Making Model Steam Engine Castings in the Home Workshop

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  • Опубликовано: 15 янв 2025

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  • @CraigLYoung
    @CraigLYoung Год назад +40

    No worries 👍 some of us like the sounds of birds.

  • @robertoswalt319
    @robertoswalt319 Год назад +3

    I enjoyed the sound of the birds. It was calming as was your narration.

  • @gazzman2631
    @gazzman2631 Год назад +5

    👍 Great work on the casting, it came out quite nicely. I will admit to rather liking the songbirds in the background as well. Excellent job all around sir, thank you.

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  Год назад +1

      Cheers Gaz, glad you enjoyed the vid. Regards Ade :)

  • @joshwalker5605
    @joshwalker5605 Год назад +1

    The birds in the background are wonderful. Great video, informative and peaceful!

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  Год назад

      Many thanks Josh :) Regards. Ade

  • @fetchitnowuk
    @fetchitnowuk Год назад +3

    What a great video. Very informative. I did like the part about the sand core. I need to get back to melting. Hopefully this time without blowing myself up in the process.

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  Год назад +1

      Best advice is to NOT blow yourself up ;)

  • @michaelsimpson9779
    @michaelsimpson9779 3 месяца назад +4

    Ignore the ignorant haters, you've done really well there.
    Old castings as donor material have higher silica content in the alloy and will flow well into more complex moulds, but having said that, what you've done there is brilliant. 👍

  • @davidculmer1520
    @davidculmer1520 Год назад +4

    Very nicely produced video.

  • @Andrew_Fernie
    @Andrew_Fernie Год назад +2

    I've seen lots of videos from Myford Boy, Prezzo and others and this is THE simplest and least faffy setup I've seen. Well explained and no voodoo involved. Great stuff 👍👍

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  Год назад

      Glad you liked the vid Andrew :) Thanks

  • @jlinkels
    @jlinkels Год назад +2

    Very interesting project. Excellent video recording and very pleasant narration.

  • @bloodknottrevelian3396
    @bloodknottrevelian3396 Год назад +2

    Excellent video. My father was a non ferrous moulder and I frequently visited the foundry. You may find benefit from obtaining a pair of old fashioned hand bellows to blow loose sand and excess talc off of the mould surfaces. Had you considered increasing the diameter of the risers but reducing their length as the metal in them will stay molten for longer ensuring complete feed of the mould. The other thing that you didn’t mention was, when making the pattern you need to allow for shrinkage, from memory dad used to say it was ¼” in a foot or 2.08%.

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  Год назад +1

      Thanks for the tips, I do need a blower of some type, bellows would be good. I hadn't considered the diameter of the riser but yes it sounds like it would work well, Thanks

  • @rastafari4264
    @rastafari4264 Год назад +2

    very detailed overview of all needed process steps, thanks a lot, very impressive

  • @IdleLayabout
    @IdleLayabout Год назад +1

    Love the small unobtanium sign on the shelf 🙂

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  Год назад +1

      I reveal the Unobtainium in a future video - Stay Tuned ;)

  • @Preso58
    @Preso58 Год назад +3

    They are nice clean castings Ade. I have used epoxy sand cores in brass castings and they work fine. Regards, Preso.

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  Год назад

      Thanks Mark, that is good to know! Cheers, Ade

  • @Hyratel
    @Hyratel Год назад +1

    Extremely clean castings, and well-shot and well-explained process, with some intermediate explanations that I hadn't heard in detail before. Your voice and pacing are very calm and deliberate: easy to follow.

  • @nlo114
    @nlo114 Год назад +6

    Be sure to pre-heat the second lot of scrap before adding it to the crucible! Any moisture on the surface can flash to steam and give unprotected parts a painful silvery coating of aluminium.

  • @SimonHollandfilms
    @SimonHollandfilms Год назад +1

    you are an inspiration...i see molten metal in my future.

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  Год назад

      Hey Prof.Simon, you would really enjoy this, hot, dangerous and scary, but superb fun :) All the best. Ade

  • @RB-yq7qv
    @RB-yq7qv Год назад

    Love the birds in the back ground. They are a real feel of spring and summer with their feathers changing at this time of year.

  • @MyHeap
    @MyHeap Год назад +1

    Great video Ade. Looking forward to seeing your creations come to life! Thank you for sharing.
    Joe

  • @sazafrass
    @sazafrass Год назад +2

    15:21 😂 I love that we can hear you whisper "that was the scary bit" like your soufle might deflate if you're too loud. Lovely video.

  • @bossdog1480
    @bossdog1480 Год назад +2

    Great stuff, very interesting. Many, many uses for that. 😁

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  Год назад

      Thanks for watching! Ade

  • @watchit65
    @watchit65 Год назад +1

    Excellent video in every way, many thanks.

  • @garymucher4082
    @garymucher4082 Год назад +1

    I have to say, that was a very good tutorial as how to cast items... Thumbs Up!

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  Год назад

      Glad you enjoyed it Gary :)

  • @briansmith4724
    @briansmith4724 Год назад +1

    Thank You for sharing. Well done and interesting presentation. 🙂

  • @pigmanuk
    @pigmanuk 11 месяцев назад

    An excellent video .. thanks for taking the time and trouble to produce it. I'm 75 and learned a great deal.

  • @charrin9086
    @charrin9086 Год назад +1

    Very well explained Ade! A big thumbs up from the Colonies!

  • @headstocktailstock
    @headstocktailstock Год назад +1

    Nice clean castings, molten alloy will dissolve your steel tart tins, I coat mine with a refractory wash, Petrobond's expensive, I use a facing with a layer of petrobond & back up with Mansfield red [greensand] & make my cores from windblown sea sand, linseed oil dextrin & water & bake them in the rayburn [when the missus is out!!] when I taught students to cast I told them an easy way to remember the flask parts is "life's a DRAG when you're on the bottom but you can COPE when you're on the top" hehe.
    Graham.

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  Год назад

      Thank you for the information Graham, that is a great way to remember the parts of the flask! I'll never get it mixed up again. I normally use my box of 'already used' petrobond which has been reconstituted with a bit of motor oil as a filler after the clean facing sand has gone in, but it does smoke more than the new stuff, so chose to use just the new stuff for the video. Thanks. Ade

    • @headstocktailstock
      @headstocktailstock Год назад

      @@AdeSwash So can you reconstitute it then Ade? I usually throw the burnt stuff away & make sure the greensands not mixed with it at shakeout, & is it just motor oil? cheers
      Graham.

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  Год назад +1

      @@headstocktailstock I get rid of the big burnt lumps but the smaller ones get crumbled and go back in, with a few drops of motor oil added if it feels too dry. I only use it for backing up after facing with new stuff

  • @evanhodgson3104
    @evanhodgson3104 5 месяцев назад

    It's always nice to watch workings with metal. This video is a real eye opener for me now I'm retired. 10 out of 10 for the showing. 9 out of 10 for the comedy segments. Looks like a new hobby coming in.

  • @andrewdolinskiatcarpathian
    @andrewdolinskiatcarpathian Год назад

    An excellent opportunity to rewatch the video and be even more inspired than previously. 👏👏👍😀

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  Год назад +1

      Glad you enjoyed it Andrew :) Best Regards. Ade

  • @pirminkogleck4056
    @pirminkogleck4056 Год назад +1

    Ade i gotta say: i love your Voice. its so calm and fits perfect to your Nice edited Videos. The Video is very informative ! thanks

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  Год назад +1

      Thank you Permin😃 I really appreciate your message, I'm glad you like my narration :) All the best. Ade

    • @pirminkogleck4056
      @pirminkogleck4056 Год назад +2

      i am just done with the darn crosshead/ conecting rod /crankshaft playing around untill i get mad
      my crankshaft seem to have a little ammount of throw, and my conrod was never sttaight from the beginning, in the end i had to tap it with the mallet, and machine of about 0,2mm of the big end side, still it is a bit tight on bottom dead center...i run it in now on the handheld drill but hope it will loosen up with a bit more tweaking . not as easy as it all seems in the videos !
      @@AdeSwash

  • @kBIT01
    @kBIT01 Месяц назад

    This video is an excellent tutorial for making your own castings. You had a ton of good tips on making the patterns.

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  12 дней назад

      Thanks KB, glad you found it useful.Regards Ade

  • @montyzumazoom1337
    @montyzumazoom1337 Год назад +1

    Nice job!
    I believe the drag is so named that for large casting pattern boxes which were too heavy to lift, they were pulled or dragged around the foundry floor with hooks or ropes.
    In fact it was a common way to move metal boxes around when I was an engineering apprentice. A 2 foot or so long metal rod with ends bent at right angles, where one end was hooked into the handle of the metal box and the other end held in the hand and the box of components dragged along the factory floor.
    I've never worked in a foundry although I have visited them as part of my work. But I did metalwork at school and we cast a few things like aluminium file and pad saw handles.

    • @geoffreyharbinson2488
      @geoffreyharbinson2488 Год назад +1

      When you were filling the box you were resting from from dragging ...when you were dragging you were resting from filling ...Seems to me that job was one big rest you had ........Said to me as a young lad in a similar job .. I can tell you I was not pleased LOL All the Best Monty

  • @BLACKHART_
    @BLACKHART_ Год назад +1

    I’m only 1 minute in and already loving it!

  • @gaildimick1831
    @gaildimick1831 10 месяцев назад

    Nice clean casting, Thanks for the teaching.

  • @pinballrobbie
    @pinballrobbie 3 месяца назад +1

    Loving the Blackbirds singing in the background, must be late afternoon. Also admire the attention to detail in your video.

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  3 месяца назад

      Many thanks!

  • @ogreunderbridge5204
    @ogreunderbridge5204 Год назад +1

    You beautiful man ! Thank you for making this magnificant tutorial.

  • @hunnybunnysheavymetalmusic6542
    @hunnybunnysheavymetalmusic6542 Год назад +1

    Excellent work!

  • @MarshallSmart
    @MarshallSmart Год назад +2

    From an old bloke in his shed nice one,M😀

  • @adad-nerari4117
    @adad-nerari4117 Год назад +1

    Nice work,congratulations.

  • @DClarke1954
    @DClarke1954 Год назад +1

    Lovely job Ade. 🙂 I hope the wife appreciated her roasting tray back unharmed and the Sunday spuds didn't taste too oily or gritty. ;-)

  • @sailaway1015
    @sailaway1015 11 месяцев назад

    Very comprehensive.... excellent!

  • @daniellyne9420
    @daniellyne9420 Год назад +1

    Excellent video!

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  Год назад

      Thank you very much!

  • @c5173
    @c5173 Год назад +1

    great informative video on the practice for home use.

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  Год назад +1

      Thankyou, metal casting in a home shop is good creative fun!

  • @johnnicol5009
    @johnnicol5009 11 месяцев назад

    Wow, great video. Very well put together and I learned something! Thanks for your time to do this.

  • @rossilake3430
    @rossilake3430 Год назад +1

    Mum’s going to be Angry with you using her Muffin and Cake pans! Nice job, I love watching melting video’s. I’m a hobby machinist also. 👍

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  Год назад

      Thanks Ross, she did ask if I had seen the muffin tray, but I denied all knowledge ;)

    • @nlo114
      @nlo114 Год назад

      Sunday beef and Yorkshires were a bit crunchy...

  • @Greg-om2hb
    @Greg-om2hb Год назад +1

    Fine work, Sir.

  • @freespeechfordemocracy2152
    @freespeechfordemocracy2152 Год назад +2

    Just stumbled on this video. Great work and really informative, cheers from the Far East

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  Год назад

      Many thanks - peace and goodwill to you! Regards Ade

  • @deepsamuel8149
    @deepsamuel8149 Год назад

    Late comment, flawless casting one of the cleanest.

  • @paulburke324
    @paulburke324 Год назад +1

    Loved the vid, can't wait to see the engine 🙂

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  Год назад +1

      Coming soon Paul :)

  • @Arzon527
    @Arzon527 Год назад +1

    Although I have no intrest in model trains, your documentation and clearly shown process for making the mold, sand, risers and everything else about the process of making an aluminum casting is amazing. If anyone i know needs a walkthrough of how to do it, i will show them this video.

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  Год назад +1

      I'm glad you enjoyed it @Arzon527 Its all still new to me :) Regards. Ade.

  • @jamest.5001
    @jamest.5001 Год назад +2

    I had an idea when I saw the crucible 26:19
    Maybe you can coat the graphite crucibles with air dry, or even oven set ,ceramic coatings, Cera coat it's used on pistons, exhaust, and lots more, if it made a crucible basically indestructible it may be worth it, it had been said to hold an aluminum piston together after it had gotten so hot it melted! If it protects the crucible allowing it to last 10x 20x or much more longer, I don't think the crucibles are that expensive, but a dollar saved and all, another thing, I believe going to a salvage yard, buying scrap allow rims, cutting them up, 'making aluminum inguits for later pours, it pours very well, and can be nearly free, if you don't mind the work! It is an alloy, designed to be cast, and look perfect!

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  Год назад

      Hi James, yes I agree, alloy wheels are a good high grade ali to use for casting! I will look up Cera-Coat as it sounds like it would be a good coating. Thanks. Ade

  • @steved8038
    @steved8038 Год назад +3

    For somone who has only been casting for a short while thats a bloody good result congrats, looking forward to more !!

  • @inorbitaowertrack8454
    @inorbitaowertrack8454 4 месяца назад +1

    love the birds singing Sweden

  • @Desmouffe
    @Desmouffe Год назад

    Very interesting. I have done some casting myself but it's always nice to see others work. Nice

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  Год назад

      Thanks @Desmouffe :)

  • @IanFletcher1970
    @IanFletcher1970 Год назад +1

    Good video. I use the CO2 process for core making. Good to see you at Claymills today

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  Год назад +1

      Good to meet you today Ian :)

  • @markphillips5368
    @markphillips5368 Год назад +2

    Using a small paint brush and a little water to swab the edges of the pattern pieces will aid in the removal of the pattern pieces from the mould halves. You may need to de-gas the molten aluminium to avoid possible gas holes in the castings. De-gassing tablets should be available from a local foundry supplies merchant or a local foundry.

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  Год назад +1

      Great tip! I will try this :)

    • @johnkillian4719
      @johnkillian4719 Год назад

      Not with a oil based sand. That only works with a water based sand.

  • @rodneynormanhersom3583
    @rodneynormanhersom3583 3 месяца назад +2

    i used a bit of cast iron pipe i got from the dump. i lined it with refractory cement and i used builders sand and lime to make a paint to line the furnance .. i used fine sand and molasses as casting sand, i cooked the mould with the sand mix like a cake and it set like cement, and it could be carved or sanded, to reuse it it goes soft if put it in a bucket with water, so reusable and eco friendly no chemicals

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  3 месяца назад +1

      Thanks Rodney, i will give it a go

  • @toneault7499
    @toneault7499 Год назад +1

    LIKE YOU ATTITUDE ON THIS .. COMING FROM A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW. MADE ME THINK AGAIN.. AN LOOK TWICE.. HOPE YOU KEEP IT UP .. TONE UK

  • @philhermetic
    @philhermetic Год назад

    I like the gate pattern idea, very neat and far better that scooping the gates out afterwards!
    Phil

    • @philhermetic
      @philhermetic Год назад

      I have a virtually identical furnace, mine came from Vevor, and the element quit after one heat! Luckily they (eventually) settled the warranty and i bought a new British made element for it. They are very quick and convenient for small castings.
      Phil

  • @DavidR8
    @DavidR8 Год назад

    Thanks for this. I've been eyeing that furnace as a way into metal casting.

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  Год назад +1

      Hi David, it certainly is a good entry point to metal casting, I love it!

  • @gertjevanpoppel7270
    @gertjevanpoppel7270 Год назад +1

    Great video 😀👍…
    Thanks ade

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  Год назад

      Glad you enjoyed it. Regards. Ade

  • @danteriouslee840
    @danteriouslee840 Год назад +3

    You could always turn down the outside of the flywheels to press fit into a cut section of steel pipe for added weight

  • @Flippingwolfresells
    @Flippingwolfresells Год назад +1

    Wow I can't get over well your channel is doing

  • @andrewlyke3973
    @andrewlyke3973 3 месяца назад

    Great video. Nicely narrated too.

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  3 месяца назад

      Thanks Andrew :)

  • @paulrayner4514
    @paulrayner4514 3 месяца назад

    a great informative no nonsense video. thank you

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  3 месяца назад +1

      Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @wingles69
    @wingles69 Год назад

    Have just watched this vid, like it and am now a subscriber. Excellent vid, no bullshit and love the comments when taking out the patterns - that is exactly how I would feel doing it. Very well presented with excellent content and information.
    Don’t think that I will be forging but you have made it look achievable.
    Thanks
    Stewart
    .

  • @RustyInventions-wz6ir
    @RustyInventions-wz6ir Год назад +1

    Very nice video. I’ll definitely will have to look into it in the future

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  Год назад +1

      Cheers Rusty, sorry, I haven't forgotten about the sticker just not got it sorted yet

  • @mikehardy7060
    @mikehardy7060 Год назад +1

    excellent video, glad I came across it, now subscribed thank you

  • @zvonibab
    @zvonibab Год назад +1

    Well done Mr Swash

  • @rodneyfrost1674
    @rodneyfrost1674 Год назад +1

    Excellent video , Thank you sir.

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  Год назад

      Glad you liked it :)

  • @teshire9075
    @teshire9075 Год назад +2

    This seems interesting, may have to try this with a 3d printed pattern instead of wood...

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  Год назад

      Yep 3D is the way to go for patterns!

  • @robcoyle5011
    @robcoyle5011 11 месяцев назад

    Informative and very well done! Thnx!

  • @petertyrrell6690
    @petertyrrell6690 3 месяца назад

    Great video. Thanks for sharing.

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  3 месяца назад +1

      Hope it was useful and entertaining :)

  • @adad-nerari4117
    @adad-nerari4117 5 месяцев назад

    Nice work. Thanks for this very interesting video.

  • @TM-mk2zb
    @TM-mk2zb 2 месяца назад

    Amazing video, very relaxing watch

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  2 месяца назад

      Thank you :)

  • @howder1951
    @howder1951 11 месяцев назад +1

    Excellent vid and demonstration of moulding/casting to offset the high price of the casting kits available. I got here on a push from "Mr. Factotum" so good luck with the subs, here's hoping you got "viral" cheers!

  • @petermcneill80
    @petermcneill80 Год назад +4

    Hi , I don’t mind the birds there quite nice actually like the Suffolk punch at the beginning it shows you’re truly in a lovely British garden ( or was it a qualcast? )
    Great video enjoyed the content and learned a little more about casting very nice job on that btw , and your very fast with a hack saw too 👍🏻

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  Год назад

      Many thanks Peter, it is indeed a Qualcast Suffolk Punch 12" - Very lovely old mower :) Kind Regards. Ade

  • @michaelvitetta7231
    @michaelvitetta7231 Год назад +1

    So much better! At least the bird noises are in the background this time!

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  Год назад

      Glad you liked the 2nd version Michael - Regards. Ade

  • @sypher4912
    @sypher4912 14 дней назад

    Excellent work. I hope people reject rampant consumerism and return to creation and innovation.

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  12 дней назад +1

      I hope so too, if only more people were to realise this

  • @rjordans
    @rjordans Год назад

    Nice video, thanks! Another option for the flywheel may be to get some thick walled steel pipe and use it to make the rim of the wheel as a separate part. The rim is what counts most for storing momentum so if you can get the weight there you will have a great flywheel

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  Год назад

      Great tip! - Thanks :)

  • @fsecofficial
    @fsecofficial Год назад +1

    My ford boy has been doing this for years. But he never speaks lol.

  • @davetheelasticgoose4838
    @davetheelasticgoose4838 4 месяца назад +1

    when machining stuart casting kits get too boring😂
    hats off to you sir, that is some next-level model engineering!

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  4 месяца назад

      Thankyou Dave :)

  • @michaelsimpson9779
    @michaelsimpson9779 3 месяца назад

    Nice work. Thanks for the video

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  3 месяца назад

      Thank you Michael :)

  • @thomaswilliams
    @thomaswilliams Год назад +2

    Exellent video,im glad i came across it. Id reccomend Doubleboost's channel,he also has some fantastic casting tips and tricks.
    You have certainly earned a new subscriber.

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  Год назад +1

      Thanks Thomas, yes I watch Doubleboost amongst many others youtubers, all give great advice and teachings

  • @jws1503
    @jws1503 Год назад

    Wonderful tutorial Video, i love the fact that i am not the only one who used kitchen tools from my wife 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @abod4speed
    @abod4speed Год назад

    Great video Sir !! Thank you.

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  Год назад

      Glad you liked it! Regards Ade

  • @KavinduNiwanthaka
    @KavinduNiwanthaka Год назад

    My favorite youtube channel 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  Год назад

      Thankyou - very kind of you :)

  • @garninitan431
    @garninitan431 2 месяца назад

    I am learning now. Thanks you.

  • @brightmodelengineering8399
    @brightmodelengineering8399 Год назад +1

    I don't know how much talc you use but I used quite a lot mixed with fibre glass resin as a cheap car type filler to make a fibre glass pattern for making fibre glass moulds to make some parts I needed for a large model. I bought 25kilo from a fibre glass supplier based in Redruth, Cornwall, a good source for cheap paint brushes and latex and rubber gloves, very useful for clean hands playing with graphite. They also do a large range of mixing pots. They also do 5kg of talc for £12.17.

  • @StanFerris
    @StanFerris Год назад

    Brilliant work as always, Ade!

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  Год назад +1

      Cheers Stan :)

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  Год назад

      Thanks Stan :) Best Regards. Ade

  • @Wonlongpong
    @Wonlongpong Год назад +2

    Great video and very informative. I think you've got cope and drag terms the wrong way around. The drag is at the bottom and the cope has the risers.

  • @manfromthemist1958
    @manfromthemist1958 Год назад

    Briliant video Ade thanks very much,

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  Год назад

      No worries, many thanks for watching Regards. Ade

  • @martinhow121
    @martinhow121 Год назад +1

    Very nice job. Love it. How about shrinking a steel rim or tire onto the aluminium flywheel for extra rotating mass?

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  Год назад

      Thanks Martin, good idea :)

  • @johntenhave1
    @johntenhave1 11 месяцев назад

    Nice work!

  • @SimJackson
    @SimJackson Год назад +2

    Rather than using a zinc alloy, could you not get some steel pipe and put steel crowns on the flywheels to give them a bit more mass?

  • @Machine_NZ
    @Machine_NZ Год назад

    Excellent video Ade. I've just started using Zamak also. The engine I'm now building called for Bronze flywheels. I knew Bronze would be expensive so looked at Brass. I'm an ex-pat now living in New Zealand and metals not cheap here. Brass was going to cost me approx. £130.00....Ouch! Zamac is a lot cheaper. Won't look the same but couldn't justify the price.
    Loved the birds singing away..
    Regards
    Kevin

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  Год назад

      Hi Kevin, the cost of metal has risen here in the UK also, especially non-ferrous, I'm really pleased with the zamak, it pours like water and gives superfine detail, and turning it is a delight. Cheers. Ade :)

  • @gwheyduke
    @gwheyduke Год назад

    looks like your part came out very well. I use flour, a little molasses and water as a binder for core sand. Have to bake it in the toaster over at 350 F for about 4 hours. Less expensive than expox.

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  Год назад

      Thanks for the tips!

  • @RB-yq7qv
    @RB-yq7qv Год назад

    Very nice castings

  • @T1nCh0
    @T1nCh0 Год назад +1

    You could use a small coarse fabric bag to powder your surfaces also. Just by hitting the surfaces you'll get powder in them.

  • @Mr986Willis
    @Mr986Willis Год назад

    This is really cool, i want to do the same thing on a smaller scale to make silver then gold watch cases.
    Incidentally i used to work for Tecumseh engines we had light medium and heavy flywheel options. Light were aluminium, medium were zamac and heavy were cast iron.
    If you want to increase the mass of your flywheel, more than casting from zamac will achieve, pressing a steel band onto the rim might be an option.
    Finally, an inboard flywheel could be a nightmare if you need to run belts off of it.

  • @AdeSwash
    @AdeSwash  Год назад +5

    NEW EDIT UPLOADED - Sorry about the loud Blackbirds, problem is now fixed - unfortunately youtube does not allow me to replace video, so have lost the likes and comments

    • @andypandy9931
      @andypandy9931 Год назад +1

      I very much like the birdsong Ade.

    • @howardosborne8647
      @howardosborne8647 Год назад +2

      Is this second viewing the Ade Swash definition of 'retweeting' 🐦🐦.......🤣

    • @AdeSwash
      @AdeSwash  Год назад

      ​@@howardosborne8647 took me a while!.....🤣😂🤣😂😛