Bronze Casting

December 11, 2009 - 2:35 pm 25 Comments

Casting bronze sailboat fittings for our production boats in our own shop.

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25 Responses to “Bronze Casting”

  1. ab48726 Says:

    I love the music …
    I love the music every time you go back to the furnace ;) Great job, very informative, you have a nice looking setup going on there! Keep up the good work!

  2. duendeverdebh Says:

    very nice. thx 4 …
    very nice. thx 4 the video! :D

  3. pr5021 Says:

    to use for the mold …
    to use for the mold? Mud? Forgiveness is not understanding the English use a translator to write messages. You will use clay to make the mold?

  4. TylerHaslett Says:

    Cool info Sir, …
    Cool info Sir, thank you for sharing. I liked the part at the end where “Sauramon” from “Lord of the Rings” comes out to check out the sitch yo.

  5. crowe1999 Says:

    Result!!

    Cool dad- …
    Result!!

    Cool dad- Go team.

  6. Rose5021 Says:

    excellent father : …
    excellent father :-)

  7. gschjetne Says:

    As a classic boat …
    As a classic boat owner I should really consider getting into this. Here in Sweden we have to either order expensive hardware from Germany and the UK, or make do with ugly production GRP boat hardware.

  8. vpew Says:

    graphite is a …
    graphite is a pretty good parting material for sand molds. are you using oil based sand for your investments or a sand mixed with resin and catalyst?
    also, that’s a nice furnace. I’ve always thought about making my own, but I don’t have the space for it now.

    very nice video, very informative.

  9. StMelorus Says:

    Thanks for the …
    Thanks for the compliments. We had a lot of fun doing the video. There are always fume problems especially if using recycled bronze as I do. That’s why I did it in my big shop with the doors wide open and a fan blowing as well. Water quench was just so we could handle the product quickly and yes it is a propane jet furnace with fan forcing air to it. Quite simple. Kurt

  10. Icehut Says:

    Excellent video, …
    Excellent video, thanks for posting it. Really clears up the basics for me, and shows that this stuff isn’t too hard for anybody to try! Any fume problems with bronze? Why the water quench? Propane furnace, I assume?

  11. StMelorus Says:

    Glad you enjoyed it …
    Glad you enjoyed it. We had a lot of fun making the video and casting bronze has been a delight. Kurt

  12. merckid35 Says:

    very good video. …
    very good video. very informative

  13. fedaikn Says:

    very useful …
    very useful information in this video, thanks a lot.
    by the way, do you happen to have some tipps on how to make your own greensand?

  14. effyleven Says:

    Excellent video. …
    Excellent video. Thank you for posting it. :-)

  15. StMelorus Says:

    Hi Sue,
    Thanks for …

    Hi Sue,
    Thanks for the compliments. It was a fun video to make and of course its all in the editing. As far the burner details, I would work with Woodenboat Magazine as they furnished me with the info at a course that I took there. I don’t know if there are any restrictions on the desing but they can put you in touch with the instructor. Good luck and happy casting. Kurt

  16. sedera12 Says:

    very well organized …
    very well organized video. i looked everywhere for info and have watched this 3 times now. i finally built my furnace, but need info on the burner. yours looks simple. can you share the info on the burner details ? anyhow kewl looking pieces you made! sue

  17. allostericcortiso Says:

    so cool! If I got a …
    so cool! If I got a opptunity later, I would cast a bronze sword for myself… ^_^

  18. StMelorus Says:

    Thank you for the …
    Thank you for the nice words. We have been brainstorming on how to make an interesting boat building video. Most are just too dry and might be of interest to pros but not necessarily to the average person. Anyway thanks. Kurt

  19. wrightmachineworks Says:

    hey , well done man …
    hey , well done man, thanks for the insite to casting and pouring. im doing some research before we give it a try and it was very helpful. maby you could post some videos of you boats and how they are build in a condenced video.

  20. fortyeightdeadguys Says:

    that’s great, i’d …
    that’s great, i’d like to make some bronze pintless and gudgeons. might just give it a try now.

  21. tricecold Says:

    we do the same …
    we do the same thing , but 2 ton a day

  22. Voneville Says:

    Cool, thanks for …
    Cool, thanks for making a video, I’ve been bugging a guy at work that used to be a pattern maker in the Navy about how to do casting, but the video explained much better then he did :)

  23. kachunga69 Says:

    its called brunzing
    its called brunzing

  24. Lodestone1968 Says:

    That’s good stuff …
    That’s good stuff Kurt. Thanks for posting!!

  25. zios121 Says:

    nice vid good old …
    nice vid good old man lol kiding :P

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