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Hi I agree that much of Prof Campbells writing is aimed at industrial operations and may not scale down well to the backyard foundry. I can...
Hi It was a book that was hard to read and with many parts not relevant to the backyard foundry, but the bits in between made up for it. With...
Hi Made a small step toward building a burner. The Japan electromagnetic pump has a male BSPP outlet. Today I made a female BSPP to SAE Flare...
Hi I purchased a Japan nippon electromagnetic pump I just need to build a burner to try it.
I could think of some really good applications for such a material, but it also sounds like the perfect recipe for unmachineabilium. I was...
Nice I have argon but no plans to use it with cast iron. I am working to the theory that any gas trapped under the lid may start being reactive,...
I was thinking of using stainless steel as a consumable item for cast iron. I need to consider the consequences of leeching chromium to the CI...
I wonder how he held it down to stop it floating? Would a stainless steel version work?
Hi I am only aware of crucibles with a hole in the base that is plugged until the pour. I looked in the Morgan catalogue. I did not find bottom...
Hi Hi I was thinking along the lines of the Cosworth casting process. I have seen commercial race engine items cast with this process, and...
Hi Reading John Campbell's book. He is a strong advocate for counter gravity casting. This is where the molten metal flows from the bottom of...
Hi The DIY recipe is starting to look like: refractory: Zircon powder from China binder: 1% to 2% Sugar or/and Sodium Silicate carrier:...
Hi None of that is available where I live. Many of the industrial coatings are alcohol or hydro-carbon based. That makes them heavy and...
Hi Here is a paper that reviews the range of coatings. Initial readings indicate the key ingredients are: refractory: Zircon powder or...
Hi I am interested in what is possible to achieve the highest quality surface finish for cast iron in the back yard. An obvious focus of attention...
Hi I have purchased an electric fuel pump and a centrifugal blower. [IMG] Now I need to get all the fittings and start building the burner. Dazz
Hi Here is the data sheet for the fuel pump. I have the pump and it looks really well made. The data sheet shows it will use a tiny fraction of...
Diesel to start with. Maybe used oil later.
Hi I have embarked on the construction of a pressured oil burner using parts from Aliexpress. Oil burners, new or used, are not available in my...
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