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Meteor Monowatt replied to the thread Iron Pot Factory.

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Ando replied to the thread Art casting!.

Jeff, I'd like to ask; once you took the rubber/plaster casting, how did you create the "back side" of the pattern taken from the r/p...

garyhlucas replied to the thread Lost foam lathe bed casting.

Impressive job! However the bed will be very flexible in torsion, what a lathe does. It should have had X bracing the whole length and...

Tobho Mott liked Ando's post in the thread New member in Australia.

Cheers Mark that's good info. My current project is a large aluminium job (4 pours then TIG together) in green sand. The lost foam...

Ando replied to the thread New member in Australia.

The crucible was through Skamol. I chased up a couple of rural suppliers for bentonite but went with Green Sand Foundry due to time...

Mark's castings replied to the thread New member in Australia.

Sounds like you're all set, where did you buy the A20?, it's always good to find another supplier. I found I could buy a semi powdered...

Ando replied to the thread New member in Australia.

Cheers Mark that's good info. My current project is a large aluminium job (4 pours then TIG together) in green sand. The lost foam...

Mark's castings replied to the thread New member in Australia.

I'm at Cairns, it's possible to buy stuff like ferrosilicon for iron from Northern Iron and Brass at Innisfail. Hayes Metals down at...

Ando replied to the thread New member in Australia.

Thanks Mark, I'm in North QLD, so have been dealing with Bruce at Green Sand Foundry for some bentonite and parting powder supplies.

Mark's castings replied to the thread New member in Australia.

Hi Ando, depending on where you are there's plenty of people who would be happy to show you the ropes of give advice on how to get...

Tobho Mott replied to the thread Art casting!.

Working on these big molds and using the 2 man tongs and shank are a new experience for me too. So far no big surprises though,...

Tobho Mott liked Ando's post in the thread New member in Australia.

Hi All, have a job for an artist on the books and came here looking for some tips. I'm a fitter and turner by trade and poured plenty...

Ando replied to the thread Art casting!.

Nice work! I've got a similar project on at the moment, so following your progress with interest.

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New member in Australia

Hi All, have a job for an artist on the books and came here looking for some tips. I'm a fitter and turner by trade and poured plenty...

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Rudy liked Swiftsure 33's post in the thread Flask Hardware.

Throwing my hat in the ring after making another one of my own cast aluminum flasks. This design doesn't exactly solve all of the issues...