By popular request, here’s the tutorial and Free Template for the Styrofoam Gun I made last March.
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RBguns M9 Tutorial and Template: http://bit.ly/IBM9RubberBandGun

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Project Inspired By:

TheArtOfWeapons (http://bit.ly/IBRamboneSlingshot), and Rbguns (http://bit.ly/IBM9RubberBandGun).

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.

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. (http://bit.ly/IBM9RubberBandGun)

I had recently seen a “lost foam casting” tutorial by “The Art of Weapons” http://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: http://bit.ly/StyrofoamHandgunTemplate

TotalBiscuit takes a look at the newest space strategy game from Bugbyte that compares itself to FTL. We shall do the same.
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TotalBiscuit discusses why more gaming videos are looking extremely blurry and blocky lately.

PLEASE BEAR IN MIND THESE PERFORMANCE ISSUES ARE FROM PRE-RELEASE REVIEW CODE, DRIVERS FOR THE GAME ARE NOT AVAILABLE YET.
TotalBiscuit takes a look at the latest entry in the Far Cry franchise which doesn’t so much reinvent the wheel as, well they haven’t invented the wheel yet, they’re cavemen.

With no shortage of competitors in the family sedan market. Nissan hopes to make its best-selling Altima stand out with a new look, updated technology, and impressive fuel-efficiency. Are the changes enough to make you want to drive one home?

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TotalBiscuit, Dodger and Jesse Cox sit down with Brandon Jones on this episode of the Co-Optional Podcast! Enjoy!

Original air date: February 23rd, 2016

Welcome to the Co-optional Podcast 00:00:40
Now discussing: Gametrailers 00:03:40
Now discussing: Anime Studio Story 00:13:50
Now discussing: Overwatch 00:24:50
Now discussing: Battleborn 00:26:40
Now discussing: Paragon 00:33:20
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Now discussing: Sniping games 00:44:10
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Welcome back to the Co-optional Podcast 00:51:30
Now discussing: Street Fighter 5 00:52:10
Now discussing: Battlefront 01:09:00
Now discussing: Marvel Heroes 2016 01:20:50
Now discussing: Fire Emblem: Fates 01:29:20
Now discussing: Dark Souls 01:37:30
Now discussing: Talisman 01:45:00
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TotalBiscuit takes a look at the newest first person shooter from SUPERHOT Team.
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Free “Mini Master Sword” Template: http://bit.ly/MasterSwordTemplate – This is how to forge a cool looking “Master Sword” from styrofoam for cosplay, or for metal casting.

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Project Inspired By:

A picture I saw on a Google search nearly 2 years ago. I was looking for ideas for a small sword I could make out of styrofoam and found this: (http://bit.ly/IBWikiMasterSword)

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.

Project History & More Info:

After I melted my first batch of soda cans into liquid aluminum, the first thing I though of making was a sai, like Rafael from the Ninja Turtles.

I didn’t have a mold, but I remembered seeing a technique for “lost foam casting” where something could be made out of styrofoam and buried in sand, then hot molten metal poured in overtop to burn away the foam, and take the shape of the object.

I tried cutting the styrofoam with a knife, but it just made a mess, and the sai looked terrible. So I made a hot wire “Styro-Slicer” so I could cut foam cleaner. (http://bit.ly/TheStyroSlicer)

With the Styro-Slicer complete, I quickly traced out the shape of a sword freehand, and tried casting it, and it turned out perfect! Exactly as the foam looked, and I was amazed.

So I wondered if I could make a sword that looked better and more professional.

I did a Google image search for “sword template”, and came across a picture of a playful “Master Sword” that was the perfect size for a small cosplay type sword.

I printed out the shape, glued it to some styrofoam, and was really glad to see I could trace the paper with the hot wire foam cutter, to get a really clean and professional looking piece.

The first prototype I made wasn’t originally intended to be made into a video, but made a cameo appearance at the end of my first styrofoam casting video (http://bit.ly/StyrofoamCasting)

Since then I’ve wanted to make a version that was 3D and looked awesome, but it’s taken a lot of time figure out how I wanted it to look.

I had my friend Ritchie from Sonic Dad make a vector of the image so I could try scaling it for templates, which he very kindly did for me. But unfortunately I didn’t end up using it because I needed to create different layers to make the sword 3D.

I spent 3 days in photoshop creating different designs, layers, and template prototypes, until I finally came up with a design I liked.

From there I tested different versions of the template on foam, so I could understand how many layers were needed to get a clean cast. (When the blade was only 1 layer thin, the metal wouldn’t penetrate all the way down). I made and cast over 12 swords to get a feel for what worked best, and what didn’t. And this design is the result of all that experimenting and prototyping.

I’m really happy with how these turned out, and super excited about the beveled blade, which was a cool feature of the Styro-Slicer I put together.

They look good in styrofoam, and can easily be converted to aluminum, or in this case, brass.

Free “Mini Master Sword” Template: http://bit.ly/MasterSwordTemplate