What kind of temperatures are you getting? I think I'm barely getting 1100 centigrade. Copper is a struggle.
I'm casting aluminium in a home made greensand. The recipe was 10% bentonite (cat litter) and the rest building sand. The part I'm trying to cast...
Feet. My DIY greensand smells of feet when it's steaming hot. <barf>
I'm not sure a few days makes a great deal of difference. We were in a slate mine recently and traditionally, they had made their own iron cogs...
If you have the inclination, I think you'll find the sintered filter unscrews. Inside you'll find about 3 parts. (You might have to gently dig the...
The nozzles options are specified in terms of angle! I wonder what the difference might be between a 60 degree nozzle and an 80 degree nozzle!...
It's tangential. By design. though the tuyere is now virtually 1/3 the diameter of the internal furnace! So, it's hard to see. I found a damper...
Aa Ahhhh.. THAT's the difference. Thank you!
OKay, cool. Cut the tuyere bigger. I removed the metalwork off the outside with a grinder then took an air chisel to the refactory. It was quite...
Do folk drop the 3D print into simple, clean, dry sand with a sprue for lost positive casting? Would there be any advantage in casting the...
If it comes to it, I've made a couple of furnaces and I'm comfortable enough to make a new one with a bigger hole. I'd just like to see an example...
I've got an Reillo T50 series oil burner. It seems to run OKay. I didn't have any paraffin, but diesel seems perfectly suitable. My furnace has...
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