I tried Polyurethane and no dice. I found a PVC canned foam that seems possible. Anyone have any luck?
Photo of my rack of stuff I've cast. Various methods. I live near Disneyland so, I make a bunch of that. I make brass and copper coins and stuff...
Has anyone experimented with using an inital dip in Investmnet prior to dipping in SS? I want to make little intricate things but the SS is nearly...
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Been playing with PVB for a bit now. Thanks for the tip, whoever gave it to me. It is burn-outable and is alcohol smoothable. You can dissolve it...
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Any suggestions for a coating for smoothing out the printing lines that will burn out? Smooth On makes a 2 part resin designed for it, but I dont...
Been saving my skimmings and finally decided to remelt and see how much I could get. Turns out, about 20 lbs of brass back.[ATTACH]
Im sure there are more knowlegable casters out there who can tell me why some of my larger casts get gas holes occasionally. I think it is over...
so Ive been playing with Suspendaslurry for a while. Here is a bit of a photo dump of stuff. Dollar store funnels work great for making pour...
Trying something new with a keg and a forced air propane burner. My knifemaking forge is going to mounted piggyback. Still a day or two from...
One of my IG followers donated about 400 lbs to the cause! Amazing guy. Dropped it off too. @Ferrisbeu sprim[ATTACH]
Gonna try casting a couple Jeep keychains I 3d printed. No reason I shouldn't work. Gotta get em thicker though.
Casting 5 lbs+ brass. Do you just pour it in then pour it back out?? I haven't had the guts to try it. Funny shit. Instagram is Ferrisbeu
Ive always just dumped my metal down into the mold. but now im seeing the bottom to top method. Pros? cons? Idk. ive got a bunch of stuff on my IG...
I keep looking for times, temps etc. no dice. please clue me in. wanna try it out tomorrow. have it ready to burn. 9 dips. i have an electric...
I love playing with pewter. Anyone else? I will post pics if anyone responds
I tried the Craftsman resin from Anycubic for block casing in Kerr investment and it left a ton of ash inside the flask so cast was ruined. Even...
When I started casting stuff, I was dumbstruck on how expensive large crucibles were. So I tried cutting the end off an old un-useable Argon gas...
Hey my name is Chris. I am from Southern California near Dland. Ive been casting for a few years. Most of my techniques are rather unconventional...
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