I realize this video is dated but just discovered it. I just built a five gallon bucket foundry very similar to the one in the video. My intent is just to play with it with my grandson and teach him some basic foundry skills. I also just found and purchased Dave's Charcoal Foundry book (#1) on eBay which I'm anxious to get and read. I actually knew Dave back in the day and have been out to his house a time or two as I too am from Springfield. He was a friend that I sorely miss along with Harold Blumentstock, Don Cokely and others. All great minds. I selfishly wish they were still around. Thanks for letting me comment.
Good video, thanks for posting. I have the small propane fired furnace and have been using it to cast some parts. Got your book on plastic injection machine and built that too. I'm thinking of building a home aluminum injection machine for small model engine parts. Something like a small horizontal cold casting machine. The injector piston might be operated using a salvaged log splitter actuator and pump. Any ideas along these lines?
Just found these books. I wish I would have known about them a year ago before I bought my first lathe. Could have saved a bunch of money and learned at the same time.
Don't know if you ever got a reply but if you are talking about flux to help with the dross and make the poor better I understand a 50/50 mix of household baking soda and table salt is supposed to do the job for aluminum. I'm not an expert though so you might want to get a second opinion.
The earliest cast-iron artefacts date to the 5th century BC, and were discovered by archaeologists in what is now Jiangsu in China. Cast iron was used in ancient China for warfare, agriculture, and architecture. During the 15th century, cast iron became utilized for cannon in Burgundy, France,
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I realize this video is dated but just discovered it. I just built a five gallon bucket foundry very similar to the one in the video. My intent is just to play with it with my grandson and teach him some basic foundry skills. I also just found and purchased Dave's Charcoal Foundry book (#1) on eBay which I'm anxious to get and read. I actually knew Dave back in the day and have been out to his house a time or two as I too am from Springfield. He was a friend that I sorely miss along with Harold Blumentstock, Don Cokely and others. All great minds. I selfishly wish they were still around. Thanks for letting me comment.
I miss your Dad a lot, he was an inspiration.
Good video, thanks for posting. I have the small propane fired furnace and have been using it to cast some parts. Got your book on plastic injection machine and built that too. I'm thinking of building a home aluminum injection machine for small model engine parts. Something like a small horizontal cold casting machine. The injector piston might be operated using a salvaged log splitter actuator and pump. Any ideas along these lines?
Just found these books. I wish I would have known about them a year ago before I bought my first lathe. Could have saved a bunch of money and learned at the same time.
Hi, i need a little advice. Does it get hot enough to melt brass..?
Just found your channel and Subscribed. Nice job.
cant wait to make mine
Good! But I don't speak English and I can't understand you. So, could you tell me how must be the airflow performance in m3/h of the centrifugal fan?
buried the foundry will much more saving the heat/energy.
what widely available flux-like materials can you recommend to clean up aluminium and/or protect it from oxidizing or improve machanical properties ?
or some special mixtures which i can make using cheap and nontoxic chemicals i can buy from local chemical shop ?
Don't know if you ever got a reply but if you are talking about flux to help with the dross and make the poor better I understand a 50/50 mix of household baking soda and table salt is supposed to do the job for aluminum. I'm not an expert though so you might want to get a second opinion.
and maybe borax in an aluminum foil envelope, push to bottom of pot with inverted cup on end of long rod
So they just got perfectly straight bars out of the ore?
WHY..DIDN'T...YOU..SHOW..THE FINISHED PRODUCT!?
iron wasn't cast in Europe until very late, but STEEL has been cast in india since 300 BCE. actually, the best steel ever, wootz :D
Crucible steel is melted, yes, but not cast: it resolidifies in the same crucible it melted in.
The earliest cast-iron artefacts date to the 5th century BC, and were discovered by archaeologists in what is now Jiangsu in China. Cast iron was used in ancient China for warfare, agriculture, and architecture. During the 15th century, cast iron became utilized for cannon in Burgundy, France,
agreed
If you wrap the flag halyard around the pole several times it will make less noise in the wind.
Otherwise excellent video.
i agree....
I'm pretty sure you'll need a gas powered furnace for iron.
6:30 to go to the melting
eww Kingsford.
Very impressive, but I would like to see you wear a face mask for your own safety tw1100...
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Nope. Nowhere near hot enough.