This is the first part of trying to cast and make a large aluminum metal lathe using the lost foam casting method Music from epidemicsound.com
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@bootstrappyworkshop8367Ай бұрын
Dude, results speak for themselves. ANYONE saying ANYTHING negative about this project has NEVER tried to do something this awesome. Keep going.
@0r1xАй бұрын
The project scale is amazing, material selection is questionable. Aluminium gets work fatigued too quickly and becomes brittle. For a lathe, this can be incredibly dangerous.
@UserUser-qo3feАй бұрын
No way man I used to watch your videos 7yrs ago as an 11yr old and now I was planning on building my own lathe and I come across you again
@Ccoolbeans101Ай бұрын
Man, just lifting 70kgs of molten aluminium is nuts. Epic job!
@eddietowers5595Ай бұрын
This was the most awesome large aluminum lathe bed casting I've ever seen. I've seen home made lathes and a lot of Gingery aluminum machine castings but not one like your scaled up version. I just saw took a glimpse at all of your videos, I'm subscribing. I'm gonna binge watch them this weekend. I'm going to keep my eye on this build, too.
@gavinhawley70216 күн бұрын
I’m all caught up to recent videos, I’m excited to see your plans and I pray you get the dream workshop you want, most high God bless you
@veikovasko5603Ай бұрын
MyFordboy would be proud - epic casting
@R.DaneelАй бұрын
Wow. I'd be out in the street dancing like a crazy man if I'd pulled that off first try like that! Fantastic job!
@the-naked-sailorАй бұрын
Lolololoololololololololol to tedious for me.
@FishyBoi1337Ай бұрын
So excited for this new chapter! I really wasn't sure such a massive lost foam casting would go well, but, the title didn't say it was an epic failure, so I was somewhat clued in 😅
@garymucher4082Ай бұрын
I have to say it came out so much better than I thought it would. That is a huge project to cast. Thumbs Up!
@replicant357Ай бұрын
Okay, an algorithm suggestion that I’m stoked about. Excited to follow this. AWESOME JOB!
@HobypyrocomАй бұрын
nice to see you doing projects again...
@marthinwurerАй бұрын
Time to start scraping!
@tyrelirwinАй бұрын
Awesome! Such a cool project!
@johnduerksen9191Ай бұрын
Been following you for years, it’s been awesome watching your skills and projects progress. Please continue sharing, your hard work is appreciated!
@1123pawelАй бұрын
That casting is huge! Very impressive and exciting.
@_P0tat07_Ай бұрын
Very well done!! That’s an impressive feat!
@ZanbonSenАй бұрын
I know it's been said but I'm so glad you're back. Good luck with the new workshop, hope everything goes smooth. Looking forward to it.
@pherd-0884Ай бұрын
whoa, you were the solid aluminum bat channel from years ago! Now I remember. Its been too long... good to see some content going up.
@lorenzogiorgi4246Ай бұрын
Amazing casting, you're incredibly talented
@FintaruSАй бұрын
Can't wait to follow this project. Looks good and fun.
@leslieaustin151Ай бұрын
What a job! Well done. That looks tremendous and hopefully a good basis for your new lathe.
@AlbiesProductsOnlineАй бұрын
Weigh a 1” x 1” x 1” piece of foam and the same of aluminium then next time weigh your foam form before moulding in sand and calculate the weight for aluminium then add 10% for losses that will give you a good starting point
@Angus_McGyverАй бұрын
Wow!! You like to do things in a big way. I cant wait to see the rest of this project.
@retrostylemachanic2662Ай бұрын
You have a very high level of experience nice I'm happy to see someone trying hard to build something special
@NamelesshunterGamingАй бұрын
I find this really impressive and thank you for taking us along on this project, the end result did not disappoint, after flattening this will be a great base. inspiring, I might make some parts for my cnc this way. can't wait for the next video.
@emailformosaАй бұрын
Dude, f*k the haters. That’s the largest home casting I’ve ever seen, and it came out much better than I expected. Me personally, I would probably weld steel than pour aluminum; but, I’ll definitely follow your journey and see where it takes you.
@viktorhillar5145Ай бұрын
Beautiful casting
@Lee-pj4beАй бұрын
So cool, I can't wait to see what kind of performance you get from this lathe
@deplorablesecuritydevicesАй бұрын
Really great work!
@TheRojecasАй бұрын
Great awesome job, what a size !! Thanks for sharing
@albionest9956Ай бұрын
Really glad to see your content again, man. I missed you.
@adhamattaАй бұрын
What a gangster! Amazing build dude.
@ProtozoanKidАй бұрын
for surfacing, you just have to make two more of these and then rub them together according to the three plates method. easy peasy! (seriously though, this is amazing)
@matthewmarting3623Ай бұрын
Impressively done. Make sure the ways are leveled and machined to the best tolerances you can get before using it or you’ll end up with inaccuracies in the spindle bores of the machines you’re making.
@ChatterontheWireАй бұрын
dude that is a huge cast and overall turned out very well for the size!
@stevesrt8Ай бұрын
i thought i did large casts. lol
@nicoladiiorio8898Ай бұрын
that's a pro job! well done!
@glitchyglitch1235Ай бұрын
damn bro that's a massive project and you're handlin it like a champ
@garyeast7259Ай бұрын
Thats impressive work.
@coevicman3685Ай бұрын
I am like all watching totally chocked and amazed. What a magnificent outcome for first try. It inspires people. 👍🙏
@TheAcousticWarfareАй бұрын
Super cool! Well done!
@curtis7932Ай бұрын
fantastic job
@NavinBetamaxАй бұрын
Wishing you all the best in your awesome effort ....!
@rickpalechuk4411Ай бұрын
Very nice! Thanks for sharing Cheers
@alxvlx9020Ай бұрын
Вот это отливка! Выглядит впечатляюще! Однако, станок будет иметь проблемы с жесткостью - это однозначно!
@brunopmcostaАй бұрын
Welcome back! I missed your videos, bro
@shaunybonny688Ай бұрын
Badass. Subscribing for the rest of this 👊🏻
@user-sb9fw6ui2iАй бұрын
Absolutely genius.
@jrk1666Ай бұрын
Send it to Steve Watkins, he owns a 1943 planner that is just the thing for getting things flat
@stanleydenningАй бұрын
You are lucky to have had it come out good the first time.
@FestivejellyАй бұрын
Pretty good in fairness considering what you had to work with!
@driftersforge4962Ай бұрын
Welcome back MP dragon
@rudycandu1633Ай бұрын
Very impressive. Very few flaws and none that matter.
@robgoodsight6216Ай бұрын
Beautiful...like poetry!
@MrMartinBooАй бұрын
Woaw, prieks dzirdēt progresu!
@neutrallybiassed133010 күн бұрын
just have this old tony karate chop it flat... seriously though, that is an impressive cast, can't wait to see you surface it.
@kylejewiss659Ай бұрын
This is so cool!
@mike9500Ай бұрын
nice work!
@devmeistersuperprecision4155Ай бұрын
I just found and subscribed. While Aluminum is not my first choice, I think you will get some good use out of this lathe. Looking forward to seeing this lathe come to life.
@daan3298Ай бұрын
Subbed! Can't wait to see how this turns out!
@ctrhenry23 күн бұрын
This is the content i love!!!!
@jasongrinnell1986Ай бұрын
Wow! That was awesome.
@SvenIronhandАй бұрын
This project got you my sub! Thank you!!!
@TatkoMareckiАй бұрын
Nice size !
@josephr5804Ай бұрын
Maybe a shop that works on large engines like those used in naval vessels would have a mill large enough? If you can't find one perhaps you can make a 'self-milling' device. Like an angle grinder on a sled.
@fatihderking051Ай бұрын
this is amazing !
@flantcАй бұрын
Amazing!
@sjv6598Ай бұрын
Wow. You’ve definitely just gained a new sub!
Ай бұрын
Olá amigo trabalho fantástico !!!Esse projeto me interessa e muito, e vou acompanhar!!! Abraço e boa sorte sempre!!!
@cho4dАй бұрын
nice. good job!
@godofflames5427Ай бұрын
add hardened steel to the ways you'll be glad you did the alu is a okay base but will wear quickly
@SergeiSugaroverdoseShuykovАй бұрын
i'm pretty sure that ways are just flat base for linear rails
@mpdragon6295Ай бұрын
that's the plan
@kigara3906Ай бұрын
But there is also problem with two different materials with different thermal expansions joint together. It will warp with changing temperature. And with long piece like this it can be a lot.
@mpdragon6295Ай бұрын
there are cnc machines made out of extruded aluminum profiles that have linear rails
@SergeiSugaroverdoseShuykovАй бұрын
@@kigara3906 nah, bimetallic actuation is measurable on enclosed 3d printers because of significant assembly/operation delta, but for reasonable repeatability on “open air” cnc it’s completely fine
@gokhanceterez1043Ай бұрын
perfect job for a mateur
@jbrownsonАй бұрын
oh this is going to be good, subbed
@googlekonto5397Ай бұрын
nice job
@hikolanikola8775Ай бұрын
amazing
@northoxАй бұрын
Very cool!
@youtubecommenter4213Ай бұрын
i wonder, can you fill a mold like that from both ends? you'd have needed 2 furnaces to heat up two loads of Al in tandem, and i guess 4 people to pour it in unison, but if you filled from both ends at the same time wouldn't it have reduced the cooling issue?
@TheChilliebooАй бұрын
Dude… sick!
@EnUsUserScreennameАй бұрын
amazing!
@davidmott2090Ай бұрын
very nice
@sams5803Ай бұрын
That thing is amazing! Man, fine work. Maybe you could find a huge sheet of glass and use that to smooth it off
@patheron7812Ай бұрын
Can you fill the cavities with epoxy granite to dampen vibrations that will occur when using the lathe? Will you be adding hardened steel rails for the way surfaces?
@bami2Ай бұрын
Very cool project and nice video! The material choice baffles me a bit though. I looked through your channel and looks like you got a lot of aluminium so I guess the primary motivation was "free material" to make it out of, but I don't think it's a good choice as lathe base. You want as much weight as you can in your base and as much similar materials so everything you mount to it stays solid and doesn't warp with temperature changes and different expansion rates, so that's why most lathes are either steel or cast iron. Next to that the aluminium is also a lot softer so the wear surfaces will be worn out more quickly. Even if you mount steel linear rails, it's still going to warp a lot and stuff will be under a lot of tension, contrary to aluminium extruded profiles that can give a bit of way and stuff is usually mounted with locknuts that aren't absolutely fixed in place, as well as those machines being inherently limited in what kind of materials they can handle. As far as I understand it, you never want to work on materials harder than what the machine is made of, so this lathe would only really be suited to work on other aluminium or things like brass, since the machine itself will flex resulting in worse precision or even tool chattering while working on harder materials. But the thing I really dislike about using all this aluminium as a lathe base is that it's perfect material to use on the lathe or on a mill. It's kind of a waste to put such nice material on the base of the machine when you could make the base out of iron or steel and use the aluminium to make beautiful stuff! But I'm not hating on the project, that's a beautiful cast and I'm sure you can make a functioning lathe out of it, it's just something I've never really seen before.
@Katchi_Ай бұрын
You are not a machinist. You have never even laid hands on a lathe.
@Katchi_Ай бұрын
@@bami2 You made my point.
@thewatcher7682Ай бұрын
@@Katchi_ they are right....
@ciderhat2760Ай бұрын
@@Katchi_ He's not wrong though, that's typically why machine bases are cast iron or granite
@xxportalxx.Ай бұрын
Eh it can be done, it definitely can be done. I work in a wafer fab producing devices on nm scales, a lot of our machines are aluminum based with steal linears. Some of those have run 24/7/365 for 25 years now without damage to the aluminum base (to address your wear comments).
@fredio54Ай бұрын
Awesome job, man. I wonder if you could have preheated the entire thing to assist in the travel problem. Doesn't matter, it's out of sight and of minimal structural significance. Impressive home setup, Impressive furnace, subscribed liked and will be reviewing the back catalogue.
@LQ-CАй бұрын
You might be able to find stainless steel linear rails which would expand slightly more with heat then standard Steel.
@ferriswhitehouse1476Ай бұрын
incredible :O
@azuritet3Ай бұрын
10:13 NICE!
@twoheadedpanthrАй бұрын
I was fully prepared for something janky as hell. This was the opposite of that. Surprisingly clean casting, really curious about how you plan to finish it.
@frosthoeАй бұрын
This is how i run the first part after coding. I use foam instead of the material, because it can be measured, and it gives way if there is a bad line of code without breaking the expensive tooling. Also you can run feeds at like 600% in foam so checking the very 1st part after coding the part is far less time consuming. Ps Hope that lathe bed doesnt warp all over when you load it, I have a bad feeling you made a chatter box lathe under load. But I have a bit of faith and a whole lot of hope it works anyway! -- Machinist/Tool and die, fabricator of HP.
@TheOneAndOnlySameАй бұрын
Man has a foundry factory in his house
@darenscott1718Ай бұрын
SUBSCRIBED!
@Hircine101Ай бұрын
Ayyyyyy there he is!!!!
@metalheartmachineАй бұрын
I would recommend making the ways from ground steel or cast iron if possible for longevity.
@BrySmiАй бұрын
Gingery would be proud
@alparkoppАй бұрын
Bardzo dobze
@awlduneАй бұрын
I was surprised to see a new video from you and then equally surprised to find I was no longer subbed. I think YT automatically dropped my sub during your break from uploading 😕
@pavskiАй бұрын
Very cool .. will you be buying harden ways? I’m curious to see this process
@NicksStuff26 күн бұрын
That's a cool part. And absolutely amazing to do that as a DIYer. But aren't these normally cast iron? Cheaper, heavier, all that
@tinker-craftАй бұрын
Wow…just…wow😮
@PhasiumАй бұрын
That looks amazing! Wouldn't it be a good option to use a big sheet of a sandpaper on a flat surface to make the lathe casting straight?
@Makex_swedenАй бұрын
Awesome, perhaps hand scraping the surfaces is the way to go? Nice project
@mpdragon6295Ай бұрын
for scraping you need a very flat reference surface. at this size that is very expensive. I will try a more diy method