Nice! Leakers are usually from low sand compression. The coating is to keep the sand from imprinting on the casting.
It looks like you had some die cast stock. I had some that cast terribly too. On a whim I added aluminium wire (98% Al) at a 50/50 ratio and got...
No, I’m quite happy with how it works. And it’s convenient for where I store it. I’m not making PB from scratch, just reconditioning.
I've been using the small HF mixer with a rock for years. It might hold 30 pounds. Don't worry about the paint, it will soon get polished off....
Steering project completed. Used a piece of 3/16" aluminum plate to make the adapter. With the solid plate I was able to screw the spacer to it so...
Test fit. The new wedge fit the cap perfectly. Filed a rabbet by hand for the cap to sit on and accept a 6/32 screw. [ATTACH] I'm going to make...
Hot off the press. The little ring didn't fill. It was just above freezing when I put it in the sand so not enough mass to carry the heat I guess....
Don, the wedge was the topic of the post. (see first pics) I have version 3 ready to cast and after mock up, realized it needs a spacer for dash...
I had to throw a flask together to cast the bowl. The 1x6 was an old concrete mould, the 1x3 was an old furring strip that had a hole in the side....
I like pic 2's best...if it was wider. :-) Why are your drags so deep? All but one of mine are 2 1/2". Less sand, less weight.
John, It would have been nice to have that information in the first post. I don't think the porosity is coming from your furnace because there is...
Decided that ugly cap on the steering shaft had to go and looked around for a pattern to mould. Will it cast? [ATTACH] Hell yeah! [ATTACH]...
Hello John, That looks like steam pox to me. Probably generated from a wet mold. So, that brings up the question 'did the steam cause the...
You've done a fine job of casting those up. One of the drawbacks I see is they are only 'two finger' lifters. They would be okay for small flasks...
Still tweaking on it but pleased with the operation. [MEDIA]
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