Found Dreaming

Archaic? Were you the fellow that wanted to get to gether to do the Mikey build? Good on you for the foundry job! I have not been active at all in any pursuits for a long time (2+years) after a life hiatus+ marriage, job-change, house remodel and family items... Good to re-connect- wife and I are ou...

Well I have been browsing the local bike shops and asking about things like brake-cylinder covers, Air-intake covers and mirrors... I have started a bit of a notebook on things I want to experiment/make as well. The fellow with the Mini-bike covers really turned me on to the possibility of several v...

So what is the Additive for Ethanol stabilizing? @Nudge- Nice engine! @Everyone- The "cast gas tank" issue is for larger motorcycles- Does anyone know the direction in the DOT or other quagmire of rules I would BEGIN to look for standards on cast fuel tanks for highway travel? I think this...

You bet- swing by- heck- let me know and I'll get a cookout happening! I know about the crazy shift thing! My "Normal" is a rotating 2 week schedule with 36 hours one week-48 the second week... at nights... But it allows me to be active in the mornings and at least my wife is cool with it-...

No worries FC- Looking at vacuum as that is a setup I purchased from a jeweler who was going out of business due to neck surgery- got his burnout oven, vacuum table and caster, and all the sundries and consumables- so I will be experimenting with it as well as the foundry setup as well- the steam an...

Here is the Wheel-chair motor-

OK- so I need to definitely get my ducks in a row and know the differances... Thanks FC

@Rasper- As I am a newbie to investments and castings in general- this sounds like an easier adventure for wax-molding than some of the other mixes I read about- can it withstand a vacuum being pulled in a flask as well? I have several ideas for thinner and smaller castings that would be ideal for a...

@FC- thanks- I tried the low temp melt- no-go there... did a vinegar test- no fizzies so I dont think its Mg, and its not as heavy as the Zn anodes we used on the boats- its about the same weight as the other ingots... so I am leaning to the Al end of the spectrum... Jammer had a good idea to do a s...

From a newbie to the guys chatting about fall casting... does it cause more porosity or casting problems when the air is signigicantly denser in the winter versus the summer? Just curious as I already know to expect my furnace to take longer to dry/cure... but does it affect the castings themselves?