Shop Tips #169 TUBALCAIN MAKES A LEAD HAMMER MOLD Part 6

TUBALCAIN MAKES A LEAD HAMMER MOLD in this 2 hour long 6 part video.
Includes pattern making, lathe work, milling, foundry, casting, melting, and more.

[bc]

I don't care how long it was, this was a fun series to watch. I enjoy watching an artist at his work.

[SteveMcQuillin]

Enjoyed every minute of the 6 part series.  Classic tubalcain ... "I made this back...., well..., you know when I made it, when I was in my prime!" *lol*

[voidmansions]

Thoroughly enjoyed all six parts of the series. Boy, you sure knew where to choose the end of each video to have us champing at the bit for the next part!
You know it really doesn't matter about the cost or time involved. Some are happy just to buy the tool as the end product, but the likes of you and I and all your subscribers want something more from the process because we have such rich imagination. We like to see an idea take shape and physical form. The satisfaction at the end is something that can't be explained to people that don't have or appreciate it.

[AdrianHiggins]

May cost $5 to buy one already done but the entertainment value is priceless. Thanks for the videos.

[Mitchiedean]

Possibly the best video series on youtube. Thanks for sharing these great tips. Its also very inspirational.

[RosaStringWorks]

Very nice series. Appreciate all y our hard work to bring it to us.

[LightningFabrication]

Thank you Mr. Pete for a wonderful series.  You're correct in saying that many of us won't make a lead hammer but some might use this knowledge to create some other part needed using this process.

[kode]

I think it is much more rewarding to make things rather than buying them. I followed all six videos in the series with great interest - thanks for your time and efford!
I teach ten year olds and once in a while we cast tin in homemade sand molds. It seems to be among the activities they remember the best.

[davidahiwaaynet]

Thank you for taking the time to make these videos and share this process! You are an artisan when it comes to metals.

[KimbrellBrad]

Great video Mr. Pete!  Superb detail and execution.  The fact that this particular item can be bought for a few bucks doesn't in any way take away from the fact that you have now taught us how to make any other items that we can craft a positive for.  Thanks for taking all of the time to put this great series together.  

[triac]

Experience is the best teacher, but you come in a close second. Thanks again.

[jaguarsrevenge]

Awesome series! Very informative. I've sort of known how it was done from books but I've never seen the entire process done from end to end. Thanks so much for providing this!

[battmann]

Mr. Pete - you done yerself proud, and most of us get it. It's not about a $5 dollar hammer, it's about the process. 

[Zrambo]

We may never make one but the knowledge you gave us will last forever.

[rohnerw]

Tubalcain, It is as you say, true, that a lead hammer could be purchased, or a manufactured mold could be purchased, along with a handle to make a lead hammer. The true value of this video series is (yes, I watched the entire series today), that you have demonstrated all the most commonly used processes, in logical series, involved in the manufacturing of cast products. Whether it be hammers, cast gears, many tools, even the machine tools that many use and much more. Thank-you for putting this together and sharing your knowledge. I find for myself, there is a great deal of value in this video series, even if I am unable to use the information and knowledge immediately. I am sure many others feel the same way as well. Another wonderful how its planned, performed, completed, how-to, video. Thank-you!

[awldune]

I enjoyed this series very much. Even where it is impractical to make things yourself, it is still so satisfying to do so.

[Marvin_McFly]

Just finished watching all 6 parts! Great stuff!
Glad there are people like yourself putting this information on YouTube so young guys like myself can learn a thing or two.

[railwaybob]

I'm the "master caster" for a railway preservation group up here in the Great White North.  This video series, along with your other videos on pattern making and pouring metal have given me great ideas on how to get things done, the end result being a series of casting for a steam locomotive we've been restoring.  Enjoyed this video series greatly.  Thanx for the great work and for sharing it all with us. 

[dags]

I 'm proud to say I made my lead hammer mold a number of years ago and have recast my hammer many times. Sure beats buying new hammers

[jix]

Thank you sir for a great series. Clearly you worked hard here, and the end result is educational and entertaining. Hope you continue to share the knowledge.