I hate to report the passing of a friend and fellow metal caster. Chuck Pickering lll known by us as chucktn. I know he was a frustrated caster...
Well, I've always kind of cheated and used these auger type drills. I used a small one, about 2" Dia., then found this larger one, a little over 3...
I worked in a steel mill for 17+ years. It was a mini mill and we only tapped 50 tons at a time, about one heat an hour. I like watching how the...
Metals Studio | Metal Museum | Memphis, TN This is another place. I'm not too familiar with this but, I've watched a few videos of pours they...
Sloss furnace used to have an event in Birmingham Al. You could sign up to help with a pour of pretty decent size, maybe 100 pounds or more. There...
There you go. Make your own Everdur.
Yes, I was going to say the same as Petee716. I have both FeSi and Pure Silicon. But, I'm saving the pure Silicon for Bronze.
I have some extra Manganese Flake for Everdur Bronze, if anyone needs some. I can send you about 1.25 pounds for $12 includes shipping, within the...
W3 is owner of Foundreaming, which has become a meeting place for a small group of old* metal casters who became friends on Alloy Avenue. HEY! I...
Welcome, I'm up by Mansfield, Ohio. Not sure how many active Ohioans there are, actually I haven't been able to cast anything other than Pewter...
I have one I bought on ebay. It does OK for Cas Iron but it kind of subjective to where the operator decides is the vanishing point of the...
Looks like that one came out better. When I tilt the flask, I have it tilted the other way, so the metal flows up into the mold evenly.
Probably persistence, and many failures to get one good one. Like most of my foundry work. o_O
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