CAST IRON ACANTHUS WITH CORES PART 2

This video is part 2 of an acanthus casting as use for a pattern that requires a 5/8" square cored hole that goes through the length of the casting.
This work is for Brian's ornamental iron out of Minnesota.

[tomp]

Your persistence in making and remaking molds over and over until you get a good pour... admirable!

[timothylangley]

Another great job Clarke. I was one of those people that thought if I watched a few of your you tube videos I could make castings for my Buffalo Pitt s traction engine now I'll get a local foundary to do them..

[davidc]

A passion for the work leads to great results. You sir have that in that in bucket loads. Another great video Clarke. Thanks for sharing.

[johnmolnar]

I sure hope you're making money with all the patience you have . Outstanding patience I'd say .

[danbreyfogle]

I knew these looked like a challenge last week. I wasn't wrong. Best of luck going forward on these.

[philroyer]

You commented that many of us think what you do is easy. Not counting the skill required, nothing you do does not make my back hurt. It ain't easy

[peteengard]

I hope jobs like these makes you rich. A ton of work.

[ET_Don]

Near the end of the video when you commented that we might think your method of opening up the square holes "weird". I never question any of your methods, I only learn from them. You post videos because you know how to cast, and I'm here watching your videos because I don't. thanks for another one.

[dillinpicklesworth]

Well done!! I'll admit, on a part like that, I would have given up and went the lost wax method.
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[rexmyers]

Your patience is incredible. Your knowledge is amazing. And, your humor keeps me from fast forwarding though the repetitious tamping.

[stevenclaeys]

Thank you for another Great video. Cheers

[steveshoemaker]

l think they turned out very you
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[paulputnam]

Great job! Thank you for having the patience to “w-a-l-k” us through this extreme awesomeness.

[davidapp]

Looks great. It is amazing what you can do with endless patience.

[RoyBlumenthal]

Casting is really really really easy... All you have to do is ask Windy Hill Foundry to do the job.

[joncarter]

Thanks Clark. Always learn something from you.

[paulmace]

Back in the day when they originally cast those they were probably a mass produced item. How would they have done those in volume? I can’t believe they would have gone through all of that fooling around. Is there someone that could make a pattern for you that is more friendly to the caster? Nice work.

[StarChasersHere]

A Silicone mold is easy to make. Then add wax. Lost wax forming is what I would try first.

[chicagolathe-shopmaster-sh]

I notice that your mold is jumping around a lot as you tamp down the sand. Maybe your sand is not compressing enough ( sort of like trying to cut sheet metal with a sawzall, it will just vibrate around unless you clamp it to a solid surface) Maybe try a really solid place to set your mold when tamping.

[sheph]

this is a fight, very interesting. Don't you need to use some sort of shrink ruler on the pattern to get the proper 5/8 final size? Over the years I have examined a lot of "antique" iron castings, and they are far from perfect. Very common to see voids and missing features. Some of the castings using the shell technique are quite impressive but Shell casting is not common, simple, easy, or inexpensive. I'm impressed you can cast these parts with iron and sand, well done!