Casting An Aluminum Heat Shield From Scrap Aluminum For My Pouring Tool & Testing It Melting Copper
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 Published On Aug 10, 2022

Today I did a sort of follow up to my last video in which I attempted to cast a 3D printed Venus De Milo out of copper. It was so much copper and it was so heavy that I had to hold my pouring tool very close to the crucible to control it, which resulted in a nasty burn and blister through my glove! So I ordered some new Lincoln Electric Heat Resistant gloves and decided to 3D print a heat shield that my good friend designed in Shapr3D based on specs I gave him of my pouring tool. I 3D printed the design and cast it using some scrap aluminum car parts. I then melted some copper to give it a test run and it worked well. With the new gloves and heat shield, I couldn't feel a thing even being right next to the crucible. I'm really happy with how everything turned out. Oh, and I also visited my other good friends shop and he let me use his laser to etch the copper bar I made. I hope you enjoy this one as much as I did making it!!!

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