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| inthesticks:
Not doing much this weekend, enjoying the comfortable sunny weather we are getting. I took a couple hr's out this morning to set up my molding area. Decided to set it up in one of the 3 heated shops I have attached to the house. This will allow me to melt on the patio on mild winter days without concerns of frozen molding sand or molds. All sand mixing done on the patio, the only mixing in the shop being the occassional adjustment to temper. With the floor layout complete now, this shop is ready for a couple of coats of paint to. :whip: :) Cheers CB |
| inthesticks:
A couple of things this morning. Took John B's suggestion and added a T handle to the end of the pouring shank. Can't be to safe. I also added a plate across the pouring side of the shank. This will give extra support on the pouring side and I am hoping it will provide a dam to strain the slag and crude from the pour allowing me to dispose of it after the pour. Hope this works slagging a crucible of iron sounds like a pretty dodgy proccess. :( Cheers CB |
| inthesticks:
Put together a pouring and green sand mixing box this afternoon. Its just 2 X 4's with a 2' X 5" 20 guage galvanized sheet metal bottom.I can mix my green sand in it and when I pour it will get a couple of inches of sand in the bottom, set up tight to the furnace I can pour 3 molds comfortably. Mixed up 150 lbs of molding sand, the formula from one of D. Gingery's books: 150 lbs of sand 10% bentonite clay=15 lbs. 1% wheat flour=1 lbs 8 ounces 1/2 gallon water Stopped adding water when it still felt to dry and continued to mix a couple times over. Tried the compacted handfull test showed good detail and broke clean without to much crumbling. Moved inside to the molding bench and covered with plastic to finish tempering, Should improve with time as the moisture permeates all of the clay and flour particles. Cheers CB |
| inthesticks:
Had a number of ideas for the pouring shank for my little steel crucible. Commited today and went with this. The wieght balance feels good, hopefully it pours as well. Cheers CB |
| Homebrewer:
Good looking pouring shank Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk |
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