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14 Mar 2007, 6:42 pm

I have been into metal work for a long time but only recently got into metal casting. Any body else?
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14 Mar 2007, 6:43 pm

Now make the ring of power! :lol:


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14 Mar 2007, 6:44 pm

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Now make the ring of power! :lol:


Only if I can use Aluminum


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14 Mar 2007, 6:45 pm

How does the process work?

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14 Mar 2007, 6:45 pm

This is sooo cool!! @.@
I would like to learn metal crafting...and make my own utensils...



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14 Mar 2007, 6:46 pm

Do you use alloys right now? I thought that Aluminum is expensive.


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14 Mar 2007, 6:53 pm

dgd1788 wrote:
Do you use alloys right now? I thought that Aluminum is expensive.

It's expensive only if you pay for it mine is scrap. I want to work up to brass and bronze and eventually iron but they take more equipment so I practice with Al.


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14 Mar 2007, 7:02 pm

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How does the process work?

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I made the furnace out of a bucket and refractory cement. The couple times I used charcoal with a blower forcing air in at the bottom. Last time propane in where the blower was. First you put scrap Al
in the steel crucible wait for it to melt skim off the scum on top and pour. The hand was a simple sand imprint type cast. I am working on making molding sand so I can make more complicated things but it take practice


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14 Mar 2007, 8:42 pm

Very nice, very creative, I like. Any fumes involved?


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14 Mar 2007, 9:01 pm

Graelwyn wrote:
Very nice, very creative, I like. Any fumes involved?


You have to do it outside. Some fumes not bad though with Al other metals they can be very bad.


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