Thread: Anyone for casting and Foundry work?

Great video, thanks for posting.
Seeing that makes me want to get mine done.

Dave

RT,

That video is really instructive, makes casting look easy. A little more narrative, perhaps mentioning what sort of sand was used, would have added to the interest.

Will have to look at the others,

Ken

Originally Posted by neksmerj

RT,

That video is really instructive, makes casting look easy. A little more narrative, perhaps mentioning what sort of sand was used, would have added to the interest.

Will have to look at the others,

Ken

Yes Ken,
If you look at all the others in sequence, the gaps will be filled in. This video was twice the length of most of the others, and it kind of recaps what he has shown before. If you go through them all, you will have a good base to work from. He is very talented in what he does and also gifted in sharing his knowledge as well.
Glad you enjoyed it Dave, check out his others as well. Regards,
Rob.

Wow, that's a brilliant video, thanks for sharing

I've only recently started looking into doing backyard casting, having first whetted my appetite at melting metal in a home foundry, backyard metalcasting, metal casting and then recently purchasing the book from Home - The Artful Bodger's Home Foundry

It was pleasant to watch that video to see some other bits I've read in action, and to see that it doesn't have to be done quite as gently as some articles suggested.

It certainly helps motivate me towards building a smelter (Powered by waste oil, so much available and so much potential!), and to consider potentially tackling some of the incredible projects that Dave Gingery made seem easy (list of his books: David J Gingery Publishing ) particularly the idea of building a lathe! (An example of one: The Lathe )

The potential to make good use of what would otherwise be considered out and out scrap is so fantastic. My only curiosity, which I'm sure I will work out in time, is the structural strength of aluminium and iron cast at home

Thanks again, now to watch the rest of the series!

Greg will be all over these videos like a seagull on a hot chip.

Ken

Hi Ropetangler,

Thanks for posting the video's, very entertaining. I think I'll go and make an bacon and egg sandwich...

I do the odd bit of casting, and it's good fun, I'm doing a bronze pour tomorrow for some gun metal parts for a friend, so I'll try to get someone to take some video.

Regards
Ray

I'm glad you are all enjoying the videos, but it is not me you need to thank, it's myfordboy who has done all the work, and then uploaded it to youtube for all of us to enjoy. My only contribution was to pass on the link, but I'm pleased that you all appreciate his work just the same.
For those of you who don't know, you can subscribe to his listings, and as he uploads new material, you will get an e-mail to let you know of its existence, and the link to it. That is how I was aware of it today.
Ray, after posting this link, I saw a link to a series of related postings, and saw that you have been active in this area, and it remains an area of interest for me too. Tell me, do you get gunmetal scrap, or do you make your own with copper, tin and lead. Where do you get the more unusual materials like scrap gunmetal or tin if you brew your own?
Lordbug, nice to meet you, and glad you like the video. I don't have any of the Gingery books although I am aware of them. I don't think that I would be up to casting the bits for a lathe, but I dips me lid to anyone who does. I just feel that something the size of a South Bend, or Hercus would be my minimum requirement for a lathe, and that would be a lot of hot molten metal, especially if cast in iron. The idea of using cold rolled steel, set in concrete sounds more feasible, but still a hell of a job/challenge. It amazes me to see what some people achieve though, often with only meagre resources, they see the possibilities, while I see the problems I guess.
Cheers All
Rob.

its just gone 0823 sunday morning...i'm gonna go get an egg and bacon sandwich
watching that made me feel hungry

Bugger, now I feel like an egg and bacon sanger, myself. Has to be a soft egg, none of this easy over stuff, and soft bacon with real butter on fresh bread toast, oh, and coffee.

Ken

Be nice if you could purchase cast iron solid bar for a reasonable price..

A year ago I priced a 250mm piece of 30X80 and delivered it was $88.. Cast iron is cheaper to make then steel yet it is more expensive to buy...

That is dear the last piece of bar I bought 50x75 600 was under $100.

where did you get it?

they wanted $33 postage for my bit from flocast...

Originally Posted by Ropetangler

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Tell me, do you get gunmetal scrap, or do you make your own with copper, tin and lead. Where do you get the more unusual materials like scrap gunmetal or tin if you brew your own?
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Rob.

Hi Rob,

Today was our first time casting gunmetal, we made up a mixture of Alloy 360 Brass, 40/60 Tin/Lead Solder and a heap of extra copper, to get as close as we could to the gunmetal ratios.

The part we cast was a guide for a Premo shaper, I think Matt is going to write up a post on the OWWM forum, and he will email some of the photo's he took and so I can put them up on this forum as well.

We cast a few aluminium bronze Lever caps for planes as well, but dodging intermittent rain showers made for an interesting day.

Regards
Ray

I buy mine from my supplier in Sydney.