How to turn a 3D PRINT into METAL │ Lost PLA Metal Casting │ ASMR 

How the heck is it not a perfect casting? The amount of detail casted is amazing!

I like it when artists show the failures along with the successes. Thank you for that. It makes the learning experience so much better. Enjoyed the video and the idea of turning my 3d prints into something more long lasting.

I was a jeweler and did plenty of casting. nothing that big. you turned the first negative experiance into positive sucess. Bravo!!!

I am always amazed by people casting their own metal in their backyard.

This narration reminded me of the OG king of random videos when Grant was solo on the channel. RIP

I like how you have numerous skill set kits and refine them with attention to safety. Every skill set becomes a new short term hobby to master, and later, a weapon to be deployed as a craftsman. I can relate.

Oooh, I am amazed by your work and dedication, thanks for sharing your first try and not editing it away, it helps a lot to know a real process.

I think that it's one of the most impressive use of 3D printing

Over two years watching Lost PLA videos and this is the first time I've heard of adding the "SuspendaSlurry" stage. I will be making my own 'slurry' to achieve the smooth/detailed surface. Thanks.

And now you can film a remake of Indiana Jones!

Wow, absolutely beautiful work! The eyes really do set off the sculpture! Back in the '80s I was a dental tech, where the lab cast alloy frames for partial dentures that were chrome plated before set with teeth & pink acrylic. The process is similar except wax was used instead of filament and the refractory material was stronger to withstand the forces produced by a centrifugal casting machine that turned the metal molten in seconds.

Worthy of appearing in an Indiana Jones movie! That would be an incredible top for a scepter or walking staff. Thanks for documenting your process and letting us see the final results. Superb!

Thank you for showing your whole process. As others have remarked, this casting is perfect to most of us watching not just because the final casting was beautiful, but because you showed us how every project by every level of craftsman is fraught with difficulties and how to overcome them.

It's amazing that even after all of that converting pla to brass you can still see layer lines. NOT taking anything away. That's a fantastic job. I'd buy it and proudly show it off. :)

Absolutely amazing looking, and I think the defects adds to the "story" of the piece, making it more authentic.

I am completely blown away by how good this looks. Amazing job

put this on the list of hobbies i never knew i wanted.

great walk through. im glad you showed the first attempt and the problems you overcame

Always a joy to watch a project come to fruition!

Dont ever underestimate the quality of your work, your doing this at home and not in a proper foundry where the elements can be controlled, i think the results you are obtaining are amazing and you should be very proud of your self and your work.

Zane Rogers makes so absolutely mind blowing pieces. Excellent choice.

The eyes are what's bringing it to the next level.

absolutely stunning

Stunning, simply stunning

A great looking piece, this is a 13 minute video but the amount of work and time you put into it, its outstanding.

This looks amazing. I always enjoy these projects

Thank you for taking us on your journey, and sharing this remarkable process!! ❤️🏅

I really like this guys ingenuity.

Wow did not expect the whole thing to fail and restart halfway through.. That's really cool to show

I really liked the way it looked right out of the mold.

Absolutely incredible!

Finally Someone honest on RU-vid !!! He actually showed his mistakes or flaws that happened etc. during his process. Others just lie, show you a finished item or cut out things etc. I think this Guy deserves a thumbs up even if you don't care for that sort of art.

No words to speak about his art work and talent🔥🔥😶....

Duuuude this looks so cool, the artist that made the model has to see this, he would probably love to see it like this

Brilliant piece of work.

Brilliant piece of work

Beautiful work, this is a piece that any collector would love to have. "Perfect casting" or not, you did yourself proud with this one. Keep up the amazing work. We're all looking forward to more great content. :)

Very cool attachment on your pressure cleaner. Loving your video so far!

Incredible! imagine the effort and talent needed for this in ancient times it would be so precious and priceless, anyone can make anything nowadays with technology and science .

WOW THATS AMAZING

very impressive and valuable account of your processes. I was particularly intrigued at your honest and informative insights at the inevitable difficulties leading to a successful casting. you provided really pertinent information about the alloys and all during the demonstration. I teach fine art and my mom is a sculptor of cast bronze pieces so despite having done and seen many casts your vid was inspiring. Thank you!

You made a furnace out of a keg, awesome!

Honestly the tiny imperfections make it look even better. It feels as if it stood the test of time with minimal damage.

It's looks like antique hand crafted artwork, it's really cool

Like the pie-tin heat shield. That's some good thinking!

"not a perfect casting" yeah, ok bud, if you say so...

It feels so rewarding to see everything come together. thank you so much :)

love all your diy splashback shields

The results are worth the effort. Great work man

An underrated channel for sure. I just found gold

LOVELY ART. Excellent discipline and good learning attitude.

This video has strong How It's Made vibes in the best way, love it.

Best RU-vid recommendation for me till date

Great work! You made a beautiful piece. I suggest getting an inexpensive resin printer like the Photon mono X and then you can use a castable resin. Your prints will be in an amazingly high detail and the resin burns out beautifully. You can even print your sprue and vents. I use a steel tube and casting investment for less work but my pieces are much smaller. Not sure if that would work for something so large. Keep up the great work!!

determination. thank you

This is stunning

Bro salute to u u didnt gave up i also make science projects but i get hyper and frustrated alot its rare to see that even after so many failures u didnt gave up and casted a masterpiece

Subscribed. Very inspiring. Everything in life comes hard to me. I just for some reason fail a lot . But I never give up. I was feeling frustrated right now because yet again another fail but after watching this , your words about being frustrated and not giving up keeps me going no matter even if it's not been my day, week , month or even my year.

I think the way it cast made it look 1000x better because it adds a weathered effect and would make for an absolute perfect movie prop piece

Lot of effort and work. Well done.

Fantastic 👊🏻😁great job Matey 👍🏻🍻🍻🍻🇦🇺

Wow I can appreciate the time and effort in to making this after the first fail mate what can I say apart from awesome 👏

Awsome job. I really admire your tenacity and patience !

looks so incredible

I never thought of putting jewels into something before. *Boots up fusion 360*

I am impressed! I think your cast turned out excellent. Too bad the first attempt did not turn out and broke. That's part of figuring out the process right. I have a 3D printer and my prints are slowly becoming more profound in detail and quality. I would love to have a foundry setup like yours. This would be a great hobby that could pay for itself with custom works.

Amazing details. Like the ones sold at the monthly open market when I was a kid. It was already great when out of the casting but the extra touches just highlight the final work. Was cheering for the second attempt after the first broke.

I've been looking at getting a 3D printer and was having a hard time figuring out which one to get, but after watching this video I'm 100% sold on the Prusa. A man of your talents probably knows what the best tools are.

where can I buy this liquid ceramic or alternatives?

This is awesome. I'd love to see a breakdown of cost, as well as what something like this would eventually sell for.

simply amazing!

Hats off to a superb artist and craftsman. 🍺🤙

When I started to watch the video I started to thing - woah - maybe thats an idea to make some less weight statues (make them hollow). That was an awesome idea of yours. More slurry would be needed to make it but less molten metal so you can make bigger statues from a A8 crucible. When I came to the point that you gout cracks, ad ones after burning out - I started to think will the shel last the temperature tension. And unfortunately I was right - it just broke. Couple of things that came to my mind is that - the cracks probably came out of tnesion from the wax (it has lowers melting point and it need a fast fire method of burnout - because of that maybe the tension from the wax was transfered to the pla print which was not soft enough and thats why there were the cracks. Thats my first thought. Next tought is that when you try to repair the cracks - i mix the slurry with some sand and make it like a paste. Put at least 3 coasts of that paste onto the crack. Maybe because you made not thinck enought repair thats why it cracked. Another thing is - how many coats of slurry do you make? Regarding R&R information there should be done at least 8 coats. I make mine in 1 slurry only (to get the most detail) 2,3,4 coat with sand of 0,1-0,2mm fine sand gradation still to get the detail, and then 5,6,7,8,9 layers with sand 0,1-0,4mm gradation as a support ones. Each coat after drying and before aplying the next one I prewet because then the slurry itself sticks to the previous layer better (those are my personal opinion thoughts). Either way - the seconf cast came out great but maybe you could take some thoughts from my opinions and check if they are worthy to you makeing a lost pla statues. And Seth - remember that I lost PLA castings that I do started from your Death Trooper cast :)

Archeologists in future will think that this is a ritual object

Wow, that patination really made it great.

That was amazing to watch! Thank you for sharing your process. 🖤

Imagine archaelogists finding this in 2000 years.

10:22 at this point it legit looks like an ancient artefact that was just found by the likes of Indiana Jones / Lara Croft.

That is amazing and gorgeous work. Thank you for demonstrating the process.

Wow, incredible to see the process

Absolutely awesome, great job

Stunning.

Friggin beautiful. Absolutely amazing

The finished product looks incredible

I love your technique and admire your persistence. The final product looks amazing!

This thing looks awesome! I love it. So slick.

It belongs in a museum!

Great process and result.

this belongs in a museum!

wELL DONE. Glad I caught you. Look forward to more

Beautiful work.. Thank you for sharing

Omg the details are insane amazing work!

that looks freaking amazing!

Very good, I admire your patients.

BEAUTIFUL!!!

WOW!!! I am amazed.

Imperfection gives character and a feel of oldness to it, never understood the drive for perfection.

I think it came out great! Thanks for showing the “fails” - so that I can learn from that!

Spectacular job.

What a beauty!