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Cast Aluminum Intake Manifold Repair

admin — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 20:33:32 +0000

This Toyota Land Cruiser cast aluminum intake manifold had a 3 inch cut across it. Super Alloy 5 is ideal for fixing cast aluminum, so we used an oxyacetylene torch to make the repair. We recommend using oxy-acetylene on all thicker aluminum because it can sometimes be difficult to keep the base metal at the correct temperature with propane or MAPP gas.

Duration : 0:2:5

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RoboCNC Router : Part 08 :Casting a aluminium dust collector. (Lost foam)

admin — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 23:32:19 +0000

[ Full info @ http://www.robocnc.nl/?page_id=381 ]

Making a dustcollector for my cnc router.
Used the lost foam method.

Result is very rough, how can i improve this?

Thanks…

Duration : 0:7:18

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Case Study -Prototype Aluminum Casting without tooling

admin — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 23:32:10 +0000

Mark Garofano of Armstrong Mold discusses ability to manufacture aluminum casting without tooling using lost RP model and RPM casting process. One week delivery is attainable.

Duration : 0:1:42

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Home Aluminum Foundry

admin — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 22:29:04 +0000

Me and the guys melting some aluminum in a home foundry we set up at the shop. We made some ingates and after i get some good sand and frames made up i’m gonna try and make a hood ornament for the limo. I’ll try to get a video up when I do it.

Duration : 0:7:1

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Case Study: Aluminum Casting via Precision Air Set Sand Casting process

admin — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 23:08:06 +0000

Mak Garofano discusses recent project utilising the Precision Airset Sand Casting process to produce a superior quality casting

Duration : 0:1:54

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Casting aluminum using lost foam

admin — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 23:08:04 +0000

This video shows the lost foam technique for casting aluminum. Objects are made out of expanded polystyrene or other foam pieces hot glued together. These are buried in sand. Molten aluminim is then poured in to fill the space burning out the foam.

Duration : 0:1:24

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Milling Foam for Investment Casting 2 Time Lapse

admin — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:09:08 +0000

An investment for a friends foundry made on the Sharp 3-axis mill.

Duration : 0:1:11

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Aluminum casting (drossing) (Electric Resistance Furnace)

admin — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:09:07 +0000

800 gm Al at 700*C in 40 minutes.

Duration : 0:3:10

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Sand Casting Aluminum CNC Parts

admin — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:09:00 +0000

Sand cast two parts each weighing about 25 pounds of aluminum alloy. They will be the (adjustable) foundation that the rest of my 4x4x2 foot (usable area) CNC machine will be built on.

Duration : 0:10:0

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US Aluminum Castings

admin — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 22:32:32 +0000

US Aluminum Castings is a precision aluminum casting foundry providing green sand, lost foam, permanent mold and no-bake foundry services on a just-in-time basis to the aviation, aerospace, heavy truck, military and marine industries. Our company is certified under the NADCAP (National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program) requirements for heat-treatment and NDT (Non-Destructive Testing), AS-9100 quality management system, HUBZone business registration, and ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations).
Visit “www.us-castings.com” for more info.

Duration : 0:2:10

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