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| Author: | mickmini [ Wed Jul 02, 2014 10:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Casting metal parts at home |
Easy peasy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sQCJ6rv54s |
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| Author: | boomini [ Wed Jul 02, 2014 11:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Casting metal parts at home |
Awesome. |
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| Author: | Scoop [ Mon Jul 07, 2014 10:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Casting metal parts at home |
Very interesting. Good find. |
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| Author: | micool [ Tue Jul 08, 2014 8:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Casting metal parts at home |
Cool Find |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Wed Jul 09, 2014 7:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Casting metal parts at home |
Interesting... it takes me back to my Railways apprentice days.  But, cast alloy isn't real strong compared to billet. These days, why not cut the shape out of alloy plate with a laser or water jet cutting machine, then machine the sides? More scrap, but much better mechanical properties in the finished product. |
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| Author: | goodie [ Thu Jul 10, 2014 8:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Casting metal parts at home |
Interesting to watch . |
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| Author: | mickmini [ Thu Jul 10, 2014 8:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Casting metal parts at home |
drmini in aust wrote: Interesting... it takes me back to my Railways apprentice days. But, cast alloy isn't real strong compared to billet. These days, why not cut the shape out of alloy plate with a laser or water jet cutting machine, then machine the sides? More scrap, but much better mechanical properties in the finished product. Come on Kev. The man is making model steam engines. If he has them laser cut, then they won't look the part at all. 
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Thu Jul 10, 2014 10:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Casting metal parts at home |
Ah OK Mick, being an ex steam man I should have realised what he was making, my bad....  I kept wondering why you would do this for use in a car, ffs! 
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| Author: | 9YaTaH [ Thu Jul 17, 2014 8:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Casting metal parts at home |
mickmini wrote: Herbert "Bert" James Munro (1899-1978) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih2reBw9ZmQ |
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| Author: | Mick [ Thu Jul 17, 2014 8:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Casting metal parts at home |
"This tea tastes funny Bert..."
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| Author: | smac [ Thu Jul 17, 2014 8:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Casting metal parts at home |
drmini in aust wrote: Ah OK Mick, being an ex steam man I should have realised what he was making, my bad.... I kept wondering why you would do this for use in a car, ffs! Round here it would look the part hanging from the rear view mirror....
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| Author: | norton [ Fri Jul 18, 2014 7:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Casting metal parts at home |
A lot of mucking around for an egg sandwich |
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| Author: | KLAS [ Fri Jul 18, 2014 7:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Casting metal parts at home |
its really easy to cast some parts. and i use all the old aluminium i can find around home. you won't believe what is all made of it and how much of it is normally thrown away. for the non critical parts like stubstacs or door handles i don't care what kind of strange alloy i create in my small furnace https://www.flickr.com/photos/mini_klas/14682533695/ pre 1983 door handle, and i only had 1 but needed 2 |
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| Author: | Archangel007 [ Sat Jul 19, 2014 7:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Casting metal parts at home |
Baby powder as a release agent, how excellent!! Love the birds in the background.... Yep, worth watching! |
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| Author: | awdmoke [ Sat Jul 19, 2014 10:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Casting metal parts at home |
Great work. Disappointed by the lack the bacon though. |
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