Thank you. Just a fun project. No real reason other than to see what can be accomplished with a little thought and effort. Oh, and adding 20cc...
Had some time to start roughing the casting to shape. Nice chips, no porosity etc. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The lens should be polarized. Not clear just a low shade. Not sure why unless it was just major irritation from the strobe/flashing effects of...
The uv is blocked by the lens Most are stilll a 3-4 shade at rest anyway. I've got about 40k lbs of wire in with and auto darkening helmet....
My thought is to use fire brick as a base. Steel mesh for the barrel, along with a mesh top. All mounted to some sort of cart/wagon. Just so I...
Thank you. I think I will start with an #10 crucible. Possibly go bigger down the road. You think the 1.25 hybrid would be way overkill for my...
Did a little searching. Seems a few use a simple weed burner to melt aluminum. Found these while looking for reil burners....
Thank you for the pictures and info. I think something like that will be quick and easy to get me started. Not sure where this endeavor will...
Would an A10 be the right size for those cylinders? Or a 6-8 be better? On the same hand if it will fit an A10 any issues using a smaller...
Seems if you applied a coating, and some sort of mesh to the outside. This type of setup would hold up well for quite a few aluminum melts. We...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I'll probably have a couple boxes left by the time I finish my current project. Just 1" thick.
Wanted to go a bit more in-depth on these types of furnaces. Not to clog up the other threads. I see this type of furnace as a very possible...
I believe this should be a sticky. Maybe locked to keep the clutter out? As the site grows something like this is a great starting point. Well...
What is the life span of the kaowoll/mesh type "furnace"? 5-10melts?
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