Making a Solid Copper Hammer

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Жыл бұрын

In this video, I make a small solid copper hammer for use in my shop. I made pattern using fusion 360 and the 3d printed the patterns in a plastic called PLA. Then I made a sand mold with a sand called petrobond.
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@Fusako8 Жыл бұрын

Non-marring copper hammer was my first serious tool that I cast. I chose to keep a wooden handle, and make a couple, from 1 lb to 5lbs. The first one I made, a 3 lb sledge, I made with pure copper wire. That thing is >>SOFT

@danijelovskikanal7017 Жыл бұрын

The pipes maybe still had some solder on them, which also melted, and made some kind of bronze

@MilesCallisto Жыл бұрын

I love how the layers on the hammer head were captured in the sand and transferred to the casting

@josefmildner7665 Жыл бұрын

Love your videos. Your craftsmanship is top notch. Nice work. Hope your family is doing well.

@JJShankles Жыл бұрын

It's crazy how the 3d print layers stay through the process! Amazing the level of detail here!

@nicksboots Жыл бұрын

Commenting here until Robinson Foundry collabs with us! 🫡

@_amberine_ Жыл бұрын

Copper is my favorite metal so seeing people make copper tools that look really nice is cool

@swifty2844 Жыл бұрын

Your sandcasting techniques are spotless 👍

@prestontucker6171 Жыл бұрын

One of your cleanest castings so far! Congratulations!

@Serbianguy432 Жыл бұрын

Another interesting chapter in tool making! There's nothing quite like the feeling of successfully designing and manufacturing your own tools. Keep up the good work.

@Charlielizard Жыл бұрын

Loved the hammer. Excellent point of having a hammer that won't smash or mark up materials that need a good tap. Great video.

@shoking9825 Жыл бұрын

perfect for use next to live wires or electrical circuits

@Ihrtbewbs Жыл бұрын

Your videos are so relaxing and fascinating!

@shaun4443 11 ай бұрын

So therapeutic to watch! thanks.

@grzegorzgrzegorz3861 5 ай бұрын

This is the first video where i see amateur casting with feeders and feeling system. I like it.

@MadMatMetals Жыл бұрын

Thanks for all your videos! I setup a foundry cuz of you with the copper penny sledgehammer build. It’s been a wonderful journey!

@CommunityGuidelines Жыл бұрын

Lovely work, it's fascinating to watch the process.

@Whiskey_Dave Жыл бұрын

Excellent work and content, thanks for sharing!

@NGPCO. Жыл бұрын

I love it when you make copper or other metal hammers good job man keep it up 😊

@thunderbasilisk1352 Жыл бұрын

Simple and useful nothing wrong with that. Hope to see it in use in a future video.

@PracticalRenaissance Жыл бұрын

Beautiful work as always!

@KevinFlynnFlynnLIVES Жыл бұрын

Good to have you back

@projectdirtbikes Жыл бұрын

Its a hammer that will get harder the more you use it! Thats pretty cool!

@BR5494 Жыл бұрын

That.is.one.BAD.ASS.looking.hammer.love.your.work.BRAVO 🏴‍☠️🇺🇲😃

@user-kt4bk7nc5q 11 күн бұрын

So nice and clean! Really comforting❤️

@haydenc2742 Жыл бұрын

OOh...V2.0 copper head, polished aluminum handle, 2 part hammer (where you can machine the aluminum to press into the head) [plus it would concentrate the weight at the head] Such a great design and setup! Very cool! Keep em coming!!!!

@bigguix Жыл бұрын

you're very good at casting. i want to try this summer

@vincedibona4687 5 ай бұрын

That is one damn fine thumb-detecting swing press!

@capatainnemo Жыл бұрын

you need to make yourself some copper casting tools.... maybe a small trowel for carving out channels, a cone for forming spouts, a tamping hamer and maybe a levelling beam for flatting off the top and bottom of the sand

@jbrownson Жыл бұрын

So satisfying watching casting videos like this, thanks

@AnthonyELombardi Жыл бұрын

So explain how it's satisfying. I don't understand

@h7opolo Жыл бұрын

have you considered switching to using an induction smelter? if so, why are you not using one?

@paulsimmons9579 Жыл бұрын

Wow thats a cool hammer!

@coryroberts7519 Жыл бұрын

I want to get into casting like this. Thanks for the video.

@Muppetias Жыл бұрын

Being able to hammer metal without damaging it is always handy, nice tool.

@4realGTFOH Жыл бұрын

Looks like it would be great to use in the kitchen

@foxwhiskey 4 ай бұрын

Very nice hammer. The casting was interesting to see. Regards

@MASI_forging Жыл бұрын

Great work as always.

@elliotthaddrell3917 Жыл бұрын

Supercool - great work

@jbprospector3638 Жыл бұрын

Came out great.👍😎

@josefmildner7665 Жыл бұрын

I need a hammer like that! It's amazing

@supernova874 Жыл бұрын

The first think i though was: what use can have some "soft metal" hammer? Nice the addition of tin , awesome 😁

@nickaylett1360 Жыл бұрын

Totally rad

@brettmcelhinney9162 19 күн бұрын

Very nice work

@davebaker9128 Жыл бұрын

I used to make lead head mallets by taking apart dead car batteries and smelting the plates to pour into soup cans with a gas pipe handle, I sold them to English car owners that had knock off wire wheels, the lead mallets don't damage the knock off ears

@mikemargeson8101 8 ай бұрын

Nice hammer !!

@sinakaedwards2009 Жыл бұрын

cool hammer for sure.

@dk7863 Жыл бұрын

nice design

@diyfireking Жыл бұрын

Nice job.

@rachelg552353 Жыл бұрын

Cute dog! And nice hammer.

@CJ_7519 Жыл бұрын

Hammer time🔨!

@jeffholmes1362 Жыл бұрын

Maybe next time throw in pop corn 😂😂😂. Nice casting, thanks for sharing

@mutantryeff Жыл бұрын

Keep having fun

@leftish23 4 ай бұрын

We liked this!

@dangerousandy Жыл бұрын

Superb!

@GrubbusHubbus 8 ай бұрын

Another finely-made work! I dub it "Pincher", for while its bigger sister (which I dubbed "Penny's Revenge") can pack a punch, this one works in a pinch! Also because of the funny pun.

@blakelee4555 Жыл бұрын

That dog was so cute

@iceplanetchris2052 Жыл бұрын

cool hammer

@tobhomott Жыл бұрын

You could cast just the head, cored to take a wooden handle. That might help bring the weight down a little. This one looks pretty nice as-is though. 👍

@idkmanlol1485 10 ай бұрын

he did that before

@AmaroqStarwind Жыл бұрын

You should try using PolyCast PVB filament instead of PLA. You should also give ZA-12 alloy a try for casting.

@Smallathe Жыл бұрын

Very cool project! I too made a copper hammer for my mini mill and I'm sure you will find your hammer fun and useful! (There is something very satisfactory in making hammers, isn't it?)

@jerryjohnsonii4181 Жыл бұрын

Two thumbs way Up !!!!!!!!!!!!

@vfxsoup Жыл бұрын

Adding the peanuts could cause all future pours to have allergies now. ;)

@Ben-jk4fy Жыл бұрын

For milling machines and the sort, I prefer rubber dead blow hammers, but copper and lead are good alternatives.

@dominic6634 Жыл бұрын

Need to get yourself some starrett die cutter bandsaw blades

@samurisoldier Жыл бұрын

That came out so nice! I saw someone get rid of those print lines by covering the print in wax before taking the mold, could be an interesting experiment. Keep up the good work!

@hunterrobinson3243 Жыл бұрын

Nice hammer

@DeweyKentM Жыл бұрын

Would it be worth making the indentations in the handle deeper, and even continuing more up the rest of the handle to shave some weight?

@maddag202066 Жыл бұрын

how long did this take from start to finish after you had the mold made??

@catgynt9148 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this insightful video. Do you ever add borax to your metal melting process.? It is used to remove impurities from metals that are being melted and refined. Wishing you a great week filled with gentle seasonally appropriate weather and restful evenings. Peace brother

@nigeypants5500 Жыл бұрын

Sand yer prints! Or fill them. It's worth it. Saw layer lines from the thumbnail

@sithlordjeffbledsoe651 Жыл бұрын

Very cool i love the whole need a tool make a tool thing.

@cybercapri 8 ай бұрын

I'm sure you can drill the bottom of the handle out a bit to lighten it up a bit; just don't drill too far in or drill too much out, I'd venture to say you can run a 1/2" drill about 5 inches up with no real issue to integrity or strength. Cheer's...

@gregahitchcock1982 Жыл бұрын

Hello! Question. Is the petrosand reusable after the casting? Can you scrap off the burnt parts and reuse it? Thank you.

@ClayBo21879 3 ай бұрын

Will you seal the copper hammer to preserve the copper color or allow it to oxidize and eventually turn green?

@benkilgore Жыл бұрын

I definitely like the music you are using these days way better. The quality of the video overall is good as usual. Have you thought about gettting a resin printer?

@vulcan874 Жыл бұрын

He has one

@stevengoomba6490 Жыл бұрын

“I threw some peanuts into the red hot crucible” caught me off guard haha

@dustinbrosmer6164 Жыл бұрын

I absolutely love your channel I wish you would do videos more often

@alliwantedisapepsi1492 Жыл бұрын

What is a good flux / degasser for copper? Thanks.

@petersilva4242 Жыл бұрын

Do you use flux when melting copper?

@AlexMcGuire-sx1xy Жыл бұрын

you seem like a dwarf to me having fun in the forge so maybe you chould make some dwarven esc fantasy things i don't know what but it would be cool!

@infinitivez Жыл бұрын

Any particular reason you make the majority of your hammer heads square as opposed to rounded?

@stevensexton5801 Жыл бұрын

Are you happy with your PM-30? Do you wish tou would have purchased a larger mill?

@reelbricks Жыл бұрын

what kind of forge do you use?

@hendonburgism Жыл бұрын

This is a great video, and the casting came out very nice, and I hate to nitpick, however the title list this as "solid copper" and it's simply not. That chunk of tin/antimony pewter made all the difference in how this came out.

@Nobe_Oddy Жыл бұрын

Did you think of making that wooden 'Petrobond' casting frame out of metal 'boards' that you can just screw or bolt together? That would make for a really nice video or two, and you never have to worry about about it catching fire or making a new one. - I'm hoping you like this idea and we get to see you making it AND add some really cool design 'final- touches' :)

@jimthomas1989 Жыл бұрын

What's it used for ? For beating solid copper nails !

@wubaru Жыл бұрын

Just curious do you think you could do a head bust of a famous person, both printing and casting?

@felixjuneau1873 Жыл бұрын

nothing is better to start a day than watching peanuts burn

@adolphoboder6195 Жыл бұрын

I have a video suggestion! How about you compare molds made with petrobond and plasture+silica sand?

@elizabethlee6077 11 ай бұрын

Is there a reason you don’t remove the line where the two 3D printed pieces came together

@wernerpfeifer Жыл бұрын

Schaut toll aus! Ein Handgriff aus Holz wäre mir aber lieber, da Kupfer doch leicht toxisch ist.

@Mouse51180 Жыл бұрын

Why did you choose to use the hand file to clean up the handle and the belt sander to clean up the ends of the hammer?

@adelz9 Жыл бұрын

Loved the way the hammer turned out, but hate to see the line left by the two parts of the sand mold.

@sjj005 Жыл бұрын

please make another video about lost pla of complex object.

@PaulsGarage Жыл бұрын

Is anyone else disappointed he didn't start the video with "it's hammer time?" 😂 nice hammer though

@dhgodzilla1 Жыл бұрын

Awesome stuff

@MrBankshotone Жыл бұрын

I'd sure like to hire you to cast some stuff for me!

@paulscrevane Жыл бұрын

didn't sand the flashing on the handle?

@CRUSADEROFTHELORD Жыл бұрын

Can you electrify it like in the games?

@JOK20236 Жыл бұрын

Will you be updating your patreon with your STL files? Its been months with no activity

@Nihtglom Жыл бұрын

Nice, but I still prefer that skeletonised hammer from a while back. That is an epic looking little hammer.