No, I used scrap … No, I used scrap aluminum, mostly from extrusions. Aluminum cans have so much surface area that they will produce a lot of slag. (You can still do it, but it will be messy…)
Yep. On a … Yep. On a subsequent pour i did just that and it went well. The real problem with this pour though was that I crushed the pressure head on the riser prior to pouring. That’s why you see aluminum spilling out in the background as I complete the pour.
An aluminum pour, with some problems…
February 28th, 2010 at 9:27 am
No, I used scrap …
No, I used scrap aluminum, mostly from extrusions. Aluminum cans have so much surface area that they will produce a lot of slag. (You can still do it, but it will be messy…)
February 28th, 2010 at 9:27 am
did you use …
did you use aluminium cans?
February 28th, 2010 at 9:27 am
Yep. On a …
Yep. On a subsequent pour i did just that and it went well. The real problem with this pour though was that I crushed the pressure head on the riser prior to pouring. That’s why you see aluminum spilling out in the background as I complete the pour.
February 28th, 2010 at 9:27 am
Maybe better …
Maybe better cleaning (1:01) so that it pours gently…