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The mold making process is one of the most interesting parts of the process; I'm not sure why anyone wouldn't want to see it but thank you for including it. Very interesting video.
I've only cast silver once, and since it was a jewelery class, we used a sling, which uses centrifugal force to get the metal in completely. A vacuum casting method might help you improve quality as well. Great vid.
Very cool! Silver is really soft. I wonder if would have been easier to cast silver coin blanks and then cast your designs into iron to stamp them with?
I always love it when you make a new episode. It's ALWAYS so much fun to watch! I like what we learn. I had no idea that silver would be more tricky than other metals.
These look pretty good considering most coins are come from a mint where they are stamped rather than cast. Stamping allows for a large volume of coins to be made very quickly and with great detail, and each coin comes from the exact same thickness of metal band all stamped from the same die. It’s pretty cool to have made your own coins.
What a crazy yet extremely cool idea. I have been interested in trying this very thing myself. Thank you for posting the things that worked as well as the ones that didn't.
That brought back memories of long ago years. Eventually i learned how to press the metals. I always had problems with bubbles, even with making rings. Some of the fancier guys had a centrifuge but couldn't afford it. I did however have a press. Lot's of fun figuring it out but it worked. Just like the mint.
Im a jewelry caster. Interesting to see it done in a sand mold Pure silver is a nightmare to cast, as it cools too fast. Also, we always keep a separate crucible for every type of alloy to avoid contamination If you recast it and alloy it with 7.5% copper and add a pinch of borax or boric acid while molten…give it a good stir, it will cast much better. Tho now you’d have sterling silver rather pure Nice vid. Best of luck!
This surface deffects in your coins are caused by direct connection of sprue with Gates. There should be a runner between them and Gate should connect Wit runner at 90 degree angle. You can connect sprue directly with Gates but in such setup gates should be as slim as possibile and wide- that will filter out all oxidation and provide calm flow. And some of this deffects can be also due to lose sand in mold.
I say vacuum casting is the only way to get great detail when casting silver. I like your wet 3D printing! The coins you have casted now do have a look of their own though. :) Greetings, Jeff
@@brandonmccullah710 check "Craig Dabler - The DIY Castings Guy", he has a channel that does these things cheap. He has a lot of experience, and knows a lot about how to do these kind of things. Good luck with it! Greetings, Jeff
The nasty surprise comes when you want to sell it. The original fineness stamped on the silver bars is no longer available. The pawn shop then comes and claims that the silver is inferior quality. It's all about cheating the people who own gold and silver.
This was a really good video. I've never cast anything yet but I learned a lot in this video. I'm likely only going to be melting things like brass, copper and aluminum.
You ought to do some .950(just to differentiate yours from standard .925 sterling) silver ring blanks(ready for stones), patterned bands or some nice pendants or something...I'd love to be able to cast my own ring and jewelry designs. Think of the different shapes you could do that NOBODY else offers!
What you should try it heating up silver and hammer flat and round. Stamp on the designs using steel stamps. Or make the coins out off silver clay. And stamp on your designs. Then blast the clay so it will turn to silver
Make a silver cylinder -> cut the cylinder into coin blanks -> polish the blanks to a mirror finish -> make reverse and obverse dyes with designs -> press the designs into the blanks using a hydraulic press.
Have you tried an alchol+graphic spray to improve the surface. You spray is on your mold and either let the alchol evaporate or touch it off with fire. Leaves a hard graphite coating. Also, you should print your gating and you would get a better result.
That’s why coins were struck and now stamped. You should try casting custom iron \ steel dies and strike the coins. Silver being soft you’ll be able to stamp out the custom coin while casting the dies
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Yes. Silver is hard to cast. Need extremely hot metal for easy flow and extremely smooth...but quick...pours. I tried and gave up on casting my coins. Electing instead, to melt and roll sheets that I can cut the coin blanks and stamp tbe designs using a press. My dies are being made as I type. Wish me luck.
Good stuff man, I'm glad to see that double side coin castings are possible :) I've been messing around with bismuth making single sided coins, but now I may have to try dual-siding it. I suppose I may have to print both sides of the coin separately and glue them together as I don't have one of those fancy resin printers. I've been following your work for a wile now and took inspiration from your foundry tong designs and reproduced them for my own little backyard forge. Keep up the good work :)
Don't give up on silver casting! The coins ended up beautiful, but I wonder why you used sand casting instead of using plaster. I used to make jewelry way back in the stone age when I went to college, and the refractory plaster we used would very accurately capture the surface finish of the wax model. I've also spent some time in the more recent past experimenting with 3D printing and have always wanted to use it in lost-wax casting. I hope to see you continue to experiment with silver!
Suggestion: Maybe do the explanation for the molds every few videos. I feel like as a very recently engaged viewer, this content is interesting enough that if I gone a few videos without an explanation but got them like every third video, we would eventually see it and have a new interesting point of engagement that doesn't get boring despite it's repetition.
When casting dental alloys we preheat the casting mold medium so it is a similar temp to the alloy. This cuts down on turbulence a great deal. Anyway you could preheat the sand?
It's great that you can do this. Seems it would be useful is you were A scrapper or you wanted different useful objects. But you loose too much time and money changing shapes multiple times to get it perfect. They were already perfect bars.
I wonder how they would come out cast in bronze? Have you tried baking your molds to get them has hot as possible before trying to pour your metal into them? You may bet a better flow.
I really enjoyed this one. I think you might have some really cool coins using a technique where you cast blanks and then use a stamp or press (like the ancients did) to imprint your design. It might take some practice to perfect the technique, but you could try using pewter blanks to conserve on cost.
I’m a new stacker of silver and your videos are absolutely amazing. Thank you for the videos. Do you sell any of the 2 ounce rounds from this video? I’d love to have a coin like that for my collection
Can I recommend for a future video? Make an iron press with the coin image (and another one for the other side), put a round plain piece of silver in between the two iron molds, and hit it hard with a sledge hammer, so that the image from the iron mold gets "pressed" into the silver, as an older way of making coins. The result is never going to be perfect, but it'll look a bit more original, authentic and historical, rather than molded coins. Hope ya get what I mean, I can try to explain better if ya want, just ask :D Would be real nice to see that done in practice.
You rock! I need to know your preferred method in casting double sided coin molds. Does that moist clay / sand work the best? Dif you ever figure out the solution to cast the finest detailed silver coins?
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Love videos like this that show “failed” attempts and how you were able to overcome them.
I live in Karachi Pakistan and I like your comment send 10 month ago
True. Really good content for ppl interested in this stuff
Your coins came out pretty good! A lot of work though.
Your failure is a great teachable moment thanks
No worries. I love watching how ANYTHING is made. The mold making process was just as fascinating as the coin casting. They're absolutely beautiful!
I love the “imperfections” in the surface of the coins it adds a bit of character to them because they are all different
The mold making process is one of the most interesting parts of the process; I'm not sure why anyone wouldn't want to see it but thank you for including it. Very interesting video.
I’ve found that casting sterling (.925 silver) is much more forgiving than casting .999 silver, even though you may think .999 is easier.
Fine silver is a hard-sell for a coin anyways, and sterling can be heat hardened.
Cast silver is dead-soft.
I love how determined you are!
I've only cast silver once, and since it was a jewelery class, we used a sling, which uses centrifugal force to get the metal in completely.
A vacuum casting method might help you improve quality as well.
Great vid.
Where can I learn about a vacuum casting method?
I'm glad you added the mold making. I really like watching that part :)
Those silver bars look tasty.
this is amazing!! i can't wrap my head around the fact that humans have been casting coins for over thousands of years ago.
👍 Danke fürs Hochladen!
👍 Thanks for uploading!
👍 Very good and beautiful, thank you!
👍 Sehr gut und schön, danke!
Very cool! Silver is really soft. I wonder if would have been easier to cast silver coin blanks and then cast your designs into iron to stamp them with?
I was wondering that myself.
this is the best way to do it I think
A good idea in theory, but iron is extraordinarily difficult to cast, and requires industrial equipment to do so
Flat coins then Lazer print
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@5:55 is why I'm here... but different stokes for different folks. 👍🍻 Great video.
That’s next level! Nice job! Beautiful coins!
Ah, Seth, you're singing my song! Coin casting is my favorite! These turned out beautifully, warts and all.
I live in Karachi Pakistan and I like your comment if you don't mind
I think those coins came out great!👍🇬🇧
I always love it when you make a new episode. It's ALWAYS so much fun to watch! I like what we learn. I had no idea that silver would be more tricky than other metals.
Silver is so pretty, that’s an awesome finished product. Too bad it was so difficult to work with.
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They look very clean.
These look pretty good considering most coins are come from a mint where they are stamped rather than cast. Stamping allows for a large volume of coins to be made very quickly and with great detail, and each coin comes from the exact same thickness of metal band all stamped from the same die. It’s pretty cool to have made your own coins.
Those coins 🪙 very cool.
👍 I wish you success in your work!
I love melting metal, SO much, I’d absolutely do it myself if I had the resources!
You can get a lead pot for $30
lol the mold making is the best part!
Brilliant. I collect silver coins. Yours are outstanding.
What a crazy yet extremely cool idea. I have been interested in trying this very thing myself. Thank you for posting the things that worked as well as the ones that didn't.
They turned out great man. Well done 👏 👍
That brought back memories of long ago years. Eventually i learned how to press the metals. I always had problems with bubbles, even with making rings. Some of the fancier guys had a centrifuge but couldn't afford it. I did however have a press. Lot's of fun figuring it out but it worked. Just like the mint.
High Respect to and you're coin making.
Awesome stuff!!! Thanks for showing how you made the molds at the end.
I came back for a second watch on this, Great job!
I may make some coins myself.
Im a jewelry caster.
Interesting to see it done in a sand mold
Pure silver is a nightmare to cast, as it cools too fast.
Also, we always keep a separate crucible for every type of alloy to avoid contamination
If you recast it and alloy it with 7.5% copper and add a pinch of borax or boric acid while molten…give it a good stir, it will cast much better. Tho now you’d have sterling silver rather pure
Nice vid. Best of luck!
This surface deffects in your coins are caused by direct connection of sprue with Gates. There should be a runner between them and Gate should connect Wit runner at 90 degree angle.
You can connect sprue directly with Gates but in such setup gates should be as slim as possibile and wide- that will filter out all oxidation and provide calm flow.
And some of this deffects can be also due to lose sand in mold.
Great Video ! very informative and awesome
Lol i love how you zoomed in the gob that got away.... the horror! the horror!
I love the mold making part.
I enjoyed watching this
Not a bad job. The coins turned out quite well🤠😎🤩👍
Wow your channel rounds looks really awesome. Thanks for sharing the entire process. Cheers 👍🏻😊
I like the mold making part :)
I say vacuum casting is the only way to get great detail when casting silver. I like your wet 3D printing!
The coins you have casted now do have a look of their own though. :)
Greetings,
Jeff
Is it practical to build a vacuum caster cheap or buy one affordably?
@@brandonmccullah710 check "Craig Dabler - The DIY Castings Guy", he has a channel that does these things cheap. He has a lot of experience, and knows a lot about how to do these kind of things.
Good luck with it!
Greetings,
Jeff
He shouldn't be sand casting for great amounts of detail anyway
How about spin casting? That's what my mind immediately went to, as I've seen jewelers make very detailed items with that process.
The nasty surprise comes when you want to sell it. The original fineness stamped on the silver bars is no longer available. The pawn shop then comes and claims that the silver is inferior quality. It's all about cheating the people who own gold and silver.
Great video, thanks for sharing!
Man, that looks like fun🔥 ⚒️
Those looks great👍
This was a really good video. I've never cast anything yet but I learned a lot in this video. I'm likely only going to be melting things like brass, copper and aluminum.
They look amazing
Very cool, This was a great one
Wow, great job!!
They came out well!
Very cool! Failure to Success fine job
This is art.
Love the videos, brother! You sound a lot like Grant Thompson from King of Random!
Excellent! 👍🏻
You ought to do some .950(just to differentiate yours from standard .925 sterling) silver ring blanks(ready for stones), patterned bands or some nice pendants or something...I'd love to be able to cast my own ring and jewelry designs. Think of the different shapes you could do that NOBODY else offers!
Very nice. Loved all the work, yes, including the mold making in the end of the video. Would like to do such things over here.
Greetings from Brazil!
Cure them for much longer in direct sunlight. Even in a UV chamber you generally want to cure between 8-20 mins depending on part size.
That's why most mints will stamp them. Absolutely cool video though!
Very cool thanks for sharing
I thought the thumbnail was clickbait they look so good
Looks mint 👌🏼
What you should try it heating up silver and hammer flat and round. Stamp on the designs using steel stamps. Or make the coins out off silver clay. And stamp on your designs. Then blast the clay so it will turn to silver
well done, good job
This is why stuff is stamped
Make a silver cylinder -> cut the cylinder into coin blanks -> polish the blanks to a mirror finish -> make reverse and obverse dyes with designs -> press the designs into the blanks using a hydraulic press.
Damn that would be cool if I could send you a custom logo to do this with! Very, very nice job!
Have you tried an alchol+graphic spray to improve the surface. You spray is on your mold and either let the alchol evaporate or touch it off with fire. Leaves a hard graphite coating. Also, you should print your gating and you would get a better result.
Well, now we see for ourselves why silver coins were more often stamped than molded.
Enjoyable video, thanks for including the mistakes!
I love silvers 🥰
That’s why coins were struck and now stamped. You should try casting custom iron \ steel dies and strike the coins. Silver being soft you’ll be able to stamp out the custom coin while casting the dies
I think you showed why coins are struck in a die instead of cast. Looks like a lot of fun.
I would still buy one of those man.
Release a short ringing the coins together. Silver makes a very pretty sound when rung.
👍 great video thanks
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Yes. Silver is hard to cast. Need extremely hot metal for easy flow and extremely smooth...but quick...pours.
I tried and gave up on casting my coins.
Electing instead, to melt and roll sheets that I can cut the coin blanks and stamp tbe designs using a press.
My dies are being made as I type.
Wish me luck.
Sounds like fun!
Nicely done! I have found that when making coins, sterling silver casts much better than pure silver.
I live in Karachi Pakistan and I like your comment
Very difficult! Good job !
Son l think you did a fantastic job
Idea: cast a metal mirror, then polish them, and then compare to modern mirror.
Excellent idea.
Nice work
Good stuff man, I'm glad to see that double side coin castings are possible :) I've been messing around with bismuth making single sided coins, but now I may have to try dual-siding it. I suppose I may have to print both sides of the coin separately and glue them together as I don't have one of those fancy resin printers. I've been following your work for a wile now and took inspiration from your foundry tong designs and reproduced them for my own little backyard forge. Keep up the good work :)
Don't give up on silver casting! The coins ended up beautiful, but I wonder why you used sand casting instead of using plaster. I used to make jewelry way back in the stone age when I went to college, and the refractory plaster we used would very accurately capture the surface finish of the wax model. I've also spent some time in the more recent past experimenting with 3D printing and have always wanted to use it in lost-wax casting. I hope to see you continue to experiment with silver!
Thanks for sharing
are we gonna talk about the shape the molten metal makes at 2:27??? 😳
Amazing!
you could try lost wax/pla casting since the plaster mold should have a better finish
Try a longer sprue,put a can with greensand over the in spout and pour through that, you should be able to pour more coins at once
Suggestion: Maybe do the explanation for the molds every few videos. I feel like as a very recently engaged viewer, this content is interesting enough that if I gone a few videos without an explanation but got them like every third video, we would eventually see it and have a new interesting point of engagement that doesn't get boring despite it's repetition.
When casting dental alloys we preheat the casting mold medium so it is a similar temp to the alloy. This cuts down on turbulence a great deal. Anyway you could preheat the sand?
A centrifugal casting machine is what is used for casting precious metals
I melt primarily for ingots but were I ever going to be creative I would rewatch your cideos with the volume up on high!
Nice !!! Brazilians like.
It's great that you can do this. Seems it would be useful is you were A scrapper or you wanted different useful objects. But you loose too much time and money changing shapes multiple times to get it perfect. They were already perfect bars.
I wonder how they would come out cast in bronze?
Have you tried baking your molds to get them has hot as possible before trying to pour your metal into them? You may bet a better flow.
Amazing
I really enjoyed this one. I think you might have some really cool coins using a technique where you cast blanks and then use a stamp or press (like the ancients did) to imprint your design. It might take some practice to perfect the technique, but you could try using pewter blanks to conserve on cost.
I’m a new stacker of silver and your videos are absolutely amazing. Thank you for the videos. Do you sell any of the 2 ounce rounds from this video? I’d love to have a coin like that for my collection
Can I recommend for a future video?
Make an iron press with the coin image (and another one for the other side), put a round plain piece of silver in between the two iron molds, and hit it hard with a sledge hammer, so that the image from the iron mold gets "pressed" into the silver, as an older way of making coins. The result is never going to be perfect, but it'll look a bit more original, authentic and historical, rather than molded coins.
Hope ya get what I mean, I can try to explain better if ya want, just ask :D
Would be real nice to see that done in practice.
you could try to cast them vertically
make your inlet funnel between the to halfs of the mould.
mh i have difficulties to explain, what i mean. sorry
You rock! I need to know your preferred method in casting double sided coin molds. Does that moist clay / sand work the best? Dif you ever figure out the solution to cast the finest detailed silver coins?