Yes, regular table salt will work just fine. Try and be supriced! And borax is another pretty good stuff. Borax will work fine for soldering as a allpurpose flux. It is good, and cheap stuff. I higly recommend that one!
The casting wouldn't meet industry standards for new production but for a few guys in the machine shop making it happen with improvised materials that is EXCELLENT. 😎👍
That red station wagon would look awesome on a full set of them rims all polished up and clear-coated it would look great if they hold up you guys should really make a whole set
They look a little like the old Centerline Champ 500 wheels, which were the top of the line at the time and back in the early 1980's when they came out would cost well over $150 each for 13x5", they would cost considerably more in today's money and they were the top choice among nearly every dedicated drag strip machine. With some refining you guys could make a considerable amount of money making these wheels. You guys are remarkably talented craftsmen. Over the years I have seen y'all make some impressive manufactured parts. As a fellow mechanic and car enthusiast I'm in awe of you and your men's abilities, skills, and imagination.
Centerlines were notorious for ruining brakes from lack of cooling in a road race car. Terrible wheel, had them in my trans am. Replaced as fast as i coukd with torque thrusts after frying a front caliper
@@socoisaaleatoria7294 nice to meet you as well, I reside in lubbock county texas USA. Automotive Diesel Mechanic(ADM), professional gamer, chef(experimental) and teacher. if your low on olive oil or dont have any. popcorn oil(redenbacker is what i have) is a good substitute. treat it like an olive oil substitute cause yesterday i cooked a cheese quesadilla by pouring a small amount of popcorn oil in the pan(cook on medium high heat) and be noted popcorn oil makes foods cook way faster. be careful, alot of what i do is experimental
I believe you have nailed a fabricated patina look to an iconic old school wheel. I would buy a set exactly as you made this one, pits and all! 4x100mm with a 65mm centre hole please!
I like how they got a little smelter setup and decided to go absolutely nuts making different things with it 😂 Very cool gents. Keep the videos coming!
As a former foundryman I know that half the metal from those melting cans oxidizes and becomes aluminum oxide. The melt left after that is full of impurities. Theres chemicals used to purify the metal before casting which removes the voids and unwanted materials.
Borax and salt inside of a aluminum foil drop it in the molten metal. It’ll take the impurities out and give you a smoother finish and makes a stronger metal. You guys should make three more. They look really good.
Wow! Looks beautiful guy's! Great video and definitely some serious amounts of hard hot work that isn't easy to do! But you guys make it look so simple Lol. 😊 aluminum is not the easiest metal to cast without the proper alloy and flux to clean up the aluminum to remove impurities. So it really came out great looking for the lacking of proper equipment Lol. 😅 Very Sweet!
Hi Guys, I am from Poland and I think your videos show how common slavic men are inventive and highly skilled. I've been in the western europe for a while and in there such thing vanished long time ago.
Aluminum is an excellent material and is commonly used in the manufacture of tire discs or wheels. However, when aluminum comes into contact with other metals, electrolysis problems do occur when electrolytes are present (such as water or a humid environment). To reduce or avoid this electrolysis problem, manufacturers often take a number of measures. For example, they may apply a special coating to the surface of the tire disc to provide an extra layer of protection against contact with the electrolyte. In addition, bolts on tire discs and wheels often use special materials or anti-corrosion coatings to reduce the risk of electrolysis problems.
This is really sweet well done with what u guys had to work with. would be nice if u could make 3 more. you guys accomplished something positive using those drink cans kudos to you all.
Thank you for not doing the traditional destructive testing.Its about time you finally were able to keep one of your fabulous creations.I do understand tradition of research and development that goes with a verse I use:"The limits are not known until they have been exceeded."
That red lada wagon would look really nice with a set of these polished aluminum wheels. Hope you guys don't destroy this poor wagon, it's looking really nice.
The wheel turned out pretty nice. Should combine some of your custom expirments you have done with machining your own parts, put em on a custom build and test the distance you can get out of the build.
The aluminum wheel is the best. Not only because it looks frickin' awesome, but because it's homemade. The only way you could improve it, is by finishing the set.
You should make a endurance test on the rim to see if it would break apart during heavy load from turning, burnout, and hitting stuff to see if the cans are actually strong as a real rim
When poring aluminium in numerous stages it is wise to use a heated mould to prevent potential heat shock, would also recommend tying to preheat the mould before the first pore, also if you are going to make more wheels, you should cut the mould in half and then use a metal band to hold the shape of the wheel, just make sure you make the mould bigger than the wheel so that you can overlap the two pieces in order to create a better way to remove the casting after it’s hardened
I hope these projects end up in peoples cars in 20 years. It would be awesome to see the reaction of a mechanic who found a random brass piston in their car or a wooded crankshaft.
Looks alright but you should have done it in a single pour. Yea way more setup but finished product would be a lot more reliable. And if you add draft to your molds you wont have to cut them.
Next, Garage 54 sand casts an aluminum exhaust manifold. Maybe a liquid cooled one to see how much faster it can bring the engine to operating temperature in the winter.
Id guess that they did not. Id also say they didn't take it out for any high speeds either, just around the block it looked like to me. Id guess something like that would be a nightmare to balance considering it was poured in many layers
The alu from cans is actually pretty decent. Fairly hard and does not break easily like some alloys the cheap products on the market (not wheels) tend to use.
Old alternators, T6 driveshafts, stuff like that tends to melt a lot better if you don't have borax or anything. Also I'm sure the casting guys know better than me but iirc aluminium is like brass in that it casts better when you've got something consuming the extra oxygen in the furnace, like some cardboard in the bottom.
Cut a straight 6 cylinder to a 4 cylinder and try and use a lada crank if you cant get the 6 cylinder crank to work. That would be awesome. Keep up the great work!
Porosity! But you explained it. Additives needed. Probably not the exact proper pouring techniques and cooling. But, what the heck. If you did all that, where's the FUN? So ..GOOD JOB! Another cool RU-vid post fellas!
@@jeffreyshepherd8488actually some viewers like myself love it for the free research they do ... yes it's also entertaining for the joy seeking left-brainers
Next time you go melting the cans add Borox powder to the mix and stir it through,, skimming all the rubbish of the top skin until it mirror finished almost and try to pour the entire casting in one go ,, build a bigger furnus to melt cans , use waste oil burner and compressed air this method works great on a bigger scale melt
Finland has 15 cent return for cans and 20 cent for small plastic bottles and 40 cents for large plastic bottles. Cruise ship cans have no return and Lidl can are only accepted by Lidl
