... adequate furnace liner. I wonder how durable it would be? ... Ron, I make a 'crucible stand' out of dry silica sand and sodium silicate - just a squat...
Yeah, that is kind of what I figured. Like Tom said, you still need a binder. Thanks, Ron Thompson On the Beautiful Mississippi Gulf Coast USA Email me for...
Mike, Are you one of those guys that can't pass up a perfectly good bedframe laying on the side of the road? (I am) Bed rails are made from really poor qulity...
... bedframe ... some ... them on ... in this ... Bruce Mowbray Bruce, I don't know if it is the same in the States, but in the UK many of the steel bed frames...
... In the US, this is a folk material for making sheath knives, of which I was given one as a gift. It is reputed to be medium carbon steel. Hardenable, but...
I too saw the commercial for this program. It showed people throughout the country coming out of supermarkets and showing their receipts to the reporter. In...
For what it is worth, here is my simple solution for annealing steel. Once in a while, I make a knife or hoe out of old springs--read spring steel. To anneal...
Tom, I'm not sure what tabular alumina is, I have alumina hydrate. What I was considering, since I happen to have some lying around, is a mix of fireclay, ...
Traded motor back for 1725 rpm 1hp motor Welded up tilting motor mount and bottom of muller, legs and braces. Will mount motor after paint (first time I'm...
Obviously I'm not purist, I think that is a great idea! If you put the piece of steel on the bottom of the woodpile, the ashes will cover the steel and as the...
Richard After reading some of the earlier posts I'm wondering why you didn't trade for a 2 hp motor? The current draw is directly related to the hp rating and...
At my workplace, we have a 1/2 45 gal. drum filled with lime that we use. Works really well. Stuff put in there red hot will still be too hot to touch 24 hrs...
The current drawn by the 1725 2HP motor was twice that of the 1hp. I think HP is directly preportional to RPM... Ya, I could still do some kind of tilt...
Or be on wheels. Pull it out to use it and store it the rest of the time. Just a thought. Ron Thompson On the Beautiful Mississippi Gulf Coast USA Email me for...
Wheels. Not a bad idea. Emm, would need locking casters or it would walk around on me when in use... Have to weight the thing and figure out the right pivot...
Hrmph. And if I put the pivot point on the front instead of the middle, I get 12 or so inches less footprint, and 9 inches or so higher tub for pouring sand...
John, I am considering just the arangement you have discribed. I plan the use the carver type press with plowsto scrape the sides. All set up to tip the...
Y'all should look at the tilting furnaces. They pivot at the lip. Might be a good idea for what you are doing. Ron Thompson On the Beautiful Mississippi Gulf...
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Cross posted from rec.crafts.metalworking: Please reply by email, I'm having trouble reading the group. 1) about 50 lbs of clean industrial sand, suitable for...
Boys and Girls, I have set my preferences to no email for a while. I just have too much work right now and I am looking to save some time any way I can. Y'all...
Not to sure I'm liking the tilting idea... Back to doors, I guess. My original idea was to use the screw on fill hole on the top of the barrel as a discharge...
Or, may be issues with screwing the plate on with the threads full of sand... Maybe a sliding door on the bottom of the 1/8" steel plate! Hey, there is an...
Richard: Did you see the pix of my tilting muller in the photos section? It is smaller than your design (I used 20 lb propane bottle with a flat bottom...
... How about using a removable marine expansion plug in the hole? Twist a handle on the plug and it expands to fit the hole. It would probably need to be...
Well I've set the time and date for the Jan '03 meltdown for the St. Louis, MO area metal club and any one that is interested is welcome to attend, should...
The fill hole is about 2-1/2" wide, I think. Do they make expandable plugs that size? I think the sliding door, and leaving the small area of unmixed sand it...
