Very cool! I've gotta try this. I have the exact same furnace; nifty. Only done about 5 melts so far. This looks way better then what I'm doing; mixing finely blended kitty litter with sand. It's all under 70 mesh and its kitty fresh! Lol. Thanks for sharing your video.
It is a great little furnace. I use it now primarily for copper. I started out metal casting using kitty litter with sand. It kind of worked, but I ended up buying greensand. You definitely should give this method a try. Check out this playlist for some cool ideas and information. 2024 Lost Foam Casting: th-cam.com/play/PLrdcGmB7TsJYCzEWHsFrybscmCuXEbB8V.html
compaction is your friend. maybe some heavier weights on top would help. looks like the copper bar in front waas mostly on the edge of the can. Merry Christmas bud
Is there any reason you couldn't cut a small sand casting pattern like this directly on your cnc, instead of lost foam casting the pattern first? A tapered bit could give you your draft angles. Then again I'm the guy who cast an aluminum matchplate pattern for a one off casting, so maybe I shouldn't be asking 😂
hahah yeah you did... 😂 TBH I thought it would work. I've done it before. Yes I suppose I would have carved out a wooden pattern and used that for a greensand mold with draft. I do have tapered bits. I haven't experimented with my cnc on wood in a long time. I just remember when I used to do it I wouldn't have a smooth draft. It's probably my cut speed on my cnc, I am still a beginner. I also Like experimenting and metal casting. So it didn't bother me too bad that it didn't work. I did get it though, you'll see in a couple weeks. 👍
Great stuff as always buddy! Always learning and enjoying from your videos. Thanks for sharing with us.
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it!
Very cool! I've gotta try this. I have the exact same furnace; nifty. Only done about 5 melts so far. This looks way better then what I'm doing; mixing finely blended kitty litter with sand. It's all under 70 mesh and its kitty fresh! Lol. Thanks for sharing your video.
It is a great little furnace. I use it now primarily for copper. I started out metal casting using kitty litter with sand. It kind of worked, but I ended up buying greensand. You definitely should give this method a try. Check out this playlist for some cool ideas and information.
2024 Lost Foam Casting: th-cam.com/play/PLrdcGmB7TsJYCzEWHsFrybscmCuXEbB8V.html
Innovative and Terrific!
TY...
Thanks for watching and your support 🔥🔥👍👍
Use a reciprocating saw without the blade in it to vibrate the sand container.
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looks good !!!
Awsome video and explanation brother 👊👍
Glad you liked it! 👍👍👍
compaction is your friend. maybe some heavier weights on top would help. looks like the copper bar in front waas mostly on the edge of the can. Merry Christmas bud
Yeah I think more compaction would have been better. Those copper bars are heavy on top though
Is there any reason you couldn't cut a small sand casting pattern like this directly on your cnc, instead of lost foam casting the pattern first? A tapered bit could give you your draft angles. Then again I'm the guy who cast an aluminum matchplate pattern for a one off casting, so maybe I shouldn't be asking 😂
hahah yeah you did... 😂 TBH I thought it would work. I've done it before. Yes I suppose I would have carved out a wooden pattern and used that for a greensand mold with draft. I do have tapered bits. I haven't experimented with my cnc on wood in a long time. I just remember when I used to do it I wouldn't have a smooth draft. It's probably my cut speed on my cnc, I am still a beginner. I also Like experimenting and metal casting. So it didn't bother me too bad that it didn't work. I did get it though, you'll see in a couple weeks. 👍
Molten copper looks yummy... like orange juice.
Yummy 😋😋😋 don't stink it though 😭