I did a small run yesterday. The wood melts aluminum well, but you need a lot of wood and a small "dust buster" to supply air. It is dirtier than propane,...
... Quite a bit. I think the fact that it's not talc might be the issue. ... I was trying garden stores and nurseries -- I'll check with the pool guys. ... ...
... I used to work at a landscaping company, and we had bags of it for sale at the store. I used to sit on them at lunch break, and try to figure out where to...
Hello Carl - please - when you start talking about mixing in NG - isn't it Kieselguhr?? Same stuff but sounds better - as though you really know what's going...
I have burned charcoal, wood, coal and coke in my furnace. Charcoal is the least preferable and expensive. There are several pallet manufacturers in the area...
Hello everybody, Im a hobby silversmith and wanted to get into casting precious metals and ive researched the gear and found it all to be way beyond my...
... I'd be intersted in going to a brass & aluminum party in MN. Let us know if you're going to put it on! -- Carl Soderstrom If we make enough laws, we will...
... heh. I suppose. :) http://nobelprize.org/nobel/alfred-nobel/industrial/krummel/kieselguhr.html -- Carl Soderstrom If we make enough laws, we will all be...
... Thanks for the tip on scratch vents. I've also beefed up the legs -- I have 3/8" thick section, and made the legs and the bed 1" wider than the book. Did...
Snip Im looking for ideas on building my on centrifugal casting unit. Unsnip I'd suggest you find a copy of "Proceedures in Experimental Physics" by J. D....
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I looked at building my own centrifical casting unit too. After looking at the time to attain the needed information and the parts. The cost of the parts...
This used to be coal mining country, so I hope to salvage some decent coal from one of the many dump piles left from the old coal mining days. I am basically...
Actually you could build it using the whole small engine..... Just pull the piston and rod off, invert it... using a lawnmower engine... attach your...
... I for one would be leery of standing near a bunch of molten metal whirling around at high speed, without some really good guards in the way. -- Carl...
Carl: People have been doing this for centuries...... Elementary precautions are not difficult to take. The Plan: 1: Find a suitable small engine......
... casting ... way ... centrifugal ... wheel but ... Hello Marty The pricey part of lost wax casting isn't the casting device, so you might consider using...
Marty Cehck out the casting group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/casting That group is more into "small/art" casting in precious metals and resin. IIRC I sas a...
You forgot the fire extingisher, heavy leather shop apron, fire resistant clothing, heavy duty face shield and gloves. And, don't forget a phone near by to...
And they have been getting injured for centuries with severe burns and loosing eyes. Just because something has been done for centuries doesn't mean they have ...
... I'm not saying it shouldn't be done... I'm just suggesting that I'd be careful and make sure I had strong safety guards and equipment on hand. :) (like we...
I have this book called "The Complete Metalsmith" by Tim McCreight and he suggests that you make this little sling arangement that holds the mold and just...
I too want to make a centrifugal (broken arm caster) My idea though will have a housing that the spring assembly will sit in. Do you cast AL? Maybe we can...
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