How to Easily Make Awesome and Authentic Cast Metal Lettering - it's Cheating
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2022
- I've thought about making 'fake cast metal lettering' for a while and as I have a project coming up where this would be ideal, now was the time to try it out. It worked fantastic and easy to do too! :)
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Neat process with a great outcome. Agree with the other commentors that having short single-topic videos like this is good.
Thanks Dominic! I was pretty pleased with it and easy too! :)
@@PaskMakes Agreed shorter videos are better. You could have cut a couple minutes off this. Really a great idea. I actually think I will do this. I bet the same mold would work for silicon (mixed with baking soda) and a bunch of other things. Would be cool to put custom lettering on a hat or coat or something.
I love longer form videos and prefer them, short form videos are also fun sometimes, and this was great, going on my "things to do" list
Skill takes time! Enjoyed watching, thanks.
I like having these short videos for small tidbits of information - makes it easier to find it again (like "which one of the long videos has the explanation for the thing I'm looking for? The water tank kumiko? The propeller?"
I also like the long form ones!
Looks great! You asked about having it as a separate video or including the process in a build video. I really appreciate having the dedicated video - makes it easy to find or to save in a 'how-to' playlist when I want a refresher.
Thanks June and thanks for the feedback. :)
@@PaskMakes I was just about to say the same thing as June here, separate How-To's are great! I wouldn't mind seeing the bigger project first and then the How-To, should that somehow be easier for you to do.
*Great for prototyping and set making. Viewers may not understand the barrier to the real deal is a $70K US casting project.*
Agreed, I'd have possibly not caught this tip if it were buried in that video.
I love it, and I love the short how-to videos. They are going to be more detailed than you could get within a much longer video.
Glad you enjoyed it Marcus! You right, this does let me show the method in more detail. :)
That was ingenious! This is absolutely my favorite channel in the "maker" category.
Thanks very much Larry! :)
That's a great post-construction method. A friend of mine shared with me a quick an dirty method for casting name/number plates.... take some cheap sticker number/letters and place them on a piece of styrofoam, spray the styrofoam with a cheap acrylic paint, styrofoam pits and melts around the stickers, remove them for reuse, and you do a normal lost foam sand casting on the remaining foam form,. once cast, you can coat the recesses (or leave raw) and sand/buff the raised design, and maybe drill some mounting holes. Gives very crisp high vis lettering, in an absurdly short build time.
Great idea. Try using blades and gouges meant for linoleum and woodcut printmaking; they're much finer/smaller. Speedball is (or was?) one of the biggest brands. You can get them at any art supply or craft store. Cheers.
Excellent idea! Those would work perfectly for fine details.
Thanks Jeff! I did have a couple of homemade ones (I made a video on it) but I gave them away to someone wanting to try carving. I need to replace them. :)
The fact that he made those letters look that good with what he has is astounding. Reminds me of the lettering on the old ferry boats where I live. Excellent work sir !
Definitely love the experimental videos for the detailed small parts of larger builds. It always helps that you're narrations are just such a joy to listen to.
Neil could narrate a trip to the grocery store and I would probably enjoy that.
Thanks Steven - glad you enjoy the narration, it's something I don't find easy but hopefully I'm getting better with each video. :)
About 10 years ago my wife bought me a nice set of carving knives. They are still in the packaging they came in untouched. This gives me a reason to use them, and my wife will be happy. My lathe will be the first thing I'll put my name on. Thanks
I just noticed the 1 million subs, congratulation on a huge milestone, I've been watching for 5 years, you've come a long way.
I missed these nifty easy-to-make, homemade workaround ideas of yours and this is a prime example! I have to say though, that I thoroughly enjoy the more sophisticated ones as well and haven't missed out on any of your uploads for the last 3 years
Definitely a separate video. I think many people will find this useful for their diy/arts & crafts projects, while they would skip over a video about a drill press stand. And that would be a shame because this is a really useful technique!
Man, didn’t you know that there are ready-made letters that keep you from leaning on plastic, there are ready-made letters that you ignite with fire to make letters with ease, and using wax to make it easier to remove letters with ease, I don’t know what happened to you, you were the first to do this wonderful work, MADE IN ENGLAND
This is great, I'm glad you showed it separately, thank you!
Does your ingenuity know ANY bounds? I am consistently amazed.......................
Again, you've knocked it out of the park!!!!
Whatever this was is perfect...short, detailed, separate videos.
Thanks again!
Pretty neat. Also, got my Kumiko jigs in the mail recently and did my first panel this week. As you would say “I reckon it came out pretty good”. Cheers.
That's awesome John - thanks very much! :)
Nothing wrong with a short “outake” video as a how to. Like June mentioned, it makes finding or saving them much easier.
The V gouge worked great and the JB Weld seems like a great choice for the letters.
Heck yeah, this definitely deserves it’s own video. This is inspiring!!! If this wasn’t it’s own video- I think I would have missed it!!
I like having a separate video for this! Also can’t wait to see your Drill Press Stand!!!
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this is GREAT! talk about using a vehicle to teach a concept from. Many of us won't be tagging our machinery with raised letters, but the principles are useful well beyond this project. Thanks again for sharing this!
Fantastic result, Neil and I really like separate hints/tips/instructional videos, as it’s easy to miss a process in the longer ones. 🌟👏🏼
Thanks very much Mandy! :)
Never seen this done or even imagined it could be. Another amazing revelation of creativity.
Brilliant idea Neil! This shorter video was perfect to call out the simple technique.
That is a nice idea. It really does look a fair bit like casted lettering.
Brilliant. I love small things like this that can make a huge difference in the professional look of a finished product
Fantastic. I made a small hydraulic press a while ago and wanted to give it a vintage "Made in Birmingham" look. It's was a great functional addition to my workshop, but I never figured out how to do the lettering.
This technique will allow me to revisit the press and realise my original vision, so thanks very much.
Sir, you just blew my mind. There is so many possibilities of applications of this process
From one Neil to another … Well done!
What’s nice about the individual shorts like this is they can be saved on each viewer’s playlist for future reference without having to search through many videos.
always nice to have a short video from you. shows how much variety there is to your channel and how there's always something interesting coming out of your shop, regardless of size or application
This makes a great stand-alone video. It is better as a reference if people are searching for guidance and want to attempt this for a project.
That's so cool!
I appreciate the fact you made a separate video to show this process.
That looks spot on.
Adds a vintage aspect missing from modern production.
Loved it as a separate, shorter video on its own. It's now available to people who are interested in this for any reason.
Your hand carving is how early cast material was lettered, but today, they have a big typewriter to make metal plates to install in the molds. The plates would be held to the wood molds with screws, and if you can add screw heads to the process, it would add even more realism, and having minor errors in the process makes it look even more realistic!
Very cool effect that is relatively easy to do and get great results. I'm a fan of shorter form content (5-10 min), so I really enjoyed this focus on a single process. Thanks for sharing!
Seeing different ways of doing individual ideas is great! I'm not sure this would have been my approach, but now it's something I can think about. Thanks for sharing!
This is brilliant. JB Weld is an amazing substance and it never ceases to amaze me how many different ways people find to use it.
The choice of the polyethylene is brilliant. I don't think any other mold material would release as easily.
Bro this gonna be my makers mark on everything steel I make from this point on. I appreciate you. Thank you for sharing your skills knowledge and experience
That’s a great idea. I’ve used silly putty to check lettering on a mold. I hope this children’s “toy” has made it to your country.
It looks brilliant Neil. Having this video separate gives people a chance to watch the process and technique of how it's done perfectly and also getting some idea of how it could potentially look afterwards.
Great video mate 👍🏼👍🏼
Its really great when you show sup-processer like this. It makes it easier to find when we want to use it in our own projekts 👍
Fantastic work Neil - I really fancy giving this a go. A short stand-alone vid like this works for me, thanks for sharing.
To the point.
Clear, no fluffing about.
No blah blah.
Awesome.
Thanks.
Subbed.
Short Video works for me. Easy to find like this. In a big video I would forget where I had seen it and spend ages looking. Super job!
That is reall clever! I appreciate these technique videos. I think they will serve you well long term as people may look up particular topics. Also handy for saving later to come back to instead of trying to remember which project video had the technique. Thank you for sharing!
So cool. I watched the video of you making the machine stand first and I really enjoyed coming back to watch you make a detail like this after. I will definately try this, it looks amazing.
The breath of your developing skill sets is extraordinary. Such a simple solution which I’m sure would never have occurred to me.
While I’m intrigued by the results, I’m more fascinated by the simple process.
I definitely appreciate seeing your ingenious process & technique in detail.
this was a great learning experience & looking forward to learning more from you in your future builds
Everything can be a standalone subject. This was great. More searchable for people who might find the need for it down the road.
If you find little tricks in your work, you could start making RUclips Shorts too. Little tricks like pre-drilling with a tiny bit before nailing by hand when working with tiny pieces of wood. Or showing off a new glue spreading brush. Things like that. I’m sure you have hundreds of those tricks to showcase
That looks great! I like the separate video format as I can track it down without having to remember which video I need to watch again!
I definitely enjoy seeing your experimental videos as opposed to seeing it in a final video.
I started applauding this is so genius
Very creative idea - way to think outside the box. You did a great job explaining each detail of the project without over-explaining it. Your voice is very clear and the pace is spot on. Now I have to figure out what project I can apply this to because when I watch something like this, I have to try it at least once in my wood shop. If I don't attempt it, I can't really recommend it to others or say anything bad about it. I think I can add it to a steel ammo can for the Marine's Rank and Name. I build a lot of retirement and leaving service awards and shadow boxes. I can see how criminals would use it to make fake items.
I did the same thing 50 years ago in school using 1/4'' rubber and carving tools. It was a design I found on the cover of Silver Surfer 1. We used a hand press to print it on paper instead. Came out decent looking too.
I really enjoyed the video and I'm glad you released it separately. I love your long-form videos. I don't mind a little extra length from including "side projects" like this, but having it separate means I get to watch TWO great videos from you! Also, as someone else has said, it makes it easy to save for later when I might want to watch it again.
When Neil mentoned he was searching for the best filler for the lettering, JBWeld instantly came to mind. That stuff is truly amazing, it's always my first choice. FYI it's expensive in small tubes, but dirt cheap in the largest tubes.
I appreciate having this process in a separate video so I can reference it without watching a whole project video.
Also EXCELLENT use of HDPE for a mold.
I love what you do - what's even better is that, for the first time I think I could do this myself! Thanks, Mark
Thanks very much Mark - you should give it a go! :)
very cool idea! The lettering looks great and the process looks so easy! It's great when there are no expensive machines needed to make something so cool!
Thank you so much for sharing this!
Brilliant Neal, definitely worthy of its own video.... this is a clean looking project with not metal edges or rivets to catch on your clothes. Love it! Cheers...
Absolutely fantastic and worthy as it's own video Paskington.
Pask, you are brilliant! What a great idea! I've used those cutting boards for so many projects in the workshop that I keep 6 or 8 of them on hand on a shelf. At less than a dollar each, they are a bargain!
The dedicated video was great. I'm sure I'll have a deeper appreciation for the project you'll use it on, knowing how you went about it in more detail!
I love seeing it on its own instead of burying it in a longer video. Very nice skill. Thanks for sharing.
Great idea. I am always amazed the scope of projects that JB Weld helps with.
Looks great! These "test videos" are dandy! For me, it makes the process stand out in my memory as a multi-purpose application instead of part of a project. Thanks for the video.
That's just brilliant - what a great result!
This man from Queensland does not stop to amaze me! These creative ideas are awesome. I like both the long projects, and the short ones like this. Good job, a big fan of yours!
This is a great idea! I was an engraver in a stationery shop for 30 years. We use to print out the artwork with a laser printer or make copies of the art on a copier that uses toner. Position on the work piece printed side down. Dampen the copy with acetone. The acetone will transfer the toner to the work piece and leave a faint image of the art. I know this technique works on wood and metal but I'm not sure if it will work on plastic but I'm going give it a shot. Let me know if anyone else gives it a try.
These new-skill how-to videos are my favorite. thanks
wow!! thats awesome!! i love that you made a video just with this technique! id love to see more videos like this too!
I kind-of guessed it might have been wire letters glued onto the surface and I was surprised to find the whole lettering made from cast glue.
That's a really clever lateral approach to solve a problem.
I think this deserved the stand alone video. It was fun to watch an indepth look. Plus now we get two videos! Thank you! Q
That's great! And we get another good shot of that beautiful craft above you. Thanks.
That is a cool trick as never thought of doing it that way, always done gule and brought lettering in a pinch. Will really help as i have a bunch of vintage stuff that could do with letters being fixed
Wow, that looks legit! Awesome idea! I love that plastic cutting board has some releasing properties, which (with easy carving) makes it perfect here!
Never had any desire to do this - until now! I agree with others, I'd much rather things like this are broken out particularly if you're experimenting before the actual job. Great video once again.
If anyone's having trouble carving the letters they might find it easier to switch to a serif font (the kind that have little lines at the corners of the letters, Times New Roman being a popular example). The serifs were originally an artefact from when the Romans and Greeks were carving the letters into wood or stone.
Brilliant! I appreciate the separate videos detailing a single process.
Great idea Neil. I like the separate video as it will be easier to find later and allow the project your using it on to be more about that project
That's cool! And the kayak looks good up there on the wall.
Very realistic looking. Looks easy enough, that I may do something like this for marking some of my equipment. I might even try doing this to a wood project using a glue and sawdust mix.
Love this. This is something that anyone can do with a minimum amount of tools. JB Weld is easy to find and a cutting board one may already have laying around. A sheet of carbon paper from Office Depot and a carving knife and you are ready to go.
I like the short one topic videos and I love watching your process!
Short process/technique how-to videos like this are definitely a welcome format.
That's awesome. Thanks for sharing this separately. As this is a technique that could be useful in many different scenarios, i think it's better as its own video.
that is awesome! Great having it in a separate video as it can be referenced a bit easier.
My kumiko kit arrived, it looks so well made, I can't wait to use it!
I like the small topics. Not always into the full project videos and this was a nice little tip
This project definitely deserved its own video
Thank you, I do love This videos when you detail the process . I do love the rest of them too
Love seeing you go through this process and I'm excited to see how it fits in to your upcoming video
Glad you enjoyed it - I'm looking forward to using it in that project but first I have some figuring out do. :)
That's pretty cool. I'll have to file this idea away for future use.
Super cool and simple. I like the video format too
The algorithm shared this with me. First time I've ever found you. Nice work!
Carving into that looks very satisfying.
I like that you did a separate video for this. Very cool idea.
I like a short video topic from time to time. I would like to see you make a branding iron for wood in the future. Keep up the good work!
Great stuff. I prefer this format, where a non-project-specific technique is in its own video.
Thanks for the great Video, really love the dedicated Video for it showing people some neat little tricks.
Used this technique myself for some decor and two handy tricks for people wanna try it.
Nr.1: Light! good lighting while carving will give you at least a bit more contrast on the white cutting board material while carving.
Nr.2: from my experiments filling the carving and then having a very thin layer on the workpiece itself gave me higher a better result, makes feathering easier or even can give you that little stamp roughness effect.