Some file handles used to be made in cast iron. In todays video I'll be making my own version in silicon bronze. I started by creating a model in Fusion 360. Then I 3d printed the models and used them to create sand molds. I cast these in two pieces and then welded them together so that's why I choose to use silicon bronze (Everdur). Once I was finished welding them I spent many hours cleaning up the castings. I machined the clamps using my benchtop milling machine.
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Intro 0:00
Making a pattern 0:15
Making sand molds 1:39
Silicon bronze 3:03
Melting bronze 3:37
Opening Molds 4:20
Cleaning up castings 4:58
TIG welding 6:48
Making clamps 7:40
Finishing 9:50
9 июн 2024
