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23860 Clint D
driggars Send Email
Dec 3, 2002
1:18 am
HUH!! Clint ... From: "ISLAM ISLAM" <e_friendhelp@...> To: <SylvanLaneShoppe_HPupdate@yahoogroups.com>; <CyberBeanies@yahoogroups.com>;...
23861 Ron Thompson
ronthomp2002 Send Email
Dec 3, 2002
1:51 am
Hmmm... I used to work for a scrap metal company (man I miss those heaps!) and they shredded the cans before shipping them to the melter. The idea was to get...
23862 Stan Philippon
fencerca Send Email
Dec 3, 2002
2:13 am
Its a Webster sold in Canada by Princess Auto ... From: "donaldbuchan&quot; <dbuchan@...> To: <hobbicast@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, December 01,...
23863 ttspooon Send Email Dec 3, 2002
2:30 am
I have uploaded three pix of my hybrid furnace to the files section. Unfortunatly, no good details, but you can see the lifting mechanism to lever the back of...
23864 ttspooon Send Email Dec 3, 2002
2:42 am
Hell, I always thought the whole point to melting beer cans was getting their contents out first.. <WEG>. <..snip> ... <snip..>...
23865 jemury54@...
jemury54 Send Email
Dec 3, 2002
3:12 am
Im with Clint Huh? Jack [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
23866 Clint D
driggars Send Email
Dec 3, 2002
4:18 am
It would be nice to know the name of the file folder so we can take a peek? Clint ... From: "ttspooon"; <salmon-boy@...> To: <hobbicast@yahoogroups.com> ...
23867 viscoyl Send Email Dec 3, 2002
4:21 am
... anyone ... well? My ... The lid is one place on a furnace where it doesn't pay to skimp on refractory quality, and sometimes even the best is none too...
23868 Clint D
driggars Send Email
Dec 3, 2002
4:21 am
I found a Hybrid furnace in the Photos section, I suppose that is it? Clint ... From: "ttspooon"; <salmon-boy@...> To: <hobbicast@yahoogroups.com> Sent:...
23869 James Kreter
cjdesigns1 Send Email
Dec 3, 2002
5:04 am
Looks like Arkansas Metal Castings went toes up. Take a look at current auctions at http://www.dciauction.com/ Mullers, flasks etc Too far away for me to go......
23870 WDSmith
wdsmith41 Send Email
Dec 3, 2002
5:56 am
Boy! That's about everything but the paint onb the walls. Unfortunately, it looks like a big lot type sale for the stuff most of us could use.... except for a...
23871 Donald Weissgerber
donw1948 Send Email
Dec 3, 2002
6:21 am
Notice this friend (and apparent adherent) of Islam is a subscriber to pantysitting@yahoogroups.com? Oh yeah, I'll take YOU serious fella! Don ... From: "Clint...
23872 Ray Brandes
rvbrandes Send Email
Dec 3, 2002
11:12 am
Colin, Here in the US, Ford stopped making the Falcon about 30 years ago. It had iron head(s). But, we get the idea!(grin) Regards, Ray in FLA...
23873 Ray Brandes
rvbrandes Send Email
Dec 3, 2002
12:49 pm
I have forwarded the post to abuse@... -Ray...
23874 viscoyl Send Email Dec 3, 2002
4:52 pm
... to ... Gives me an idea for a movie sequel, call it "Honey I Melted Down the Terrorists and Recast Them Into Bookends". Probably should get in touch with...
23875 Dewayne Hafenstein
dhafenstein Send Email
Dec 3, 2002
5:07 pm
The Falcon is a current model being produced by Ford Australia, and it doesn't resemble the old Falcon produced here in the states (my grandfather had one)....
23876 Andrew Werby
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Dec 3, 2002
6:09 pm
Message: 3 Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2002 16:30:27 -0000 From: "johnwbatten&quot; <johnwbatten@...> Subject: Homemade charcoal cupola for melting brass, bronze,...
23877 arclight762 Send Email Dec 3, 2002
7:03 pm
I made my lid from a hoop of sheet metal about 3" wide. I welded criss-crossing coathanger wires to the inside to hold the refractory in, and the top and...
23878 katoutwo Send Email Dec 3, 2002
7:07 pm
Gannister (n.) A refractory material consisting of crushed or ground siliceous stone, mixed with fire clay; -- used for lining Bessemer converters; also used...
23879 katoutwo Send Email Dec 3, 2002
7:19 pm
You can use a cupola for non-ferrous metals. CW Ammen describes using one for brass and bronze in his book Casting Brass. They are only used for continuous...
23880 katoutwo Send Email Dec 3, 2002
7:31 pm
In the files section, you will find a file that I created called Message #'s It is a compilation of good messages from the beginning of Hobbicast, each...
23881 ttspooon Send Email Dec 3, 2002
7:49 pm
... it? ... <snip> Yep, that would be them. Once I actually get some nice detail shots, I'll move them to a folder....
23882 Clint D
driggars Send Email
Dec 3, 2002
7:58 pm
Kate You the man! Good work, very muchly needed by us all! Thanks Clint ... From: "katoutwo"; <katou@...> To: <hobbicast@yahoogroups.com> Sent:...
23883 viscoyl Send Email Dec 3, 2002
9:11 pm
... the ... can ... This may not be what you are thinking of, but I recall seeing a reference somewhere to a book called Appropriate Technology For The Small...
23884 Bob Engelhardt
rc_engelhardt Send Email
Dec 3, 2002
9:50 pm
... [snip] Katou, good work. What a monumental effort that must have been. I have sorted the list for you. It is at ...
23885 Colin Croucher
ozzyicon Send Email
Dec 3, 2002
9:53 pm
G'Day Ray Brandes. You may think us Aussie's are a bit backward down here, The Ford Falcon is a top selling passenger sedan here in Oz, I'm gald to say it is...
23886 Alan Condit
conditalan Send Email
Dec 3, 2002
11:09 pm
Katou, There is a book titled, "Metal Casting", subtitled "Appropriate technology in the small foundry" by Steve Hurst. It talks about a lot of different...
23887 Brian Whatcott
betwys Send Email
Dec 3, 2002
11:23 pm
I was glad to see that definition. And it set me to thinking: I remember; of the rocks, there are the sedimentary like sandstone, the metamorphic, like...
23888 Daniel C. Postellon
dpostellon Send Email
Dec 3, 2002
11:24 pm
Sorry, that is 32 cans per pound.This is just a little more than a teaspoon of metal (5 ml. for the metric crowd) per can. Dan ... From: "Daniel C. Postellon"...
23889 Kirk Becnel
kirkbecnel Send Email
Dec 4, 2002
12:01 am
That's about right, and you must be careful melting it. If you are lucky, you will get a shiny little teardrop out about the size of a pebble. If your furnace...
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