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Supercool! Thank you for sharing! I am new to metal casting and when I first saw match plates, I thought "frigging awesome! I have to try that!" I used your video to explain to my son what match plates are and that I will be using them for a project I will be doing.

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I saw this video a couple of years ago and finally got inspired by not only the pin ejector/flask separator but also your philosophy of mechanizing as much as possible and reducing the labor of handling copious amounts of sand. I’ve sent links of this video to various others that I know are into casting for inspiration. I have a couple mullers already (one large and scratch built and one Mini-mite) and an Osborne jolt-squeeze machine. I’m about 90% done with a pin-based flask separator inspired by yours (credit given where due, though I realize the concept is not new by any means). Mine is based on ballscrews, linear bearings, stepper motors, an arduino nano, etc. I have an air solenoid and matchplate vibrator that will all be coordinated. Will make and share a video. I’ve been using it without the motorized lift assist with just the vibrator and hand lifting the platform that holds the ejector pins and uggh and already had a dramatic increase in the quality of the molds (I can support multiple flask sizes by drilling different hole patterns and moving the pins, though I’ll probably keep it up just 3 or 4 sizes for now, currently at 12”x18”) Longer term, I want to incorporate some of your sand handling devices as well as a power riddle (currently I’m using 180 mesh water-bonded olivine greensand which can handle my iron pours and not smoke/destroy the oil-bonded sand) Kudos and thanks for sharing. Knowledge is one of those things you can give away and not have any less yourself afterwards.

Beautiful and efficient setup. That pneumatic flask separator is a real treat. Very nice work!

Brilliant. So simple. Thanks

You are very talented and your setup is great, very informative videos.

ike the notes on the match plates ie Ram by hand

Simple ideas like the threaded alignment posts eliminate bulky weights on the molds.

Have you stopped making these kits? It’s a great shame as your castings are superb.

Thanks to cheap Chinese lathes, people can start their own businesses without a huge outlay.

Nice depends on fragility of object that's being cast.

Great, any idea what weight those balls are? I've found shot put for sale of many different sizes 3.6 - 7.2kg, What weight would you go for? Thanks

I will try it, in my mixer with 6 fist size balls and keeping the paddles, hope it works, can any body give me a recipe for petrobond or green sand, I am on the Gold Coast and have a very fine beach sand, thank you and all the best to you guys

Thank you for the video

This is so well done, congratulations.

This guy is blowing nothing but air through that that's not steam, you can see the access air hittthetowel or paper

Wow 👏 You're the man

No pouring basin. Olfoundryman would be disappointed.

Excelente trabajo lo felicito.podria usted porfavor pasarme la receta del petrobond que usted hace gracias y saludos desde argentina

Thank I need a shed

Awesome! I bought one of Your kits a few years ago, i really looking forward to get my "new" machines setup once i finally get a floor to put them on so i can get my hands on it finished and run the first testdrive of the assembly!! I even got an old low pressure boiler for it from Germany. The design and castings looks million times better than any of those pre assembled Chinese kits! I really love the smooth look of the inlets and outlets of the turbine case, most of the others i seen look quite cheesy and obvious barstock or sheetmetal in comparision to Your castings.

Excellent match plates, well done.

Very nice set up.

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nice workshop. makes your job easier. sand casting is a tedious job. I've seen a bunch of videos from foundries likely from India or pakistan. the manual work sand casting they do is very tedious.

Thanks for the precious tip. I'm going to try to recover my burnt petrobond. Can I use another type of engine oil or 10w 40?

Well done now all you have to do is fit it to your model railway layout

Well that's a bit different Luke!! as a chainsaw user myself for many years [between building model engines]mainly fodder for our Rayburn but often for lathe blanks & planks for making things I take my hat off for the accuracy of you planking that trunk, really accurate work without a guide or jig downside is the jeans tucked in to the rigger boots, bet you had some sawdust in your socks!!hehe well done. Graham.

Hi brother we really need a steam turbine for our final year project so could you help me to get it

Why remove the paddles?

Its Pretty, but it just takes to long in that time i need to make at least 2

Very nice. Mechanical artistry.

Wow that puts out serious power. I want one

17:02 that spin is so satisfying! Looking forward to seeing the finale of this build. I'm very tempted with the kit. BTW. could you consider a video showing how to silver solder your boiler kit? Is that a good first boiler build?

Very impressive. Any chance you can do a video on how you get the sand from the box after mulling through the pipe into your casting bench area?

i have not watch it yet but i know it will be great

Thank you for your video ,Amazing set up.What type of moulding sand/material do you use I was thinking trying petrobond sand . I'm trying to making a permanent mould for my art sculptures, I have used fine sand and cat litter as a home made alternative but the detail isn't good enough.

Excellent workmanship Luke, that foundry setup is a work of art [love it!] great little design. Graham.

best thing yet

Awesome 💝

Don't you preheat the furnace first in order for it to get up to temperature faster?

Can you also make bigger parts with your setup? Seems like their all the same size cope and drag.

Steam engines are so hackneyed!

Is it a Tesla turbine?

I like your opening montage, showing every piece on machinery essential to success

Well that’s one problem solved.

what is the material of starting pink pattern....are you using 3d printer

Interesting that you use a press fit and adhesive to join the rotor to the shaft, whereas your plans specify a threaded joint. It is my next task, not sure whether to go for the press fit or threaded joint - pros/cons?