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| MetalCaster:
"Basic Principles of Gates & Risering", American Foundrymen's Society Cast Metals Insitute, ninth printing, 1993. I got mine used as a paperback online. Gating and risering methods vary from book to book. I am trying to zero in on one that is relatively simple to make and use, and one that will work well with a variety of mold types/sizes. |
| SemiSkilled:
There is a bit on using a swirling gate in this video, Lee. |
| MetalCaster:
That is a terrific video. Lots of cool ideas there. I have not seen the swirling thing, but I have seen the big central riser arrangement. Very nice video, thanks for posting that. Those guys really have it down to a science. The degassing is not required if you don't have a gas problem, but it may help with microporosity or something. I don't do much aluminum, so I guess I won't try degassing. |
| nel2lar:
MetalCaster If you use a small amount of Borox, the same Twenty Mule Team stuff, it will make the brass flow nicer and more of the trash to rise. Nice looking casting. Nelson Collar |
| unc1esteve:
Metalcaster, I have been reviewing the post on casting furnaces. I am an old man, there are many things I do not understand. What is the mystery about your identification? You do not want people to know who you are yet you can not keep from posting. I do not understand. |
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