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Rob.Wilson:

--- Quote from: Darren on April 25, 2010, 08:15:55 AM ---Thanks Rob, Very nice work .... again !! :clap:

How much of the "cement" castable? did you use in this?

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Hi Darren , i used a fare few bags , 10 i think ,,,,,,,, the castable is rated to 1700c , its what they use to line steel smelting furnaces ,

Cheers Rob

Darren:
Wow, that is a few, I see now where the bricks become attractive, if you can find them :thumbup:

Bernd:
Nice pictures and explanation Rob.

You've got me itching to start up a furnace again. I had built Dave Gingery's charcoal furnce many years ago. Metled some ally but never made anything. Still have the furnce. I did convert it to use propane though.

Thanks for all the typing and I didn't fall asleep. :lol:

Bernd

Rob.Wilson:
Thanks Bernd ,,,,,,, :lol:

Drag your furnace out and fire it up :thumbup: , sometimes the patterns for the job can be very simple , For one of many engine projects , i wanted a bronze flywheel rim and base , two minutes with some fake wood ,3/4" thick MDF and i cut out a ring and base pattern , I had a pile of worn out bronze bushes i had collected , into the pot they went .

This way there was less machinig and waist than from solid

And the riser can be put to good use too , in all there was not allot of waist from the casting ,

How much would it cost to bye lumps of bronze that size ? This way i used some scrap and about £2 worth of LPG , more fun too :)

Regards Rob

OH and when you cock the part up as i do , you can hide/fix your mistake by melting it down

dsquire:
Rob

Woke up this morning and grabbed a :coffee: and headed to the computer to see what everyone in MadModder land has been up to around the world. First one that I hit on was this one. Wow! This build is right up there with all your other projects, first class all the way. The castings shown in the 3rd picture down also look pretty sharp. I imagine with this new furnace that we are going to see some awesome castings in the future. :ddb: :ddb: :ddb: :ddb:

Thanks for the great post Rob.

Cheers :beer:

Don

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