Okay thanks guys! I'll just mix with the high silicon alloy I have. Which may be a great compromise cause there is advantages to both depending on...
So It was been hard for me to source a356 or a similar high silicon alloy where I live. I have resorted to buying it online which isn't exactly...
Thanks Mach! I was unaware of that supplier, I am about 2 hours from VA Beach. I Just emailed them, Have you purchased from them?
I am looking for some fine silica sand to make green sand or petrobond. Where do you guys buy your sand? I have bought petrobond premade in the...
Hello friends, So I have just finished building a kwiky oil burner and I am having trouble getting it to burn properly. when dialing it in with...
I would add a sprue to the largest end. if you do the smaller flat end you will catch air in the undercuts of the mushroom shaped end, unless you...
but in the OPs case it might not help since hes using a squash mold, when the pressure collapses the bubbles you need a reservoir of extra wax to...
This is the only photo I have at the moment, next time I do it I will document it. This was pressure cast homemade machinable (parafin and HDPE.)...
You can find videos on youtube about pressure resin casting, it's the same concept but with wax instead of resin.
I pressure cast my wax which provides bubble free castings, the same process commonly used in resin casting. you can make a pressure chamber with...
Still need this cast?
Still looking to get it cast?
Thank you Patrick! I would love to know more about your business plan! I dont plan on having much time especially at first. But I'm hoping to...
Thanks guys! Yes jason and Patrick are more inline with what I'm interested in hearing. I've been selling casting for some time and now I have a...
Awesome! What are your plans? What things are you making? What is your setup like?
Okay well let me rephrase, has any one turned their hobby into a business, not it their home...
Has anyone on here turn their foundry hobby into a full time business? And if so I want to know your story! What do you make, process, setup and...
They are pretty cheap around me for some reason, not sure what factors may be at play.
Thanks for the help guys I'll try to get it going. Found coils on ebay cheap. I'll dig into it this weekend after reading the links!
Thanks! I think I may be over my head on the electrical side of things on this one... I may just stick a burner in it..
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