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admin — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 07:50:20 +0000

MK-Technology High speed shell drying System for mass production, used in investment casting industry

Duration : 0:6:15

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DIY Foundry: Demolding Foam+Petrobond Experiment

admin — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 07:45:06 +0000

Demolding my an address sign for the house, which I cast from aluminum using a simple investment casting technique. See my other video for the pour. The pattern is foam, which is vaporized by molten aluminum, which then fills the cavity.

I design plastic housings for a living and so constantly think about the part as it exists in a mold. A lot of effort goes into designing parts that are manufacturable and then chosing gating and mold constructoins that work.

Some of that experience has been proving useful in my DIY casting efforts, even though plastic injection tooling is a totally different world.

If there’s interest, I’ll keep posting videos of my metal casting experiments.

Duration : 0:4:40

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Investment Casting Prototypes.mp4

admin — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:12:16 +0000

RLM Industries and Stratasys prototyping

Duration : 0:4:29

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E01 – Polyjet – Additive Technologies (Rapid Prototyping)

admin — Wed, 12 May 2010 23:55:21 +0000

This is Episode 1 of a series of video blogs on Additive Technologies (also known as Rapid Prototyping).

Today we’re looking at the Multi-Material Polyjet machines which can mix both rigid and soft materials together on the fly to grow parts that simulate over-molding and other complex applications. This process is great for small to medium sized parts (it’s not always cost effective for large parts) and is often used for a variety of prototyping applications (the material is not usually suited for end-use applications), creating a direct tool for a silicone mold, and investment casting.

Duration : 0:9:58

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FOUNDRY dont try this at home!!!!! part 1

admin — Wed, 05 May 2010 21:12:20 +0000

first type of investment casting using brass in a plaster shell bit dodge though…. but it did work!!! even though it exploded

Duration : 0:0:55

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investment casting pewter rings

admin — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:23:16 +0000

http://metalshop.homestead.com/E-Zine.html This is a link to sign up for my metalcasting e-zine. I will be sending out the e-zine soon which will explain how I made these rings in more detail. The video quality is really bad on this…I will try to change it so you can actually see the video!

Duration : 0:4:55

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The loss wax process Introduction – Bronze casting – Part one

admin — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:23:10 +0000

Bronze casting Introduction – Part one – The loss wax process described by Chelsea college of art alumni Marco Chiandetti, with help from UAL foundry staff John Nicholls and Richard Elliott. Marco gives an in-depth overview his process prior to his final MA exhibition, following videos will show the process in-detail. Video by Chris Follows.

PART TWO visit:
Runners and risers loss wax process Part two- http://process.arts.ac.uk/content/runners-and-risers-loss-wax-process-bronze-casting-part-two

PART THREE:
1st stage plaster – the loss wax process – bronze casting – Part three – Chelsea college of art alumni Marco Chiandetti describes the early stages of the loss wax process for his bronze cast prior to his final MA exhibition. Video by Chris Follows. – http://process.arts.ac.uk/content/1st-stage-plaster-loss-wax-process-bronze-casting-part-three

Duration : 0:6:16

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Induction Melting and Investment Casting of Steel

admin — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 23:27:56 +0000

Investment casting of parts for handguns, capacity 100 kg, power supply 150 kW, pouring temperature 1650 degC

Duration : 0:0:50

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Rising Above the Rest – Signicast Investment Castings

admin — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 23:29:05 +0000

Operating five investment casting facilities and one machining and secondary operations facility in the Hartford and Milwaukee WI, areas, Signicast has been a leader in investment casting since 1959. The company has approximately 650 employees and serves more than 300 customers. Signicast utilizes low alloy, carbon, stainless, and nickel base steels to manufacture commercial grade investment castings across a diverse market place. With its proprietary technologies and fast cycle times, Signicast is one of the most innovative and automated commercial investment casters in the world.

Duration : 0:2:24

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Z Corp Investment Cast

admin — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 22:42:34 +0000

A short clip demonstrating the Investment casting process. Video coverage of our mold making process has been a bit light in recent seasons, so I’m going to poke around and see if I can get some better videos of our casting process. It’s an amazing and cost effective process, and these short clips only wet ones apatite I’m sure.

Duration : 0:0:36

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