Shoot bro! I worked for 20 long years doing molds and casting . You bring me good memories!!

I do this as my job. I hope you've refined things about your process; Less over pouring, be more careful about locking the top plate before you put it down on the mold (Causes mold shift). I find it interesting that you are using gas to heat the metal to the point of liquidius instead of electricity. It should be cheaper with electric, no? You should also hold the ladle with two hands (safety!) and turn slightly to the side when you pour. It makes it easier to avoid any small splashes just in case they occur. You keep your work area nice and clean at least, I appreciate that! Be careful not to knock the talc off the molds as soon as you put it on. No talc can mean a bad pour. Good quality video.

You must be in heaven. I would love to get a setup like this! I hope things fall into place for you and you get something going soon.

That was a really fascinating look at the process Viv.

very sweet setup - cool to watch. Reminds me of stuff we did in high school metal's class. :)

I know you didn't ask but, you may consider fluxing your pot as that slag is loaded with tin crystals...I use powdered sal ammoniac but it is very corrosive to steel.... Also, I would leave that slag in place until just before you take a ladle and the slag will help to keep the top crystals from becoming oxidized..I've been making molds and casting for around 15 years now...If you are getting incomplete casting you could try decreasing your clamping pressure and that may open up your vents and allow the part to fully fill.. Oh, btw, beautiful set-up you have....I'm jealous...

So jealous! Looks like a ton of fun, Viv. I hope you'll keep posting these videos so we can see your techniques and results continue to evolve. Have fun!

Nicely done! I appreciate your organization and shop set-up!

Thanks for the great video Viv. I'm glad to see things are going good in our new shop. Good luck on the figure and game endeavours.

I had a friend nick named Dwarf and yup I named him that (long story) Anyways he worked for kesser company I believe was the name and he went down to reaper in texas and learned how to make molds and cutting vents excetra. I guess there is a real art to pouring to get good figs. I went there one day and watched. It was a fun day! You brought me back about 10 years Bro Thanks for the good times Buddy!!!

Hola que buen trabajo estoy entrando a este mundo de la fundición de metales y me gusta mucho

I think I get it now. I was reading something that briefly mentioned "spin casting", and I wasn't clear on what that was. From this video, I think it's pretty clear. It's a solid fill, and the purpose of the spinning is to increase the "gravity" to reduce bubbles or voids. Thanks for the video!

That is just awesome! Best of luck in your endeavors!

Amazing stuff Viv. Wow, they are coming out crisp. Can't wait to see where you are heading!

very cool, I've done a lot of jewelry lost wax stuff for personal stuff a while back, I love miniatures and this was a great little show of how spin cast works. thanks.

GO VIV! GO! That is an awesome set up mate. I love that conquest machine. Looks like you have come along well and fast.

good luck and all the best for both ladies!

Thanks for sharing the vid. I had understood the spin casting process, but had never seen it before, that was kind of cool. I hope this project works out, and can't wait to see what all you do with it.

I think it is great that you are realizing the dream! Good luck with it all ..

OH man that is AWESOME!!!!! looks like you got the hang of it, really looking forward to seeing what sort of minis you come up with :)

Great video. I hope it goes well for you Viv. Your knowledge for minis is extensive, so I'd imagine the end product you come up with will be quite high on the quality range.

Bloody awesome Viv. You truly do have ALL the best toys. Love the Spin caster, love the idea of KoD own range and love the idea of you bringing a game(s). Seems that your knowledge base on how to use the machine is coming along nicely as well mate.

Looks like you got it down buddy. Thats pretty much how we do it just on a larger scale. Best of Luck !

this is bloody epic man, hope it works out for you !

That is amazing viv. Look forward to seeing more your stuff. Peace

thank you. i am just a lay person who wanted to understand spin casting and you helped me nail it :)

Oh sweet man, best of luck on this kick ass project.

Thanks for posting. Great video.... Great education of process.

Thanks for the insight. Keep up the good work!!!!

Great workshop you got there Viv. Its been a long journey to see everything come together and I for sure do admire your little dreamfactory at the other side of the world. Really looking forward for thing to come :)

Very cool video, thanks for sharing with us!

centrifugal casting of lead into rubber mold. nice presentation.

Great vid, was really surprised by how well the minis came out.

Wow! I hope this goes well for you, Viv! Never would've guessed that's how mini's were made. So many other aftermarket possibilities too in scale model circles.

Happy to see your seeds of change growing. Hope all goes well. :-)

You make it look easy! Thanks for sharing!

Always wanted to see this done thanks for posting :)

Good luck with this one sir. I'm incredibly impressed by the skill and talent of some of the figure artists, and I can only hope you can line up a few talented ones, and that you have every success.

Great to see you are finally getting to use the spin castor for you're own mini's. hope the kickstarter goes well mate.

That's a fantastic set up, I look forward to seeing all your future efforts (and a game with custom mini's?!?! very interesting!)

I find this process fascinating just shit done by hand is amazing!

Super, duper, ultra, omega awesome!

Wow. Nice setup!

Fantastic Viv.

thank you very much i'm seeing your work here in BRAZIL.

Cool!

This gets me so fired up dude. What I'm sending you is for fun. I think some of it will really test your moldmaking skills. There's a lot to it! Can't wait to discuss future sculpts though, that's what matters. This is bad ass! Looks like some really nice equipment.

good stuff viv good to see you in action :)

Fascinating. I’m most interested in how one would create the master mold though, that seems like the most tricky part

impressive to see this progress! thank you

Viv, exciting times mate~

Verry good job keep us on

Red hell! Vivaroo, mate - havent seen anything from you in a bit! Keep rubbishing 🤙😃

Man... that's fuckin' awesome.

Awesome Viv! :D

Viv you lucky SOB good luck with everything Brother..

Thanks for sharing. Cool...

To cool

Suerte amigo lo estas haciendo muy bien

OMG i wish i have that kind of Machine!!! I would make so much miniatures, from "GW old ones"... 40K from the 90s and Warhammer fantasy miniatures who comes like 89-94...

Great video. That's a million pounds worth of forge world models 😂😂😂 spun in 30 seconds.

I want a spin caster so bad.....

It's hard to beat playing with molten metal when it comes to fun things to do.

wish you all the best

Hey man, Great video! I have a few sculpts kicking around i have no use for, if you want them for your range i'd happily sell them off!

Very informative

So shweet!~

Love to talk more about spin moulding

Wow cool so that's how it's done. I wish someone would do some sov judges for 2000ad. The current mongoose ones are piss poor

I like this project Any idea to where manufacturer of this kind of machine in india?,,

You Rock!

I'm an amature miniature sculptor. This was great to see the production side of the process! You had mentioned wanting to acquire original sculpted master figures for future reproduction: Do you still need sculptors and original green epoxy masters figures? I'd be interested in sending you samples of my work.

Estimated there is silicone that can withstand more than 350 ° of heat, which type of silicone would be if it existed

Great stuff mate! I have learnt how to cast things up from your videos, and I am progressing my way along from plaster to resin and hopefully to metal! A few questions - 1) What is used for the masters in the rubber mold? Metal miniatures or some other material? If it is metal, is it something other than lead or white metal, which might melt too quickly in the mold, giving a poor cast for the figure? 2) Where did you source your metal ingots from? I have a supplier of casting materials here in Perth, but their metals are more for jewelery. Cheers mate, love your work!

That is just very cool, something I would love to give ago one day in the future. Best of luck with designing your minis mate :D wish you all the best ;) So0o00 when is the kick Starter lol

Is there anyone in Australia or NZ that still does this? I need some copies of some old car badges which are no longer in production.

Always wanted to try spin casting, i have some experience casting w/the molds I got from prince august, their 28mm romans & celts & the details are good if you use a good mix of quality metal but w/the spinn casting it seems you can use basic metal mixture & get all the fine detail to come out easily. The 1 problem i have w/spin casting is that you need a good deal more metal to cast with, though i understand the excess sprue does get melted back down & used. For those who preffer metal minis it is the way to go as a spincast mold produces a good deal more figures than the gravity cast ones i use ( 2 figures a pour/cast). TY for posting this really fascinating & informative video, I'm very happy i've subscribed to your channel as you allways have great content . 1 last thing, do you ever heat up your molds before casting ? By doing that you can avoid the problem you had 1st casting, I have the same problem w/mine if i dont warm them up the figs might not fully form, though by 2nd or 3rd try they are definately warm enough

Hey dude, how you did the first stamping on the mold rubber? i mean the master that you used to make that shape on the mould?

Viv, That is very cool. Let me know when you get everything up to speed. I would really like to see the fig's you release.

I want one! lol where do folks get these? ive always dreamt ofproducing mini's but the how to just seems so underground, unspecific, and unknown, of how to get greens, how to make masters, how t get you figures casted, where to, who, and how.

Very interesting video, read about vapor pressure of your material if you did not yet, HUGE amount of vapor metal in the air, VERY damaging to the health. You ingot look hight quality, less lead is great, still metal vapor in your lungs. even pure nonreactive gold would be accumulating and toxic.

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sir can you tell us that how to make that mould which you are using for spin casting?

A gentle tip, do not put a cold ladle into molten metal.

Hi Viv, big fan of your videos and really excited to see of this new miniatures project your working on. Out of question are you looking for more sculptors? I'm a practicing miniature sculptor myself and would be interested in this project, I'm currently in the process of sorting out my online galleries and taking photos of my works, but if you give me a few weeks I could drop you a link when I'm done. Just let me know. :)

How much did you spend on your equipment? What suppliers would you recommend?

son muy buenas maquinas

What material is that mold made out of? Is that a form of silicone?

Heyya there sir. I have this major dream of getting a miniature piece of an Indian idol in metal . Any idea or help on how miniatures with precise detailing can be done and suitable people who can do it

Can You please let me know where You got this maschine. I really would apareciste this. Thanks si mucho and gree5s from Mexico

Los mejores 🥰

what material are you using for the mold? i'm doing some small scale pouring at home uslign mold max 60 and was curious if this was a similar material

Hope you are well...haven't heard from you via video in quite a while...we miss you...Best wishes.

Buenas noches, cuanto cuestan las maquinas, centrifuga y el horno

How do you know how much metal to pour in and how do you measure the amount you poured in? Thanks

That's zero-to- *ONE* thousand RPM, not ten.

Did I see woodland indians??? :D NICE! Cheers, Trr.

Great video i apreciate, have you tried before using the 3d printer for making a masterpiece that can be silicon rubber moulded for the spin casting

Great machine! Great video! Can you use also bigger molds used for small terrain bits? Is it only usable for metal or also for resin? Greetz! :-)

Please can you tell me what's the powder that you apply at the rubber mold at the beginning of the process? thanks in advance