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Home Casting Video
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02-25-2012, 01:55 PM
Hi
Lads Casting steam engine parts at home http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfsR28ltLqM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX4AgCBAfJQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NH2GrHW4mQE John 
John,
Wow, words actually fail me, not just the quality of the video, but the showing "how to do it." They make excellent tutorials. I thought they are fantastic, shows a lot of skill, and you make it look so easy. I know it is not so easy as you made it look, I know exactly what will happen when I tip the box upside down  It all comes down to a "Work of Art"  Thanks John  DaveH
02-25-2012, 05:25 PM
One of Johns castings ,,,, base for a vertical steam engine .
![[Image: normal_P1030627.jpg]](http://www.nam-engineering.com/cm/albums/userpics/10002/normal_P1030627.jpg) Rob
02-25-2012, 05:33 PM
02-25-2012, 05:40 PM
Very nice, is it aluminium.
Who makes the patterns? DaveH
02-25-2012, 05:48 PM
02-26-2012, 01:00 AM
Thanks John,
Casting is something I will eventually get into and I must say that your videos are some of the best I have seen on the subject. I have my babington burner working and will use this to fire my furnace. I also have a beer keg and was interested to see you have one too. Could you post some info/pics on how you made yours please?
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02-26-2012, 12:49 PM
Nice videos John. Thanks for posting the links.
Ed 
03-17-2012, 09:19 PM
I think I've been inspired! I was planning to fabricate the body/worm housing of my headstock divider out of plate and bolts, but after seeing how easy *you make it look* I might have a go at casting it instead!
Now I've got lots of damn fool questions... In the first video you say it's easy and cheap to get the proper casting sand; as a fellow right-pondian can you suggest what to look for in the yellow pages? How many melts do you get / Kg of propane, will I need a bigger (than 20Kg) bottle? Will a surplus-to-requirements (ex-caravan 20Kg) propane bottle make a half-decent furnace, as I don't have a spare beerkeg, would you think? Any need for forced air for the burner? 'Scuse my ignorance... Dave H. (the other one)
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