Casting an Aluminum Snowman with the Lost Foam Method (Aluminuman)
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- An aluminum snowman is made using a snowman shaped piece of styrofoam. The styrofoam is packed in casting sand (Petrobond) to create a mold. When poured into the mold, the molten aluminum vaporizes the styrofoam and fills the mold. This is known as lost foam casting. Holes are then drilled and tapped to attach common hardware such as screws and bolts to make the features. It’s a little weird, I know, but I wanted to do something with sand and lost foam casting, so this is what I came up with.
In the end I did a stop-motion animation with the snowman which turned out much better than I thought it would. I had an alternate ending with a Santa Clause and presents but I ultimately chose this one. I may post the alternate on my Instagram page.
The snowman was not actually harmed in the end. That was all camera tricks.
I’ll make some more ant colony casting videos soon.
#christmas #snowman
I used to watch this channel when I was in elementary school and it was my favorite channel but I was so sad that they didnt post very often. love to see the content starting back up again!!
That's cool. Thanks, I'm trying to post more often now.
@@AnthillArt Woah I wasnt expecting you to respond! Thats sweet man I'm a fan of anything this channel puts out :)
Is no one gonna talk about the amazing shop motion at the end?
It's called stop motion. But yeah that was very clever. I've always liked that kind of film making Ray Harryhausen was a stinking genius.
@@davidurban6813 I think it was a typo
Stop*
That stop motion animation was amazing, especially the part where it was your video combined with it, very clever!
"Do you want to build a snowman?"
Yes
Let me get the *styrofoam*
This was so much better than I was expecting... and I started with high hopes!
I did not expect the last 30 seconds and I loved it.
You're back!!!! Glad to see you again and hope you and your family are safe for the holidays!
Love the stop animation at the end
Very creative video and sculpture.
OMG that ⛄ is so cute 😍
Great stuff! Don’t you cry, I’m sure ol’ Frosty the Aluminuman will be back some day! ⛄️
This was great, now you can just have a snowman in summer as well as winter!
That snowman melts too! Hahaha
That last part is litteraly HowtoBasic editing style
Worth it!
Okay, the ending was very cute hehe. You should definitely do more of that.
Your stop motion with the metal man is impressive
Thanks!
Nice stop motion!
Look at the lil metallic dude
Omg that was too cute! I would love to be able to make that snowman ⛄ Only I won't destroy mine! 😂 Although that was funny. Happy Holidays!
The ending was great! 😂😂
Super relaxing bro
He’s back! A Christmas miracle!
What a metal man
That’s adorable - love it!
Awww! He was so cute with his little hat and hands, too!
Merry Christmas
would be a nice gift for a kid
Love this ....my kid would love it
Craftsman!!
You killed him 😢 Oh well he was super cute while he lasted 😍
That scared me! 😂 I was like “oh HELL NO”
Do more liken this. like that knife guy the stop motion is amazing instant share like and comment!
Thanks. I think I found the channel you're talking about (LoreChirik?). Really funny.
@@AnthillArt kawami japan makes knives using weird materials and obscure process.
@@FrancisRAM.C oh, cool
The return of the king
Your videos are so satisfying. Can't wait for more!
Super creepy snowman
I love it ❤️❤️❤️❤️🎄🎁🎄 merry Christmas
Perfection
Well, that's certainly different. ❤❤
My man is also a stop motion animator
You are very cool and talented!
Wow, a cyberpunk snowman! Great
cool stop motion
Wow no anthill this time?the ants must've all gotten together and wrote to Santa
If they sold them snowman I would buy one it's so cute.
Lol nice one Merry Christmas ☃️
Lol, I like the ending
That was awesome!!!!👍😁
I love how the aluminum snowman all of a sudden became evil.
I loved this
This is so cool!!
The Good Content it back!
Masterpiece
Metal Gear Snowman
That last part was pure EVIL🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
perfect and amazing
You killed it 😨
Welcome back!
Being chased by snowmen is no joke, be cautious during holiday season (jk jk
That was great
Did you really kill it? It was so cute!
Don't worry that was just camera tricks. He did get a few burns though but he's recovering well.
0:09
Styrofoam: Uh.. uhh what are you gonna do with that?!
0:10
Very cute😊
Awesome
1:45 someone somewhere is slowly getting his eye drilled into his skull
That was hilarious. Lol.
oh fuck yeah
What the heck?? I didnt see this one until now!! I love it!! Sad to see bob the aluminum snowman go
That's youtube for ya
@@AnthillArt dude i was satisfied enough with the snowman but the little stopmotion thing was amazing!!
Thanks. I was iffy on the ending idea but was dying laughing when I finished. Had to include it. Haha
@@AnthillArt it was fantastic! So unexpected
RIP Aluminum Snowman 2020-2020
You thought you'd see a first comment but it was I, DIO!
It's been a long time boiiiii
You're alive!
Rip mister Foam
Born in 2021 and Died in 2021 from natural causes
Hahahahah ending hilarious
Cavityless moulding
YESYEYSYYESYEYSYES
Hehe love it
NUUU DA SNOWMAN
I was hoping to be able to buy it...
The last part 😂🤣
He was so adorable!!! Why did you have to kill him 😢😢😢😢
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He has been uploading a lot more
Hahahahaha this was the best thing I've seen in a long time!
I R O N M A N
oh that's fun- OH FUCK
snowman robot
Aluminuman...
ah!!! you killed him D:
All I think of is aluminum dust. Be careful
이시키 마지막엔 다 녹이네^^ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
⛄
Styrofoam's tale
On that day he showed a funnel in my arse and poured that thing and the next moment I resurrected as a solid piece
My friends fear me
Pimp snowman
It's robby the snowman
Snowbot
A snowman that gift for child robot, which succeed their revolt of machine against human like Terminator movie.
I really hope you didn't actually melt the aluminuman :(
I didn't, it was an editing trick haha
hallo-xmas
That was just plain mean. That snowman didn’t do anything to you. He was so cute.
$199.99 on Etsy.
Sell it on eBay for $1,000 😏😏
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