Finally approaching the finish line on this as we ram up the remaining steps of both furnaces. #casting #foundry #madeinmississippi #madeinusa #windyhillfoundry #refractory #
This is really interesting to watch. I've always wondered how furnaces like this were made. My father, when he worked in the steel industry, sometimes did relining work on huge blast furnaces - literally TONS of refractory brick. Exact same principles though. Thanks for the education!
Suggestion; take some of the refractory you are using and make a slurry that is thin enough to paint with a paint brush and once the refractory lining is totally dry, paint a layer of the refractory slurry on the refractory. Using the same refractory to make the slurry will insure that it bonds chemically to the refractory and painting a slurry on the surface of the refractory will fill in the surface making the refractory smooth and harder for the molten metal splashes to attach it self to the refractory which would cause premature pitting. Nice project, fun to watch.
@@JFirn86Q , I suppose it depends on the refractory but the technique I described was used each time we replaced a refractory lining and that was every time in my 20 year career as a Molder in the Navy.
Oh, the hydraulic action of the tamping is what causes it to be solid refractory. Thanks for your solid effort in topic coverage. Good luck with the forge too
Fascinated with this entire process, and no experience at all with forming refractory. But I was wondering if a concrete vibrator would help remove any voids when forming? Seems like it is very similar.
My neighbor's son in law asked to hunt my place years ago. I gave him permission provided that he call me every season to let me know and give me a hind quarter once in a while. Didn't get a call for 5 years so I figured he wasn't hunting. So... I discovered 5 dear stands on my land, took them down and traded them for tools at the pawn shop. His wife called one day and asked, "did you get ____'s deer stand? I told her "I guess so"...that he was supposed to let me know he was hunting and I hadn't heard from him in years. She said, "well too bad for him, he should have called you". I don't give permission any more.
I took welding in trade school, and we had a sub course on blacksmithing, and I think I learned more on that than I did welding, since my dad taught me the basics.
I recently made my first little foundry, just getting started and trying to figure things out. Watching you do this makes me realize just how crappy a job I did, and just how inefficient my design is. Dang it.
This is some great info Clark. I've watched Keith Rucker build up his furnace as well (along with the relatively expensive oops). Have to ask though, how are those castings on the fence going? It sounded like they were really starting to push hard on you...
I'm taking notes. I'm going to build a furnace in the near future to do aluminium casting. I haven't decided on propane or diesel burner yet. i may want to do brass also. Any suggestions on which would be more suitable? I don't know if propane would melt brass. Love the video. Always informative and entertaining!
would a possibly better way of putting the pipe in for the side is to have cut grooves on the inside almost all the way thru so that it would be possible to jam a metal rod or screwdriver around the outside to collapse the tube?
Probably it is to make it easier to put wide flat chunks of crushed brake disks into the crucible, if the hole was round it needs to be much larger to fit the same size of brake disk chunks.
Would a concrete vibrator help packing the refractory? Hunting deer helps regulate their population. Auto damage becomes expensive at a point and disease in the population spreads rampantly at another point. It seems cruel to kill them, but they die either way. At least most hunters eat the meat and buy less beef and pork as a result. Be careful of the chlorine (mustard gas) when burning PVC. I appreciate that paper is her "best China..." :)
This is really interesting to watch. I've always wondered how furnaces like this were made. My father, when he worked in the steel industry, sometimes did relining work on huge blast furnaces - literally TONS of refractory brick. Exact same principles though. Thanks for the education!
You and Mr Pete have wonderful wives letting the two of you borrow the household items so often.
Suggestion; take some of the refractory you are using and make a slurry that is thin enough to paint with a paint brush and once the refractory lining is totally dry, paint a layer of the refractory slurry on the refractory. Using the same refractory to make the slurry will insure that it bonds chemically to the refractory and painting a slurry on the surface of the refractory will fill in the surface making the refractory smooth and harder for the molten metal splashes to attach it self to the refractory which would cause premature pitting. Nice project, fun to watch.
That is going to lead to a very porous and weak surface, not a hard smooth surface.
@@JFirn86Q , I suppose it depends on the refractory but the technique I described was used each time we replaced a refractory lining and that was every time in my 20 year career as a Molder in the Navy.
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Its a long process and i think not a lot of us undrrstood how much of a process it is. very interesting. Thanks
Oh, the hydraulic action of the tamping is what causes it to be solid refractory. Thanks for your solid effort in topic coverage. Good luck with the forge too
Very educational. I really appreciate you sharing this process.
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You need that guy with the screen door bottom boat on standby to slap some flex seal on them leaks.😁
Really enjoying this. Very interesting the process of putting in the refractory. Looking forward for the next part.
Fascinated with this entire process, and no experience at all with forming refractory. But I was wondering if a concrete vibrator would help remove any voids when forming? Seems like it is very similar.
My neighbor's son in law asked to hunt my place years ago. I gave him permission provided that he call me every season to let me know and give me a hind quarter once in a while. Didn't get a call for 5 years so I figured he wasn't hunting. So... I discovered 5 dear stands on my land, took them down and traded them for tools at the pawn shop. His wife called one day and asked, "did you get ____'s deer stand? I told her "I guess so"...that he was supposed to let me know he was hunting and I hadn't heard from him in years. She said, "well too bad for him, he should have called you". I don't give permission any more.
I took welding in trade school, and we had a sub course on blacksmithing, and I think I learned more on that than I did welding, since my dad taught me the basics.
Clarke, you might want to invest is some stretch wrap for such needs. It goes on faster, and it's cheap.
I recently made my first little foundry, just getting started and trying to figure things out. Watching you do this makes me realize just how crappy a job I did, and just how inefficient my design is. Dang it.
This is some great info Clark. I've watched Keith Rucker build up his furnace as well (along with the relatively expensive oops).
Have to ask though, how are those castings on the fence going? It sounded like they were really starting to push hard on you...
I'm taking notes. I'm going to build a furnace in the near future to do aluminium casting. I haven't decided on propane or diesel burner yet. i may want to do brass also. Any suggestions on which would be more suitable? I don't know if propane would melt brass. Love the video. Always informative and entertaining!
Propane gets hot enough to melt brass.
Think the small one he is building is meant for bronze and brass and it's also going to be propane.
Good video
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Getting close to fire!
Loved the jokes! (Goodness, I hope you're joking! 🤣)
I bet Josey would enjoy the books by Alexander G. Weygers. Also, the RUclips channel Black Bear Forge is pretty good.
would a possibly better way of putting the pipe in for the side is to have cut grooves on the inside almost all the way thru so that it would be possible to jam a metal rod or screwdriver around the outside to collapse the tube?
Your wife is much more understanding than mine.
Between you and Keith I think that a broken gear on that forge blower will not be a problem.
Hurry hurry! He he !
Amazingly my wife watched "Forged In Fire" W/O me having to ask!
Do I remember correctly that you use an oil burner? Could you show us some details of that?
Is that alumina cement you are using ? I used a Rock process in mine (not as hot) (Al and bronze) .
Good work, Sir..Btw, never burn any PVC. That will send out poisonous gases.
Did Clarke say he needs to do this once a year? That's a lot of work.
are you expecting a hurricane? The film on it's own would probably be enough! All that plastic!
Is there any kind of release agent that could be put on the forms?
Pardon the noob question but, I do not understand the oval vent, any insights as to why!
Probably it is to make it easier to put wide flat chunks of crushed brake disks into the crucible, if the hole was round it needs to be much larger to fit the same size of brake disk chunks.
Would a concrete vibrator help packing the refractory? Hunting deer helps regulate their population. Auto damage becomes expensive at a point and disease in the population spreads rampantly at another point. It seems cruel to kill them, but they die either way. At least most hunters eat the meat and buy less beef and pork as a result. Be careful of the chlorine (mustard gas) when burning PVC. I appreciate that paper is her "best China..." :)
Someday you will walk into your kitchen and find that your wife has installed padlocks on all the cabinets! :)