Thank you, Kelly! That bit of success has given me the confidence to go on to more complex castings, including a block for the top front of the...
After a fairly lengthy absence from my shop due to family obligations, I finally got to pour a couple of valve covers for my customized Corvair...
I absolutely agree...the higher temperature was the key to my success the last two pours, thanks to Kelly's advice.
Wow, Kelly! Another great project and fine example of what you can do with lost foam. We've had a few things happen around here to keep me out of...
Thank you, Kelly! HaHa, gotcha :-) Yes, the "CORVAIR" is actually the top of the valve cover, and when installed will be only about 14" off the...
Thanks Mark!
Well, I lied.....just did a melt yesterday, and it took more like close to 2 hours to get up to proper pouring temp. The time I stated previously...
Well, I poured my third attempt at a valve cover today, and thanks to the sage advice I received from Kelly, the guru of lost foam casting, it was...
-Not sure what blower it is, as it was just a piece of junk I had salvaged somewhere, but now that you mention it, it could be out of a dishwasher...
I built my muller using part of a 55 gal. drum. For the wheel, I cut off a ring from a large steel pipe (maybe well casing?) about 3" wide, I...
I wanted something bigger than the numerous designs built using 5 gal. buckets, or similar. The tub was given to me by the local appliance repair...
Hi Kelly. I agree with you whole heartedly about the trolls and their comments :-) That is just sad that they worry about sound quality more...
Just browsing and ran across this discussion. I just built mine last summer.[ATTACH]It is an enameled steel washing machine tub lined with a 1"...
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