Any size can work, but the finer the grain, the better your detail. The foundry I used to work at used AFS 90, but we did large castins and finish wasn't...
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geoff
cyrano@...
Jun 10, 2000 3:00 am
What screen sizes are needed for green sand casting' that is, what is optional screen size? Thanks, geoff ... From: Buchanan, James (Jim)...
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Buchanan, James (Jim)
jambuch@...
Jun 10, 2000 1:55 am
Bob: I guess my green sand doesn't know any better. I get acceptable results without a muller. Just mix it with a shovel after shaking out a mold and I am...
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Jeff Swann
tackweld@...
Jun 10, 2000 12:55 am
To anyone interested....... There is a "Mini-Mite" muller up for bid on eBay.Item is #351623043 and current bid is $256.00,auction has 3days,18 hrs. left until...
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Howard
owly@...
Jun 9, 2000 7:07 pm
In addition to Steve Hoerner's recent success with the Cup, Saucer & Spoon, I have put up a series of photos Steve sent of his ultra low budget furnace, ...
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Howard
owly@...
Jun 9, 2000 7:07 pm
I just posted Steve's latest photos from this project today in the member project pages. Steve succeeded in his quest and has gotten a good result. Check out...
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Howard
owly@...
Jun 9, 2000 5:01 am
Thanks Guy: It was fairly painless for everybody I think..... nobody complained at any rate. I've been a total wreck all week with this going on (several ...
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Josh Haney
josh_h@...
Jun 9, 2000 1:52 am
Thanks for the reply Stephen, I'll have to go see if they have something like that here locally... of course I really don't need any since I already have some...
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Guy Winton III
guyiii@...
Jun 8, 2000 10:48 pm
Howard, congrats on the move.......
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hfd220@...
Jun 8, 2000 8:16 pm
Anyone in the Townsend Tennessee area need any supplies that I might can help you with? I will be there 6/10 - 6/17. E-mail me before 9:00pm central time ...
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Stephen Lovely
scl@...
Jun 8, 2000 7:27 am
... It's refractory cement and it comes in a plastic tub like you'd get a gallon of ice cream or something in. I mixed it with perlite to give it body and...
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Josh Haney
josh_h@...
Jun 8, 2000 6:58 am
... Stephen, did you say you got 3000 degree F refractory from Home Depot? I've never seen anything like that at my home depot... :) Josh josh_h@......
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Stephen Lovely
scl@...
Jun 8, 2000 4:37 am
... I used some of my regular molding sand (playsand and fireclay) to make the Gingery style furnace, as well as the top for it. The whole thing eventually ...
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brian whatcott
inet@...
Jun 8, 2000 3:46 am
... I've been letting the hobbicast messages just flow. But thinking about it - I found Howard's summary of CO2 production methods great, but even more...
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Bob Rogers
BOBR@...
Jun 8, 2000 2:30 am
Josh, I'm from Memphis. We like southern bentonite. Bob ... From: Josh Haney <josh_h@...> To: <hobbicast@egroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2000...
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brian whatcott
inet@...
Jun 7, 2000 5:01 pm
... Great post, Stephen, but did the core *taste* good! :-) Brian brian whatcott <inet@...> Altus OK...
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Ejay Hire
ejayhire@...
Jun 7, 2000 1:37 pm
<_____________CuT-------------------> I think the cheap cat litter from WalMart is pretty much all bentonite (it has the ingredients on the bag.) I'm going to...
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Josh Haney
josh_h@...
Jun 7, 2000 5:49 am
Hello everyone.... well, it was suggested that I try a well drilling supplier for bentonite, as it is used as a lubricant and as a hole plug material.... well,...
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Bob Rogers
BOBR@...
Jun 7, 2000 3:31 am
Just a thought to the group. If you have any foundry nearby, they will ususally share a bucketfull of something which is more than most of us need. Also, you...
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Bob Rogers
BOBR@...
Jun 7, 2000 3:12 am
Jeff, To expand on what Charles said, mulling is absolutely necessary when mixing up new green sand from scratch, and it takes a lot of work. The wetting ...
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rwa11@...
Jun 7, 2000 2:55 am
At the risk of being pushy I will send this e-mail again, Sent it to the old list home and never saw it posted. <<There seem to a bit of confusion about what...
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hfd220@...
Jun 6, 2000 9:15 pm
Jeff, When sand is mulled it is squeezed between wheels and the bottom of the muller while plows are mixing the sand and other additives. This action coats ...
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Stephen Lovely
scl@...
Jun 6, 2000 8:25 pm
I think the cheap cat litter from WalMart is pretty much all bentonite (it has the ingredients on the bag.) I'm going to try using some the next time I mix up...
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Howard
owly@...
Jun 6, 2000 3:35 pm
All members of the old mailing list should now be subscribed to the new list..... THE OLD LIST WILL BE DISCONTINUED TONIGHT I have subscribed all members of...
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Jeff Swann
tackweld@...
Jun 6, 2000 7:16 am
Hello all, Sorry about the empty e-mail just sent to the list,accidently hit the "enter" button after the subject box..... Anyway,being new to this,I've seen...
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Dick Morris
rmorris@...
Jun 6, 2000 6:27 am
Howard, Thanks for your work with the list. It appears that there was at least one glitch in the transition. Today I got email with the message "Welcome to the...
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R. W. Smith
dws@...
Jun 6, 2000 4:42 am
As far as the manufacturer of the various materials goes the comment is probably right about small orders. As far as a downstream distributor is concerned the...
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john
jgriffin@...
Jun 5, 2000 11:13 pm
Thanks, I'll see if I can find the magazine. john...
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Jeff Swann
tackweld@...
Jun 5, 2000 10:33 pm
Howard, Thanks for moving the Hobbicast list to e-groups,my wife is a member of several groups on this server and says that it is much better than many...
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Ray Menke
rndmenke@...
Jun 5, 2000 9:43 pm
I found an interesting article in the Aug. 2000 issue of Woodwork Magazine pages 66 to 72. "Replacing babbitt bearings" by Mike Burton includes 14 large...
