Making a Solid Copper Sledge Hammer

Making a Solid Copper Sledge Hammer - HAMMER TIME!

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Жыл бұрын

In this video, I make a solid copper sledge hammer in my home foundry. 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. I machined the casting on my milling machine and then mounted the sledge hammer head to a hickory handle.
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@justaguywithoutapfp6181 Жыл бұрын

Not gonna lie, you missed an opportunity to embed a penny on each side of the hammer face- one for heads and the other for tails.

@logicalperson8825 Жыл бұрын

Can't tell them crackheads shit

@kylecarey934 Жыл бұрын

Still could

@Matt-hy9qj Жыл бұрын

@nig a Apparently it’s completely legal to, “unless the objective is fraudulent or with the intent of selling the raw materials of the coins for profit”

@shubham4845 Жыл бұрын

You can not destroy currency in many countries or use them for other purposes rather than exchange of goods or services.

@magreen85 Жыл бұрын

@nig a There are machines in the U.S. that will literally squish a penny into a souvenir.

@iCantLogOut Жыл бұрын

Never thought I'd be watching a video about a hammer and thinking to myself, "wow, that's gorgeous". Great work!!

@SurfyStories Жыл бұрын

Sometimes I look at my homie's hammer and think myself, "wow, that's gorgeous".

@iCantLogOut Жыл бұрын

@@SurfyStories I mean, that I can understand

@Puchuchi747 Жыл бұрын

We must be Dwarves of past lives!!!!! pass me my hammer apprentice!

@mosesguerrero7489 Жыл бұрын

Ohh my gosh after I read your comment I thought the same thing lol what has my life gotten to lol

@rileyk5228 10 ай бұрын

Never heard of Peter Gabriel?

@michaelwright2875 8 ай бұрын

To graduate as a Machinist in the Army we made ball peen hammers with a copper head and aluminum handle with a screw in head and bottom for a little storage and a knurled handle! You did a great job on this hammer and brought back lots of good times in AIT!!

@TCK-9 4 ай бұрын

Cool, we did that in 7th grade.

@kohnbonn9744 4 ай бұрын

@@TCK-9I was getting 🐈 while you were in class like a yay boy.

@mattjones5353 3 ай бұрын

@TCK-9 you were a power bottom for the special ed teacher in 7th grade.

@byronlentz4825 4 ай бұрын

Some 50 years ago I worked in a foundry, Oklahoma Stell Castings. The plant was built at the beginning of WW2 to make castings for the war. After the end of the war it was repurposed to make butterfly valve castings. I worked in the Maintenace department. They used scrap steel to make their castings. The furnace fired with electric arc rods. Made a tremendous amount of noise. The casting patterns were hand made out of wood. Then sand molds. The castings were dumped into a tumbler, a large steel container and turned oner and over. It was quite the sight for a young man like myself. Later in life I became a aircraft mechanic. When I saw the repair in one side of your hammerhead it reminded of structure repairs we made. We called them freeze plugs. Machined plugs a litter larger than the hole to be repaired. Then dipped in liquid nitrogen and while still cold put into place. Surprising how well that repaired a damaged hole in aluminum. I really enjoy your videos.

@FlipDahlenburg 4 ай бұрын

Excellent!

@timothybolton2901 3 ай бұрын

What a wonderful piece of history. Thank you for sharing

@R.J.MacReady1982 Ай бұрын

My doctor was talking about this. The metal shrinks with the -190 degrees and then expands. So cool.

@jacktupp4358 Жыл бұрын

Fresh polished copper has such a beautiful look.

@kishascape Жыл бұрын

I have ingots

@adhillA97 Жыл бұрын

It really does. I was about to content the same thing

@Ninerforlife1979 Жыл бұрын

Such a unique color and is stunning!

@chrisalexander973 Жыл бұрын

Yess

@justalex787 Жыл бұрын

how did he polished it so clean?

@adventuresofskadi7277 Жыл бұрын

If I may offer a suggestion....I'm a blacksmith and one of the things I make is hammers. I think you will find (granted this one won't be used but for the future) that you will have an issue with the head slipping off under heavy use. Ideally you want the eye to be hour glass shaped. The narrowest part should be in the middle. That way when you wedge the handle it has a bit of room to spread open and lock in place. Hard to explain without a drawing but it's easy to find info. Looks pretty rad though dude 😊

@Clynikal Жыл бұрын

KZfaq comments need to more like yours.

@gregorysuto1865 Жыл бұрын

also after a some use it will lose its shape and might ultimately slip off the handel due to the fact that copper is a soft metal. you can not really use it like you could use steel. robinson you dropped the ball.

@guigs4467 Жыл бұрын

@@gregorysuto1865 In his defense, he said it won't actually be used

@russcrawford3310 Жыл бұрын

I agree 100%, it does look pretty rad !!! ... but, yeah, we haft hammers with tapered cores, gives more surface area to grip the wood ... or the hourglass shape, both are better than straight-through ... for hammers used for _real_ work ...

@lonewarrior6633 Жыл бұрын

Perfectly said my guy!! I was about to say the same thing!

@Samlol23_drrich 4 ай бұрын

I’m a 58 year old dentist who had to learn to invest and cast gold dental crowns, onlays and inlays while in dental school. I have knowledge of just how difficult this is- and you made it look easy. Just wow. Great work from a true expert. Subbed. Thanks for great content.

@toxicmartoc 2 күн бұрын

That is beautiful, copper is so underrated as a metal

@zedvoxel7842 Жыл бұрын

From one foundry nerd to another: stick a small piece of cardboard (about the size of the base of your crucible) on the fire brick before putting your crucible in the foundry. It keeps the crucible from sticking to it!

@timkirkpatrick9155 Жыл бұрын

or dust it with talc cardboard is easier.

@JSAFIXIT Жыл бұрын

I love simple solutions.

@Scp716creativecommons Жыл бұрын

Soo, this is one of the best uses for a comment section I've ever seen

@jeff5597 Жыл бұрын

Soak it in water too.... we do this at my shop

@gregorysuto1865 Жыл бұрын

thx catherine obvious im sure he knows this hack.

@adamtreen-noaafederal1354 Жыл бұрын

That hammer head is gorgeous. Copper is so magical. It evokes something ancient and satisfying.

@fritzdaddy-135mmgetstagger4 Жыл бұрын

Its literally just copper ..this is the equivalent to going back in time you knuckle dragger

@Sugma.Nuts- Жыл бұрын

Only way to make it better is with gold or silver filled engravings

@hacknwack4065 Жыл бұрын

Or by mixing it with zinc in a 14:7 ratio

@InfluenceThaPoetDOPE Жыл бұрын

Bro just shut up

@Steveman27 Жыл бұрын

What if it was pure brass, or pure silver? Would that be too modern for you? Also, is that a picture of Matt Dillahunty from The Atheist Experience?

@iseektruth7435 10 ай бұрын

I’m a scissors sharpener and I use copper hammers to set, out of alignment scissors blades. The copper is soft enough to make adjustments on stainless steel without damage. Nice job!!

@Nick-cp8wf Ай бұрын

Very cool

@Nick-cp8wf Ай бұрын

Sounds like a great job. Where would one go to look for such a job?

@iseektruth7435 Ай бұрын

@@Nick-cp8wf Wolff industries Spartanburg SC

@MRIWILLPLAY Жыл бұрын

I love it when I forget I have thousands of dollars worth of machining equipment lying around

@callmebanona 11 ай бұрын

You’re not alone, mate

@deldridg 10 ай бұрын

Yep - mine sits dormant for much of the time. Need a simpler life I think!

@halffullftw 9 ай бұрын

Green-with-envy sarcasm offers nothing and promotes unhappiness.

@deldridg 9 ай бұрын

@@halffullftw Not all of us were being sarcastic.

@salamantics 9 ай бұрын

@@halffullftwI’m sooooo sorry you think that way!!

@techware5701 Жыл бұрын

Fixing that ditch on the side of the hammer head so seamlessly was the satisfaction for me. That finishing touch of the tiny bronze and wooden wedge was epic 👌

@physicsguybrian 10 ай бұрын

Am I the only person that saw the seam? An interference press-fit (rather than slip-fit and flaring) would have eliminated that.

@evanmeeden2222 9 ай бұрын

I was expecting his plug to have bubbles too xD

@RonnieToo Жыл бұрын

Brings back memories... 52 years ago I was accepted as a pre-apprentice at an engineering college in Scotland where we were taught to make Patterns for making metal parts in sand molds then learned how to melt metal in a forge then pour into the molds. I enjoyed the experience but couldn't see myself sweating my arse off and the Teacher/Instructor said there was big changes coming on how this was all being done and that a lot of the work would be done overseas or atleast in another country. The other problem was I wasn't earning anything while at this college not even the bus fares for a 15 year old and with only my mother able to give me a few ££ (my father had recently died) and the waged for apprentices in these trades at the time was very low and so I quit and chose another line of work that I really enjoyed. 5 years later I ended up Emigrating to Canada... I found your video jolting my memory and I thoroughly enjoyed your video for the memories.

@tommyguns9008 Жыл бұрын

Ya but this isn’t the Ron episode so don’t let your ego go to your head.

@RonnieToo Жыл бұрын

@@tommyguns9008 Fuck off Tummy runs... who rattled your cage!

@austintaylor23 Жыл бұрын

@@tommyguns9008 How exactly is there an ego did he say and I was accepted into the Queens Royal sword making guild no just I brought back memories of being an apprentice know words before saying them.

@adamkent639 Жыл бұрын

@@tommyguns9008 There's no ego on display you git lmao

@anusaukko6792 Жыл бұрын

@@tommyguns9008 good one bozo

@wickedishiccy7621 2 ай бұрын

I just love shiny polished metal tools like this, copper is absolutely gorgeous as well, overlooked beauty. Great work and video

@bvhm Жыл бұрын

That's the greatest sledge I've ever seen! Also, what a great first time DIY project for us weekend warriors putzing around our backyard foundry, on our way to our machine shop. Very cool!

@briansearle6868 9 ай бұрын

Except it won't last very long....... Perfect to look at maybe.

@mutantryeff Жыл бұрын

My son did some copper TIG welding for me. I don't remember the trick he used to deal with massive heat loss from the copper, but he did an amazing job. I don't even know what happened to that work after it was used a couple times - it was part of a pot still. The drill and plug was clean.

@Ultrazaubererger Жыл бұрын

He probably preheated the copper

@auroradamien Жыл бұрын

High power machine. I have a 300 amp tig I use on copper. Preheat helps a bit sometimes. Old school way is use helium as a shielding gas instead of argon as helium boosts the power.

@lazarusmunien2087 Жыл бұрын

polish it

@z31drifterlf Жыл бұрын

@@auroradamien plus heli-arc just looks cool as hell.

@XxAILASxX Жыл бұрын

Preheat and dump as many amps as you have available. The heat loss is almost identical to aluminum except no pesky oxide layer.

@1bebeautifulbbabe Жыл бұрын

Oh I loved watching this video! My late husband made beautiful sculptural pieces using reclaimed copper. His work was nature based consisting of trees, leafed trees, willow trees, trees attached to pieces of wood, trees blowing in the wind and one could actually see that tree in a windstorm. Some he lacquered, some he treated with flames, some were just left in their natural copper state to allow patina to develop the coloring. He made wall pieces, bracelets, earrings, broches of leaves and of animals. They look great on a lapel or on a hat. Your video was wonderful and I so enjoyed watching your work.

@JennsCorner777 Жыл бұрын

Awwwww thank you for sharing this beautiful memory with us. I'm so sorry for your loss.

@imm311 Жыл бұрын

Condolences and prayers for you and yours. My God cover you with peace and strength as you grieve and mourn.

@nicoleandjoshbaldwin4228 Жыл бұрын

Is there a place you have pictures of his work? I love copper

@7hjm8888 Жыл бұрын

My friend, are you all right? I wish you good health, happy family, happy every day

@FreightmareFTW Жыл бұрын

This world is rapidly passing away and I hope that you repent and take time to change before all out disaster occurs! Belief in messiah alone is not enough to grant you salvation - Matthew 7:21-23, John 3:3, John 3:36 (ESV is the best translation for John 3:36) if you believed in Messiah you would be following His commands as best as you could. If you are not a follower of Messiah I would highly recommend becoming one. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life - Revelation 3:20. Contemplate how the Roman Empire fulfilled the role of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13. Revelation 17 confirms that it is in fact Rome. From this we can conclude that A) Jesus is the Son of God and can predict the future or make it happen, B) The world leaders/nations/governments etc have been conspiring together for the last 3000+ years going back to Babylon and before, C) History as we know it is fake. You don't really need to speculate once you start a relationship with God. Can't get a response from God? Fasting can help increase your perception and prayer can help initiate events. God will ignore you if your prayer does not align with His purpose (James 4:3) or if you are approaching Him when "unclean" (Isaiah 1:15, Isaiah 59:2, Micah 3:4). Stop eating food sacrificed to idols (McDonald's, Wendy's etc) stop glorifying yourself on social media or making other images of yourself (Second Commandment), stop gossiping about other people, stop watching obscene content etc. Have a blessed day!

@bbkyjohnson 6 ай бұрын

Excellent work. This was fun to watch. I’ve done pouring and molding on a much larger scale with iron. I always enjoy any videos like these.

@chriscarter7182 10 ай бұрын

I'm a retired tool & die maker, and I would die a thousand deaths to have the resources available in my retirement shop to have the needed equipment to do things like this! Beautiful craftsmanship!

@johnwoody9505 Жыл бұрын

I just loved the camera work on this youtube video. Great end result. I'm 77 and my dear old dad had a ball pean hammer from when he was young and I loved seeing a hammer just like the one I still have and use from my dad's old tool box,. This project brought back some memories of my dad and me working together many years ago, he died nearly 40 years ago in 1984, I still think of him when stuff like this comes along. Thanks for that memory. John.

@gregkail4348 Жыл бұрын

My Dad was a machinist also could not help but think about him when I watched this Thanks 👍

@baylinkdashyt Жыл бұрын

Indeed; it's the camerawork on this that netted you another subscriber.

@motorbreathjz Жыл бұрын

hopefully see him in the upper room aye john.

@ctdieselnut Жыл бұрын

That is like a big piece of jewelry with the mirror finish. I could see that hanging on the wall of some giant construction company owner's office. I love copper, it's almost as beautiful as gold to me (maybe rose gold, which is mainly copper and gold anyway.) Great job!!

@jacquestuber628 Жыл бұрын

Yeah until day two when it starts the oxidize and turns into a green turd

@milesbush9589 Жыл бұрын

It's very easy to prevent that with carnauba wax or with a clear varnish

@jeepsblackpowderandlights4305 Жыл бұрын

I think brass is prettier.. and looks like gold.. I have brass revolvers replicas from the 1850s+ and often when I wear them loaded. People think they are gold plated lol. As for tarnish.. tarnish can be easily cleaned up with a polish compound.

@bee_552 Жыл бұрын

Yeah copper does look pretty good

@Dragon22078 Жыл бұрын

COPPA

@HowGamersPlay 3 ай бұрын

Scooping and bagging those copper shavings were immensively satisfying to watch.

@sinoverlord409 5 ай бұрын

That plug was flawless

@robertnordeen4631 Жыл бұрын

That sure brings back memories 40 ish years ago with a friend. His dad broke a sanding disk. So we made one out of aluminum out of pop cans and aluminum motor mounts. The fine sand we got from a corn field run off. We built a gas and electric smelter. We had a aluminum picture plate of a model T which was copper electro plated. Thats an awesome looking sledge hammer!!

@ddjslhomebase243 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic!

@nickbreitwieser7984 Жыл бұрын

When making a hammer you generally want the hole where you attach the handle to have a slight hourglass shape. The bottom half of the hour glass fits up to the taper you put on the top part of the handle that is being fit up, and the top part of the hourglass allows the wood to expand when the wedge is driven in, locking the hammer head onto the handle. The same goes for hatchets, axes, etc.

@atomicwinter31 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, i always see people changing that. I prefer a tapered hole, with the larger end on the side you put the wedge in on, just to lock it down a little bit more.

@spambot7110 Жыл бұрын

@@atomicwinter31 if i'm imagining this right, i'm seeing a sharp edge at the bottom end of the taper, that could bite into the wood over many hits and wiggle things loose

@yourdad9168 Жыл бұрын

When making a hammer, you generally don't make it out of copper for display only. Do you get the point?

@spambot7110 Жыл бұрын

@@yourdad9168 I think it's maybe you who doesn't get the point

@CrazyJ1985 Жыл бұрын

@@spambot7110 You're just imagining things. Lol. But nah, the taper isn't drastic enough to have that effect. Just enough to allow the wedge to spread the handle enough to keep it in without relying solely on pressure against the walls.

@erikwellerweller8623 25 күн бұрын

Really soothing watching you work and solve problems.

@Stan_55UK 3 ай бұрын

Excellent work! Takes me back to my youth, when I worked in a foundry.

@portblock Жыл бұрын

Honestly, I loved it right out of the mold, even the parting lines, the dip in the side, all are what give it character.

@doyoulikem_ms Жыл бұрын

I can imagine 20 years later and a rust repair KZfaqr finds this hammer and fixes it

@mr.boomguy Жыл бұрын

Imagine it being the same youtuber too xD. "Left my copper hammer out to rust for 20 years and brought it in to restore it"

@thekickingwolf5115 Жыл бұрын

Patina not rust

@thearcticdivini 7 ай бұрын

@@thekickingwolf5115patina is still not copper oxide, but you are right, rust is strictly iron oxide.

@koriw1701 4 ай бұрын

I'm a nobody. I don't know jack about machining or metalworking aside from what I learned in high school over 40 years ago, but I admit that this is a beautiful piece of work and you should be quite proud of your skills; especially if this was truly "more difficult than (you) thought it would be," because you made it all look so easy.

@erickim2025 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful piece of work, speaks well of your skill & patience not to mention attention to detail❤😊

@osiris0413 Жыл бұрын

I've always loved copper - the color, the utility, its use in history and cool properties. This is a beautiful piece.

@Drekromancer Жыл бұрын

Well said. I think it's highly underrated.

@672macknasby7 Жыл бұрын

Copper is the most beautiful metal, ever created. Highly polished, it has a depth that gold lacks.

@derekcolvin9944 Жыл бұрын

I will admit that is one of the most gorgeous things I've seen in a long time. Thank you for taking the time and effort to do this because a true Craftsman like yourself needs to be seen and appreciated. My grandfather was a master Carpenter and my grandmother would often tell me he had one particular Hammer that he always used, that he had gotten when he was a teenager and I wished I had that hammer hanging on my wall, not only to honor him, but to honor all Carpenters

@russellwortham2902 10 ай бұрын

That is gorgeous! I love copper, so shiny ✨

@gamerelated3887 3 ай бұрын

I'm very impressed! You earned my sub! The detail in the perfectly sized plug was where you got me!

@Zachafinackus Жыл бұрын

I'm amazed at how clean that mold was for the hammer. I don't think I've ever seen a casting mold that clean watching stuff here on KZfaq.

@BruceLyeg Жыл бұрын

I agree.

@7hjm8888 Жыл бұрын

My friend, are you all right? I wish you good health, happy family, happy every day

@MattH-wg7ou Жыл бұрын

Copper is such a beautiful metal to me. Especially freshly machined or polished. Awesome work man!

@saisubhash1 8 ай бұрын

Yes. It's the best metal.

@1981page 8 ай бұрын

Looks really good. Well done 👏🏻

@LokiThePug 11 ай бұрын

I can finally handle the dirt walls in my small humble abode in terraria, thank you!!!

@mrtecsom6951 Жыл бұрын

I used to make these hammer types years ago when I was an apprentice for the toolmakers so they didn’t damage the metals they were machining. We called them lead lumps but I used whatever was available , usually Aluminium but I also make them out of copper swarf scrap which was used on the welding machines as electrodes. It was considered to be a shite job and always given to the first year apprentice but I really enjoyed the process and was a bit pissed off when I was taken off making them when a new first year started.

@nickbisson8243 Жыл бұрын

Definitely something you'll never forget and pretty cool skill set. One that literally almost nobody knows what goes into making something so "simple". Machining was one of the exploratory shops I took in tech school and we had to turn out a ball peen hammer as one of the graded projects in the few weeks that we had. Needless to say mine was pretty crude but I loved that damn hammer lol

@solar_sailor9995 Жыл бұрын

@@nickbisson8243 last year, my junior year of highschool, I made a very nice amalgamation of a brass faced hammer for machining and a slag pick for stick welding (I prefer tig so I normally only use the slag pick at home) but I turned a steel head and handle, knurled the handle and machined flats, then brazed the brass face on the hammer, then drilled a hole in the head, made an interference fit then welded the top of the handle to the top of the head, I haven't gone back to school yet to really test the machinist hammer part, but the slag chisel works nicely, the machinist hammer side will probably get a real beating during the next robotics season though when making parts. Since I don't really know what to make in shop class, I make tools, they're a fun test of my skills, they're free bc school materials lol, and I can make something that will last a long time and I really enjoy that.

@7hjm8888 Жыл бұрын

My friend, are you all right? I wish you good health, happy family, happy every day

@julesviolin Жыл бұрын

My father used a copper/hyde hammer for 25 years. I've used it for another 25 years and it's still going strong albeit distorted and flattened now but copper hammers last longer & are tougher than you would think !!!

@Freakinfeeney Жыл бұрын

I also use two copper hammers my father made over 20 years ago. I actually prefer the copper hammers over traditional.

@michaelkelly5620 Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I would have never guessed that they would be durable. I'm happily corrected.

@austinhixson625 Жыл бұрын

That hole repair with the copper round-bar plug blew my mind!

@HunterZ32 Жыл бұрын

The machining process was so good lol I love stuff like that

@SilvaDreams Жыл бұрын

Normally when they cast those hammer heads I believe they do it vertically so that if there is any shrinkage from cooling it will be on the impact face side since that would normally be cut off anyways and most voids would likely end up in the waste material.

@user-po8gk5rt2i Жыл бұрын

Bingo! 😎

@pulaski1 Жыл бұрын

I have no practical experience of foundry work, other than the little I gleaned from my father who was a foundry worker, but I was going to suggest that casting the hammer head vertically, would likely solve this issue.

@7hjm8888 Жыл бұрын

My friend, are you all right? I wish you good health, happy family, happy every day

@jesuslovesyou2616 Жыл бұрын

Jesus Christ died for your sins please repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand ✋ 🖊 📄 🤚

@averagehumanbeing7932 Жыл бұрын

@@jesuslovesyou2616 sorry im not a cultist

@hatchet0711 Жыл бұрын

Great job and the plug…the way it slowly lowered itself into the hole was just mint. If you decide to cast the pattern again place the pattern horizontally as you pour that way any gases and impurities will rise and you shouldn’t get any shrinkage issues or cavities. It will involve you making a new flask though with a pouring spout going through one of the sides 👍

@dwpalme2670 Жыл бұрын

Looks like shit.

@7hjm8888 Жыл бұрын

My friend, are you all right? I wish you good health, happy family, happy every day

@FlipDahlenburg 4 ай бұрын

Nice! The 'double-wedge' part blew my mind!

@donniemorrow6672 8 ай бұрын

You done an excellent job,I sure enjoyed the learning experience.thanks for sharing

@genuinedickies99 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful craftsmanship. That repair was impressive. Thanks for sharing.

@Music-lx1tf Жыл бұрын

Beautiful. I poured stainless steel for the hot water fittings for nuke reactors back in the 70's. We used a similar process. Resin packed sand that would burn off after the pour. It was a dangerous job that I loved.

@jesuslovesyou2616 Жыл бұрын

Jesus Christ died for your sins please repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand ✋ 🖊 📄 🤚

@Rogun987 11 ай бұрын

I like the format. So used to these guys giving their life story before telling you how to go about making whatever it is they're making.

@markanderson5342 7 ай бұрын

Beautiful work!

@Mike__B Жыл бұрын

Loved the plug fit, seemed that it went together flawlessly. My thought was to do a combination of cooling the plug (contraction) and heating the hammer (expansion) to get the plug in and then when they hit equilibrium they'll be beyond snug, but hey peening it worked too.

@busterland1805 Жыл бұрын

Cooling the plug for an interference fit is a great idea! Be careful about using heat around holes such as this hammer.The metal can expand TOWARD the hole, actually making it smaller.

@chaplainmattsanders4884 Жыл бұрын

Great job! Copper-my favorite metal. Very skillfully done!

@robinson-foundry Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I really appreciate the kind words.

@rich1051414 9 ай бұрын

Cutting up ingots is like dissection class in high school. You learn so much about how voids will form in castings that way.

@usd25674 4 ай бұрын

Could not leave thumbs up 'Cause i watched it a year ago and left thumbs up,BUT watched again and enjoyed it, (was worth the re-run) . Great video , excellent work , beautiful hammer.

@PaganWizard Жыл бұрын

Not only do I absolutely LOVE this hammer, I have a serious weak spot for copper, I would also LOVE to have one in my shop. Too bad I don't own ANY of the machines you used to make it.

@wu1ming9shi Жыл бұрын

Ikr! Copper has such a mesmerizing color to it for some reason. Goes really well with other metals like bismuth too.

@Dewey_the_25U Жыл бұрын

Fun fact, most pennies today are made of a zinc alloy with copper plating. They could be made of Plastic and have the same, if not higher, value!

@devilsoffspring5519 Жыл бұрын

Here in Canada we don't even have pennies anymore, their use as currency was discontinued because they're so worthless now due to inflation. When paying for something with cash everybody rounds to the nearest 5 cents.

@Dewey_the_25U 6 ай бұрын

@@devilsoffspring5519 I wish that was a thing here in the states. But noooo.

@devilsoffspring5519 6 ай бұрын

@@Dewey_the_25U Doing away with pennies you mean? I thought they already did that but I haven't been to the States in years.

@dustygibbs7739 13 күн бұрын

BEAUTIFUL ❤❤ I WOULD HANG THAT ON MY WALL FOR DECORATION FOR SURE, FOR EVERYONE TO SEE WHEN THEY COME AND VISIT 👍👍

@boredgrass 4 ай бұрын

An interesting problem of craftsmanship: achieving such a degree of beauty and perfection, that it transitions from a tool to an art object. And what a marvellous peace of art it is!

@irolaan292 Жыл бұрын

Copper is has really a beautiful color! Was always my favorite! Wonderful work.

@DavidRice111 Жыл бұрын

When fitting a new handle to a hammer head, I always used a contrasting wedge in my hickory handle, made of purpleheart. Really sets 'em off! BTW, as beautiful as your copper hammer is with that polished finish~ there ain't no law says you can't still use it!

@coresnap Жыл бұрын

yes there is....it's illegal in 42 states, 13 provinces and 19 additional countries! It's true... I read it on the internet!

@Sammasambuddha Жыл бұрын

@@coresnap it's a concealed carry law. If it's strapped to your back outside your long trench coat you're good to go, cause it would look boss. You're basically forced to adopt a Thor-like attitude about life...with a copper sledge.

@7hjm8888 Жыл бұрын

My friend, are you all right? I wish you good health, happy family, happy every day

@enderside 9 ай бұрын

I missread the "E" on the miniature, still got satisfied by the video, well done

@gregc8436 23 күн бұрын

Absolutely beautiful. You are extremely talented.

@BeltFedToys Жыл бұрын

I did this type of sand casting for metal shop in junior high. It was one on my favorite classes. For the void I would have utilized the copper chips (degreased and dried) from the saw with a tig welder after you drilled and preheated the casting. Nice finished work.

@RealSlipperySausage434 Жыл бұрын

I wish my high school had this. we have a manufacturing class which is really fortunate and an auto shop and 3d printing and modeling but a forging or casting class would be amazing

@Crohan_31 Жыл бұрын

Junior high had metal working courses!?!? Even the high schools around me don’t have that! I wish!

@werewolf74 Жыл бұрын

@@Crohan_31 my high school had wood working metal automotive and so on. was very cool.

@Crohan_31 Жыл бұрын

@@werewolf74 that’s awesome my highschool had those as well but man a metallurgy course would’ve been awesome or lampworking

@jazzdrumguy5044 Жыл бұрын

I would think that would be too soft to use for practical purposes. But the way you filled that void hole was amazing!

@damiensmith4558 Жыл бұрын

Copper sledge hammers are a real thing, used because copper is soft for special applications for no damage to item being hit and also no spark applications for certain industries where gases etc may be present. I used to work in a factory that made copper sledgehammers.

@creeper111999222 Жыл бұрын

@@damiensmith4558 especially for inserting hot tool steel insert, preventing to crackin

@2stroketyson79 Жыл бұрын

@@damiensmith4558 brass too same concept no spark

@chuck6435 Жыл бұрын

We used them in the oilfield on rig sites

@smoothbraindetainer Жыл бұрын

@@damiensmith4558 Would you happen to know why they wouldn't just use normal steel heads with copper faces then? A giant copper block is just asking to be bent and I can't imagine the cost difference.

@lowfrequencyfilms Жыл бұрын

Thats the most beautiful sledge ive ever seen. Something youd have as a family heirloom passed down

@95Gabe 24 күн бұрын

Personally, I think that the colour and finish of copper like this is more attractive than gold. It is a beautiful object.

@jonsmithcpo Жыл бұрын

Loved watching how you dealt with the imperfection. Absolutely beautiful work 🙌🏼👌🏽

@charlvanniekerk8009 Жыл бұрын

For a first attempt at making a hammer it looks incredible!. I loved the use of the mill and lathe and it was super satisfying to see the result. THank you for sharing and showing your beautiful process

@BakeBakePi 7 ай бұрын

The hammer looks so cool!

@c-martz2846 Жыл бұрын

That hammer with a black handle would look even more amazing. Awesome project

@Slamscape Жыл бұрын

Read this right after tell him to burn the handle and use clear resin to stabilize it for a glossy used firewood look.

@c-martz2846 Жыл бұрын

@@Slamscape that would look awesome too

@pimpompoom93726 Жыл бұрын

Very nice. As an alternative to dowel-fitting that copper plug, you could have turned it undersize a wee bit and brazed it in with phos-copper brazing rod. I used it a lot making copper fixtures at a lab I worked at and the color difference with electrical grade copper is almost nil. Love your videos, keep up the good work.

@pimpompoom93726 Жыл бұрын

One additional observation-with the heavy mass in the center of that hammer you might have been advised to add a top riser to feed it, rather than the two side risers.The center mass will be the last part of the hammer to solidify and it needs to be fed up until final solidification. See page 7 in this .PDF file: site.iugaza.edu.ps/sabdelall/files/2010/02/Ch10.pdf

@kbroomall 5 ай бұрын

Super satisfying and enjoyable to watch your crafting expertise

@Ryulin18 Ай бұрын

Your pours are so clean

@texastomeh3077 Жыл бұрын

BEAUTIFUL!!! I never really ever thought of a sledgehammer being a piece of art before!!

@aaron666ism Жыл бұрын

They can serve a practical purpose as well, if you have to use one in area with a potential lower explosive limit atmosphere this hammer will not spark.

@mstrdiver Жыл бұрын

Wow - Thor's hammer Mjolnir in person! Beautiful work.

@lonesomewill2888 Жыл бұрын

I really appreciate when folks take the time to share these really cool videos! So Thank You!!!

@persistentbee 10 ай бұрын

Not gonna lie the thumbnail got me in the first half. xD

@KiiXii 6 ай бұрын

It’s truly crazy that workers have to do this for every hammer manually!1!

@Tasarran Жыл бұрын

It seems so crazy to me that sand casting is still the best way to make things like this out of metal... Thousands of years, and we haven't changed it much; the guy who invented it was a true genius of his time.

@Thekilleroftanks Жыл бұрын

Besides we have. There's far better ways for casting. Just that for single use casting sand is literally the cheapest you can get. Because nothing is cheaper than sand.

@jasonhundley Жыл бұрын

It turned out beautifully! I LOVE the look of copper!

@abelgarcia480 4 ай бұрын

This is art and craftsmanship 👍🫵💪🫡

@michaelbatterbee448 11 күн бұрын

Fantastic craftsmanship there mate do more🇬🇧

@gavinmartin2453 Жыл бұрын

Probably one of the coolest/most satisfying hammer making videos I’ve seen in awhile👍🏼

@Fusako8 Жыл бұрын

Heh, I'm working on a couple of these myself. In actuality I'm doing a set of double-bitted felling axe, splitting maul, and sledgehammer. The felling axe will be aluminum bronze, the maul will be classic bronze, and the sledge will be 99.9% pure copper. I expect it to squish a lot. :) I'm also in the planning stages to make a pair of nuptial axes, and see if I can gild the ladies' vows into them in solid silver.

@TheTonester2312 5 ай бұрын

Pretty neat! Loved the perfect fit 👌🏻

@Ljokerz Жыл бұрын

best caster ive seen on youtube so far

@WatchmakerErik Жыл бұрын

I loved this video and the "oh yeah, I'm a machinist" moment. Superb. You earned my subscription! Machining the copper to find a textured void reminded me that I want to try a project that includes the satisfying "machined surface with intentional rough voids" aesthetic. I know it's irritating when you don't mean to do it, but done intentionally it can look good.

@Verdandi_P Жыл бұрын

10/10 Great job! As a Machinist i must say this was awesome to watch from start to finish! Well done!

@arowe231 3 ай бұрын

Turned out amazing!!

@romanagne 9 ай бұрын

This is super cool! Would be really cool to see an axe made of copper as well!

@uglyboy4067 Жыл бұрын

great work. copper hammers are useful in engineering when you have to give something a smack, but can't damage it, like knocking a threaded bolt out of a suspension arm.

@Rob-bn9ib Жыл бұрын

Gunsmith here - we us brass/copper hammers and punches a lot to remove very small, tightly fitted parts, especially in restoration work. Knocking a retaining pin out of an antique rifle is a delicate process, and steel would destroy the object.

@testerwulf3357 Жыл бұрын

I adore how copper looks..This looks so beautiful! If it had engravings it'd look magical.

@remjoleea5560 11 ай бұрын

Ooooh copper is one of my favorite colors. It’s so rich and pretty!!

@NeverlandSystemZor 4 ай бұрын

That looks INCREDIBLE!

@shadowteej Жыл бұрын

That is some really nice craftsmanship. I would love to have a shop and tool selection like that!

@kevinmoore1490 Жыл бұрын

Smart move with the plug idea, that came out great. I've used that a lot in wood working and never really thought about it for metal. I'm glad to see that it worked, keep it up! 👍

@GregMoress Жыл бұрын

Noob here -- Why not just pour molten copper into the void? (Then smooth it)