What happens if you fill a seashell with metal? Huge conch shell filled with molten metal

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2 жыл бұрын

In this video I will be filling a huge seashell with molten brass in an attempt to create a perfect casting of the internal structure. I started with a Spider Conch seashell and made a simple sand mold using petrobond casting sand. I then melted brass in my DIY home foundry and poured it inside the shell. I then broke the casting out of the shell and cleaned it up. I rearticulated the parts of the shell onto the casting and then mounted the whole thing on a piece of Mahogany wood. This was a fun project and I may revisit this idea in the future.
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@Frog-ko6uu 2 жыл бұрын

If you have a 3D scanner, it would be really cool to scan the shell before and the casting afterwards, and then 3D print a clear replica to replace the part of the shell that was broken away.

@draggy76 Жыл бұрын

or just use the 3d print to make a mold of the shell to cast and keep the original shell intact instead of failing at casting it...

@andyf1235 2 жыл бұрын

You don't just melt metal like a lot of people you make beautiful art

@NoodleBear 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely gorgeous! At first I thought it was a bad call to leave the broken edges of the shell rough instead of sanding them smooth, but in the end it looks so good! The rough broken edges contrast beautifully against the smooth shiny metal and makes the casting look like it's "breaking out" of the shell (which it kinda did lol)! You have an excellent eye for aesthetic design!

@robinson-foundry 2 жыл бұрын

This was an interesting project! I hope you all enjoy watching the video. Let me know if you have any ideas! Have a good weekend! 🍻

@jsmith65625 2 жыл бұрын

I think a nice finishing touch would be to add a small brass plaque with the common and scientific names onto the front of the mahogany plate you made! Super interesting project that turned out beautiful!

@saketsikarwar 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder, if you use oil instead of water to cool down metal.

@GrowlieDave 2 жыл бұрын

You could try (with great difficulty) to cast Dunkleosteus skull or a dinosaur skull or skeleton. Push yourself to do something with a complex layout

@section1595 2 жыл бұрын

I’m curious 🧐 How did you make that beer keg oven? Truly they’re not that thick right?

@mkisner8060 2 жыл бұрын

If you had a mold of the original seashell you could have potentially made a transparent resin shell that would replace all the parts that were broken. I think it would look amazing to have something that looks like a glass shell, with a brass core.

@PBRJOHN684 2 жыл бұрын

It amazes me that the molten brass doesn't make the shell explode on impact! Keep up the good work and I will see you in your next video 👍⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

@oetic5016 2 жыл бұрын

It'd be mostly silica and calcium

@edwarddrost5299 2 жыл бұрын

I'd like to see the spikes cast as aluminum. They would makes great contrasting accents.

@jayjones1644 2 жыл бұрын

Knocked it out of the park with this one.. sick wall art!!

@tracybowling97 2 жыл бұрын

I like the way you think. It looks like the metal broke through the shell. Pretty cool!

@rlm98253 2 жыл бұрын

That, sir, is art. Well done.

@ericadler5749 2 жыл бұрын

Finished piece was awesome loved the man made and natural combination together. Again thinking outa the box

@markm.9597 2 жыл бұрын

The craftsmanship process is just as artistically beautiful as the shell itself. Thanks for sharing your work with us

@mxsrmmeow3917 2 жыл бұрын

You ever heard of Torbjorn Ahman? kzfaq.info/love/SFaYYQzNMLo2U6rSNLpghg

@markm.9597 2 жыл бұрын

@@mxsrmmeow3917 have not, thanks for the share!

@whateverwhatever6496 2 жыл бұрын

Very Skilled Person right here. Very Skilled!

@ukitngmindoro245 Ай бұрын

From Philippines watching you

@rachelg552353 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome work. Love the finished product on the wall.

@thepeaceforge 2 жыл бұрын

What the Shell! My word good Sir, Your work is absolutely stunning!

@msa4548 2 жыл бұрын

As neat as the casting is, I'd like the shell. I've never seen one like that before.

@bobjones9727 Жыл бұрын

Ditto

@craftycrafter1960 Жыл бұрын

Same

@daviddavis1322 2 жыл бұрын

It's really great!

@Patrick.Weightman 2 жыл бұрын

Looks great mounted!! I know a bar that'd love to have that on their walls

@junkredo2518 2 жыл бұрын

Great piece! Really smart way to mount it.

@xylemmelyx 2 жыл бұрын

I am baffled, in this age of specialization, that a metal worker also knows woodworking :-) Great vid, educational and entertaining.

@harubernardo4313 2 ай бұрын

Congratulations your spider conch involved into a golden spider conch

@cancer_sucks 2 жыл бұрын

drill and thread the metal cast rather than wire.. awesome project and a great result

@inchxinchlifesasynch Жыл бұрын

I think the shell was so much more beautiful

@johnkelly7264 2 жыл бұрын

WOW! Brilliant result!

@akb3851 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! ✌️

@ProjectDIYOz 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely stunning mate! Turned out very nicely!

@noran.9008 2 жыл бұрын

Ah, you just gotta love the way his mind works!

@deserttan37 Жыл бұрын

it makes me sad this doesn’t have millions of views bc this is incredible

@mitzidurb9313 2 жыл бұрын

Have you ever thought of doing a smaller shell and turning the finished piece into a necklace? It would be alot harder but I bet a loved one would cherish it forever!

@steelshade 2 жыл бұрын

Your cast would be a representation of the creature that made and lived in the shell. You have immortalized it.

@SilverScorpion 2 жыл бұрын

Super nice cast and project

@CM-oz7ue 2 жыл бұрын

Really lovely. I feel the frame didnt do it justice though. Amazing craftsmanship!

@stevencooper2464 2 жыл бұрын

That is a beautiful work of art, and someday, it may be worth a lot of money (if it isn't already). Save it for your grandchildren.

@adamgibson4503 2 жыл бұрын

Stellar finish

@williamjhunter5714 2 жыл бұрын

Castings of partly decomposed leaves always amazed me, now this shell does too.

@dominocweber9763 2 жыл бұрын

That actually turned out really cool

@justinbanks2380 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome project! Also great tip on how you mounted, way simpler than what I would've over thought and went with!

@oitthegroit1297 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely beautiful work!

@eathonhowell7414 2 жыл бұрын

And at 3:48 I learned the meaning to a word I knew but had always assumed was made up. Props to you Magic the gathering for teaching me weird metallurgy/smithing terms.

@GHuber-xh5vv 2 жыл бұрын

A fine work. Great project.

@KrakenCasting 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice! The mounting board was a nice touch.

@masoodbhai692 2 жыл бұрын

Very good very nice 👍

@bongoib 2 жыл бұрын

wow, ART PIECE, good heavens, that is so so nice, sell them , i would buy one right now

@CoalCoalJames 2 жыл бұрын

Man, I was thinking how insanely ugly it was when you broke off the shell......... but you really pulled it off putting the broken spikes back on, it went from trash to treasure~ Great video~

@alisontibbens2155 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful piece.

@AdamRichardson90 2 жыл бұрын

That is amazing, true art.

@awizardalso 2 жыл бұрын

My real name is Michael McCluskey. I like watching videos where someone makes art work!

@boodro2122 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful!

@3dbronze 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome. The presentation came out really nice at the end. Interesting hybrid of a piece.

@bruceleroy8063 2 жыл бұрын

The shell with the still red hot metal inside is an awesome visual. The end result was incredible.

@petrescuework-difficultcas6581 2 жыл бұрын

It turned out amazing! I love that you take care of proper safety measures 💛

@kslinaz5668 Жыл бұрын

Looks great!!!

@blackthornknives 2 жыл бұрын

GREAT IDEA!!

@skrimper 2 жыл бұрын

Love your work.

@MeltAbilities 2 жыл бұрын

Another amazing job… you rock‼️

@audraturner5365 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@03lugnut1 2 жыл бұрын

So cool! Sell sell sell!!!!!

@ediesedgwick4462 2 жыл бұрын

Ohmigod! What a beautiful piece of work! I love the metal and shell together like that! Wow! 👍❤

@donnaboyle669 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic, love the end result. Didn’t expect the way you completed this project.

@dennisanderson3895 2 жыл бұрын

Very impressive!

@beckaliz 2 жыл бұрын

That is really fantastic

@mellieemerton3080 2 жыл бұрын

That’s so brilliant!

@danielbarbee7712 2 жыл бұрын

You gave it life.

@ThePaully1976 2 жыл бұрын

great piece

@christopherhouge5465 2 жыл бұрын

That was amazing thank you. You are a genius

@dalegreenaway 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent well done. Looks brilliant.

@deemdoubleu 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome work

@barbaraprest783 2 жыл бұрын

That was very watchable 👍👍

@jamesh5460 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! More like this!

@Warhawk76 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool project. Thanks for sharing!!

@chrismacintosh9148 2 жыл бұрын

that looks really cool

@joshortiz1576 2 жыл бұрын

That turned out really great!! Would also like to see you cast the outer layer in petro. Would be good to see the whole thing in brass or Nordic Gold =)

@hidgik 2 жыл бұрын

You are not only but also. I mean a carpenter and metal worker.

@themanfromdystopia807 Жыл бұрын

1:46 This part made me crave shellfish.

@janeuler3262 2 жыл бұрын

wow - what a nice piece!

@Kenny.6807 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome project. Great work 👏

@Cypher791 2 жыл бұрын

This could really throw off an archaeologist one day 😐🔎

@quinnjdq 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love the finished piece, the metallic core surrounded by the pieces of shell is really beautiful!

@ryanlawson9439 2 жыл бұрын

so cool I just saw both the shell videos and man thats awesome

@DrWeird-zw5dc 2 жыл бұрын

Great job. :) It really shows what the hidden inside of the shell beautifully.

@bungeegum4177 2 жыл бұрын

Hmmm feels nostalgic 🤗 remember the movie Narnia 4th movie where the shell turn into gold

@Shalelolz 2 жыл бұрын

Nicely done! Looks great!!

@SEAKPhotog Жыл бұрын

Cool idea!

@davelamont 2 жыл бұрын

That really looks nice.

@briant.v.5799 2 жыл бұрын

Love it! Except I might have mounted with bolts after threading the brass.

@hughjass132 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool!

@trixrabbit8792 2 жыл бұрын

Do a metal casting of a horse hoof. Then make a resin casting of the shoe that looks like the nail material of the hoof. It will give an interesting juxtaposition of the real thing.

@vairiankingkade6120 Жыл бұрын

We should always leave shells like this on the beach or throw it back in the water for it to be re-used by another sea creature. Unless they’re damaged. Gaia needs our help. Still an awesome idea and a great video though! ❤ 👏

@andreipendle1778 2 жыл бұрын

I find there is absolutely no finish better than Tung oil finish. Great casting and lovely display!

@geraldstamour1312 2 жыл бұрын

Dope AF job!

@marleyboy7732 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty good. Wish the horns protruding out the sides would have casted as well. But understand they were solid an not be able to poor metal down them.

@maciejsimm2342 2 жыл бұрын

i think the swelling you captured, was the thermal release of C02 by CaC03 in the shell. awesome process/result!

@AUMINER1 2 жыл бұрын

super cool what you have done with seashells and alum :)

@dogdrone5186 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing

@yadabthapa3468 2 жыл бұрын

Good job brother

@aronbraswell1589 2 жыл бұрын

great work. Thought you would cast the shell spikes in the sand then remove them from the shell body so when you poured the spikes would have also been brass. your way was more artistic. love the result.