I don't cast a lot of aluminium but when I do there is a defect that I cannot identify so I made a video showing those defects. [MEDIA]
It is never a good idea to straighten an old die casting, so it broke. I made a video about recasting a new part and if you are a beginner there...
Here is a very strange twin burner furnace but it is not not what I thought of when using two burners in a furnace. So what do you all think,...
I found this video on youtube on how to deal with a magnesium fire. This video would be good for beginners to metal casting as aluminium and...
It is rare to see a lathe bed mold being made and poured in iron on youtube. I am sure that this is only the second video I have seen on youtube...
I made a video about my expendable face plate as I find them very useful. They are used on model engine castings as most of the time it can be...
He makes a lattice fence using an open face mold. [MEDIA]
I made a video on how I store and use compressed air to push the waste oil to my burner. With this idea the compressor only switches on about two...
If you are interested in cupolas this is an excellent video on how a small cupola works. [MEDIA] These two videos show what can happen if you are...
This the worst lack of P.P.E. I have ever seen on youtube. Watch from 5.08. 5.18 see how close the crucible is to his bare right foot. At 5.38...
I have always thought that melting aluminium sheet metal was a bad idea because of the recovery rate so I did a comparison melt to find out what...
If you are still sitting on the fence about melting cast iron then have a look at this video. This is his first time melting cast iron. He gets...
I had a viewer make a comment on my channel that because of me he had a go at melting cast iron and does not want to melt any other metal. Great...
This video is about a backyard iron melter who does not take safety in handling molten iron as a first option. Have a look at 0:47 and 1:44. Great...
So I made a video of a billet I poured from my last video and thought it would be full of air bubbles. Pouring from the top with water can cause a...
Thank you metalab I can now put photos on my posts. Three of the photos are close ups and the fourth one is a photo of the whole defect. It is...
In my latest iron pour I go into detail about what to look for when using scrap for a iron melt. [MEDIA]
This is a interesting video about how a cummins truck diesel engine was used to power a racing car in 1952. They used the patterns for casting...
This video shows how ductile iron is made on a small scale, have a look at 13:39 where they use a teapot ladle with a lid to contain the vigorous...
Here is an interesting video showing after WW 2 how all equipment is salvaged. At the 7:00 mark shows scrap planes being melted down and cast into...
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