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34166
I have too many links unfortunately ill try to find it. ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty...
lance dulak
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Mar 1, 2005
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34167
Of course. But the same can be said of homemade refractory. ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty...
lance dulak
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Mar 1, 2005
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34168
What I have done, is to use a lightweight paper (brown craft paper will do, butchers paper is great). You brush your pattern and the paper with a coat of...
twright76108
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Mar 1, 2005
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34169
Dan, What Mark is talking about is why is the runner and gate in this example in a vee I think. The answer to that if Im thinking right is this example does...
Bill S
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Mar 1, 2005
7:31 pm
34170
No problem -- I have fire clay....
Eric Poulsen
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Mar 1, 2005
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34171
Lance, it could very well be this one: certainly an experienced caster. http://www.ray-vin.com/casting/lostfoam/lostfoam.shtml Frank. -----Original...
Frank Hasieber
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Mar 1, 2005
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34172
Hi, I like to use a fluidised bed, switch on the air supply, and you can insert the pattern into the sand as easily as if you were putting it into water,...
Frank Hasieber
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Mar 1, 2005
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34173
Hi, I can't find the webpage, although I have it saved to my PC, here is the bit on the fluidised bed: The fluidized bed: In case you are not familiar with the...
Frank Hasieber
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Mar 1, 2005
10:21 pm
34174
OK, I found it! http://www.plansandprojects.com/My%20Machines/surprise_lost_foam_casting.htm Frank -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by...
Frank Hasieber
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Mar 1, 2005
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34175
Hi Gang, Back in January Greg Jahnke posted that he had some used gas burners for sale. I ordered 2 of them and paid by Paypal. Greg was to send them out but...
lgrant1350
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Mar 2, 2005
1:28 am
34176
... does that go in general, or just with your particular technique? I have heard of people doing lost-foam casting for brass/bronze, with decent results. -- ...
Carl Wilhelm Soderstrom
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Mar 2, 2005
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34177
The original lost foam castings were bronze, and done with bonded sand. Inspired by this I have done aluminum lost foam castings with homemade green sand. I...
Daniel C. Postellon
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Mar 2, 2005
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34178
Hi All, I have been absent from the group for some time, and am just now getting to move my equipment into my new shop. Here is mt concern. I had my lid, and...
Martin Gutzmer
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Mar 2, 2005
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34179
Your castable was too wet. If you can I would remove the castable and redo it. You will have problems down the line Dan in Auburn ... From: Martin Gutzmer...
Dan Brewer
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Mar 2, 2005
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34180
Let me suggest "plastic" refractory rather than U-Mix stuff....... There is no guesswork in the plastic (pre-mix). The water is already there, and you cannot...
Stone Tool
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Mar 2, 2005
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34181
Do you have a supplier for plastic refractory? You don't mean furnace cement do you? On another note, I noticed some powdered drywall mix at home depot ...
Dave
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Mar 2, 2005
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As always look at the instructions that come with the item. Refractory that comes premixed is mostly for patching. Limited to about 2000deg F. Other ...
Dan Brewer
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Mar 2, 2005
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I am about to make a furnace to cast my own sculptures in bronze, and I want to do the job properly with no expense on refractory materials spared. Some of my...
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Mar 2, 2005
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34184
Thought this might be an interesting link for some of the other members who share my desire to investigate foolish and dangerous casting ideas! ...
Charles
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Mar 2, 2005
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34185
... Hehehehehehehe Sorry.. just found that funny. (you can spend 20 bucks or 500 bucks on refractory). I'm an al not a brass caster but if i were you id ...
lance dulak
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Mar 2, 2005
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Wow thanks Frank. ... __________________________________ Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web ...
lance dulak
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Mar 2, 2005
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34187
Hello Group, I wondered why we haven't heard from Greg lately. I for one missed his posts. Turns out the reason we haven't heard from Greg is one of those ...
Rupert Wenig
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Mar 2, 2005
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34188
Please tell Greg's wife they have all of our sympathy and that he needs to get better soon before one of us blows himself up for lack of some little tip he...
lance dulak
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Mar 2, 2005
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34189
Perfect. That's exactly it. I seem to recall he had a more detailed page with a lot more info on it though. Imagine that.. carefully controlled scientific...
Charles
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Mar 2, 2005
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34190
Dave: I get mine from E.J. Bartells which is a national company.... they may only be in the west..... If you are interested , I'll find out if they have an...
Stone Tool
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Mar 2, 2005
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34191
... you'd just need to make sure you had risers and vents and the like, since petrobond doesn't vent like loose sand does; right? -- Carl Soderstrom I find...
Carl Wilhelm Soderstrom
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Mar 2, 2005
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34192
Phil. Just make the one furnace size. Why go to all the trouble to build two furnaces, build the furnace to the larger crucible size then you can melt as much...
Col Croucher
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Mar 2, 2005
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34193
http://www.theworkshop.ca/casting/course/MTB70/6/MTB706.htm Frank www.theworkshop.ca...
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Mar 2, 2005
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Hello, Cheryl Jahnke here, Gregs wife. I have received a couple of "heads ups" from people regarding the groups that Greg was a member of and a frequent...
Greg Jahnke
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Mar 2, 2005
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34195
... <SNIP> ... <SNIP> This made my day... I'm glad he's going to be ok! Mrs. Jahnke, if you or Mr. Jahnke need anything let us know. I personally live in...
Hroller McKnutt
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