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584 gene
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Sep 2, 2000
12:14 am
Exactly my point, all automatic gas burners should have a fail safe that WILL NOT ALLOW the main gas valve to come on until pilot has reached ignition temp....
585 mz1773@... Send Email Sep 2, 2000
2:49 am
... to my ... best place ... to know. ... We have a natural gas fired boiler at work that uses a spark plug to ignight the flame. The electrods on this plug...
586 Gary Hart
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Sep 2, 2000
3:42 am
... Did an auto light system for propane fired forge. Works good but got more involved than I had planned. Using a spark at the outlet of the burner tube ...
587 DEATHSTARR54@... Send Email Sep 3, 2000
4:30 pm
Hello, The other day I was working in my "lab" and came across something amazing, if you place shapes of plastic or paper on foam then lightly hit with...
588 James Lane
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Sep 4, 2000
12:37 am
Does anyone know what is the best beginners book for casting small brass and bronze pieces, and also building a small furnace? James Lane ...
589 James Lane
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Sep 4, 2000
12:39 am
Does anyone know what is the best beginners book for casting small brass and bronze pieces, and also building a small furnace? James Lane ...
590 James Lane
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Sep 4, 2000
12:41 am
Does anyone know what is the best beginners book for casting small brass and bronze pieces, and also building a small furnace? James Lane ...
591 k6suf@... Send Email Sep 4, 2000
2:03 am
In a message dated 9/3/00 5:47:07 PM Pacific Daylight Time, antiquef@... writes: << Does anyone know what is the best beginners book for casting...
592 Howard
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Sep 4, 2000
2:56 am
Paul Encoyand has a list of books at the Budget Casting Supply website......I suggest that you check it out. http://budgetcastingsupply.com/ Lindsay Books is...
593 Rupert Wenig
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Sep 4, 2000
3:03 am
Hello James, I can't say if they are the best or not but I like these books. Some books for casting small parts: "Lost-wax Casting" by Wilburt Feinberg,...
594 gene
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Sep 4, 2000
3:25 am
The way to post many pic's is to create a file folder then put all your pic's in there. Still have to do it one at a time unless you can figure out how to...
595 Terry L Griner
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Sep 5, 2000
1:55 am
Well, on my shelf I've got three books. The first is "Ornamental Metal Casting" by R.E. Whitmoyer. It is a good starter book, and has simplified directions...
596 Paul Encoyand
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Sep 5, 2000
5:20 am
Hi All! I have received a request to cast belt buckles, in aluminum, from a customer. Unfortuanately I don't have the time to do this job, but said that I...
597 Howard
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Sep 5, 2000
2:52 pm
Please note that Paul Encoyand sent this message via both the current and the discontinued mailing lists. (listbot). The listbot list is still functional...
598 Matthew Zeits
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Sep 5, 2000
5:14 pm
does anyone know the name of the guy who wrote the books on building lathe/mill machines with truck pistons--as head/tail stock, not melted as per gingery? ...
599 MMEAGHER
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Sep 5, 2000
5:19 pm
... The author's name is Benjamin Fleming, and the books are available from Lindsay. The books are not as well done as the Gingery series (as far as ...
600 24.0.3.70
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Sep 5, 2000
5:41 pm
Matt: Can't remember name right now (books at home), he called them "Ramah" lathe etc -Guy-...
601 JBraun7747@... Send Email Sep 5, 2000
6:22 pm
Lindsay's catalog has it. I can't find my catalogue now but I remember a lathe and milling mill being built from truck engine pistons. Jerry Braun in Spokane...
602 Becnel Kirk
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Sep 5, 2000
8:08 pm
I would like to do some investment casting and was wondering if anyone has done a do it yourself/low cost approach. I was hoping to get that from some articles...
603 Michael Boettcher
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Sep 5, 2000
10:16 pm
An inexpensive vacuum source is an water aspirator. Nasco Scientific sells a plastic one for a couple of bucks. You attatch it to your faucet, run the water,...
604 Becnel Kirk
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Sep 5, 2000
10:28 pm
The one I was looking at was one supposed to be for air conditioners at Harbor Freight. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/taf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=3952...
605 gmfoster@... Send Email Sep 5, 2000
10:36 pm
Actually no drawings. He uses temolets that for the most part doesn't have and dimensions... Garry PS I have the lathe book if anyone is interested I would...
606 Robert Grauman
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Sep 6, 2000
1:09 am
I have done some lost wax casting using equipment I bought. I believe that much of the equipment I bought could be built easily. There is an excellent little...
607 ken breier
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Sep 6, 2000
2:23 am
What kind of things would you be casting? Hobby-Cast investment can be bought at a hobby or jewelry supply, or make your own with a 50\50 sand and plaster mix...
608 Paul Encoyand
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Sep 6, 2000
2:57 am
... From: "Howard" <owly@...> To: <hobbicast@egroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2000 7:54 AM Subject: irritating adds was: [hobbicast] Casting ...
609 k6suf@... Send Email Sep 6, 2000
4:33 am
In a message dated 9/5/00 6:11:31 PM Pacific Daylight Time, rgrauman@... writes: << use a 20lb. propane bottle for a reservoir, but some people...
610 Howard
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Sep 6, 2000
4:34 am
Paul Encoyand's offer to sponsor the list by covering the cost of eliminating the adds is acceptable to me..... It is a generous offer, and I would suggest...
611 Robert Grauman
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Sep 6, 2000
5:35 am
... are ... pressure ... in a ... I am aware of the difference between pressure vessels and vacuum tanks. However, the maximum vacuum that my tank sees is...
612 CHESTER WOODWARD
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Sep 6, 2000
6:42 am
#4 SOUNDS BEST TO ME.I do not like most of the other servers formats. Definatly give BCS the credit for the sponsership if possible...
613 R. W. Smith
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Sep 6, 2000
6:53 am
Just give us a mailing address! Dick Smith dws@... ... From: "Howard" <owly@...> To: <hobbicast@egroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2000 7:54...
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