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Pouring brass into a lost foam casting mold using k-bond sand to make Rabbit plaque

admin — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 23:08:20 +0000

Don’t try this without taking more safety precautions than I have…and don’t blame me if you hurt yourself!!!

I am going to be writing an e-zine about this whole project. If you would like to sign up for the e-zine, go here: http://metalshop.homestead.com/E-Zine.html You will also see some of my past e-zines there.

To see what was poured in this video, go see this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5zaIXhRFaw

Duration : 0:2:57

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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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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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foam aluminium skull halloween Pouring mold casting Aluminum

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:05:17 +0000

foam aluminium skull halloween
from a light foam skull to a 5 kilo aluminium skull
lost foam casting
For God’s Sake not a Damien Hirst diamond skull

first time i melted and made a mold and first cast i ever made
neighbour whas sitting on the roof
waiting for things to go wrong
laughed when my leather motorgloves shrinked 5 sizes and cought fire
by the immense heat off the molten alluminium
laughed when a black smoke arised when i poored in the molten alluminium (foam burnout)
but he whas impressed by the result off this first skull

foam skull i used
5x foam skull + shipping to holland = 100 Euro

http://www.brandsonsale.com/hg-004627.html

another cheaper

http://www.centerstagestar.com/lisirefoskha.html

hee im dutch so cheaper

http://halloweentownfl.com/product/36523975-8ae5-db11-9100-001676ca3a71.aspx

or search for “realistic foam skull” from F.I.T.C.O.

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&client=mozilla&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:unofficial&resnum=0&q=realistic%20foam%20skull&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi

FITCO (First Imperial Trading Company)
Straight From The Grave

http://www.firstimperial.com/

the foam is burned away when aluminium is poored into the mold
think i used brusselse aarde
no i used bindolzand (rode kneedbare zand / red sticky sand)
from http://www.hazelaar.nl 25kilo = 44 euro

a petrobond sand mold. ?

wasted my motor gloves because off extreme heat
and wasted the chickens water pan

next 2 videos inspired me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rb8BdMn7B0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yR3ekOrQ1sw

i do not understand the price i payed for the scrap aluminium
on the londen metal exchange LME
the price is 2700 usdollar per 1000 kilo
2.7 dollar per kilo
2.7 U.S. dollars = 1.82679296 Euros
1.82 euro * 22 kilo = 40.18euro and i paid 25 euro
could get sleeping rich if i where a scrap metal dealer

An average aluminium can (without its contents)
weighed 16.55 grams in 1992.
By 2005 the aluminium can weighed about 14.7 grams.
thats 68 / 69 cans in a kilo
aluminium can price is 1.5 usd a kilo or 1500usd per ton

so this skull is aprox 345 cans

Aluminium has a melting point of 660°C
compared with 1540°C for iron

If all the aluminium cans sold in the UK were recycled for cash it would raise more than £30 million for collectors.
Setting up an aluminium can recycling scheme is a great way to raise funds for a charity or good cause without having to ask for donations.

Duration : 0:1:23

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Homemade Electric Aluminum Foundry – Casting Ingots

admin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:22:33 +0000

Finishing a full day of casting by pouring some ingots. This was the third pour of the day. Check out www.budgiemetalworks.ca for details on the furnace. Thanks for watching!

Duration : 0:3:58

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Aluminum Casting

admin — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:27:36 +0000

A green sand mold is filled with molten aluminum.

Duration : 0:0:16

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Homemade Electric Aluminum Foundry

admin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:37:36 +0000

Check out my website: http://www.budgiemetalworks.ca
This is the first casting in my homemade aluminum foundry. Approximately 5 lbs of aluminum was poured here which took about 2 hours to melt. The furnace draws 20A on 220VAC.
It was built from plans bought at http://www.dansworkshop.com/
The element was custom made for me at a pottery kiln shop, the body of the furnace is made from firebricks and commercial refractory. The tools for handling the crucible were made by myself. The amperage controller is sitting on the pink foam on the floor, I’ll be enclosing it properly but wanted to try it out first. The crucible was bought from Canadian Thermix, a really nice company to work with. The final furnace took about 6 months to complete, working on it every couple weekends, and I expect to get a lot of use from it.

Duration : 0:4:35

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Homemade Electric Aluminum Foundry – Second Casting

admin — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:20:08 +0000

My second aluminum casting with a homemade electric foundry. See www.budgiemetalworks.ca for info on how I built it and other details. Thanks for watching!

Duration : 0:3:13

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Lost Foam Cast Aluminum Skull Casting

admin — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:36:04 +0000

I did a lost foam pour of a skull that I thought some of you might like. Enjoy !

info@twinmountainmetalart.com

http://www.TwinMountainMetalArt.com

Duration : 0:3:58

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