Posts Tagged ‘steam’

Lost Wax Casting Step 3 of 9 Dewaxing the flasks

March 12, 2010 - 4:32 pm 5 Comments

Preparing for lost wax casting, step 3: steaming out the wax from inside the hardened plaster investment.

Feathered Gems Jewelry has documented the entire process of casting Braille charms for Seedlings Braille Books for Children.
Music: Polovtsian Dances by Borodin

Duration : 0:1:23

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FOUNDRY PATTERN MAKING part 3 Steam Engine metal casting tubalcain

February 22, 2010 - 6:37 am 9 Comments

This will be a multi part video on foundry pattern making. A wooden pattern is used to make an impression in the sand mold. A silica sand core is inserted to produce the cylinder bore in the casting. A wood pattern of the cylinder is turned on the Clausing lathe.

Duration : 0:9:44

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FOUNDRY PATTERN MAKING part 2 Steam Engine metal casting tubalcain

February 19, 2010 - 4:13 am 4 Comments

This will be a multi part video on foundry pattern making. A wooden pattern is used to make an impression in the sand mold. A silica sand core is inserted to produce the cylinder bore in the casting. A wood pattern of the cylinder is turned on the Clausing lathe.

Duration : 0:9:20

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