The leading edge will form a skin on the wall but the sand soon comes up to temp and remelts the skin. When I did a vertical casting and had too...
Looks like they're still experimenting. Second one simplified the coil but complicated the runner. And what's with the dead end vent looking part...
Definitely have to give him credit for the build but he sure complicated a pour. That would be quite a bit of heat lost from the melt. Shades of...
That pointy spoon shaped slick looks like my grapefruit spoon slick. I filed the serrations down and it works a hoot.
Saw this on FB....
It all comes down to profit. They're selling a cheaply made product to the masses with no moving parts to break down. I would venture to guess...
My pouring area is Flagstone so I lay down a couple 2' x 2' pieces of plywood to place the flasks on. The invariable spills smoke the wood and...
I know nothing about D&D but as an adjective it means 'known or understood by only a few' which adds that mysterious flavor.:)
Well done Jeff. I like the name you've chosen for your castings. :) For buffing, those short shaft motors don't give you much room. They do make...
Good to hear business is booming. Welcome back
The sleeve plus gas pressure. I tune by sight and ear. Blue flame and then listen to the pitch, play with the air and gas. Dull roar = rich, go...
When I woke up this morning I flashed back on my dreams. I was casting a lemon juicer in iron. :eek: That had to come from reading this post...
It's better to try and prevent the porosity than get rid of it. Tune your burner to a lean flame and leave any oxides/trash on top of melt as a...
I've made three pouring cups from materials on hand. First one was sand mixed with epoxy used for stone work and coated with Satanite. It worked...
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