Hello my name is Stan,i played around with some sand casting a few years ago and had a ball with it.Life took a turn and was unable to play with it for awile.Now i am back at it.in the past i only did sand casting but now i have a project with super fine detail and am trying my hand at investement.So far its been fun,what a difference from sand.I am retired now and have the time to play with some of these projects.I am looking forward to chatting with some of you as the wealth of knowledge in this group is priceless.cheers and bless you all.
Hello Sam, I am a sporadic foundry man also....just when I really need something I can't buy LOL. I have done some small investment casting (rings in aluminum just to try steam assist) Now I am struggling with some lost foam for a complex 2 stroke cylinder for my vintage motocross bikes. (i may just make all the core boxes & patterns for the project & get back to "easy greensand" casting) I am on the west coast of Michigan between Muskegon & Grand Haven. if you don't have it already. I can highly recommend Ammen's book on investment casting. He has dozens of recopies for investment & many world class tips on patterns & the whole process. C.W. Ammen he has a few books out there.
Where in Michigan? I am in Harrison, Middle Michigan myself. Check out the member Google map and see if anyone is close to you. https://forums.thehomefoundry.org/index.php?threads/google-map-of-casters.1350/ I am also one of those WHENEVER kinda casters. Too many hobbies.
