Mark Presling on Youtube just did two videos where he used epoxy for cores for casting aluminum within the last couple of weeks.
Kelly - thanks. I actually started building the model about 40 years ago with me at 76 years old it will probably never be finished. I often say...
You never know until you try.
Yes, they are low speed U joints to extend a valve stem on a 1/8 scale locomotive. The first of my investment casting starts at about the middle...
I haven't investment cast aluminum but have been curious about using it for couple of years. I have done searches of the web and there is very...
I've wondered if one could use a propane torch to add supplemental heat to the riser when casting aluminum.
I use a front loading kiln, I think it was originally meant for glass fusing. I use 3D printed castable resin so there isn't any wax to be...
If I were to get serious, I would see if I could score a few pounds here. It says they manufacture EPS board insulation in a facility in...
I looked into this a few years ago. The process for making the patterns is that expandable Styrofoam beads are put into a metal mold. IIRC, the...
I think the cylinder on its side in the photo is the shipping container.
And now for something completely different. I stumbled across a number of articles about a spill last Monday of 2,300 pounds of molten aluminum...
I found this video of a factory in India to be very interesting. [MEDIA]
I've done quite a few investment casting using both PLA and resin. Only a few were larger than 3" x 3" x 3". Both work, but the resin gave me...
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