Crude Aluminum Casting Experiment (success)
January 20, 2010 - 6:51 am
Me trying a crude casting experiment with some left over 6061 aluminum.
It takes 2:56 for it to start melting, using a $20 MAPP gas torch.
Incase your wondering, that’s water I’m pouring on it to cool it off.
Duration : 0:9:39
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January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
Bringing the hot …
Bringing the hot aluminum to the water will save you sooooooo much time.
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
*always* its a key …
*always* its a key word…
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
Not meant to be …
Not meant to be offensive BTW, I’m just saying… stop and think about it.
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
Image how little …
Image how little technology we would have today if all of the inventors of the past followed that train of thought. If someone wasn’t crazy enough to play with an electron gun, we wouldn’t have had Television.
They say that “Curiosity killed the cat”, but the cat had nine lives.
I don’t know about you, but I don’t see very many dead cats, nor many dead scientists.
Just because I can doesn’t mean that I should… but just because you don’t think that I shouldn’t doesn’t mean that I shouldn’t
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
I plan to. I’ll …
I plan to. I’ll post videos when I do it
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
just because you …
just because you can, doesnt always mean you should…
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
Stupid shit, let me …
Stupid shit, let me melt something duuuuh
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
ok you melted it, …
ok you melted it, now build your self a small foundry
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
BOORRIINNNGG !
BOORRIINNNGG !
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
Thanks for the info …
Thanks for the info! I might look into that
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
i use to work in a …
i use to work in a galvanisation plan and they use a mix of zinc and aluminium well they use 1 tone zinc block and tone of aluminium pelet and the mixture is liquid at 800.00 degres but is making on top a layer of burn metal as he over heat .. anyways just to say loll hehe and if you want more aluminium get to a galvanisation plan they use a lots and they might give you some loll if they are in a goog mood hehe so nice casting sir
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
Well, how come we …
Well, how come we call it Casting….. isn’t it just simple Melting???
I would have called it casting if the man would have Melted the metal in some Crucible, prepared a Sand Mold( could be a permanent Mold too) and poured it to get the desired Shape.
Nonetheless, it was a good attempt but dangerous too, don’t pour Water on semi frozen aluminum, it can really sent the metal Flying all over.
Take Care
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
It’s not very hard …
It’s not very hard to do, but it works a lot better if you can insulate the aluminum by placing it in some kind of container that can take the heat.
I used little $2 flower pots from WalMart. They hold about a pint or so. They work pretty good, but they do crack pretty easily.
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
LOL!
Now every …
LOL!
Now every time I remember this video, I’m forever going to have that old Atari PacMan death sound stuck in my head!
BLEW LEW LEW LEW LEW LEW LEW SCRAW RAWRAW RAW!
Am I the only person who ever though that the painful sound’s that came out of an Atari were actually psycological punishment for dieing or loosing the game?
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
I should …
I should know I have brazed/silver soldered for 16 years or more,the hottest part of the flame in just in front of the blue portion of the flame,the blue you see is the produced by the combustion of the gas and air,and is NOT the hottest part of the flame.thankyou.
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
that was very …
that was very interesting and now i wanna do it in my metal working class lol and ya not quite metal casting but still every one likes to melt right? lol but still good video
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
yes but when u burn …
yes but when u burn or melt a can in a fire or w/e you might use it just turns to ash because its too thin
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
dude when a flame …
dude when a flame is blue that means its the hottest part dipshit
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
I wouldn’t call …
I wouldn’t call this casting. That is where you melt the metal and pour it into a mold. You would have better luck with the AL in a crucible or some other container. That would help trap some of the heat. Don’t worry about some of the comments about water on AL causing an explosion, not going to happen. However if you were casting and poured molten AL into a mold that had some water in it (even a little) you could get a steam explosion which would send molten AL everywhere. Be careful, enjoy.
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
fuck man all hes …
man all hes doin is experimenting leve him alone
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
“an large explosion …
“an large explosion” XD
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
That’s an awesome …
That’s an awesome widget you made there.
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
this video shows …
this video shows the death of pacman
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
Thank you!
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Thank you!
Seriously, some people have nothing better to do then base their existance off putting other people down.
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
give teh guy a …
give teh guy a break hes experimenting