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  1. Tops liked Swiftsure 33's post in the thread Flask Hardware.

    Throwing my hat in the ring after making another one of my own cast aluminum flasks. This design doesn't exactly solve all of the issues...

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  2. Tops liked Tobho Mott's post in the thread Brass printing press part for local madman.

    The rollers came in, now he's just waiting for the ink to arrive. Sent me these pics. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Finally got a bunch of...

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  3. Tops liked nobodyspecial's post in the thread New From Whidbey Island.

    Hi, I'm a new member living on Whidbey Island up in the Puget Sound. I used to get on backyardmetalcasting between about '03 and '08 and...

    Apr 21, 2024 at 3:19 PM
  4. Tops liked Swiftsure 33's post in the thread Thinking About Switching To Tumbler Muller.

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VZCnBWLcZUhN1DepZBBUu8t7Bppt90sD/view?usp=drive_link Video of my new cement mixer putting in work. The...

    Apr 21, 2024 at 3:14 PM
  5. Tops liked Tobho Mott's post in the thread Art casting!.

    Day 3. By the time I got back there a cement mixer boulder muller had been built and the second pattern that kept jumping out of the...

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  6. Tops liked Al2O3's post in the thread Mercruiser 470 Intake Manifold.

    Yup, another Inline Carb intake manifold. This time for a big displacement 4-banger. Just video this time fellas. [MEDIA] Best, Kelly

    Apr 20, 2024 at 8:40 AM
  7. Tops liked Al2O3's post in the thread Drag Knife.

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    Apr 20, 2024 at 8:39 AM
  8. Tops replied to the thread Mixing up K-Bond Sand (Similar to Petrobond).

    I got the same stuff, one size smaller bottle, last year. I hear it helps to cure water glass core sand too.

    Apr 19, 2024 at 3:33 PM
  9. Tops liked Tobho Mott's post in the thread Art casting!.

    Day 2, here's the first mold, first the cope then the drag with the pattern still in it. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] This is one of those...

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  10. Tops liked Tobho Mott's post in the thread Art casting!.

    Day 1 we built flasks, figured out some logistics, then rammed up and poured the first big mold. I think it was 18 x 18 with a 2x4 cope...

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