It has been awhile since I have done an update. That dang ole thing they call life gets in the way. Today I had an opportunity to work on the...
I don't think it is wet enough to cause conduction at the coils, but fuel coil heat to it while it might still be holding moisture was my big...
Thanks for the input. I do like the flexibility of having the variac incorporated, and very much like the idea of being able to use the furnace...
I said it would be a slow progressing project. Before moving forward I had to get a clients project completed and out of the shop before cutting...
The Kanthal wire is 10 gauge and 0.1" diameter. The charts I have seen say it has a resistance of about 0.0808 ohms/ft which is fairly close to...
I have finally received the bricks and final parts for the control panel. The set up I am using for the control panel is very similar to the way...
I am in the beginning stages of building my first foundry furnace. This is going to be a build using insulated fire brick only because I have...
They are surely proud of the BN stuff. Their description saying a lubricant/non-stick agent reminds me of conversations over teflon coatings....
The link to the crucibles above shows the size capability in kg Cu on page 3 for the A-series shape. I scrolled down the page and found on page 5...
@ Oldarm, I appreciate the concern and a very real situation for many. I am guessing that the point you are brining up is that this furnace will...
Internal dims are 14" diameter and 15" tall for the main body. The base plinth and lid may take up a little bit of that height. Regards, Roger
Well, I should be receiving the IFB's this coming Monday. I ordered the IFB's before coming across this forum, which is the nature of the beast....
We have a wedge that has an airline connection to it, but we found that it was a stupid design due to the air being fed between the mold and part...
I am new to this forum and just uploaded pictures to my introduction thread. Hindsight is 20/20, but this info is very helpful. I will resize...
One last pic. This one is closer to being relevant to this forum as it is an oven, but not so much due to its size and temperature range. We...
This trailer is the best MC trailer in the world, in my opinion, looking past the price. It has some problems manufacturing wise, and that is one...
This is a pic of all the parts assembled on the assembly jig. This is very hard to get all the parts assembled square so the lid fits. Hence the...
This is a picture of the inner lid being laid up and the honeycomb being placed. The fiberglass is white in this photo. The other side of the...
And this time I will explore a different way of doing a photo. It looks like I will need some help figuring out how to put pictures in a post. I...
Well, it took some doing as we have had phones crap out, computers crap out, and most importantly my memory crap out, but I found some pictures....
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