool to see this process start to finish. You duh man Jimmy!
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Your ability to sit down, free hand draw an object on a square piece of wood then proceed to carve it using a bandsaw will never cease to amaze me. It is almost therapeutic to watch you work brother. Thank you!
Very cool. I see a strike plate in your future.
What a result 💀 Your skill never ceases to amaze me. Great work restoring the grave stone in your house restoration video too.
Great project with NY-Basement-vibes, reminded me of the belt buckle video. Respect for such a beautiful piece, especially after what you said on the podcast yesterday. As a european i like the uploadtime very much, perfect for breakfast.
It’s beautiful, but I would advise you to remove the negative symbol from your house. Place it on the barn.💯
I can definitely tell this is one of those "I have made fire" moments for you. That's so awesome looking, Jimmy!
Jimmy’s carving abilities with a bandsaw are just stunning.
So cool, Jimmy!
Needs a little 1/4" thick brass oval for the knocker ball to strike, isntead of straight against the wood door
Stunning work, Jimmy! It looks mad beautiful! Really well done!!! 😃
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Absolutely love that this thing was made from spent bullet casings... it just adds worth in my eyes...
It's not just the oft-demonstrated skills that make these videos compulsive watching but the imagination to come up with so many new ideas.
I also love the variety of materials used too... and I can't help wondering if there's some meaning behind using spent shells for a greater purpose 😅
Just finished the grave headstone video,now another video. Great timing as always. Swear its universe timing with your videos a lot of times. You are a great caretaker of the property with all the work on the headstones etc.. Big time props 👍
Growing up at a foundry i loved to see this! I have seen this so many times, bring back memories of my dad. Thanks!
Cool that you put it at kiddo-height on the door. Happy Halloween.
Sick, I want one
Thank you brother ✊🏼
Gosh. An awful lot of work to make a poison symbol.
Jimmy’s mastery of the bandsaw is impressive. His precision is astounding as everytime he uses it I can’t help but think what would happen if he was a few millimeters off. Oh and he does it at a blistering rate. I’d swear he sped up the video.
😅😅😅
Might want to add a metal striker plate ;)
Harmonic with the season, as though one knocks to enter the paradise of the departed. Beautiful clear, smooth & educational build showing so many techniques in useful detail, down to aligning all the screw slots to the horizontal. Thank you for sharing!
I would have left the ring complete and just ground the lug for clearance but lots of ways of getting it done!😊
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Inspirational work Jimmy, thank you. Does anyone know why he cut the door knocker in half and build that intricate peg system to keep it aligned? Didn't seem like any need for that but maybe I missed something.
Thank you! it make creating the mold easier and more accurate t
Thank you!
Wicked cool! The video certainly explains the many questions left by the IG posts! That is fantastic, Jimmy!
@JimmyDiresta any pirate worth his sea salt would be proud to display that! Fantastic...I have to say and I can tell you had fun making it...
What is the blue goo you put on it and why? Do you have any videos that explains the fascinating process please?
I have an old glass/brass jewellery case I'm trying to repair for a friend...it's her grandmother's who passed away. I can't find any local help. It's mirrors and glass encased in thin brass channels. I have to somehow heat up the brass to replace a cracked mirror and one brass hinge needs to be soldered back on...any suggestions please? I love watching you work! At Christmas you could use temporary paint to turn the knocker into a wreath!
Scary fantastic! As usual I appreciate your mix of skills in one project!! I’m curious, where’d you get the brass shell casings?
From an old Foundry owner...one word amazing!!...only thing i would suggest is exercise the upmost care and safety in your future casting. Shit happens very fast and without warning
Nothing like watching a true craftsman. Use the tools you have to the fullest. I haven’t cast anything since Middle School. We poured an Aluminum likeness of Lincoln from a premade form and mounted it on a handmade wooden backing. I’ve been wanting to do something with my scrap brass. So now I need to make a smelter and forms and get molding sand and I can hear the wife sighing and mumbling something about another project. Oh geez.
Hope your well buddy! I'm just working in my shop and saw you put a new vid out. Still boot strappin with two cheap tormachs and making money to retire from the day job. It's amazing what you can do without spending too much. Im so busy I haven't had a weekend off in a couple years! Stay well friend.
Jimmy' s a genius and my sensei. But making brass doorknockers in petrobond id my game, and I have notes: You could get away without using a split pattern for the ring - you can tap a whole pattern half-way into the sand, make a good parting line with your fingers, dust with parting powder, then ram the top half of the sand. The pattern can be picked or tipped out. You see Indian foundrymen do it all the time on YT. Also I did not see Jimmy flux the melt, tho he might have off-camera. Brass has a lot of zinc boil off during melting and it's nice to keep it in the alloy with a flux of borax.
Nice. I work In the biggest inside foundry In Europe making those cores. Is 3d printing gonna put us out of work? Not In my lifetime, I'm 55.
Just a friendly FYI, It looks like your firearm brass still has the primers in. Be aware the primers contain a small amount of lead (unless specifically lead free). Lead styphnate is the explosive that fires the primer, and unless your firearm brass was cleaned beforehand you are at risk for lead contamination, particularly when smelting. It looks like you did the melting/smelting outdoors, which is good. Your final product likely contains a small amount of lead in the alloy.
Awesome job, your casting reaction is priceless. Should have put it on the graveyard house... ;-)
Said it before and I’ll say it again, your making abilities never cease to amaze, but I’m sure you’ve got your knockers 😄
This is so awesome. Maybe put in on the Graveyard House. Wait.... Don't. The house already is haunted. Thanks for taking the time to Share!
As I watched you use your vintage saw, I couldn't help but wonder just how many things were crafted on it? If only saws could talk...
Such a very cool project - I always get a kick out of those mad bandsaw skills. Are you just using regular Bondo for that stage, or something special?
As usual, amazing & totally scary work by Jimmy! Happy Halloween! 👍👍🎃🎃☠☠
Knock knock! Who is there ? Jimmy MF Diresta making the coolest sh!t on RUclips.
Ramming up molds on the tablesaw. Its like the kitchen counter---always the best place to work.
Great project and video as always. Thumbs up and thanks for posting.
Please excuse language. But that is bad ass. I’m a Tampa bay buccaneers fan and I want one. Can’t afford one but I want one. Your an absolute artist at any thing you do Jimmy. Love it
Doesn't this make you want to break out the forge and cast something? Thanks Jimmy! Now my family won't see me AT ALL for 2 weeks :-)
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that wouldn't last long here in South Africa.... scrap metal is a thriving business 😥
I'd be replacing those screws with bolts, because the Halloween "trick" might be a thing that cool might not be there on Nov. 1st.
[Troll voice] Where’s the striking plate? This is irresponsible, people who recreate this at home over the weekend will ruin their front door, and it’s all your fault.
Awesome as always! It brings me great joy that the flathead screws all line up :D Looking forward to the bell!
Feels like I just walked into early 18th century Bahamas. Very nicely done.
Your creativity and craftiness is so inspiring.. thanks for the videos man 🙏🏻
This is so sick, awesome work!!
This is sweet. The stuff you can pull off with minimal tools sometimes used in unconventional ways is super inspirational. The way you work that bandsaw is a treat to watch. Thanks for sharing Jimmy and happy Halloween ☠️
Very very cool!
May I suggest a brass knob mounted underneath the knocker for it to knock on for a more solid knock and to protect the wood, and also "Mouso black" for the eye holes and nose hole for added effect?!
Interested why you didnt cast or just bend a piece of brass for the the u piece for the actual moving knocker then weld that on in place? Would have made the spots welding did happen a bit more incognito and you wouldnt have had to drill/cut the knocker ring and the knocker U piece attached to the plate
This reminded me of the belt buckle video. Some of the same techniques, some new challenges to figure out. Awesome!
Really liked this one!
Did you collaborate with BigStackD to learn the art of casting brass?!?
next year gargoyles for your cemetery house... also with all that brass you could have done a colab with demo ranch...
Why did it never occur to me that you could TIG weld brass - the loveliest of all metals!? A revelation!
Cool Halloween, just wondering how many trick/treaters you get!
Just awesome and badass. Jimmy you have been an inspiration for years. Keep making great stuff
Imagine going to the creepy house with the graveyard across the way and THAT is on the front door!
Everything you do is so amazing to me. Thank you for making and sharing these videos❤❤❤
Just in time for Halloween, THE KIDS WILL LOVE IT !
That knocker is so Gothic looking,perfect for your front door thanks for all you do🤗😎🤗😎
Very cool build! 👌
Oh yeah, I’ll just head to the basement and do the same thing with my… wait, I got nothing to make this stuff. Hey, I thought this was going to be easy. 😂
Now I’m going to need to make a door knocker….even though I’ve got gates and don’t want anybody knocking on the door. 😂😂. The hidden bits in the screw driver came in handy.
the scariest thing about this video is the lack of a strike plate. How terrifying for the door! ;-)
so cool! loving your casting videos, it always looks like a lot of fun. is the red stuff ever re-usable after a pour?
Add a thin brass plate instead of banging on the wooden door itself. Otherwise you will always have a permanent dent in the door.
I don't know who bought the knocker, but I'll bet they paid $1000 for it
That's cool, though I would think about putting a metal plate under the knocker to stop it wearing a hole in the wooden door over time.
mounted down low for the kids :) ........ should look good in a few years after some patina sets in
I love that so much!
Didn't know that Chip and Dale are so good with casting. It was Perfect!
The fact your in NY state and have buckets full of spent brass warms my heart
This is so awesome in two levels, first it looks great, second it's like a lesson in use whatever tool you know how to use and have , like use the band saw to make the sculpture that then will be molded
I can’t imagine the conversations the pencil holders are having right now.
Bounced the idea off the wife and she was a hard “No”.
Man, I never get to do anything around here 🤨
Jimmy, did your wife give you permission to drill holes in the front door for this?😉
I don't know what it was, but this one had me remembering the old basement video days. As always awesome random creativity. Jimmy, you never fail to inspire or entertain! Love it!
Best part of the whole thing was realizing you did it for the kids 👍🏻
@10:17 anyone else notice how these guys sounded like jawas?
you should sew a pirate flag to go with this! design a Maker jolly roger
I love it!
What a cliffhanger... now we will never know who opened the door....
What about a brass plate behind the knocker to keep the door from damage?
WOW! 🤩
Bad ass! Hopefully you don’t see a haunted handprint next to it from now on.
That's some "classic" Diresta shit right there! Nice job!
sorry, this speed thing it's unwatchable