From a newbee. Which furnace is better for casting yellow brass. Electric or propane? Or does it make any difference? What is the best book and/or website for...
Hi there fellow founders, I have an interesting idea. I'm a home brewer as well as a dabbler in the hot metal arts, and I've been thinking about counter-flow...
Just a metal casting wannabe here. I'm looking to get started on a 5 gallon overall sized furnace of the lifting body type. If anyone has some sketches or...
Hey guys! do any of you have any good references for melting metals. I'm just looking for a good reference/book/notes/advice(experience) on what works for...
Hi every one I made a video about how I made a small furnace using propane to melt cast iron. Click onto the link to watch it http://youtu.be/1DyeESQpac0...
one of my friends is doing some demolition and needs to get rid of a whole silo of coal. I am sure some blacksmith or castor could use some. Here is a link...
My funnels arrived today and I will be working on the best way to secure one to the sparkfun blower. At first thought I might try an 'O' ring to gasket the...
I bought some of these modifiers <http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=251168949504> to try them out some time ago but kept forgetting to add some...
Hi Guys! I have finally started gathering the materials to build my first furnace. I have a 55 gallon steel drum. And I am now trying to figure out if I...
Well after it cools... You could just use a pressure washer to flood it out of the clay... BIG mess... But what a conversation piece.... Sent from my Verizon...
This article from Wired Magazine is an interesting and original use for molten aluminum. The result is quite beautiful and interesting. Howard Molten metal...
I made this video for anyone that is curious about how a green sand mold is made. In the first mold I use a reinforcing rod to stop the fragile greensand core...
Hi, My name is Shonda, I'm a student at Dunwoody College of Technology in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Were are doing a engineering project, CAD modeling original...
I mistakenly allowed all remote comtent on my email client instead of only for a couple of sites that send email sales on computer equipment. I have sience...
Folks, I'm casting a batch of air cooled heads with long deep closely spaced fins. In short, I'm having a hard time getting the pattern to release. I'm using...
Sorry guys. This slipped past. The message have been deleted. The member has been put on moderation until he gets his computer cleaned up. Bye the way, the...
Greetings All, I've been doing some lost foam in greensand casting over the last few months. One of the projects I was attempting was to cast was some custom...
I was looking for something completely unrelated, and youtube decided that I should watch this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuM4xSNX0no I really like his method of...
Greetings, I successfully did some lost PLA castings yesterday and thought I would share the results. My 3D printer can print PLA (which is a bio-plastic). I...
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jywarren/public-lab-diy-spectrometry-kit?ref=category Looks pretty cool. I think it could be used to analyze metals with a...
It has been a while since I have done a cast iron pour, in this video there is a close up of my pouring trolley. It gives my back a rest when pouring larger...
Hello, I see we have been talking about oil burners. I made a video showing how I made my siphon burner...if you want to skip the build and see how it works,...
I hope this is not off topic.... I have a rather extensive hobby foundry that I am getting too old to use. I am located in the pacific northwest (Corvallis,...
I have just recently built a model turbo/generator from my castings and given it a test run Have a look at the video http://youtu.be/c8RNaDN6LF8 Ernie...
