Paulwhite Posted June 5, 2012 Posted June 5, 2012 hi all been a while since iv put a new topic up, the bobber is in bits in the shed ready for when i decide to get back to biking ...(passed my cage test and been using it since) ......plus im low on funds so cant afford to run both the car and bike..(devistated)... sooooo i thought about how i could make some extra dosh....and came up with a furnace at the mo iv got it all set up ready to melt down any aluminum that i can get my hands on! (gonna give it a test run tomoz night and take some pics) at 1st i was just going to melt it down, turn into blocks then take to the scrap yard......but metal prices have dropped to the point where it wouldnt be worth it. so im thinking of making some cast aluminum parts ......but dont know what to make. anyone got any ideas? (nothing too fancy..... its my 1st time) i was thinking something like custom brake/clutch levers but im open to ideas.
Moderator drewpy Posted June 5, 2012 Moderator Posted June 5, 2012 YOC medallions, either for badges or chains for Kev!
wild foamy Posted June 5, 2012 Posted June 5, 2012 medallions and YOC merchandise would be cool, we could give them away as prizes in YOC competitions lol
Paulwhite Posted June 5, 2012 Author Posted June 5, 2012 could do ....but i am trying to make some money here .....id have to get a mold made so i could make some wax templates. i wonder if wax will stick to epoxy resign? (i work with the stuff) might have to wait till next week for a test sample as im off . il go on google and see what wax wont stick too.
Grouch Posted June 6, 2012 Posted June 6, 2012 How about making weapons? You could make swords, daggers etc. There's a shop near me that sells replica swords and that from fantasy films like Lord of The Rings and other gay shit like that.
Moderator DirtyDT Posted June 6, 2012 Moderator Posted June 6, 2012 Cod pieces? Be careful with things like levers. If they are cast and have air bubbles in them they will snap when most needed and "...where there's blame, there's a claim...."
Grouch Posted June 6, 2012 Posted June 6, 2012 Wouldn't aluminium be a really weak metal to make lever's anyway?
Moderator DirtyDT Posted June 6, 2012 Moderator Posted June 6, 2012 It's fine if it isn't full of bubbles, like an aero.
Moderator drewpy Posted June 6, 2012 Moderator Posted June 6, 2012 YOC chess pieces. Alex as King Kev as porns Airhead as a Queen etc etc
Paulwhite Posted June 6, 2012 Author Posted June 6, 2012 lol too much work for chess pieces i could spend hours making the models ..........best not though . anyway got a couple of vids today! just made some blocks to start with. (not sure how to put them on..) http://s793.photobucket.com/albums/yy218/my_mum_is_a_man/?action=view¤t=Video-0001.mp4 http://s793.photobucket.com/albums/yy218/my_mum_is_a_man/?action=view¤t=Video-0002.mp4
Ttaskmaster Posted June 7, 2012 Posted June 7, 2012 How about making weapons? You could make swords, daggers etc. There's a shop near me that sells replica swords and that from fantasy films like Lord of The Rings and other gay shit like that. Or, to avoid the 'Gay Shit', learn to forge and make real swords like Paul Binns - Pattern-welded blades are fucking awesome, very sturdy and go for a couple thousand quite easily! Replica blades are utterly crap and the market is flooded with far too much cheap shite. Even EN45 re-enactment blades kick the shit out of them!
Paulwhite Posted June 7, 2012 Author Posted June 7, 2012 Think il pass on the wepons. Im going to have a crack at making the yamaha tuning fork logo with Y.O.C round the rim next week. But im stuck for ideas of what else to cast
Moderator drewpy Posted June 7, 2012 Moderator Posted June 7, 2012 Think il pass on the wepons. Im going to have a crack at making the yamaha tuning fork logo with Y.O.C round the rim next week. But im stuck for ideas of what else to cast I know, Port holes for clutch windows
Paulwhite Posted June 8, 2012 Author Posted June 8, 2012 hmmmm.....could do but it depends if the clutch cover had enough metal to it, to put new threads for the window, otherwise it would mean making a new cast of the casing........might take a while to get it right. at the mo im thinking small for starters, like key rings, ......i did come across plans to make a lathe from cast aluminium might give that a go at some point.
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