Great video! It takes guts to show failure, but it is a good reminder to the rest of us that failure (and trying again) is what metal casting is all about. You did make it about as hard as possible. Thin flat casting (hard). Getting brass to behave and do what you want (really hard!). That last one isn't perfect, but it is quite good considering the challenges.
@@KrakenCasting I have had good luck with vertical casting thin pieces like this, but feeding them from the bottom up (i have a video on it). kursor612 has also made some really nice thin plaques. They swear by using a thin wide gate, almost as wide as the plaque, and it seems to work well.
It's great that your not afraid to show the failures. Just a bit of knowledge to pass on as others have done so for me in the past is when doing casting in a closed mold it can be helpful to over heat the metal to get it extra runny, so the metal that you are using runs a little better into the flask. And the other things they have said to me is NEVER GIVE UP 👍
Thanks, John! It's tricky to do that with brass because of the zinc, but ai typically try and get the metal really hot. A few hundred above melting if possible.
@@KrakenCasting Yes brass is a tricky metal even though I have already melted brass into ingots Aluminium Bronze and coppern is my first choice for melting!
It’s great to see that you didn’t have up! It can be frustrating after a pour and see it didn’t fill in completely.. But after that, you know what works and what doesn’t. I like how it came out! And really like that patina!! Well done man!
Good video man, you're learning and we get to learn at the same time! Can't wait for the next buckle vid where your next buckle is puuuuurfect because we will know how you got there!
Looks great. Lots of practice there. That is one thing about casting sand that irritates me is when it fallen out when separating them. Brass is a bit finicky anyways. Great job.
Nice job on getting this to work, and not giving up. And on a side note someone mentioned they don’t like the music but I have to admit there might be some dancing in the kitchen while watching the video because the rhythm might just get someone ?? Love the videos keep them coming , I have a couple of projects in mind I would like to work on with you.
Love to see people really making an effort to level up their molding game. Big improvement here, congrats! I believe Perry was spot on about those risers and extra gates, you were giving the metal an easier "out" than having to squeeze into the thin buckle, thus giving it time to freeze off first. I bet you could get those corners to fully fill too by using a little bit taller sprue to add some additional head pressure... 1or2x4 lumber is convenient and makes tall enough copes for everything I do fwiw. Keep it up. 👍
Good note, I need to make new flasks soon anyway. I think they would have filled if the two parts of the mold didn't separate. Ah well, live and learn. Thanks, Tobho!
Casting slim plaques is my hobby. What is the most important- metal temperature and speed of pouring. Buy termocouple to check temperature always before pouring. That alloy can be difficult to cast such slim objects too. Brass is the easiest to cast slim but its toxic.
@@KrakenCasting i do my plaque casting research. I started in 2009. I always use brass but if you'll melt not castable brass alloy IT will flow bad. Your last attempt was almost succesfull because metal was overheated(zink was burning) next time just pour IT faster and will be ok. To pour faster You can carw bigger pouring hole. Check my channel i cast mamy similar things. Usually when i cast something new i have 50 percent succes rate. When i learn new setup its usually around 70-80 percent succesful castings.
Don't ever give up. That's the way to do it. The buckle looked pretty good. Btw the music in background is annoying to me and had to mute video and when you spoke I turned back on. Keep pouring
Great job after many tries. That's what you need to do to learn and understand what to change. Your sand falling out of you mold was great 🤣🤣
Great drama, maybe, but I was about ready to throw things. XD
Great video! It takes guts to show failure, but it is a good reminder to the rest of us that failure (and trying again) is what metal casting is all about. You did make it about as hard as possible. Thin flat casting (hard). Getting brass to behave and do what you want (really hard!). That last one isn't perfect, but it is quite good considering the challenges.
Thank you! Brass has such lovely color I think it's worth the hassle. But I'm going to get my revenge on the failed buckles real soon. 😂
@@KrakenCasting I have had good luck with vertical casting thin pieces like this, but feeding them from the bottom up (i have a video on it). kursor612 has also made some really nice thin plaques. They swear by using a thin wide gate, almost as wide as the plaque, and it seems to work well.
From boorish crap to burnished brass. You've done another amazing job.
Thanks, Goofus.
I've already seen this, but wanted to let you know RUclips just suggested this to me on my home screen. 👍👍👍
It's a good video! 🤣
It's great that your not afraid to show the failures. Just a bit of knowledge to pass on as others have done so for me in the past is when doing casting in a closed mold it can be helpful to over heat the metal to get it extra runny, so the metal that you are using runs a little better into the flask. And the other things they have said to me is NEVER GIVE UP 👍
Thanks, John! It's tricky to do that with brass because of the zinc, but ai typically try and get the metal really hot. A few hundred above melting if possible.
@@KrakenCasting Yes brass is a tricky metal even though I have already melted brass into ingots Aluminium Bronze and coppern is my first choice for melting!
@@PBRJOHN684 Agreed! Aluminum bronze is top tier. It's hard to beat that color.
@@KrakenCasting 👍
It’s great to see that you didn’t have up! It can be frustrating after a pour and see it didn’t fill in completely.. But after that, you know what works and what doesn’t. I like how it came out! And really like that patina!! Well done man!
Thanks! It's hard to beat brass's patina, it's one of my favorites.
I love that you are willing to show your mistakes because that way we can learn from them too.
I fail about as much as I succeed these days, so there's lots of 'learning' to share!
Good video man, you're learning and we get to learn at the same time! Can't wait for the next buckle vid where your next buckle is puuuuurfect because we will know how you got there!
Bahaha, I've had a few people push for a super perfect one. I might have to give in! Thanks for watching!
Glad you didn’t give up man. Even those fails look awesome in my opinion 🙂
The finish on most of them was definitely better, but it's nice to have a (mostly) full cast.
Looks great. Lots of practice there. That is one thing about casting sand that irritates me is when it fallen out when separating them. Brass is a bit finicky anyways. Great job.
Yeah, but we got there in the end. Thanks!
Nice job on getting this to work, and not giving up. And on a side note someone mentioned they don’t like the music but I have to admit there might be some dancing in the kitchen while watching the video because the rhythm might just get someone ?? Love the videos keep them coming , I have a couple of projects in mind I would like to work on with you.
Someone in the comments or someone you know? And Mom has what I call a 'low dance threshold', so the rhythm gets her all the time.
Lots of learning..love it. I think an offset pouring basin could help you out. trying to pour into that small hole looks challenging. bigger target
I think you're right. Thanks for watching!
Love to see people really making an effort to level up their molding game. Big improvement here, congrats! I believe Perry was spot on about those risers and extra gates, you were giving the metal an easier "out" than having to squeeze into the thin buckle, thus giving it time to freeze off first. I bet you could get those corners to fully fill too by using a little bit taller sprue to add some additional head pressure... 1or2x4 lumber is convenient and makes tall enough copes for everything I do fwiw. Keep it up. 👍
Good note, I need to make new flasks soon anyway. I think they would have filled if the two parts of the mold didn't separate. Ah well, live and learn. Thanks, Tobho!
Great Job!!!! The more you know. 🔥🔥💯💯👍🏻👍🏻😎😎
Knowledge is power! Thanks for watching!
Casting slim plaques is my hobby. What is the most important- metal temperature and speed of pouring. Buy termocouple to check temperature always before pouring. That alloy can be difficult to cast such slim objects too. Brass is the easiest to cast slim but its toxic.
Brass is the easiest to cast slim? Could have fooled me! XD What other metals/alloys do you use to cast thin plaques?
@@KrakenCasting i do my plaque casting research. I started in 2009. I always use brass but if you'll melt not castable brass alloy IT will flow bad. Your last attempt was almost succesfull because metal was overheated(zink was burning) next time just pour IT faster and will be ok. To pour faster You can carw bigger pouring hole. Check my channel i cast mamy similar things. Usually when i cast something new i have 50 percent succes rate. When i learn new setup its usually around 70-80 percent succesful castings.
Don't ever give up. That's the way to do it. The buckle looked pretty good.
Btw the music in background is annoying to me and had to mute video and when you spoke I turned back on.
Keep pouring
Thanks for the feedback!
Buen video amigo🏴☠️🔥
Muchas gracias!
You’re the cutest!
Thanks, ma
Way to stick with it!!!
Some call it determination, I call it stubbornness. Thanks for watching!
Also, that patina looks great, what did you apply to get it?
It's called Brass Black. I think a bottle on Amazon is $8. Pretty cheap, and I love the look. I use it on nearly every brass piece I cast.
cool 😊
Thanks
Yup better not perfect but a success 👌
perfect, no, but not bad at all!
Ha, I should make that the channel motto. Thanks!
@@KrakenCasting lol kind of like one of the channels I watch where they are building their own house "hair out of square" seems to be their motto
@@ChatterontheWire Love it!