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| sbwhart:
Great bit of work Gadget, :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: Enjoying the thread looking forward to the next great installment. Have fun Stew |
| ieezitin:
Gadget. Wonderful project here. I am transfixed by it. A few questions, I can guess on the volume and weight of the contents in the Kiln ladle but how long does it take to get to correct temperature? And do you remove the slag before you pour? If not does that effect the pour and the result?. Many thanks. Anthony. |
| Gadget:
--- Quote from: ieezitin on January 12, 2010, 12:08:08 PM ---Gadget. Wonderful project here. I am transfixed by it. A few questions, I can guess on the volume and weight of the contents in the Kiln ladle but how long does it take to get to correct temperature? And do you remove the slag before you pour? If not does that effect the pour and the result?. Many thanks. Anthony. --- End quote --- Hi Anthony, This was about 5.5 lbs of aluminum in the crucible with some left over poured into ingots. It takes about 35 minutes from startup to pour temp for that much metal using propane as a fuel source. The raw material was from ingots previously poured with very little slag but I always skim the pot before pouring. Pouring temp for aluminum is 1300 degrees. Without a pyrometer, the rule of thumb is to pour three minutes after the last ingot has melted. |
| Rob.Wilson:
Great job Gadget :thumbup: i will have to keep an eye on this thread Rob |
| Gadget:
I had to make an angle plate to true the mounting surface of the spindle stand this weekend. The plate did what it needed to do and the bottom mounting surface of the spindle stand is nice and flat. The spindle stand is true vertical both side to side and front to back. Here are some photos of the angle plate and welding. Be kind, I'm not that experienced with TIG welding yet. |
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