And if you are wearing hip hop pants, you will look like an advertising balloon....
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Ray
pemby200
Jun 13, 2006 12:48 pm
... I did that a couple of weeks ago to my charcoal furnace for aluminium. I made a fixture to attach a vaccum cleaner hose to the front of the leaf blower...
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Ray
pemby200
Jun 13, 2006 12:48 pm
... I did that a couple of weeks ago to my charcoal furnace for aluminium. I made a fixture to attach a vaccum cleaner hose to the front of the leaf blower...
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gawnca
Jun 13, 2006 2:11 pm
YAHOO! groups strip attachments, so you all should be safe from this threat but, If you use YAHOO! an email account, there is a new virus (worm) going around,...
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Eric Poulsen
eric_poulsen
Jun 13, 2006 2:52 pm
You're right -- I didn't see this before: http://lagraphite.com/claycrucible.htm "We sold out all our crucible inventory in Los Angeles storage. From now on,...
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cruiser_278
Jun 13, 2006 8:44 pm
I'm new to this board and new to metal casting. I've been reading about this metal casting from various sites on the internet and interested in taking the next...
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Eric Poulsen
eric_poulsen
Jun 15, 2006 4:58 pm
I live in a very suburban area, and wrecking yards tend to be something of a drive. You don't often see any sort of old mowers or such thrown out. Are there...
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Lyle
creepinogie
Jun 15, 2006 5:13 pm
You can buy crucibles from MIFCO or one of their local distributors. Doesen't BFS sell them too? LL ... From ... foundry ... to ... our ... WRT their ... ...
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Brian Fairey
bfairey
Jun 15, 2006 6:56 pm
I have half an ingot of 390 you can have if you collect it. Brian Waterloo Canada....
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Gary Reese
gizmo46953
Jun 15, 2006 7:28 pm
A pint can sample wouldn't do me or anybody much good so I sniffed out a supplyer. I have a 50# bag on the way. Anybody willing to pay $4.00 to $4.50 a pound +...
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jthorn65@...
bigdaddyjthorn
Jun 15, 2006 7:57 pm
Try a bike shop. There are some cast aluminium parts on bicycles. If your auto parts shop has a bulletin board you might post a notice saying you want to buy...
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James (Jim) Buchanan
jambuchanan
Jun 15, 2006 8:53 pm
In the yellow pages look up a automotive parts store. Give them a ring and ask for the closest automotive machine shop that does motor overhauls. Call them...
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peter sibley
capebyron2003
Jun 15, 2006 9:27 pm
On 16/06/06 02:56, Eric Poulsen wrote: Our local lawn mower repair shop usually has a pile of dead mowers and engines out back.He sells it as scrap to a dealer...
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Daniel C Postellon
dpostellon
Jun 15, 2006 10:38 pm
Look for an engine re-builder, or a small engine repair shop. Old BBQ grills can be a good source as well. The shower doors are extrusions, and can be...
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Stone Tool
owly055
Jun 15, 2006 11:14 pm
CAREFUL CAREFUL............. This is not good advice. Bicycle parts are often magnesium and many of the high end parts are titanium........ H.W....
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Col Croucher
colincroucher
Jun 16, 2006 2:10 am
Scrap metal crisis for the hobby foundry worker. It appears that the scrap metal scene has changed dramatically in the last couple of years, during the last ...
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jthorn65@...
bigdaddyjthorn
Jun 16, 2006 8:00 pm
Fewer than 1% of the bikes coming in for work or going out the door new have titanium parts. At least at the bike shop where I occasionally work during the...
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Eric Poulsen
eric_poulsen
Jun 16, 2006 9:32 pm
Canada is a bit out of my way -- I'm only 75 miles from the Mexican border....
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jwdavies@...
appeaser2002
Jun 16, 2006 10:14 pm
How much does it weigh?? I would be interested in some 390 alloy and I live in BC... Jim Davies...
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Rupert Wenig
rwenig1
Jun 16, 2006 10:23 pm
Hello John and Group, Burning magnesium is no fun specially if caught unaware that you are melting magnesium. I melted a couple of castings from a transmission...
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jthorn65@...
bigdaddyjthorn
Jun 17, 2006 5:24 am
Since yours is one of the few stories like this that doesn't sound like total BS would you care to answer a question for me? Do you have a normally aspirated...
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Rupert Wenig
rwenig1
Jun 17, 2006 6:00 am
Hello John, I use a naturally aspirated burner. I normally run my burner with a slightly reducing flame when melting aluminum to conserve my crucible. I ...
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Clint D
driggars
Jun 17, 2006 5:37 pm
Mag can be melted just fine as long as the environment is right. normally they have a setup to keep the air from it while melting/casting usually when I...
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Clint D
driggars
Jun 17, 2006 5:39 pm
You can also test the difference between aluminum and mag but using a drop of HCi(muratic acid) the mag will fizz Clint ... [Non-text portions of this message...
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Dale Belcher
alandarkdale
Jun 18, 2006 9:51 pm
Check with your local small engine place. My local guy strips down old mowers for parts. He would sell me either aluminum parts straight at the same price...
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wtbaker69
Jun 18, 2006 9:59 pm
Gary, I'd like to buy a small quantity from you to see if it behaves the same as what I have. I can pay via paypal or whatever you like. I just want 5 pounds....
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Salisbury, New Hampsh...
salisbury_me
Jun 20, 2006 1:44 am
Greetings, I need to tap a hole in aluminum for .875"-20 NEF. Does anyone here know where I can find the recommended tap drill size? Regards, BC _____ -- No...
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TheAeroSmith@...
nffsflyer
Jun 20, 2006 2:22 am
Try here: http://www.lasd.k12.pa.us/LHS/Academics/Technology/Drafting/docs/threads.pdf Bob Beecroft Fallbrook, CA...
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Roy Buhl
rbuhl@...
Jun 20, 2006 1:54 pm
http://www.newmantools.com/tapdrill.htm they have a program on this site to calculate any size you need. ... From: "Salisbury, New Hampshire"...
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R.T.
redlupmi2
Jun 21, 2006 1:40 am
for 2B threads .821" to .832" or approximately .050" like 1/4"-20 threads R.T. :D ... know...
