Too much zinc from diecast scrap. Which has a high shrink rate. Visible in the top of sprue and ingot. There is sand wash present in the mold. The...
Hey I run a forgotten automotive forum, it's largely a labour of love and I understand what it's like. That said, thank you for keeping this place up
Yes - the wood is not ideal. I have looked into HDU (sign foam), renshape, machinable wax, etc. The wood for this scale piece is fine for now, I...
The CNC router is a 24"x 24" unit made by Geometric Robotics https://www.ebay.com/itm/133697164060 I purchased it in 2012 and have made some...
I have used AESUB Blue. It evaporates/sublimates after a period of time (supposed to be no more than 4 hours) out in the field I have found it...
There's a plaque I want to produce copies of it. I put together a mobile scanning setup: Laptop 3d Scanner (s) AC Powerbank 3d scanning spray...
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Here's the lid on my furnace. Best lid design I have come across. I copied the style from a larger McEnglevan educational furnace that I have. I...
Recycle/scrap them, they are very smokey/messy as well as labour intensive to melt, and offer a poor yield. In addition the metal quality for any...
So that's kind of a whole thing. The exported files are normal solids, .obj/.stl are the two I use. One of the big issues with mechanical...
I have the Creality Lizard scanner, I got it on the Kickstarter campaign which ended up as hot garbage. Creality pulled through and delivered the...
I have used a Beckett burner in an old poorly modified MIFCO furnace I had, yes the burner needs to be withdrawn once firing is complete as the...
I have the same machine, it's solid. No simultaneous jolt+squeeze I paid 3x this one for it, they are hard to find nowadays. Wish I had found a...
With iron, at least if the volume of metal in it is chunky enough, the gasses escaping from the vents can be lit to burn off, which is much...
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