Home Casting Video

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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

[DaveH]

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

[RobWilson]

One of Johns castings ,,,, base for a vertical steam engine .


Rob

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(02-25-2012, 05:25 PM)RobWilson Wrote: One of Johns castings ,,,, base for a vertical steam engine .


Rob

Thanks Rob
That was my pattern cast by Rob (he has the bigger furnace)

[DaveH]

Very nice, is it aluminium.

Who makes the patterns?


DaveH

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(02-25-2012, 05:40 PM)DaveH Wrote: Very nice, is it aluminium.

Who makes the patterns?


DaveH

Dave
Yes it is cast in aluminium
We make our own patterns (bits of wood filler and a lot of time)
John

[Mayhem]

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?

[EdK]

Nice videos John. Thanks for posting the links.

Ed

[Hopefuldave]

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)

[ETC57]

Wow! John,

I don't know how I missed this post but I'm glade I found it,Wow!

Thank You!!

Jerry.