Casting Mirror Polished Japanese Foil Ball from Molten Aluminium
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- Published on Apr 13, 2018
- In this video i am making a Mirror Polished Japanese Foil Ball from Molten Aluminium that i melted in my Metal Foundry.
This was requested a lot after i posted the 'normal' Japanse Foil Ball video, so here it is !
I hope you like the result, and if you do please consider to give this a thumbs up ! :)
contact me : presstube@telenet.be 
Science & Technology
So, there has been this trend of a mirror polished foil ball? Let's take it to the next level by melting the foil first :) Who liked this video??? :-) PressTube OuT !
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DANG THIS IS BEAUTIFUL 😍
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You’re nuts putting the tools in molten aluminum without a preheat.. and the bubble thing.. be careful I have had friends injure themselves bad. It’s a good idea to put vents in the sand that allow the gas to push through the mold without bubbles..
thanks for sharing.. love the setup
Let’s appreciate how much effort he puts into making these videos for us instead of clickbating us 👌👍👍👍
8:43 the way that the water immediately evaporates is so damn satisfying!!
Finally someone made a polished foil ball that doesn't have any tiny holes in it!
The sounds of him flattening the sand was so satisfying
Wait nvm it was Sand Tangus but still, I’m not entirely sure how to spell it- I’ve not gone to the channel in a while-
There’s actually a entire channel for that sort of stuff- it’s really good before bed! It’s sand tanga however you spell it btw-
Sounded like a giant hornet.
@AcHyO sorry i call dirt soil
@Clashingnoob some ppl has the matrix pfp
Ok this guy wins TheXvid. He wins.
Not only did he *not* clickbait us, but he did this challenge better than I'd ever seen.
2:24 this is so satisfying bro love your vids keep it up 👍
Using damp sand to cast aluminium is terrifying. It's a good thing the aluminium had so many impurities in it.
Always watching the videos of this channel in 2x speed.... I'm loving it🤩
Some guy: “We have made the best Japanese polished foil ball!”
PressTube: Hold my beer.
@XC. malah pada nyasar
Ehh
Melhor que a do manual mundo
I love your channel you are so creative
Amazing work 😃
Kkkkk MUITO BOOOOM!!!!!
Congrats. You made the world's largest door knob.
The Great Cornholio, no it’s a marble
@Holly Mattei
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Yep that's what it looks like beavis
thats so *great cornholio*
LOL
Beautiful aluminium ball. 👍🏼😊
Watching this video after 2 years. Still a thing of beauty,but seeing the thumbnail reminds of the hard times I was facing 2 years ago
@Elijah Wright I was facing some tough work with my career. I still am but that time , I was miserable and this is a vid I saw back then to cut through it
What hard time? 🤔
This is awesome!!! Aluminum is my favorite metal :)
Krzychu kurła to jest AMELINIUM tego nie pomalujesz.
Not clickbait so i respect that.
*+1 Sub*
@2K TEENS Keep your pride, begging isn't going to do anything for your channel. If you want subs then you have to earn them. Also subs aren't everything. The viewers still have to view your content, otherwise subscribers play a smaller part in pushing your videos. I really do hope your channel succeeds, but I don't think this is the way to promote it.
+1 as you do
2+ sub
+1 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓹𝓮𝓬𝓽
That shine after removing the final residue was lit🔥🔥
I get that it’s a ball and it aluminum and even that it was foil before you melted it, but the thing about a foil ball is that is beaten from actual foil over a prolonged and tedious process. There’s a zen quality to the pursuit and, not a minor point, it is surprisingly light for its appearance because is has a lot of air gaps between layers; it is not solid. You have a shiny aluminum ball and it is very nice and you spent a good bit of zen like time on it, but it is not a foil ball. It is a cast ball.
What were you using to degass the molten aluminum?
Beautiful video 🔥
You put so much work into your channel I love it, great video.
I realized within the first two seconds that this project is beyond my skill level & my wadded up aluminium foil will never look this beautiful
I’m sorry bana doggo
1:10 I like how the foil box says “extra dik/20 meters”
How did you smooth out the hole for the lathe pole and surrounding bumps? Did you fill, sand, and polish there as well?
He didn't...... he never showed the back of the ball.
What about the hole made by the shrinking of the aluminum when it cools?
After cooling, it looked a bit like the moon. After a good sanding and polishing, it looks absolutely gorgeous!
You saying the moon is not gorgeous
It looks good. I myself would have polished it to where there were no pits. That's just me.
Top d+ 👋❤
i can never get my balls to look this shiny and he did it in one video. well at least i know it can be done.
Nobody.... Literally nobody....
Ben : Let's make a real gun from foil paper 😂😂
You got some balls to release this video!
You have made the best one out there on TheXvid.
I don't think any TheXvidr has done it this good. Kudos man
BigStackD...check this dude out.
Yeah, the challenge is not to make a shiny ball of metal. Otherwise BB manufacturers would be worshipped by tools like you.
The challenge is to spend hours, weeks, maybe months, creating BY HAND, with PRIMITIVE HAND TOOLS, an object that is as close to perfection as you can make it. Dedication, perseverance, attention to detail. This video has made a mockery of those things, and this guy is almost AMERICAN in how he despises these worthy goals, and pisses all over them.
I am from belgium to.
Question,
where did you get you castingsand?
Thank you!
I'm not too familiar with sand casting of this scale but I've done small figurines and stuff. Why would there be no vents to allow escape and to pull the metal into the mold? A gas vent.
Also the step of removing the polishing compound is satisfying.
I love the aluminium just wiggles when he put a bit in it
I guess it takes some nerve to operate all that hot, dangerous equipment...you must have balls of steel....oh, wait...😂
Lmfaooo
When u thought it was clickbait...
I have trust issues with videos because of all of those "craft channels"
Ye i thought
@Kiki It is a writing rule not spelling bee ok? Take care, bye.
@Alakhira İnnetel mevti sekerat this is not a spelling bee 7 year old
@Kiki no, It’s click bait.
WOAHHHH so shiny!!!! Love it
Hi my name is Mike. I was very impressed with your video. But I think I can help you make a perfect sphere without drilling a hole in it. My hobby is making spheres out of different materials especially stone. If you would like to contact me maybe we could work together to make the perfect sphere. If you would send me your phone number I’ll send you some pix of some spheres and my shop. Hope to hear from you, let’s talk. Best regards, Mike H PS, I think I can get a higher polish on the sphere for you as well as being perfectly round.
5:55 in case that aluminum liquid bursts and falls on your hand......
My god!!!!!!!!!!!! Just Imagine 😂
@AcHyO I hope that conveys....
@Amogh Verma edit the comment then
@AcHyO Yaa😂
You mean imagine?
When you listen and whatch a lot of heavy metal videos youtube recomends you real metal stuff and thats awesome 🤘
This is one of the most interesting videos I've seen on TheXvid, by a country mile. If I had the equipment I'd give it a go myself. But it was a joy to see you do this.
And it's nice to hear aluminium pronounced correctly!
I used to make these by rolling the ball on my table and then sanding them with sandpaper it's a lot more work but it'll still turn out great!!
@Zachary Huss *spelt
@Zachary Huss it's only North America that calls it aluminum, it's not just Brits saying aluminium
It’s spelled Aluminum and pronounced without the non-existent “i” in there 😂 I WILL FIGHT ALL YOU BRITS ON THIS
Nice video sir ❤️❤️
Oh it's just an aluminium ball
After some time
What you know bout rolling down in the deep 😂
5:58
My brain: touch
Me: but its molten aluminum
My brain: ｔｏｕｃｈ
i like that the compact one was bigger then the non compact in the thumbnail
The melting phase was so supremely satisfying to watch.
Bitplex yep
swear to god
nah the last step "removing the residue"
a golden bow of emty bullet shell
I skipped to the end so I didn’t see that lol 😂
instead of a foil ball, could you make a "soda can ball" the traditional way?
Escuchar esto con audífonos es otro nivel
I love raw aluminum it looks so nice.
Don't put It in lemonade
He must be really good at tearing aluminium
That ”hammering” sound is so satisfying i dont even know what
@Robotex Gaming AVENGERS:ENDGAME (last tune tribute to iron man)
Why*
@1000 subscribers goal with no videos yeah that subject
@Loppicapp avengers endgame last credit sound
SAME
I wonder if you can keep use foil that has grease and other food items still attached
I like he doesn’t turn the ball around at the end cause there’s a GIANT HOLE IN THE BACK.
Really cool where did you learn to do all the stuff you do much love from Indiana USA
the sped up sand tapping is pure ASMR
could someone explain why he had to degas this? I've melted many pounds of aluminum and never considered doing this. I dont think I've ever had to.
Would there be any other way to make these but about an inch smaller all the way around and hollow without using a smelter?
5:50 is sooo satisfying
For some reason when he started cooking and steering that aluminum I got hungry 😂😂😂😂😂
i always find the tamping of the sand to be the most satisfying part of any casting video
Sounds like a triggered alien
ew the finished ball was so noticably not round. disappointing.
I loved the way you used investment/lost wax casting
What was the grade of red clay sand used?
Mom can we get that ball?
Mom: no we have a ball at home!
The ball at home:
I’ve seen many of these types of videos but this is by far the best video yet and I thought it was clickbate....
*bait
Great video! And no clickbait! :-)
Imagine touching a ball as smooth as that .-_.-
Awesome👏👏👍
Hint - for easier pouring put in a gas vent at the very top of the casting - put you pour gate just a little off center the gas will vent and when ur pour is complete the metal will come up the vent hole.. I used to be a moulder/core maker / iron pourer in a foundry when I was 18 years old - I'm 71 now ... good luck --- also for a smoother casting pack your dirt after 3 or 4 inches goes into the mold
very nice bud.. Well done.. I wonder about the dangers of off gasing from the melting of aluminum foil.. Glad to see it was done outside.. Thanks for sharing and some very nice work.. Thumbs up.. :)
fair point, good to know!
@Vulcan Princess, pure hydrogen gas is scarce in Earth's atmosphere, and any hydrogen that actually enters the atmosphere generally rapidly escapes Earth's gravity. It is so negligible that I'm pretty sure it'll be okay. 😄
i know its negligible but i wonder if it affects the atmosphere/ozone
The gas from melting aluminum is primarily hydrogen. Sodium silicate is often used just before pouring and removing the dross. This will also help eliminate pitting, which was fairly obvious in the sphere casting.
@Vulcan Princess that's why it's outside & you don't hang over it breathing it in!
Finally, I found that correct way of doing this!
Just put it in the microwave it’s way easier
Wow!!!!!!!!!. Amazing because 1. Not clickbait 2. It looks great. GG
Nice work👍👍👍👍
Amazing job
In the making of the thing
The stuff sounded soo satisfying
BTW final project 12:27
Legends say he is still polishing that ball.
When you spent such a long time to make a ball and after finishing you don't have any idea of what to do with it..........
Very very very very nice👍👍👍
You are pronounced it right this is aluminum 👍
At first i tought it was a click bait but u have done some serious stuff bro keep going 👍👌
How long does it take to make ONE Japanese Mirror Foil Ball🧐
Who else finds the sand satisfying
That's pretty awesome man
WELL DONE 👍👍👍👍
I think the purpose of the sphere made by the Japanese is to be able to create a smooth surface from crumpled aluminum foil using manual technique. By melting it is possible to make a winged horse with perfection. But I understand what the intention was.
But even so, it gives a certain agony to see that the sphere was not balanced and perfect.
Mykaya Rose lol
Love it!!!!!!...❤️
I looked at the thumbnail left to right so I thought you were doing to turn an aluminum ball back into foil xD
Great video. But it messes with my OCD knowing its not a symmetrical sphere. 😄
Good work dude!
Wow all that work for one video I'm impressed for how much time it took.
Alexa M. There are still people actually putting effort into making a video. Unlike 70%-80% of almost every youtube vid
Ich liebe deine videos ben du bist mein lieblings youtuber!
2:22
SOMEONE TELL ME WHY THAT IS SO SATISFYING
Don't let the cooling of the Aluminum Ball distract you from the fact that he just waterboarded his yard for minutes
i'm surprised it poured through that tiny straw
Did anyone else enjoyed the noise of the fast forward? Lol I did
Yes I did
Lol me
It’s kinda weird that the sounds were so satisfying for me 😂
Who wouldn’t
Unintentional ASMR