Casting a large belt buckle using aluminum-bronze. The buckle turned out great and look good on the end of my belt. ;-) I'm pretty sure there are more of these in my future.
I forged a belt buckle with a similar style a few months ago. I wear it everyday. When I first became interested in casting the goal was to make buckles for all my Grand kid with their name on them. I am now seeing this as a possibility. Thanks for sharing your experience with us....
NO - DON’T TAKE THE BELT OFF!!!!! Phew, I was worried there. Well, I reckon a cowboy’s gotta do whatta cowboy’s gotta do, and if that means casting in the drag with no vent, I sure rightly reckon it’s darn tootin swell with me. And now I’ve offended most of the US with my appalling cowboy impression, well done sir! An excellent demonstration. I was surprised by the lack of a vent, but you pulled it off (not just the belt). I have only one criticism… that buckle deserves something else on the front… I’m thinking two leaves sort of forming a V. I’m not sure why that comes to mind ; )
someday... probably long after I'm gone... people will say "hey isn't that the logo for that guy on RUclips?" You just wait. It'll happen, I can feel it. ;-)
VegOilGuy Just had to mention your leaves didn't you Geoff LOL BTW Loved the band saw Build Idea Geoff I just haven't got around to commenting on your channel yet
That's a one of a kind buckle! I love it as it is home made. Well not bad at all without the venting holes. And the logo turned out great! Cya next video
Great work Perry looks bloody awesome mate . You were saying how surprised you were with your result and you didn’t think it was gonna work well welcome to my world buddy that’s how I feel every single pour I do 🤣😂. Take care mate talk soon 😁👍🏻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻
Nice job on that! That finish came out really good 👍🏻 what kind of oil did you use to make the burnt sand useable again. I feel like I go through mine really fast. Keep up the good work
I was feeling the same thing, going through the petrobond too fast. Now I only use the new stuff to line the pattern and fill the bulk of my box with the old burned out stuff. I use 10w-30 non-detergent motor oil to bind it back together. I know I've also heard that I need to use isopropyl alcohol as some sort of catalyst, but I don't. I just mix the oil and sand in a bucket using a paddle I made to stick in my drill press. ruclips.net/video/WTDsOJpAVhI/видео.html So far so good. The old stuff still packs hard enough to hold together in the casting box and the new stuff gives me the strength and smoothness I need for facing the pattern. Good luck on the challenge with those two foreigners. Someone needs to show then how its done. :-D
swdweeb oh gotcha.. yeah I’ll be trying that out soon for sure! Thanks for the info. Haha thanks 🙏 my piece came out pretty awesome so hopefully I will 😝 team 🇺🇸
Your belt buckle looks very nice! I think I’ll make mine using a pewter belt buckle, impressed in plaster of Paris mold and then cast it in molten silver!
it is surprising just how little metal is in the buckle. I think you could have gotten away with smaller runners and gates. wonderful work, and nice polish.
It’s easy to get the plumbing too small when casting thin pieces. The large gating ensures the Metal is still hot enough to fill the mold cavity. Better to err on the large side.
Congrats! That came out great despite the posts being a little too close together for your belt. Hopefully they don't get in the way too much when you thread the end with the holes through there. Welcome to the homemade bronze belt buckle club! I like making belt buckles. Yours is nice and thin too, that is good - mine is a bit heavy and will pull my belt out of my pants if I try to walk around with it unbuckled for some reason. :)
I suppose that falls in the "always be prepared" camp :-D Unfortunately this one will likely see the inside of the furnace again. I've already printed up a new pattern that has the posts far enough apart that I should be able to build a proper "keeper" (www.bealscowboybuckles.com/buckle-lingo/) . I also need a better "post" I'm thinking a stainless pan-head screw.
Tobho Mott well, you know what they say, it's on the internet, it must be true ;-) I expect there are probably others sites with other terms for the parts.
It was a royal pain, I cast it as part of the buckle. I just used a nail and poked it into the sand. I can't tell you how many times I pocked it in wrong and had it slanting the wrong direction. TIG would have been far easier
@@elizabethfrancesfolk Yeah, I tried to make two posts and then bend heavy guage sold wire for the loop that never worked out well for me either. I build multiple jigs and even a tool or two. Never did get good at it. Good lick. I'd love to see a picture when you get one finished
Nice Job Perry, like it is said any landing you can walk away from is a good landing, this was another success did you use a bronze alloy on this sort looks like you did Tony from Western Australia
I thought it had a tinge of color to it Perry But then again when I sent that message it was about 3:50am Sunday Morning and my eyes might have been tired!
Perry, You know your getting good when even your "stuff ups" turn out..... Ps you need a thinner belt, ha! Also weldingtipsandtricks may improve your welding........ Cheers
Surely you haven't fallen so low that you're resorting to "first" comments :-D Well, I measured on of my wife's officially won buckles and made it 10% larger, just because, well you know ;-)
What, you've never played the first comment game? It's a community building exercise, just like leaving spoilers in the video of upcoming projects. Lots of ways people work in ways to build communities and boost comments i.e. engagement one of those things the RUclips's algorithm loves. Oh I see, you used your wife's award as a template, the ones I've seen given at some shows are dinner plates probably 6 inches across ( my grandfather just got trophies as the belt buckle awards were not a thing back then)
I didn't say I've never played the game :-D Ah... the elusive YT algorithm, much speculation about what to do to appease that bloody thing. I heard once that you need to throw virgins into a volcano to boost views ;-)
I just pay attention to the youtube creator insider comments and assume they are not lying. watch time, click through, and engagement (the top items in the YT analytics)
He did did he? Hmm.. I'll have to have a few words with Martin about giving away video ideas ;-) I've done one belt buckle video already ruclips.net/video/GZSQNGx0AG4/видео.html but I'm planning on actually doing two different belt buckle castings in the future. If you can do something about the temperature of my garage, I'll get them done sooner ;-)
Yep, I sell them at www.plmfoundries.com/product-page/sprue-kit-1 or if you prefer to print the kit yourself www.plmfoundries.com/product-page/sprue-runner-kit is simply the 3-D model file
I haven't used petrobond for quite some time. I switched to greensand and am very happy with it. There are three videos in this series, if you're impatient you can just watch the last one. It shows what I use now. ruclips.net/p/PLU1QP34Dv8Y52JyfBBJyJAUysJDs23NER If you're interested, I do sell the stuff as well. www.plmfoundries.com/product-page/green-sand
@@swdweeb . Thanks lots for your immediate warm reply.. However How could I get Cowboy brass buckle with brown colour leather belt in india ? Let inform about the mode of delivery and cost ?
I forged a belt buckle with a similar style a few months ago. I wear it everyday. When I first became interested in casting the goal was to make buckles for all my Grand kid with their name on them. I am now seeing this as a possibility. Thanks for sharing your experience with us....
Make 'em some good ones. 😄
I am just starting and hope to cast some buckles for some of my Scouts that earn their Eagle. Your buckle cam out great Thank You for the tutorial
Thank you. If you're just starting out you might find this series I did useful ruclips.net/p/PLU1QP34Dv8Y70lJsPZDGnnW2n0A_fhF0w
NO - DON’T TAKE THE BELT OFF!!!!!
Phew, I was worried there.
Well, I reckon a cowboy’s gotta do whatta cowboy’s gotta do, and if that means casting in the drag with no vent, I sure rightly reckon it’s darn tootin swell with me.
And now I’ve offended most of the US with my appalling cowboy impression, well done sir! An excellent demonstration. I was surprised by the lack of a vent, but you pulled it off (not just the belt).
I have only one criticism… that buckle deserves something else on the front… I’m thinking two leaves sort of forming a V. I’m not sure why that comes to mind ; )
someday... probably long after I'm gone... people will say "hey isn't that the logo for that guy on RUclips?" You just wait. It'll happen, I can feel it. ;-)
VegOilGuy yeah let me just take this off and I’ll show you🤣😂. I thought this video was gonna take a turn for not sure the worst or the better🤔😉
VegOilGuy Just had to mention your leaves didn't you Geoff LOL
BTW Loved the band saw Build Idea Geoff I just haven't got around to commenting on your channel yet
Hey hey hey, this isn't the vegoilguy admiration channel. Sheez Tony, come on mate..
well he does need some subscribers Perry I thought a free plug would hurt the old guy Grin
That's a really cool buckle. Your casting skills has really taken off. Great job!
Thanks. Are we going to see that trencher in action soon? Cant wait to see it painted up and looking new
That's a one of a kind buckle! I love it as it is home made. Well not bad at all without the venting holes. And the logo turned out great! Cya next video
a week apart... sigh ;-)
Thanks, who knows, maybe the buckle will start making an appearance in all of my videos
Wow, who woulda thought that would have been so difficult... Looks good.
For anyone else, it probably would have been a snap ;-) I have a new version in the works that will work much better, I hope. ;-)
Awesome job that belt buckle looks sweet!
Thanks :-)
Great work Perry looks bloody awesome mate . You were saying how surprised you were with your result and you didn’t think it was gonna work well welcome to my world buddy that’s how I feel every single pour I do 🤣😂. Take care mate talk soon 😁👍🏻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻
Thanks bud. I believe there's an email in your future ;-)
swdweeb YAY 😃 I🎉🎉🎉🎉
pro trick: watch series at Flixzone. I've been using it for watching lots of of movies during the lockdown.
@Ronnie Owen Yea, I've been watching on Flixzone} for since november myself :D
Nice job on that! That finish came out really good 👍🏻 what kind of oil did you use to make the burnt sand useable again. I feel like I go through mine really fast. Keep up the good work
I was feeling the same thing, going through the petrobond too fast. Now I only use the new stuff to line the pattern and fill the bulk of my box with the old burned out stuff. I use 10w-30 non-detergent motor oil to bind it back together. I know I've also heard that I need to use isopropyl alcohol as some sort of catalyst, but I don't. I just mix the oil and sand in a bucket using a paddle I made to stick in my drill press. ruclips.net/video/WTDsOJpAVhI/видео.html So far so good. The old stuff still packs hard enough to hold together in the casting box and the new stuff gives me the strength and smoothness I need for facing the pattern.
Good luck on the challenge with those two foreigners. Someone needs to show then how its done. :-D
swdweeb oh gotcha.. yeah I’ll be trying that out soon for sure! Thanks for the info. Haha thanks 🙏 my piece came out pretty awesome so hopefully I will 😝 team 🇺🇸
Great job on this buckle. Came out nice.
Thanks Gary, take care of that shoulder bud.
Your belt buckle looks very nice! I think I’ll make mine using a pewter belt buckle, impressed in plaster of Paris mold and then cast it in molten silver!
Thanks. Good luck with your silver buckle
About to show my age. Can remember a buckle I had like this, same shape, had the initials LBJ. Good job.
Lady bird? Why would you have a buckle with her initials on it? ;-) See you're not any older than me
it is surprising just how little metal is in the buckle. I think you could have gotten away with smaller runners and gates. wonderful work, and nice polish.
Clearly I hadn't done any sort of volumetric analysis prior to the pour as I was shocked when it quit taking metal. ;-)
Doing a volumetric analysis before the pour... wouldn't that be moving into new territory for you ;-) (putting aside your math based background)
You mean, planning before I start? Yes that would be uncharted territory for me ;-)
It’s easy to get the plumbing too small when casting thin pieces. The large gating ensures the Metal is still hot enough to fill the mold cavity. Better to err on the large side.
True, you definitely don't want to be too small. oh the competing interests in casting how small is too small, how big is too big?
Looks good 👍👍
thank you 😀
Congrats! That came out great despite the posts being a little too close together for your belt. Hopefully they don't get in the way too much when you thread the end with the holes through there.
Welcome to the homemade bronze belt buckle club! I like making belt buckles. Yours is nice and thin too, that is good - mine is a bit heavy and will pull my belt out of my pants if I try to walk around with it unbuckled for some reason. :)
I suppose that falls in the "always be prepared" camp :-D
Unfortunately this one will likely see the inside of the furnace again. I've already printed up a new pattern that has the posts far enough apart that I should be able to build a proper "keeper" (www.bealscowboybuckles.com/buckle-lingo/) . I also need a better "post" I'm thinking a stainless pan-head screw.
I think I've been using all the wrong terms for buckle parts... Thanks for the link!
Tobho Mott well, you know what they say, it's on the internet, it must be true ;-) I expect there are probably others sites with other terms for the parts.
I've been trying to figure out the hardware- this helps! How did you attach the pin to make the post? Tig?
It was a royal pain, I cast it as part of the buckle. I just used a nail and poked it into the sand. I can't tell you how many times I pocked it in wrong and had it slanting the wrong direction. TIG would have been far easier
@@swdweeb figuring out this buckle hardware situation is quite a situation!
@@elizabethfrancesfolk Yeah, I tried to make two posts and then bend heavy guage sold wire for the loop that never worked out well for me either. I build multiple jigs and even a tool or two. Never did get good at it. Good lick. I'd love to see a picture when you get one finished
Nice Job Perry, like it is said any landing you can walk away from is a good landing, this was another success
did you use a bronze alloy on this sort looks like you did
Tony from Western Australia
Ha! Great point Tony. Yes it was aluminium-bronze. 10% aluminium / 90% copper by weight.
I thought it had a tinge of color to it Perry But then again when I sent that message it was about 3:50am Sunday Morning and my eyes might have been tired!
Bloody hell man what are you doing up at 3:50 Sunday morning?
Check your email Perry for answer to that one ! And I saw the sun come up as well got about 1 hours sleep between 5:30 and 6:30am
Perry,
You know your getting good when even your "stuff ups" turn out.....
Ps you need a thinner belt, ha!
Also weldingtipsandtricks may improve your welding........
Cheers
Thanks boss :-). Actually turning on the welder more frequently than every six months might help too ;-)
I don't know, that's not quite to dinner plate horse show buckle standards. 😜 Very nice end result.
Is this the first comment?
Surely you haven't fallen so low that you're resorting to "first" comments :-D
Well, I measured on of my wife's officially won buckles and made it 10% larger, just because, well you know ;-)
What, you've never played the first comment game? It's a community building exercise, just like leaving spoilers in the video of upcoming projects. Lots of ways people work in ways to build communities and boost comments i.e. engagement one of those things the RUclips's algorithm loves.
Oh I see, you used your wife's award as a template, the ones I've seen given at some shows are dinner plates probably 6 inches across ( my grandfather just got trophies as the belt buckle awards were not a thing back then)
I didn't say I've never played the game :-D Ah... the elusive YT algorithm, much speculation about what to do to appease that bloody thing. I heard once that you need to throw virgins into a volcano to boost views ;-)
I just pay attention to the youtube creator insider comments and assume they are not lying. watch time, click through, and engagement (the top items in the YT analytics)
I was talking to Martin about casting a ballot buckle. 😁 he said you where fixing to do a video of one.
He did did he? Hmm.. I'll have to have a few words with Martin about giving away video ideas ;-) I've done one belt buckle video already ruclips.net/video/GZSQNGx0AG4/видео.html but I'm planning on actually doing two different belt buckle castings in the future. If you can do something about the temperature of my garage, I'll get them done sooner ;-)
I just realized that I pointed you to the same video you just watched. Sorry about that
Do you have a 3-d pattern I can use to pour a spru and spin trap?
Yep, I sell them at www.plmfoundries.com/product-page/sprue-kit-1 or if you prefer to print the kit yourself www.plmfoundries.com/product-page/sprue-runner-kit is simply the 3-D model file
Do you always use petrobond?
I haven't used petrobond for quite some time. I switched to greensand and am very happy with it. There are three videos in this series, if you're impatient you can just watch the last one. It shows what I use now. ruclips.net/p/PLU1QP34Dv8Y52JyfBBJyJAUysJDs23NER
If you're interested, I do sell the stuff as well. www.plmfoundries.com/product-page/green-sand
By the way, petrobond is a good place to start, so even though I don't use it anymore, you might consider it for learning purposes.
That's brilliant! Again, you could sell those in the merch shop! \V//
I'm going to make a few more and see if I can get the process refined a bit. Who knows, there may be an etsy shop in my future :-D
Can anyone help me this belt and buckle available in (south) india ?
The buckle is certainly not available anywhere outside my closet. I only made one :-D
@@swdweeb . Thanks lots for your immediate warm reply.. However How could I get Cowboy brass buckle with brown colour leather belt in india ? Let inform about the mode of delivery and cost ?
Nice pour! Shame about the dimensions! Doh!!
Yeah, well, I hear there may be a fix or two in the making ;-)
Hi Gary The gangs all here ! What no shoes today ?
Project. 😆 cast a wood burning stove.
There ya go I hadn’t thought of that ;-)