Pattern Making For The Hobby Foundry Worker. Success or failure in the hobby foundry will depend to a large degree on the skills & ability to create timber patterns that work, i.e. patterns …
Zirconia – Olivine – Bentonite.
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2). Melting Point: 2715 °C It is used as a refractory, in insulation, abrasives, enamels and glazes, in high-temperature fuel cells and oxygen sensors. Zirconia, is a …
Casting Wax Recipes
Casting Wax Recipes For Investment Casting Moulds. Moulding wax for investment casting requires special properties, it needs to be neither too soft or pliable nor too brittle, it needs to be solid …
Silicate Sand
SILICATE SAND MOULDING PROCESS. The self-setting sand moulding process is another moulding system that can be easily utilized in the home foundry. The writer has personally used this system for the …
Finishing Metal Castings
Cleaning & Finishing Metal Castings In The Hobby Workshop. Almost every metal casting will require some kind of finishing operation before it becomes a useful, serviceable casting. The …
Lost Wax Casting
The Casting Manufacturing Process. Lost wax casting is a process by which a material is introduced into a mold while it is liquid, allowed to solidify in the shape inside the mold, and then …