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New page: =Foundry 1.0= * following Lionel Oliver's [http://backyardmetalcasting.com/book_fp.html Flowerpot Crucible Furnace] instructions ==Materials== * already have ** popcorn tin ** scrap steel... |
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** bits of pipe & angle iron (any time from home depot) |
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** blower (have one to salvage, if it works) |
** blower (have one to salvage, if it works) |
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** refractory materials |
** refractory materials |
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*** portland cement |
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** a couple bricks (dry, safe places to set down hot things) |
** a couple bricks (dry, safe places to set down hot things) |
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** pipe/rebar/angle iron for: |
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** charcoal |
** charcoal |
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** something for a lid handle (more wire |
** something for a lid handle (more wire?) |
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** slotted steel spoon for slag removal |
** slotted steel spoon for slag removal |
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=Ideas for Moldmaking= |
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==Lost Foam== |
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* Carve a block of foam [http://www.buildyouridea.com/foundry/lost_foam_howto/lost_foam_howto.html Lost Foam howto] |
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* Cast a styrofoam positive in a plaster die [http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-%22make%22-plastic/ following this information] |
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==Greensand== |
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* I have this book [http://backyardmetalcasting.com/book_sc.html] |
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Revision as of 16:34, 31 July 2009
Foundry 1.0
- following Lionel Oliver's Flowerpot Crucible Furnace instructions
Materials
- already have
- popcorn tin
- scrap steel for lid walls (from cubicle wall cut offs)
- wire for lid refractory retension (bicycle spokes from West Town)
- bits of pipe & angle iron (any time from home depot)
- blower (have one to salvage, if it works)
- refractory materials
- portland cement
- silica sand
- clay planter
- broken clay planter bits
- need
- a couple bricks (dry, safe places to set down hot things)
- pipe/rebar/angle iron for:
- tongs
- air spreader
- air intake (necessary?)
- crucible
- charcoal
- something for a lid handle (more wire?)
- slotted steel spoon for slag removal
Ideas for Moldmaking
Lost Foam
- Carve a block of foam Lost Foam howto
- Cast a styrofoam positive in a plaster die following this information
Greensand
- I have this book [1]
