no b No bubbling during the pour, just after dunking it too early. The first pour the plaster was still imperceptibly damp and the gate did fiz
Forgive me for leaving out the heating process up front ;). The charge metal was shredded wheel castings, some paint, some dirt film etc. nothing...
Hey, thanks for chiming in so quickly! 1. the patterns were 3d resin printed in my Elegoo Jupiter to then create a cast urethane mold from which...
are these pin holes due to Hydrogen you think? If so, suggested degass methods that actually work? Raw material was melted dry wheel castings,...
Cool. So apparently there is a whole industry around recycled auto wheels that yields A356.2 used by the majors.
From your experience will s/crap AL pour and behave nearly the same as virgin A356? Would rather save the virgin from the heathens until it's all...
Huge thanks for your feed back Kelly and sharing your hard won knowledge here, all brilliant and makes prefect sense. So I'm off for some more...
For lost foam, the sand needs to be able to enter at the highest point of the cavity and that entry hole can be of modest size. The one you show...
Also, the proposed cast part is slightly heavier but not much and that trade off of un-sprung weight vs the aesthetics and total processing cost...
On another note, was contemplating the same potential problem you brought up concerning a cold shot due to length of the run, Knowing there is an...
That's the project in question. Totally off topic but LF has opened up a whole new realm of possibilities for doing things in house. IN HOUSE,...
Very clear, and all good points, thank you. Yes, ducati and honda have produced cast swingarms before. Have a ducati monster one on hand now,...
Swing arm for a bike build. Following Kelly's videos for a while and this is what I'm envisioning. Average wall thickness is .2" Interior will be...
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