I came across a casting method by MyFordBoy that piqued my interest. It’s a combination of greensand casting and lost PLA. Basically, he prints a design in PLA, pours investment around it, burns out the PLA, and uses the investment mold as the sand casting cavity. I’m not sure that I’ve seen this method anywhere […]
Easter is coming, and I decided to do a sand casting giveaway! Read to the end to see the entry instructions! I went to the Dollar store and found some chocolate bunnies. Since they look like they were cast, the design should work well for sand casting. I built a bigger sand casting flask and […]
I want to create some code for some LED music visualizer so the party can be hm.. LIT! I only have 3 days to do this project. Let’s do this! We are doing the wedding planning ourselves, and a lot of the things you normally hire someone to do, we are doing ourselves to save […]
Don’t store your filament on the shelf! It will absorb water and ruin your prints! Learn here how to store your 3D printer filament!
This old mailbox needs some serious love and attention. The last time it saw a new coat of paint… the ruskies were putting up a certain wall.
A lot of options on the market can be flimsy and dangerous for you and your project. Check out how I made these tongs.
So you started melting metal and you feel like making something other than cupcake pan ingots? Here’s everything you need to know to get started sand casting. A pattern is covered in talc or another parting powder. Greensand is rammed around the pattern in the top half of a flask, and this forms what is […]
How to easily etch custom designs into glass
For another project, I was looking for a way to fire proof wood. …To fire proof wood in the patent, the researchers soaked wood in various concentrations of sodium silicate, also known as Water Glass.
I came across something that wasn’t very easy to solder: a braided stainless steel sheath. In this video, I’ll show you how to properly solder stainless steel.
