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New page: =Foundry 1.0= * following Lionel Oliver's [http://backyardmetalcasting.com/book_fp.html Flowerpot Crucible Furnace] instructions ==Materials== * already have ** popcorn tin ** scrap steel... |
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** bits of pipe & angle iron (any time from home depot) | ** bits of pipe & angle iron (any time from home depot) | ||
** blower (have one to salvage, if it works) | ** blower (have one to salvage, if it works) | ||
** refractory materials | ** refractory materials | ||
*** portland cement | *** portland cement | ||
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*** clay planter | *** clay planter | ||
*** broken clay planter bits | *** broken clay planter bits | ||
* need | |||
** a couple bricks (dry, safe places to set down hot things) | ** a couple bricks (dry, safe places to set down hot things) | ||
** pipe/rebar/angle iron for: | ** pipe/rebar/angle iron for: | ||
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*** crucible | *** crucible | ||
** charcoal | ** charcoal | ||
** something for a lid handle (more wire | ** something for a lid handle (more wire?) | ||
** slotted steel spoon for slag removal | ** slotted steel spoon for slag removal | ||
=Ideas for Moldmaking= | |||
==Lost Foam== | |||
* Carve a block of foam [http://www.buildyouridea.com/foundry/lost_foam_howto/lost_foam_howto.html Lost Foam howto] | |||
* Cast a styrofoam positive in a plaster die [http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-%22make%22-plastic/ following this information] | |||
==Greensand== | |||
* I have this book [http://backyardmetalcasting.com/book_sc.html] | |||
