FOUNDRY WORK casting irregular line parting part 6 video B tubalcain

[racepak]

thanks!!!!!!!!!!!1

[acemagneeto]

Could the pattern for the cover plates be cut out of sheet stock and then rolled to make the same part?

[18F4V]

Amazing videos. I learned a great deal from you. I appresate your time and effort making them for us to learn and enjoy. I do plan on putting this new found knowledge to use. Thank you very much. Please keep making more.

[mrpete222]

No-they do not work well-but enjoy the beer anyway.

[paramedpiper]

do Beer Cans not Work? if you melt enough of them down?

[PAI93]

thank you for very informative videos, i'm wondering if i can make a mold the same way as you and use it for iron casting?

[mrpete222]

@PAI93 Forget cast iron. It requires different sand. Also, a much higher melting temp. that you can never achieve at home.

[luckygen1001]

@mrpete222 Can I ask why you cannot melt cast iron in the backyard? If you can melt aluminium and brass in a homemade furnace cast iron should be just as easy!

[mrpete222]

@luckygen1001 Requires more heat thah you can ever imagine. You need a cupulo furnace and lots of guts.

[luckygen1001]

@mrpete222 Have a look at my video melting cast iron in my backyard, no problems getting enough heat! It is on youtube "Waste oil furnace melting cast iron"

[mrpete222]

@luckygen1001 I enjoyed your video. You are doing amazing things. I did not think you could melt iron with such a set up.

[luckygen1001]

@mrpete222 Thankyou for looking, if you have time have a look at my induction furnace and cupola videos

[jreinke4]

@mrpete222 I work in a foundry in Wisconsin, there they produce ductile and gray iron castings. I'm not sure what other types of iron there are but for the 2 types mentioned above, the molten iron is heated up to about 2,800 degrees F. and cooled to about 2,500 or so degrees. I think what can be done in your backyard is quite limitless but I imagine it would be pretty difficult to do this in your backyard. We use a lot of safety equipment and other tools to ensure our safety.

[mastekop]

thanks for the sharing information on video. make more easy understanding ho to metal casting. i am still studying about metal casting, and your series video is one of my best reference and easy to understand. hopefully GOD give you the goodness and more ideas.

[jixxerbill]

mrpete, this was an awsome 6 part series.... u make it look so easy !!! i was looking for some lathe info and stumbled into the casting series,,, casting was always a headscratcher thing for me lol kinda like how to get a ship in a bottle !! lol ...does all cast aluminum contain the same material, or does it matter ? i mean i cast bullets with weelweight lead and its harder than pure lead.... is all cast aluminum about the same ? do u have to add other meatls to the mix ? just wondering ty much

[mrpete222]

Thanks. There are hundreds of alloys of alum. Select scrap that was formerly sand cast. Avoid extrusions, shavings & beer cans or alum die castings.

[xramcam]

Your vids are so incredibly informative. I just fired up my new furnace yesterday and gotta say it was one of the coolest things I have done in a long time. I am now ready to do some castings, and thank you for explaining the process so well. I feel like I have already done it.

[mrpete222]

Thanks--hope I provided some inspiration. Its getting to be a lost art.

[EmperorAst]

Very good video. Thanks.

[fly2000jtb]

Hey Tubalcain Pete, it's me again Joseph T. I liked the casting video!! I make my own aluminium casting for model steam engines. I dont have a set up like that though. Thanks again for posting. Joseph T (fly2000jtb)

[rcwarship]

Hiya Tubalcain,

Thank you very much for a great series of movies on casting. I have learned a great deal and appreciate your clear and concise directions.

A novices observation: I was wondering if the castings would be better served if the gates were tamped a little with a finger or spoon to ensure no sand is carried along by the current of the flowing metal.

Thanks Again,

Jon

[mrpete222]

THANKS for your interest. Yes, it would help to tamp the gate a little. Fingers work well.

[baconsoda]

Very interesting and excellent explanation.

Thank you,

Brendan

[mrpete222]

THANKS