By popular request, here’s the tutorial and Free Template for the Styrofoam Gun I made last March.
FREE Handgun Template: https://goo.gl/pXZBUKTemplate
RBguns M9 Tutorial and Template: https://bit.ly/IBM9RubberBandGun
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WARNING:
Styrofoam crafting involves high temperature cutting wires which can burn skin, and release small quantities of toxic gasses from the styrofoam itself. Metal casting should only be attempted under adult supervision, by those skilled in the process, and who understand the risks. Have fun, but always think ahead, and remember that any project you try is at YOUR OWN RISK.
Music By: Scott & Brendo (“Beat Calls” – Instrumental)
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Project Inspired By:
TheArtOfWeapons (https://bit.ly/IBRamboneSlingshot), and Rbguns (https://bit.ly/IBM9RubberBandGun).
Project History & More Info:
This project was born after I ran into an awesome design for a wooden Rubber Band Gun designed by “RBGuns” a couple of years ago. (https://bit.ly/IBM9RubberBandGun)
I had recently seen a “lost foam casting” tutorial by “The Art of Weapons” https://bit.ly/IBRamboneSlingshot) that inspired me to try it myself, but rather than make a slingshot, I wanted to try something a little different.
I tried styrofoam-casting a gun from the Rbguns M9 template, but the metal didn’t flow properly in the sand, and it failed on each attempt. And each attempt was a lot of work.
I soon realized the foam gun needed to be one solid piece, so I spent a couple of days redesigning it in photoshop, using the RBguns design for inspiration, then tweaking it with minor adjustments until I could get a successful cast.
I expanded the trigger guard nearly twice as large as the original was, because that was the biggest problem area for each of the aluminum casts because the metal would stop flowing and wouldn’t complete the model.
This final design has served me well, and looks really great in styrofoam by itself! So there’s no need to cast into metal if you don’t want to.
I’ve had requests for the template, and how I made the gun since the day I first released the metal casting video, so in response to popular request, I’m happy to give you this tutorial, and template for free.
FREE Handgun Template: https://goo.gl/pXZBUKTemplate
https://www.danielunedo.com/
Using painted galvanized steel structural insulated foam panels (SIPs), my awesome brother (the one wearing the hat) put together my 96 square meter (including the large verandah) house in 4 weekends. That’s 1033 square feet. The building materials are all readily available and cheap, with the big expense being the concrete foundation that’s needed to bolt the panels to.
The panels are highly insulated and make for comfortable temperatures inside year round, saving up to 50% on energy costs compared to other building styles. I also chose a cool and breezy mountain-foot site to build. I have 3 solar photovoltaic panels and 2 wind generators for power, connected to a sinewave inverter.
I was initially going to make a much smaller house, but quickly realised that the panels were so cheap that adding another room and a large verandah wouldn’t increase the cost much at all. If I need more space in the future, I can close the verandah and turn it into another room.
Because we didn’t use a skeleton frame, the house has to be a bungalow. For multi-storey buildings, a steel skeleton frame is needed.
Panels: €11,000
Foundation: €12,000
More information about SIPs here: https://www.eco-panels.com/
(I didn’t use this US company as I’m European, but their website is informative)