guys welcome back i’m nate with the king of random and today we are going to try
of random and today we are going to try
of random and today we are going to try casting molten metal in clay in the past
casting molten metal in clay in the past
casting molten metal in clay in the past we have tried casting molten aluminum in
we have tried casting molten aluminum in
we have tried casting molten aluminum in a few different things we’ve used muffin
a few different things we’ve used muffin
a few different things we’ve used muffin tins we’ve used plaster and we’ve tried
tins we’ve used plaster and we’ve tried
tins we’ve used plaster and we’ve tried using sand we’ve had mixed results with
using sand we’ve had mixed results with
using sand we’ve had mixed results with the sand sometimes it would work alright
the sand sometimes it would work alright
the sand sometimes it would work alright and sometimes the weight and pressure of
and sometimes the weight and pressure of
and sometimes the weight and pressure of the metal would cause the sand to break
the metal would cause the sand to break
the metal would cause the sand to break up so we wanted to try using something a
up so we wanted to try using something a
up so we wanted to try using something a little more dense and cohesive clay
little more dense and cohesive clay
little more dense and cohesive clay holds itself together really well and we
holds itself together really well and we
holds itself together really well and we wanted to try three different varieties
wanted to try three different varieties
wanted to try three different varieties of it we’re going to try casting metal
of it we’re going to try casting metal
of it we’re going to try casting metal in wet clay dry clay and some of the
in wet clay dry clay and some of the
in wet clay dry clay and some of the clay that we fired in a previous video
clay that we fired in a previous video
clay that we fired in a previous video before I start pouring molten metal into
before I start pouring molten metal into
before I start pouring molten metal into these I’m gonna make some predictions
these I’m gonna make some predictions
these I’m gonna make some predictions about what I think is gonna happen and
about what I think is gonna happen and
about what I think is gonna happen and you should write down your predictions
you should write down your predictions
you should write down your predictions to tell me in the comments how you think
to tell me in the comments how you think
to tell me in the comments how you think this is gonna go I think our fired clay
this is gonna go I think our fired clay
this is gonna go I think our fired clay has the best chance of working well it’s
has the best chance of working well it’s
has the best chance of working well it’s already been fairly heat tempered and at
already been fairly heat tempered and at
already been fairly heat tempered and at this point I don’t think too much is
this point I don’t think too much is
this point I don’t think too much is gonna happen to it if it gets exposed to
gonna happen to it if it gets exposed to
gonna happen to it if it gets exposed to hot metal however it is by far the least
hot metal however it is by far the least
hot metal however it is by far the least convenient if you have to fire the clay
convenient if you have to fire the clay
convenient if you have to fire the clay every time before you pour metal into it
every time before you pour metal into it
every time before you pour metal into it that’s quite a big time commitment just
that’s quite a big time commitment just
that’s quite a big time commitment just to cast something in aluminum the dried
to cast something in aluminum the dried
to cast something in aluminum the dried clay has a decent chance of working as
clay has a decent chance of working as
clay has a decent chance of working as well but since it hasn’t been fired when
well but since it hasn’t been fired when
well but since it hasn’t been fired when the metal starts heating the clay up
the metal starts heating the clay up
the metal starts heating the clay up there’s a chance it could crack apart
there’s a chance it could crack apart
there’s a chance it could crack apart the wet clay is the one I’m gonna have
the wet clay is the one I’m gonna have
the wet clay is the one I’m gonna have to be the most careful with I think when
to be the most careful with I think when
to be the most careful with I think when I pour the hot metal in it’s gonna start
I pour the hot metal in it’s gonna start
I pour the hot metal in it’s gonna start forming steam inside the clay which
forming steam inside the clay which
forming steam inside the clay which could cause the molten metal to bubble
could cause the molten metal to bubble
could cause the molten metal to bubble or possibly even splash out so I’m gonna
or possibly even splash out so I’m gonna
or possibly even splash out so I’m gonna have to be very careful with it for the
have to be very careful with it for the
have to be very careful with it for the aluminum today instead of using soda
aluminum today instead of using soda
aluminum today instead of using soda cans like we have in the past I went to
cans like we have in the past I went to
cans like we have in the past I went to the hardware store and I got some
the hardware store and I got some
the hardware store and I got some housing conduit this is several thick
housing conduit this is several thick
housing conduit this is several thick strands of aluminum braided together and
strands of aluminum braided together and
strands of aluminum braided together and once you remove the outer plastic tubes
once you remove the outer plastic tubes
once you remove the outer plastic tubes you have some fairly high-grade aluminum
you have some fairly high-grade aluminum
you have some fairly high-grade aluminum that you can quickly melt down
that you can quickly melt down
that you can quickly melt down [Music]
all right there’s one big chunk of
all right there’s one big chunk of aluminum
aluminum
aluminum [Music]
all right I’ve taking two of the
all right I’ve taking two of the aluminum cables out of their plastic
aluminum cables out of their plastic
aluminum cables out of their plastic tubing I think this is going to be
tubing I think this is going to be
tubing I think this is going to be plenty of metal for our experiments
plenty of metal for our experiments
plenty of metal for our experiments today at this point if you have some
today at this point if you have some
today at this point if you have some large shears you can cut the aluminum
large shears you can cut the aluminum
large shears you can cut the aluminum cable up into chunks or you can just
cable up into chunks or you can just
cable up into chunks or you can just grab single strands and start untwisting
grab single strands and start untwisting
grab single strands and start untwisting it from the rest of the bunch
we of course have to make our pieces of
we of course have to make our pieces of aluminum small enough that they can fit
aluminum small enough that they can fit
aluminum small enough that they can fit into our crucible
into our crucible
into our crucible [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
[Music]
[Music] all right we have our aluminum we have
all right we have our aluminum we have
all right we have our aluminum we have our three types of clay let’s go fire up
our three types of clay let’s go fire up
our three types of clay let’s go fire up the foundry and start melting some metal
the foundry and start melting some metal
the foundry and start melting some metal alright we’ve got our backyard foundry
alright we’ve got our backyard foundry
alright we’ve got our backyard foundry and our crucible for the aluminum let’s
and our crucible for the aluminum let’s
and our crucible for the aluminum let’s light it up
holy heat Batman toasted my finger right
holy heat Batman toasted my finger right through the glove
through the glove
through the glove our founder is going in at this point
our founder is going in at this point
our founder is going in at this point the crucible is bright orange so let’s
the crucible is bright orange so let’s
the crucible is bright orange so let’s start adding aluminum
there you go you can see it’s starting
there you go you can see it’s starting to melt already
to melt already
to melt already who lost a little bit to the outside
who lost a little bit to the outside
who lost a little bit to the outside there lilia that stuff just melts into a
there lilia that stuff just melts into a
there lilia that stuff just melts into a puddle looking nice and liquid
puddle looking nice and liquid
puddle looking nice and liquid [Music]
[Music]
[Music] our aluminum is nice and hot and first
our aluminum is nice and hot and first
our aluminum is nice and hot and first we’re gonna try pouring it into the
we’re gonna try pouring it into the
we’re gonna try pouring it into the fired clay
I hear a lot of crackling noises going
I hear a lot of crackling noises going on from that clay now that I’ve poured
on from that clay now that I’ve poured
on from that clay now that I’ve poured in the aluminum now there were already a
in the aluminum now there were already a
in the aluminum now there were already a few little cracks in the clay looking at
few little cracks in the clay looking at
few little cracks in the clay looking at it I think I see a few more they may
it I think I see a few more they may
it I think I see a few more they may have started to expand the heat from the
have started to expand the heat from the
have started to expand the heat from the metal is going to make the clay expand
metal is going to make the clay expand
metal is going to make the clay expand I’m not exactly sure what’s going to
I’m not exactly sure what’s going to
I’m not exactly sure what’s going to happen to it as it does there is a
happen to it as it does there is a
happen to it as it does there is a little bit of water gathering around the
little bit of water gathering around the
little bit of water gathering around the bottom I don’t know if that’s water that
bottom I don’t know if that’s water that
bottom I don’t know if that’s water that was somehow in the fired clay or if it’s
was somehow in the fired clay or if it’s
was somehow in the fired clay or if it’s water that was in cement pad beneath it
water that was in cement pad beneath it
water that was in cement pad beneath it or both that’s really cool shiny look I
or both that’s really cool shiny look I
or both that’s really cool shiny look I love the reflection of the sky and
love the reflection of the sky and
love the reflection of the sky and clouds in that there are lots of tiny
clouds in that there are lots of tiny
clouds in that there are lots of tiny little points appearing on the surface
little points appearing on the surface
little points appearing on the surface of the aluminum and they almost look
of the aluminum and they almost look
of the aluminum and they almost look like they could be bubbles rising up I
like they could be bubbles rising up I
like they could be bubbles rising up I wonder if that’s an effect of using the
wonder if that’s an effect of using the
wonder if that’s an effect of using the clay or if that’s just something that
clay or if that’s just something that
clay or if that’s just something that happens from the aluminum you can see
happens from the aluminum you can see
happens from the aluminum you can see that the dome on top is no longer quite
that the dome on top is no longer quite
that the dome on top is no longer quite as smooth and I think that’s because the
as smooth and I think that’s because the
as smooth and I think that’s because the cooling metal is starting to contract oh
cooling metal is starting to contract oh
cooling metal is starting to contract oh there we go it still feels a little bit
there we go it still feels a little bit
there we go it still feels a little bit soft but it is no longer liquid you can
soft but it is no longer liquid you can
soft but it is no longer liquid you can see as I poke it it doesn’t sink in or
see as I poke it it doesn’t sink in or
see as I poke it it doesn’t sink in or anything like that and it’s losing some
anything like that and it’s losing some
anything like that and it’s losing some of its shine as it starts to oxidize a
of its shine as it starts to oxidize a
of its shine as it starts to oxidize a little as well
little as well
little as well [Applause]
all right second batch is done let’s
all right second batch is done let’s pour this into the dry clay
pour this into the dry clay
pour this into the dry clay [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
whoa look at those bubbles holy cow I’ve
whoa look at those bubbles holy cow I’ve never seen aluminum do that that is
never seen aluminum do that that is
never seen aluminum do that that is super weird and I don’t want to get very
super weird and I don’t want to get very
super weird and I don’t want to get very close to it because I’m kind of afraid
close to it because I’m kind of afraid
close to it because I’m kind of afraid it’s gonna explode look ahead it looks
it’s gonna explode look ahead it looks
it’s gonna explode look ahead it looks alive oh man and now it’s oozing off
alive oh man and now it’s oozing off
alive oh man and now it’s oozing off this side that’s just poured down off of
this side that’s just poured down off of
this side that’s just poured down off of the side I guess it exploded okay so
the side I guess it exploded okay so
the side I guess it exploded okay so that was maybe a little bit too exciting
that was maybe a little bit too exciting
that was maybe a little bit too exciting after boiling for a couple seconds in
after boiling for a couple seconds in
after boiling for a couple seconds in the end fired clay the clay exploded and
the end fired clay the clay exploded and
the end fired clay the clay exploded and kind of shot molten aluminum into the
kind of shot molten aluminum into the
kind of shot molten aluminum into the air
air
air I had already backed off a little bit
I had already backed off a little bit
I had already backed off a little bit because I was afraid of that I think
because I was afraid of that I think
because I was afraid of that I think Marc our camera guy took a little bit of
Marc our camera guy took a little bit of
Marc our camera guy took a little bit of a the brunt of it he got a tiny bit of
a the brunt of it he got a tiny bit of
a the brunt of it he got a tiny bit of it on his glasses even so we’re
it on his glasses even so we’re
it on his glasses even so we’re definitely gonna figure out what we can
definitely gonna figure out what we can
definitely gonna figure out what we can do to improve the safety of this before
do to improve the safety of this before
do to improve the safety of this before we try pouring it into the wet clay
we try pouring it into the wet clay
we try pouring it into the wet clay which I’m pretty apprehensive about I’m
which I’m pretty apprehensive about I’m
which I’m pretty apprehensive about I’m pretty much positive it’s gonna explode
pretty much positive it’s gonna explode
pretty much positive it’s gonna explode so we’re gonna take some safety
so we’re gonna take some safety
so we’re gonna take some safety precautions on that one that looked
precautions on that one that looked
precautions on that one that looked really cool though all right our final
really cool though all right our final
really cool though all right our final batch is ready to go and this one’s
batch is ready to go and this one’s
batch is ready to go and this one’s gonna be poured into the wet clay but
gonna be poured into the wet clay but
gonna be poured into the wet clay but because I’m pretty much positive it’s
because I’m pretty much positive it’s
because I’m pretty much positive it’s going to explode I’ve taken a couple
going to explode I’ve taken a couple
going to explode I’ve taken a couple extra safety measures not only do I have
extra safety measures not only do I have
extra safety measures not only do I have the gloves but about its sleeves a hood
the gloves but about its sleeves a hood
the gloves but about its sleeves a hood and I’m gonna be putting the welding
and I’m gonna be putting the welding
and I’m gonna be putting the welding mask down I’m also just going to pour it
mask down I’m also just going to pour it
mask down I’m also just going to pour it and back away immediately and my
and back away immediately and my
and back away immediately and my cameraman is also not going to be
cameraman is also not going to be
cameraman is also not going to be standing so close to it this time
standing so close to it this time
standing so close to it this time [Music]
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
[Music]
[Music] oh yeah lots of good bubbling action
oh yeah lots of good bubbling action
oh yeah lots of good bubbling action like last time
like last time
like last time I don’t think the clay is going to
I don’t think the clay is going to
I don’t think the clay is going to explode but I would be surprised if the
explode but I would be surprised if the
explode but I would be surprised if the aluminum doesn’t do anything hey maybe
aluminum doesn’t do anything hey maybe
aluminum doesn’t do anything hey maybe it’s settling down look at that you can
it’s settling down look at that you can
it’s settling down look at that you can see that the clay is actually drying out
see that the clay is actually drying out
see that the clay is actually drying out where it’s touching the aluminum a lot
where it’s touching the aluminum a lot
where it’s touching the aluminum a lot of cracking the top of this thing is
of cracking the top of this thing is
of cracking the top of this thing is starting to look like a volcano check it
starting to look like a volcano check it
starting to look like a volcano check it out the clay is still steaming the the
out the clay is still steaming the the
out the clay is still steaming the the aluminum is obviously still very hot and
aluminum is obviously still very hot and
aluminum is obviously still very hot and I’m not going to touch it for a while
I’m not going to touch it for a while
I’m not going to touch it for a while but it’s got a cool effect I think this
but it’s got a cool effect I think this
but it’s got a cool effect I think this might be a bubble in the aluminum so I’m
might be a bubble in the aluminum so I’m
might be a bubble in the aluminum so I’m gonna see if I can poke it pop it maybe
gonna see if I can poke it pop it maybe
gonna see if I can poke it pop it maybe it’s collapsing in so I think I’m right
it’s collapsing in so I think I’m right
it’s collapsing in so I think I’m right it’s just oh there we go I’ll look at
it’s just oh there we go I’ll look at
it’s just oh there we go I’ll look at that the inside like crater of the clay
that the inside like crater of the clay
that the inside like crater of the clay it’s picked up some of the clay any
it’s picked up some of the clay any
it’s picked up some of the clay any wound yeah you can see that is a bubble
wound yeah you can see that is a bubble
wound yeah you can see that is a bubble there’s all Hollow in there you can look
there’s all Hollow in there you can look
there’s all Hollow in there you can look down into it see if this one will come
down into it see if this one will come
down into it see if this one will come out oh no
out oh no
out oh no well our fired clay has become even more
well our fired clay has become even more
well our fired clay has become even more fragile and I think it already was Oh
fragile and I think it already was Oh
yep yep that is just all falling apart
yep yep that is just all falling apart it did cast fairly well it looks like
it did cast fairly well it looks like
it did cast fairly well it looks like there’s a little indentation that might
there’s a little indentation that might
there’s a little indentation that might have been a bit of an air bubble because
have been a bit of an air bubble because
have been a bit of an air bubble because there’s no little mound in the clay so
there’s no little mound in the clay so
there’s no little mound in the clay so I’m not sure where exactly that came
I’m not sure where exactly that came
I’m not sure where exactly that came from but there it is
from but there it is
from but there it is although the casting did it did come out
although the casting did it did come out
although the casting did it did come out fairly well I don’t know if it has
fairly well I don’t know if it has
fairly well I don’t know if it has enough detail that you would want to use
enough detail that you would want to use
enough detail that you would want to use fired clay for cast aluminum parts and I
fired clay for cast aluminum parts and I
fired clay for cast aluminum parts and I am quite sure that you don’t want to use
am quite sure that you don’t want to use
am quite sure that you don’t want to use dry clay for casting aluminum parts
dry clay for casting aluminum parts
dry clay for casting aluminum parts that’s just doesn’t work at all
that’s just doesn’t work at all
that’s just doesn’t work at all obviously that’s a neat looking thing
obviously that’s a neat looking thing
obviously that’s a neat looking thing but it doesn’t look like cast aluminum
but it doesn’t look like cast aluminum
but it doesn’t look like cast aluminum that’s still very warm if I hold this
that’s still very warm if I hold this
that’s still very warm if I hold this piece still in my hands for too long it
piece still in my hands for too long it
piece still in my hands for too long it will start to get uncomfortably hot but
will start to get uncomfortably hot but
will start to get uncomfortably hot but as long as I keep it moving it’s really
as long as I keep it moving it’s really
as long as I keep it moving it’s really not a problem at this point see that the
not a problem at this point see that the
not a problem at this point see that the aluminum so hot that it actually dried
aluminum so hot that it actually dried
aluminum so hot that it actually dried the clay out all the way through in the
the clay out all the way through in the
the clay out all the way through in the middle the purpose of today’s video is
middle the purpose of today’s video is
middle the purpose of today’s video is to see if we could cast molten aluminum
to see if we could cast molten aluminum
to see if we could cast molten aluminum in clay and we tried three different
in clay and we tried three different
in clay and we tried three different varieties we tried normal wet clay we
varieties we tried normal wet clay we
varieties we tried normal wet clay we tried some clay that had dried out what
tried some clay that had dried out what
tried some clay that had dried out what hadn’t been fired and then we also tried
hadn’t been fired and then we also tried
hadn’t been fired and then we also tried a piece of clay that had been fired what
a piece of clay that had been fired what
a piece of clay that had been fired what we found was that clay is probably not
we found was that clay is probably not
we found was that clay is probably not the best material to cast in our fired
the best material to cast in our fired
the best material to cast in our fired clay did hold its shape for the most
clay did hold its shape for the most
clay did hold its shape for the most part but it did crack apart when we
part but it did crack apart when we
part but it did crack apart when we tried taking the aluminum ingot out it
tried taking the aluminum ingot out it
tried taking the aluminum ingot out it mostly fell to pieces when we tried
mostly fell to pieces when we tried
mostly fell to pieces when we tried pouring our aluminum into the dry clay
pouring our aluminum into the dry clay
pouring our aluminum into the dry clay it seemed to be working for a second but
it seemed to be working for a second but
it seemed to be working for a second but then it started boiling it poured over
then it started boiling it poured over
then it started boiling it poured over the edge and then the whole thing
the edge and then the whole thing
the edge and then the whole thing exploded which was actually really cool
exploded which was actually really cool
exploded which was actually really cool looking but pretty dangerous as our
looking but pretty dangerous as our
looking but pretty dangerous as our cameraman did get splashed on just a
cameraman did get splashed on just a
cameraman did get splashed on just a tiny bit we then tried pouring it into
tiny bit we then tried pouring it into
tiny bit we then tried pouring it into wet clay which I thought was gonna just
wet clay which I thought was gonna just
wet clay which I thought was gonna just explode immediately I thought there
explode immediately I thought there
explode immediately I thought there would be violent amounts of steam and
would be violent amounts of steam and
would be violent amounts of steam and molten aluminum would go flying into the
molten aluminum would go flying into the
molten aluminum would go flying into the air but I was wrong it did bubble and
air but I was wrong it did bubble and
air but I was wrong it did bubble and boil which also looked really good but
boil which also looked really good but
boil which also looked really good but it didn’t really go anywhere
it didn’t really go anywhere
it didn’t really go anywhere it was pretty safe in the end the heat
it was pretty safe in the end the heat
it was pretty safe in the end the heat from the molten aluminum did start
from the molten aluminum did start
from the molten aluminum did start drying out the wet clay which I thought
drying out the wet clay which I thought
drying out the wet clay which I thought looked really cool it almost like a
looked really cool it almost like a
looked really cool it almost like a volcano especially while it was still
volcano especially while it was still
volcano especially while it was still steaming that was a really neat effect
steaming that was a really neat effect
steaming that was a really neat effect but I don’t think it’s a great tool for
but I don’t think it’s a great tool for
but I don’t think it’s a great tool for casting molten metal in because the
casting molten metal in because the
casting molten metal in because the final pieces of aluminum had a lot of
final pieces of aluminum had a lot of
final pieces of aluminum had a lot of air bubbles in it and wasn’t really the
air bubbles in it and wasn’t really the
air bubbles in it and wasn’t really the shape of the container it was poured
shape of the container it was poured
shape of the container it was poured into overall I think that sand works
into overall I think that sand works
into overall I think that sand works better for casting molten metal ding
better for casting molten metal ding
better for casting molten metal ding clay does although there might be
clay does although there might be
clay does although there might be another material that we can still use
another material that we can still use
another material that we can still use that will give even better and cleaner
that will give even better and cleaner
that will give even better and cleaner results there you have a casting molten
results there you have a casting molten
results there you have a casting molten metal in clay it’s a fun experiment
metal in clay it’s a fun experiment
metal in clay it’s a fun experiment although it’s a little bit dangerous and
although it’s a little bit dangerous and
although it’s a little bit dangerous and we didn’t get very clean results so I
we didn’t get very clean results so I
we didn’t get very clean results so I can’t say I really recommend it overall
can’t say I really recommend it overall
can’t say I really recommend it overall I’m very glad that we did this I learned
I’m very glad that we did this I learned
I’m very glad that we did this I learned something new that I’ve never even seen
something new that I’ve never even seen
something new that I’ve never even seen anyone try before it and although the
anyone try before it and although the
anyone try before it and although the result is not what I thought would
result is not what I thought would
result is not what I thought would happen and not something I was hoping
happen and not something I was hoping
happen and not something I was hoping for it was still a good experiment to
for it was still a good experiment to
for it was still a good experiment to try thank you for joining us for this
try thank you for joining us for this
try thank you for joining us for this video and we look forward to the next
video and we look forward to the next
video and we look forward to the next one talk to you then
see my face that was a little scary dude
see my face that was a little scary dude you all right yeah you got a little bit
you all right yeah you got a little bit
you all right yeah you got a little bit on your glasses lens holy cow
on your glasses lens holy cow
on your glasses lens holy cow and on your camera lens very front
and on your camera lens very front
and on your camera lens very front that’s crazy
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