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crazybillybob replied to the thread Old car parts?.

I was away last week on a family vacation. I've gotta get slots cut in the sides of my burner tube this week so I can test the little...

crazybillybob replied to the thread Wax piston sprue extruder?.

If you have a lathe and a welder Up-sizing this style of unit shouldn't be a big deal. You could wrap a silicone pad heater around the...

PatJ replied to the thread Hybrid Lost PLA/Greensand Casting.

That is pretty slick, especially the soluble investment.

joe yard liked Jason's post in the thread Wax piston sprue extruder?.

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Tobho Mott liked Jason's post in the thread Wax piston sprue extruder?.

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Tobho Mott replied to the thread Hybrid Lost PLA/Greensand Casting.

Interesting how you combined the two methods! Jeff

myfordboy posted a new thread.

Hybrid Lost PLA/Greensand Casting

My second go at lost PLA casting, I am pleased with the results. As the pattern had a flat bottom it seemed a good idea to just use...

Forum: Lost PLA casting

Al2O3 replied to the thread Heat Sink for Electric Furnace Controller.

Nah, it's non-setting mud.....Gypsum. K

oldironfarmer replied to the thread Heat Sink for Electric Furnace Controller.

PoP? Not using sheetrock mud? I'm learning. I'm dying to find out what's next...

oldironfarmer replied to the thread Grinding pen.

It works for me, but I always have great luck with HF stuff. It will sure get into a tight spot. The die grinder should have gone back...

Zapins attached a file to the thread Eagle Statue - Zapins.

The feet weigh 21.5 lbs with a small amount of shell stuck up in the wood. That seems heavier than I was expecting. I think the...

Al2O3 replied to the thread Heat Sink for Electric Furnace Controller.

That's a good resource to have. It'd be 10 lbs/$30 if they had a remnant the exact size. Think I'd just buy an extruded one for half...

Al2O3 replied to the thread Heat Sink for Electric Furnace Controller.

The fins were cut with a stacked finger joint bit in three planks, 5 fins per plank, hot wired to reduce thickness, then glued together....

oldironfarmer replied to the thread Grinding pen.

I think I got mine from HF. It's red. $30.

Tobho Mott replied to the thread Lost Foam Defects: The Dreaded Sand Float!.

There's an idea! Could work, I bet. These patterns had hollow sprues, I'm thinking the actual buckles must have filled almost...