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| chuck foster:
that's too bad about the steam blowout :( can we possibly get some info on your furnace, my dad and i have talked about doing some casting but that's all we have done is talk. hope the next pour turn's out better. chuck |
| Bernd:
Nice neat shop you got there Gaget. To bad the pour didn't turn out for you. Chuck, Gingery's series of books on the aluminum foundry might be a place to start, plus a couple internet searches will give you some answers. But why do that when we have an expert right here that knows how. Bernd |
| Gadget:
I knew I got the sand too wet but decided to pour anyway. I'm sure the sand will have dried out enough by next week to get a good pour. I have been casting for 20 years off and on so I'm sure I will get it right. |
| Gadget:
--- Quote from: chuck foster on December 06, 2009, 08:46:29 PM ---that's too bad about the steam blowout :( can we possibly get some info on your furnace, my dad and i have talked about doing some casting but that's all we have done is talk. hope the next pour turn's out better. chuck --- End quote --- My furnace started out as the Gingery electric furnace. I used it that way for about 12 years but the element burned out and I decided to convert it to propane. I can post some burner photos later. I have both propane and waste motor oil burners both of my own design for the most part. The blower is from an old Royal vacuum cleaner which is why it is so noisy. The hinged lid and cart was just pieced together as I saw the need. |
| Gadget:
This is the second attempt at the Gingery mill bed casting. My sand has dried out enough for a pretty good pour. Top and bottom surfaces are nice and flat. No rocking on a flat surface. I also modified the air inlet of the burner. I have much better control of the air flow now. |
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