Hi Raymond, thanks for the reply. Making the core was not the problem, out of all this the core was the only thing that went without a hitch. I am...
Hi Denis. They are some pretty nice cores, the detail in them is incredible. Seems there is a lot more to this casting lark than I first thought....
Hi Melterskelter-I don’t think I will ever achieve your experience, I’m too long in the tooth already haha. I’m going to modify the pattern. Going...
Hi crazybillybob. Thanks for the reply, I used 5 % by weight which seemed enough as my mould was rock hard as well. Yes going to wax the life out...
Melterskelter-Thanks for the reply and advise, I did consider casting it as a solid, but personally do not have the facility or tooling to bore it...
Thanks Peedee, I didn’t want to have to purchase any more sand (petrobond) just for one casting, but I can see my fascination with casting...
Hi Billy, yeah I can see where you are coming from but I have made a few test cores from sand/sodium silicate and they are the only things that...
Thanks for the replies, I am overwhelmed with the advise offered. The bike is a 1944 Harley model U sidevalve. Jammer- This is not a core, but a...
Hi Billy & dtsh. Thanks for the replies, I have some mirror glaze mould release wax here as I play about with fiberglass mouldings as well, don't...
Hi Guys. I have been a member for a while (but lurk in the shadows trying to learn) and have posted my first effort at casting which was a simple...
[ATTACH] Thanks for the welcome, well here is my first ever casting in aluminium, obsolete part of a hinge. Pattern on the left casting on the...
Thanks guys.
Hi Peedee. Started off with me wanting to cast a kickstart pedal for a vintage Harley I was building, the more I looked into it the more it...
Hi Everyone. New member from Wales, U.K. Retired firfighter, been playing around with a homemade furnace and some greensand. Hoping to make some...
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