Wednesday, June 25, 2008

21 lbs 30 oz


aluminum wheel gave me this much clean metal.

Sunday, June 22, 2008

temp. furnace

ingot


ingot and other alumn. next time I will level the furnace.

mess


this is the mess I left till I melt another alumn. wheel.

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

pattern rework


added 5/8 inch to housing for tapping purposes then it will be usable.

Better Core needed


got rid of moisture pockets now i have to get a finer sand for better core surface. now i have to rework pattern because i can't tap the other end of the housing.

Saturday, June 14, 2008

drill bits


drill bits my brother gave me 20+ years ago. As you can tell some have gone on their seperate path.

Thursday, June 12, 2008

moisture


not nearly as bad as the first one but still not usable. Let the core sit out overnight and it dryed somewhat but not enought. oh well back in the pot and keep trying.

Saturday, May 10, 2008

co2 maker


this is my way of applying co2 to set sodium in sand. Lite a candle or a piece of paper in a container set lid and leave it for about 15 min it sets core to usable/

core mix


not knowing how to mix sodium silicate, i mixed it 3 parts water to 1 part sodium ,then i mixed it to sand a little dryer than green sand semed to work.