foam aluminium skull halloween Pouring mold casting Aluminum

March 9, 2010 - 5:05 pm 24 Comments

foam aluminium skull halloween
from a light foam skull to a 5 kilo aluminium skull
lost foam casting
For God’s Sake not a Damien Hirst diamond skull

first time i melted and made a mold and first cast i ever made
neighbour whas sitting on the roof
waiting for things to go wrong
laughed when my leather motorgloves shrinked 5 sizes and cought fire
by the immense heat off the molten alluminium
laughed when a black smoke arised when i poored in the molten alluminium (foam burnout)
but he whas impressed by the result off this first skull

foam skull i used
5x foam skull + shipping to holland = 100 Euro
http://www.brandsonsale.com/hg-004627.html
another cheaper
http://www.centerstagestar.com/lisirefoskha.html
hee im dutch so cheaper
http://halloweentownfl.com/product/36523975-8ae5-db11-9100-001676ca3a71.aspx
or search for “realistic foam skull” from F.I.T.C.O.
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&client=mozilla&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:unofficial&resnum=0&q=realistic%20foam%20skull&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi
FITCO (First Imperial Trading Company)
Straight From The Grave
http://www.firstimperial.com/
the foam is burned away when aluminium is poored into the mold
think i used brusselse aarde
no i used bindolzand (rode kneedbare zand / red sticky sand)
from http://www.hazelaar.nl 25kilo = 44 euro

a petrobond sand mold. ?

wasted my motor gloves because off extreme heat
and wasted the chickens water pan

next 2 videos inspired me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rb8BdMn7B0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yR3ekOrQ1sw

i do not understand the price i payed for the scrap aluminium
on the londen metal exchange LME
the price is 2700 usdollar per 1000 kilo
2.7 dollar per kilo
2.7 U.S. dollars = 1.82679296 Euros
1.82 euro * 22 kilo = 40.18euro and i paid 25 euro
could get sleeping rich if i where a scrap metal dealer

An average aluminium can (without its contents)
weighed 16.55 grams in 1992.
By 2005 the aluminium can weighed about 14.7 grams.
thats 68 / 69 cans in a kilo
aluminium can price is 1.5 usd a kilo or 1500usd per ton

so this skull is aprox 345 cans

Aluminium has a melting point of 660°C
compared with 1540°C for iron

If all the aluminium cans sold in the UK were recycled for cash it would raise more than £30 million for collectors.
Setting up an aluminium can recycling scheme is a great way to raise funds for a charity or good cause without having to ask for donations.

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24 Responses to “foam aluminium skull halloween Pouring mold casting Aluminum”

  1. Miqchan6 Says:

    needs more info …
    needs more info about actually making the skull.

  2. Bushdoctor68 Says:

    No foam casting.
    No …

    No foam casting.
    No halloween.
    No pooring molds.
    Bad attempt at drawing in viewers.
    1 star.

  3. panzuman Says:

    did you make your …
    did you make your crucable? if so how or at least what materials?

  4. pr5021 Says:

    how long is that …
    how long is that aluminum is dissolved in liquid? few hours?

  5. cantdance4shit Says:

    Um this video …
    Um this video sucked. Thought it would show how to pour the mold. All I see is a video of random items. whats the deal?

  6. stardust13 Says:

    Does the foam burn …
    Does the foam burn away cleanly leaving a good clean casting? Or are there pieces of foam residue left that would need to be patched or repaired with something such as liquid steel. I would like to try something such as this but it has been over 50 years since my last playing with metal casting and I did not use foam way back then. Thanks

  7. itsgr82bl8 Says:

    Very clean casting, …
    Very clean casting, I am hoping to get into lost foam casting myself soon! Thanks for the video!

  8. SagradaTime Says:

    PLAES MAKE A …
    PLAES MAKE A ALUMINIUM CHICKEN

  9. BobbyIronsights Says:

    The reason for the …
    The reason for the price differential is that the price per ton for PURE CLEAN ALUMINUM INGOT and the price for dirty scrap aluminum ALLOY with gas impurities and zinc, tin, etc..etc.. is obviously going to be much different. Thanks for the vid though, pretty neat!

  10. HeadLessMunkees Says:

    WILL you sell me …
    WILL you sell me one?

  11. LikeAVideo Says:

    CHIKEN HELLO WORLD …
    CHIKEN HELLO WORLD WAS FREAKING EPIC

  12. Lengsel7 Says:

    OH MY GOD!!! THE …
    OH MY GOD!!! THE CHAIR IS NOT NORMAL SIZE!!!

    Actually, the skull is pretty cool.

  13. atown2k3 Says:

    show us how u did …
    show us how u did it..looks cool

  14. CrushingNeonBabies Says:

    not too shaby…
    not too shaby…

  15. digitalenigma00 Says:

    excellant, ima …
    excellant, ima skull lover and wanting to try a little foundry work and i was actually thinking of trying this, obviouly it worked well for you, so im gonna have to try this

  16. littleman91p Says:

    I love your rant in …
    I love your rant in the video’s info area

  17. timtima724 Says:

    do know how to make …
    do know how to make your own cast
    like your own design or object

  18. xflipperx03 Says:

    i started casting …
    i started casting these skulls about 4 years ago, i am a miantenance worker in an iron fround gray/ductile. Built my furnace 5 year ago, the skulls i found were a we bit smaller than yours, but people can really be amazed with something thats so simple to do. BTW u posted this video on my bday. kinda spooky

  19. LuberthDijkman Says:

    under => …
    under => annotations => audio swap
    # It(2:56)
    Artist: Seether
    Length: 2:56

  20. ThorsgaardFoundry Says:

    Alright.. can’t …
    Alright.. can’t stand it.. what song is that?

  21. LuberthDijkman Says:

    searching for …
    searching for realistic foam skull (bike mirror size)
    plus/minus 8 Centimer size
    to make an aluminium skull miror for my bike

    shout to me

  22. LuberthDijkman Says:

    In your video it …
    In your video it looks like you made the mold/cast sand yourself

    could / would you maybe desribe in more detail how to make it
    is it little water with cement and fine sand?

    i treid a simple gips test mold but the water did bubble steam the aluminium
    the special red sticky sand is nice but expensive
    i saw you mix i think water with portland cement powder

  23. ThorsgaardFoundry Says:

    There. I watched …
    There. I watched it! Really turned out nice! Where’s the crown? LOL

    Like the music, too.. I gotta do one of those..

  24. ThorsgaardFoundry Says:

    cool! A response! …
    cool! A response! Well, I’m on dial-up so will have to see the vids tonight while I’m at work..

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