TLDR: I reworked my dotting tools into having wooden handles to use with my shiny new Amaz*n alcohol lamp. I should have sanded them better before...
I enjoy reading about what projects people are working on. Sometimes people don't want to start a thread of their own. So, please feel free to...
Hello All, I was messing around with some designs for lead spline weights (sometimes called drafting whales or ducks depending on the design)....
Working on a boat part that is no longer made. Between the 1/8"(3.2mm) to 1/4" (6.4mm) flat plates it would take a 3/4" (19mm) piece of wood as a...
Hello Everyone- I am looking to refurbish old and made duplicates on the pintle/gudgeon setup below, picture is from...
[ATTACH] Hello Home Foundry People! I am redoing a 400 pound / 180kg cast iron keel/centerboard mechanism on my 21' / 6.4m sailboat. It does not...
Hello, Is anyone making their own Petro Bond from either the P1 (uncatalyzed) or P2 (catalyzed) powder/clay and adding the required sand, oil, and...
Hello All, Working on an A10 sized furnace and putting the bigger 55 gallon drum one on hold, so now wondering about burner/fuel options for a...
Trying to gather more information about molding/forming a Kastolite hot face body and lid using Styrofoam, as I have a bunch of it in block form...
Hello Everyone, Long story shortened...how would a person like me flask and gate this plate form for cast iron? Assets: pattern is...
The more I think about an A20 x 55 gallon furnace build, the more I feel I would be better served with something smaller. Has anyone successfully...
Hello Everyone, Thinking about casting a bell as a gift for a bell collector in the family. The core print would be about 2.6" [67mm] tall and...
We are into full bore winter here in Minnesota with current conditions Fair at 16°F or-9°C. It is going to warm to just below freezing today but...
My casting hobby is directly linked to my boating 'thing'. I have been, for lack of a better word, obsessing over a vintage style caulking mallet...
I needed a spoke shave the other day and there were none to be found save on Amazon and the the more exclusive woodworking stores an hour's drive...
I hoped to melt some old marine hardware and re-cast it as some small marine-adjacent parts. I melted some aluminum then switched over to a clean...
I saw this video and another where he does woodworking and leather stitching. He does a nice job explaining why he does what he does. There are...
Just wondering, someone else making a boat part somewhere else on the interwebs. Part would need a couple cores otherwise. Thanks!
Starting a new thread as not to sully this one: https://forums.thehomefoundry.org/index.php?threads/exp-styrofoam-followers.1254/ Did OK making a...
I have a buddy who make body boards (little surfboards) and his CNC vendors have been going AWOL lately. Does anyone with a CNC want a job or two...
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