Well, following three years of hell... both parents passing, job loss, divorce and being locked down for seven months because of covid in a...
Really like your tuyere design. I'm going to steal that for next time :)
A pressure test over a period of time would also go a long way to proving casting integrity. No movement on my foundry setup for a while, a few...
I ended up on the roof of a parked car after doing something similar to PatJ. The bike came off worse with the front wheel bent under the car...
Do you find any spring in the wheel casings when cutting them up? I have heard that alu wheels are sometimes pretty likely to move during cutting,...
Looking good Kelly, Pouring an ingot before and after degassing, from the same melt would be interesting from a porosity inspection point of...
Kelly, very good results. About the lance, is the pressure you are seeing not because of the very small orifice size you have in the head casting...
Tried my hand at etching brass with Ferric Chloride back in September. I found that etching vertically with no agitation gives poor results. There...
Very interesting write-up, and professional results Mark. I'm going to have to find a local supplier of hydrochloric acid. One thing I have...
Just checked and the Dewalt as Kelly has would cost me US$900 + tax, 50% shipping & handling fees...
Monitor over time. What do the new coils measure, resistance wise, versus an old/used coil?
Wish I had the budget for a cold saw... :)
Kelly, the back fence is adjustable too. Looking to remove it all together and incorporate a fence into the base, so when the saw is swiveled the...
Nice Mach but a little more work than I want to put in at the moment. Good idea to have an abrasive saw above a welder? mmm...
OCD, no I did not see Kelly's stand, where is it hosted? Al, Yea I've had all sorts of supports floating around but as I get more into metal work...
Thanks guys, this saw is just a standard abrasive cut-off with no swivel built-in. I'm Sick of supporting 8ft lengths of steel with wood for it...
Hi all, I'm in the design phase for a chop saw material support. Each one is basically a 1-1/2" roller. The center grey block is the chop saw...
Thanks Kelly. Pat, Machinery Handbook goes into spring manufacture, mandrel size etc required. A good video for DIY... [MEDIA]
Mark, I've been playing with etching brass with FeCl3 and even when using photo etch resist, I can't seem to get the sharp lines you have there....
Simple yet elegant coil winder. Could you show a little more detail of the end of the rod where you have the wire captive by what looks like a...
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