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CallMeAl
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Building A Molding Bench - Pictures Galore!
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Last time I posted a project on MadModder I was casting a base for a solenoid engine. I had problems with my sand mix and vowed to switch to an oil based sand. I ordered the sand and set about to build a molding bench to hold the sand and try to contain the usual sand mess I make. I also wanted a bench that I could roll around and use as a work table when doing any casting so it needed to have a fold down back. Here is some photos of the bench construction. This mostly about wood working, but it ends with metal casting so I'm putting it here instead of under the wood section.
Building the carcass:
Installing casters to make it mobile:
Plastic mixing tub fitted:
Full extension drawer for tolls etc.
Tub chute edges:
Fold up top and bench grate slats:
Ready paint and sand:
Sand arrived about 200 lbs. of 250 lbs. ordered, bench painted:
Time to test it out. I turned up a quick and dirty pattern for a rammer out of pine, no paint, just waxed it. I was in a hurry to try out the virgin sand.
Turned out just fine for a quick test, but it would be better if I took the time to make the pattern better and put a nice smooth coat of paint on it.
The bench seems to work like I hoped it would. The sand is a little sticky, but it should improve with use.
Thanks for viewing.
Al
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May 08, 2011, 03:14:58 AM »
Great work mate, clearly handy with brown stuff as well as the shiny stuff!! Nice bench.
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Rob.Wilson
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May 08, 2011, 05:10:16 AM »
Hi Al
Now thats got to be the Rolls Royce of moulding benches
nicely done
Did you fined the sand hard to ram up ?
Rob
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May 08, 2011, 07:45:33 AM »
For not ramming up so good, the sand was fined £50,00.
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May 08, 2011, 08:40:18 AM »
Hi Al,
A very nice job done there
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Nice work
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foozer
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May 08, 2011, 03:35:01 PM »
Nice work, where did you order the sand from?
Robert
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CallMeAl
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May 08, 2011, 04:28:58 PM »
Hey Rob: Thanks, I wouldn't say it was the Rolls Royce, more like a Geo Tracker - who would put sand in a RR? The sand seemed very easy to ram up, a slight bit sticky, but I ain't complaining it should better with use and blacker also.
craynerd: I did some of of the "brown" stuff before I found the religion of metal (though I was welder/mechanic for 25 years). Now I do wood things to make it easier to do metal things.
foozer: Thanks. The sand was ordered from: IFSCO. Check out their website:
http://www.foundry-supplies.com/home.html
Very easy to work with.
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May 08, 2011, 07:17:42 PM »
Nice work!
Eric
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Powder Keg
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May 09, 2011, 07:25:38 AM »
Next you'll be needing a muller\o/ I just mix a little 2 stroke oil in my sand when I mull mine. a little goes a loong way!!! That is about like my bench. I find it really easy to use. Great job!!!
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Wesley P
A Gismo ??? If it has a flywheel or spins and is made with small parts. I'll take one! If it makes noise, moves, or requires frequent oiling and dusting it's a better deal yet. It's especially right if its shiny and bright; but if it's dirty and dull it wont mater at all...
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May 09, 2011, 04:25:54 PM »
That's VERY nice Al
, Arnold
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CallMeAl
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May 15, 2011, 11:29:44 AM »
Thanks Arnold!
Power keg: Thanks. I do have a muller, I built one awhile ago.
Here is a short video of the build and of it in action, works very well though I have some improvements in mind:
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