Aluminium casting at home - Custom intake manifold

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2 жыл бұрын

Casting a custom intake manifold for my 74cc Tomos Café Racer project. When building a custom bike you face these kind of problems that no aftermarket product fits. So you make it yourself and learn new things on the way! This is my first time melting and casting aluminium and it went surprisingly well. The mold and core mold are both made from oil casting sand and it worked good in combination with the 3D-printed mold pieces. If you got inspired to try this yourself I highly advise watching other videos about the process and safety. You don't want hot metal splashing on your skin... That said, have fun watching me being a professional in my backyard :)

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@richardschofield2201 Жыл бұрын

I normally stop watching videos where the KZfaqr doesn't explain what they are doing pretty quick, but no explanation is needed here. The editing speaks for itself.

@dinkoblazek9637 2 жыл бұрын

You have some awesome enginering skills. Keep up the good work! You are one of my favorite youtubers

@Tomology 2 жыл бұрын

thank you man appreciate it!

@t.r.8386 Жыл бұрын

Bravo, congrats from Croatia. I was Tomos rider 30-35 years ago and side intake was my favorite. My last Tomos project was CTX and it was powerfull like hell

@ovalwingnut 9 ай бұрын

100 points for using a "real" gasket! Not sliming it up with RTV. Yes, you do have the gift :O)

@nikki.crowley 2 жыл бұрын

I just wanna say that you are my favourite youtube channel and I hope you will continue doing what you do. Great job!

@Tomology 2 жыл бұрын

love to hear that! I will :)

@RoyHuijgens 2 жыл бұрын

Nice thing you have there!!

@johnkoury1116 Ай бұрын

Super awesome!!! I have to make a 2 into 1 intake for my XS-650 bobber.

@Tomology Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@johnkoury1116 Ай бұрын

@@Tomology Oh Yeah!!!!

@Tomology Ай бұрын

@@johnkoury1116 Are you going to try casting your manifold?

@bobg3034 Жыл бұрын

Great job!

@Tomology Жыл бұрын

thanks!

@KARR Жыл бұрын

very cool!

@biermobiel 2 жыл бұрын

Lekker bezig

@jorgepaulodaconceicao2651 2 жыл бұрын

Belo trabalho , parabéns.

@gwheyduke 6 ай бұрын

Very nice work, good video. Especially considering the improvised casting furnace! 👍Was the original manifold made of plastic or rubber?

@Tomology 6 ай бұрын

Thanks! This is a custom designed manifold for this bike. I 3d printed a plastic prototype.

@d.j.9961 2 жыл бұрын

He Bro, I am definitely new to your channel!!! I stumbled across the video where you smelted aluminum to forge a intake for your Tomos! I purchased a Tomos at a road side sale in a nearby town, got it home & really did nothing with it until 1 day I started looking at it & realized that there is no ID tag or, vin tag or anything! I am unaware if they have to be titled & plated or what? I looked up the engine & it has the bigger engine! The oil line was disconnected so, must run pre-mix which, I have never done! My Yamaha had a oil container & oil injection so, I never had to pre-mix it. I took the carb apart to see IF it needed cleaned but, it looked okay so, I cleaned it then suddenly, I had to move! The carb & parts are stored beside it, offsite at a storage place. How much oil do I need to mix per gall of gas? CAN THEY BE DRIVEN ON THE STREET IN OHIO? If I need to register it, I really don't know how to proceed? It's missing a peddle! & the side skirts, it's all white & black, mostly white with white mag wheels.

@Tomology 2 жыл бұрын

oil premix is usually 1:50 ratio. I don't know anything about rules in the US but in the Netherlands it has to be registered and insured

@t.r.8386 Жыл бұрын

Premixing is better, 2% of oil, but use fully synthetic two stroke oil

@Jotb871 2 жыл бұрын

👏👏👏👏👏

@roehle9962 Жыл бұрын

Nice one :) why did you cast the part instead of making it from steel tubing?

@Tomology Жыл бұрын

cause it's a nice skill to learn and it's a satisfying process. it's also funny watching peoples reactions when I tell them I make aluminium parts in the backyard xD

@roehle9962 Жыл бұрын

@@Tomology Yeah definitely :) did the same, although not that intricate. and nice work on the 3d print, really gotta learn cad. which program are you working with?

@Tomology Жыл бұрын

@@roehle9962 fusion 360

@xeemis 8 ай бұрын

Was really cool at first but then i started feeling like i was at the dentist.

@Tomology 8 ай бұрын

I can make you some aluminium teeth 👀

@motardjunior40 Жыл бұрын

Salut c'est quoi la poudre blanche que tu met et la matière marron car je viens de tomber sur tes vidéo et vu que j'ai pas mal dalu je cherche à faire des pièces avec

@Tomology Жыл бұрын

the white powder is magnesium silicate or known as talc powder. I use oil casting sand

@bobg3034 Жыл бұрын

Poke holes down thought your sand to let gases to escape out.

@therealspixycat 8 ай бұрын

Put a steel wire through the inside sand molt of the pipe?

@Tomology 8 ай бұрын

No, it's just compressed oil sand

@therealspixycat 8 ай бұрын

@@Tomology it will keep it in place. Now it can move sag and ruin your cast

@Tomology 8 ай бұрын

@@therealspixycat good tip, thanks!

@therealspixycat 8 ай бұрын

@@Tomology thanks. I saw guys in Pakistan using this technique.

@therealspixycat 8 ай бұрын

@Tomology also use a support raster underneath the first sand form. I am sure you need only half of the sand. Can you reuse the sand after casting? I still want to try this also one day

@sanjeetgill448 5 ай бұрын

Is that a red coloured mud? You use for casting

@Tomology 4 ай бұрын

it's called oil casting sand. it's a specific type of sand/oil mix for metal casting

@eagleeyeswings2863 2 жыл бұрын

what is the white poweder do you use ?

@Tomology 2 жыл бұрын

magnesium silicate aka talc powder. prevents the sand from sticking to the mold pieces

@eagleeyeswings2863 2 жыл бұрын

@@Tomology tank you buddy appreciate

@Yuri_Bodlovic 2 жыл бұрын

jel nije bilo lakse od par cijevi inox i jedne plocice argonom slozit prirubnicu?

@Tomology 2 жыл бұрын

yes, but I wanted to learn this casting process

@Yuri_Bodlovic 2 жыл бұрын

@@Tomology thats okey.you noot from ex yugoslavia?

@Tomology 2 жыл бұрын

@@Yuri_Bodlovic I live in the netherlands

@Yuri_Bodlovic 2 жыл бұрын

@@Tomology oh nice.by you are tomos bikes rare but with gears?

@Tomology 2 жыл бұрын

@@Yuri_Bodlovic in the Netherlands tomos a35 and a3 mopeds are very common and tomos's such as apn atx with gears are rare

@diranozavr7391 Жыл бұрын

Полотно на ножовке не правильно установлено

@matialjubic1988 2 жыл бұрын

Whats price?

@Tomology 2 жыл бұрын

I'm not planning on selling these

@notagunfreak8146 2 жыл бұрын

@@Tomology Thats a shame, i live in the netherlands too and use a metra kit cylinder but the manifold is a little bit too long. would love to give you 60 euro's for it. Want mijn gasreactie is nu een stuk slechter dan wat het kan zijn door de knikken en turbelentie. Raad je een ander spruistuk aan die in de buurt komt van dit anders?

@svenvanbeek5487 2 жыл бұрын

@@Tomology Past een blok er zo onder? of moet je het frame dan wel omlassen etc.

@Tomology 2 жыл бұрын

@@svenvanbeek5487 zon 4l blok is alles behalve plug and play hahah. mount punten zijn breder, tandwiel zit stuk hoger en breder waardoor ook de achterbrug een stuk breder moet. al met al een hoop werk.