Foundry (DIY flower pot): Difference between revisions
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==Materials== | ==Materials== | ||
* popcorn tin | |||
* | * blower (24v dc blower running at 18v) | ||
* refractory materials | |||
** portland cement | |||
** silica sand | |||
** clay planter | |||
** broken clay planter bits | |||
* scrap steel for lid walls (from cubicle wall cut offs) | |||
* wire for lid refractory retension (bicycle spokes from West Town) | |||
* something for a lid handle (3/16 inch round steel hand bent into shape) | |||
** | * crucible (3.5" pipe with a plate welded over the end) | ||
** | * air spreader (a folded and drilled piece of scrap sheet steel) | ||
* air intake pipe (Nothing permanently in the tuyere, using some leftover crucible pipe) | |||
* tongs (square tubing with pieces of crucible pipe welded to one end) | |||
* | * charcoal | ||
* slotted steel spoon for slag removal | |||
==Construction== | ==Construction== | ||
