After waiting 24 hours for the furnace to cool, I opened it up and removed the crucible. It is a 1/4" thick cast steel lead pot. The bottom looked like melted...
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Joe and Betty Harralson
enginejoe123
Dec 4, 2001 3:05 am
Lyle, Charles I'm interested to hear what you come up with. I also plan some deep din castings. You might want to consider a vibrator and mounting the...
8747
hfd220@...
hfd220
Dec 3, 2001 11:52 pm
Lyle, If your pattern is not on a matchplate. Make a two sided form that fits around the outside of the derby cover. Make it perfectly level on the bottom and...
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Lyle
creepinogie
Dec 3, 2001 10:58 pm
Scott, No deep fin casting but I'm working on some head & cyl. patterns. I have the chicken shit approach. I've got points cover patternswith 1" deep fins,...
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Lyle
creepinogie
Dec 3, 2001 10:54 pm
No flux required for silicon bronze. I think everyone will agree with that. It's one reason why it'sso popular. LL...
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Scott Hite
rigidshovelr...
Dec 3, 2001 6:56 pm
Lyle, Anyone Have you done any new work with casting your fins? I've seen that Crocker head in the files. Very nice. I plan to start experimenting in the...
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James (Jim) Buchanan
jambuchanan
Dec 3, 2001 6:46 pm
Lyle: Does silicone bronze require a cover flux ______________________________________________ James (Jim) Buchanan Lexington, Kentucky USA Climax Class B...
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Lyle
creepinogie
Dec 3, 2001 6:20 pm
Never heard of them before,went to their site and checked out their epoxy resins. maybe the stuff could be used as a sand binding agent similar to the epon...
8741
baileys@...
pcbug99
Dec 3, 2001 2:42 pm
Hello from a total newbie, I have found Polytek to be very helpful for the beginner (like me). Their website has an awful lot of hints and tips including how...
8740
Lyle
creepinogie
Dec 3, 2001 12:54 pm
Maybe I'm casting easy stuff or not as complex. I add phospher-copper welding rods, about a 1 inch length to a #6 crucible of my bronze. I have never done it...
8739
Ken Retallick
redline@...
Dec 3, 2001 6:22 am
The reason i asked this question isa that i had heard the same thing myself, keep melting! and the other answer it to make sure there is plenty of virgin...
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Doug Edwards
stueart@...
Dec 3, 2001 4:48 am
Lyle, Seems like I was remelting it 4 or 5 times when I was having trouble getting the material to fill thin areas that were no problem with virgin metal. One...
8737
rgsparber@...
rgsparber
Dec 2, 2001 6:21 pm
My virus program detected a problem with this mail's attachment. Rick Sparber rgsparber@... Rick Sparber rgsparber@......
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Lyle
creepinogie
Dec 2, 2001 5:15 pm
How many times are you remelting it? I haven't had that problem and After my first couple of melts all I have left is sprues which I melt and remelt. I dunno,...
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Doug Edwards
stueart@...
Dec 2, 2001 5:03 pm
Lyle, My experiece with silicon bronze is that when remelted too many times it looses its fluidity. My commercial contacts say the same thing. Doug...
8734
Lyle
creepinogie
Dec 2, 2001 4:28 pm
You can remelt silicon bronze as many times as you want. It is the only copper alloy that I'm aware of that you can do this with. Everything else, the zinc or...
8733
boyerw@...
boyerw1
Dec 2, 2001 10:58 am
Dale if you decide to order from Cementex, be sure to order a lb of ceco powder to thicken the latex after your first coat. I use the prevulcanized 660. They...
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boyerw@...
boyerw1
Dec 2, 2001 10:40 am
Hi all The url is http://www.cementex.com BB...
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Dale Smith
wdsmith41
Dec 2, 2001 1:24 am
This is off topic so please reply through the coffee lounge version. I CC'd to the main list because some pretty good heads are too smart to get mixed up with...
8730
baileys@...
pcbug99
Dec 2, 2001 12:17 am
... From: "Dale Smith" <mediasmith@...> To: <hobbicast@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 1:38 PM Subject: Re: [hobbicast] enough...
8729
rgsparber@...
rgsparber
Dec 1, 2001 9:40 pm
In a message dated 12/01/2001 1:42:52 PM Central Standard Time, mediasmith@... writes: << ==== Are you sure it is only the bladder than should be...
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Dale Smith
wdsmith41
Dec 1, 2001 7:41 pm
... thermocouple ... ===Honest! I didn't know ...."magnesium since I was".... I thought the thermocouple was Inconel, not magnesium <snip> ... bottom)...
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johnhe
john_heritag...
Dec 1, 2001 6:52 pm
Did someone say Latex? How much will I need to cast some pants? : ) I could copyright a pair of force oiled pants that lowers friction and drag for real...
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Lyle
creepinogie
Dec 1, 2001 6:19 pm
Man, That's a good price for latex. I'm paying close to that for 1 qt. Do those guys ship? Lyle ... long...
8725
rgsparber@...
rgsparber
Dec 1, 2001 5:49 pm
I was doing a series of pours this morning and enjoying the new thermocouple that I bought from Dale. The first 2 pours went well although the air flow was...
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Dale Smith
wdsmith41
Dec 1, 2001 5:29 pm
Thanks Bill, Add me to the URL/Phone # request. I guess the thing that attracts me is rubbing cyber elbows with the H'wood special effects crowd. If I had life...
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Ronald Thibault
thibaultron
Dec 1, 2001 12:16 pm
Thanks for all the advice! Now I just need to get up to Columbia (SC) to get the materials. Ron Thibault Warrenville, SC USA Builder Miinie #2 Captain R/C...
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Ken Retallick
redline@...
Dec 1, 2001 11:59 am
Hi all, What are the advantages/disadvantages of using a larger crucible than needed? as in only 1/4 or 1/2 filling with metal? Also, is it advisable not to...
8721
Jack Fuselier
gunsmith77351
Dec 1, 2001 11:49 am
How about a url or phone number on that cementex supplier Jack F ... ================= If wearing a handgun is not a good means of self defense, why do police...
8720
boyerw@...
boyerw1
Dec 1, 2001 10:56 am
Hi Dale I Brush on 13 layers of latex. Every 4th layer is backed up with 1" strips of cheeze cloth. after the first coat, I thicken the latez with ceco powder...
