Tops's Recent Activity
-
Tops attached a file to the thread What Projects are People Working On/Wanting to Work On?.
Miscellany: 1. Re-installed ceramic fiber insulation in the the A10 project 2. Coated the reworked pig pattern w/ epoxy+West 422...
Apr 21, 2025 at 11:24 AM
-
Tops liked Tobho Mott's post in the thread Foundry furnaces: Free to a good home.
Glad to see it went to a good home, hope we'll get to see it in action soon... Jeff
Apr 21, 2025 at 10:35 AM -
Tops liked Al2O3's post in the thread Foundry furnaces: Free to a good home.
Nice to meet you and your son Derek. Thanks for making the drive and hope you are able to get some use out of them. Best, Kelly
Apr 21, 2025 at 10:35 AM -
Tops liked woolstar's post in the thread Foundry furnaces: Free to a good home.
Well, the stars finally aligned, or at least the two of us being in the same state at the same time (non quantum wise). It was a...
Apr 21, 2025 at 10:35 AM -
Tops replied to the thread Multi-use Ribbon Burner questions.
The guy who bent and flared the pipes was very particular, working in small increments to get the fits 'just right'. This was beneficial...
Apr 21, 2025 at 10:02 AM -
Tops liked Rob Hall's post in the thread Multi-use Ribbon Burner questions.
The Homely Despot is gonna lower my credit if I don't buy something on credit, so Golly Jeepers whatever shall I do but make a purchase...
Apr 21, 2025 at 9:53 AM -
Tops replied to the thread Glue for Foam.
I tried it on some larger pieces of foam. Some of the joints seemed brittle to handle afterwards and one has to deal with overspray,...
Apr 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM -
Tops liked rocco's post in the thread Glue for Foam.
BTW, has anyone here tried this? [ATTACH]
Apr 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
-
Tops liked rocco's post in the thread Glue for Foam.
There are a few different types of UHU glues. The one I see most often are the sticks but, I assume you're referring to the tube on the...
Apr 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
-
Tops liked garyhlucas's post in the thread Glue for Foam.
Just got a tube of glue called UHU to try. Says for expanded polystyrene right on the tube. It is made in Germany.
Apr 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM -
Tops replied to the thread Multi-use Ribbon Burner questions.
The slide gate I have is not air/gas tight, I can see daylight through the slide and it leaks air on the blower side when closed and in...
Apr 19, 2025 at 2:12 PM -
Tops liked Al2O3's post in the thread Glue for Foam.
I use hot glue and PVA (white glue) for 90%+ of my lost foam pattern work. I use the lowest melting point hot glue because some of the...
Apr 19, 2025 at 7:33 AM -
Tops replied to the thread Glue for Foam.
Hello David, There is a section about glues in the 'Confessions' pinned post at the top of this subforum. I have a bottle of Aleene's...
Apr 19, 2025 at 3:57 AM -
Tops liked Tobho Mott's post in the thread Great Ontario Foundry Road Trip, 2025.
Yes! After all this time, some kind of meet up really should have already happened already by now. Here's the video with more detail...
Apr 18, 2025 at 5:38 PM -
Tops replied to the thread Multi-use Ribbon Burner questions.
I think we would all love to see pictures. Weren't we supposed to say you're crazy to unlock that feature? :D Are you going to have...
Apr 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
