Difference between revisions of "Foundry (DIY flower pot)"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(New page: =Foundry 1.0= * following Lionel Oliver's [http://backyardmetalcasting.com/book_fp.html Flowerpot Crucible Furnace] instructions ==Materials== * already have ** popcorn tin ** scrap steel...) |
|||
| Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
** bits of pipe & angle iron (any time from home depot) | ** bits of pipe & angle iron (any time from home depot) | ||
** blower (have one to salvage, if it works) | ** blower (have one to salvage, if it works) | ||
| − | |||
** refractory materials | ** refractory materials | ||
*** portland cement | *** portland cement | ||
| Line 15: | Line 14: | ||
*** clay planter | *** clay planter | ||
*** broken clay planter bits | *** broken clay planter bits | ||
| + | * need | ||
** a couple bricks (dry, safe places to set down hot things) | ** a couple bricks (dry, safe places to set down hot things) | ||
** pipe/rebar/angle iron for: | ** pipe/rebar/angle iron for: | ||
| Line 22: | Line 22: | ||
*** crucible | *** crucible | ||
** charcoal | ** charcoal | ||
| − | ** something for a lid handle (more wire | + | ** something for a lid handle (more wire?) |
** slotted steel spoon for slag removal | ** slotted steel spoon for slag removal | ||
| + | |||
| + | =Ideas for Moldmaking= | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Lost Foam== | ||
| + | * Carve a block of foam [http://www.buildyouridea.com/foundry/lost_foam_howto/lost_foam_howto.html Lost Foam howto] | ||
| + | * Cast a styrofoam positive in a plaster die [http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-%22make%22-plastic/ following this information] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Greensand== | ||
| + | * I have this book [http://backyardmetalcasting.com/book_sc.html] | ||
Revision as of 16:34, 31 July 2009
Foundry 1.0
- following Lionel Oliver's Flowerpot Crucible Furnace instructions
Materials
- already have
- popcorn tin
- scrap steel for lid walls (from cubicle wall cut offs)
- wire for lid refractory retension (bicycle spokes from West Town)
- bits of pipe & angle iron (any time from home depot)
- blower (have one to salvage, if it works)
- refractory materials
- portland cement
- silica sand
- clay planter
- broken clay planter bits
- need
- a couple bricks (dry, safe places to set down hot things)
- pipe/rebar/angle iron for:
- tongs
- air spreader
- air intake (necessary?)
- crucible
- charcoal
- something for a lid handle (more wire?)
- slotted steel spoon for slag removal
Ideas for Moldmaking
Lost Foam
- Carve a block of foam Lost Foam howto
- Cast a styrofoam positive in a plaster die following this information
Greensand
- I have this book [1]