old school parting powder was ground silica sand, obviously silicosis has made this a NoGo, but you can see why sand would work as a parting, BUT...
I tell people to P.O. when they ask for "custom" or send then to an engraver Traditional Sand casting , that is the selling point , and...
If you decide to "cope down" as kelly suggests only thing i would recommend is to clearly draw the parting line on the pattern , to help you know...
yes and no, heating it with a torch also takes off that fresh cast oxide with out removing any metal or peening i normally only blast (garnet)...
the issue is that you will have to understand the military ranks, specialties literally books of minutia on acronyms both official and unofficial,...
If you are a serious caster and an Military veteran, I'm blowing up with requests for items from other branches , I'm Navy. if you are...
OMG you Probably cannot find what you used 50 years ago... Red it might have been sealing wax, the school would have has a budget . sealing...
not sure what you are looking for here two clicks into the link i sent you https://www.freemanwax.com/tables/flakecompare.htm
Billet or round stock??? Billet has a hole in it cast them upright with an open top you dont need a cope , but you cannot pour directly into...
https://www.freemansupply.com/products/specialty-tooling-waxes all the info you need V/r HT1
no I think it is in the middle of a very long thread of Tobhos, also maybe lost on AA If I get my act together Ill make a new thread for all...
where to start? Billy touched on it, vents are NOT part of the casting if they fill with metal they are not working as vents (Unless your...
if you would like I can send you a sample of my bentone so you can repeat your experiment for a double confirmation, Mine is 12 years plus...
all of my pieces have my touch-mark maker stamped or cast into the rear, reproduction or not, if the piece is mou8nted it gets a sticky label on...
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