Thread: Any ideas?

Hi Kraits,

Melt them down, and cast it into something. If you can't think of anything you can always cast billets for turning.

Aluminium is relatively easy, you can do it with a charcoal fire, a blower and a steel crucible.

Regards
Ray

Hi kraits,
No help with your chairs but if you have a problem I have the same one. I keep all sorts of junk because it might be handy one day. The boss says "why don't you through that junk out?". I say "Well I know half of it is junk. Which half I don't know". I'm currently working on a brake for my lathe. The cable comes from an old bike I've had around for years. Ok granted its worth like $3 delivered and I should have thrown the bike out years ago and just bought a new cable, but that's not the point lol. Get your saw out.

Stuart

p.s. jusat to go a little OT. Ray does extrusion cast well?

good idea about melting it down, ive got a coke burning forge and a graphite crucible here, i did about 50 beer cans a few months back, the amount of dross was unbeleivable and it smelt pretty bad but, i did end up with a 25X25mm bar about 300mm long.

Originally Posted by Stustoys

p.s. jusat to go a little OT. Ray does extrusion cast well?

Hi Stuart,

Should be ok I think, I've still got a pile of Aluminium ingots I bought a while back at $3.50 per kg, I forget the alloy designation, but extrusion stuff would cast ok, whether the casting actually does the job depends a bit on the application.

You could cast some lawn chairs....

Regards
Ray

Just through them out, and I bet you next day, you'll know what you could have used them for
Richard.

Wind chimes: Presents for people you want to annoy. Go the extra mile and tune them wrong.

just make new cusions it would cost very little if you run them up yourself

Bloke

I be using that mesh for passion fruit trellis. Get in good with your misses if you did that. Did that for my dragon, she don't spit fire so much now, and them fruits taste good too.

thanks for the advice Dingo Dog bu, i did have a passion fruit vine, the thing went crazy, started popping up in th lawn which is about 4m away from where the plant was, i recon if i planted another one i might as well fix the bed up in the spare room.

I'm not sure about Au, but know that British Columbia scrap dealers pay more if not ignot. Maybe donate to the local high school shop class so they can do something. They may be able to write a tax donation receipt. Wayne.