Found Dreaming

My lil' Scrapper gave up the ghost during my last run. Once the hotface started breaking away around the top it quickly went south. It really took a beating from sitting wheels on it and of course knocking on them when they were hot short to hurry their progress down into the bore. It just wasnt rea...

Using as air chisel from Home Depot I welded up a butt onto one of the chisels. I have since made a larger butt using a square piece of heavy plate that I prefer over this one.

Here are the jaws for the tongs made up and strapped into place to weld the hinge in. I use these tongs for both lifting and pouring. http://www.founddreaming.com/foundry/tongs/tongs_01.jpg And welded up. The jaws are 3/8" thick and I think I will eventually remake them using light plate. The c...

more pictures... Two SiC #10 Starbides, the left one has been fired. These weigh about 11.5 lbs ea. http://www.founddreaming.com/foundry/crucibles/Starbide_04.jpg This is the #10 SiC next to the the BCS #10 SiC that is actually clay graphite. You can see the tremendous difference in size the BCS hol...

A lot of pictures in here of my own progression in crucibles both in size and materials. I will also post pictures of my tongs and maybe try and rope someone in to taking a few pouring shots. This progression will include my starting 4" steel welded crucibles, home made refractory crucibles, cl...

15" flask with a matchplate pattern. http://www.founddreaming.com/foundry/castings/y_truck/casting_01.jpg Parting dust. http://www.founddreaming.com/foundry/castings/y_truck/casting_02.jpg Couple of big scoops of sand, filled loosely about flush with the top. http://www.founddreaming.com/foundr...

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FoundDreaming came about in a way that many things in my life happen. While toiling one day shoveling sand to mix the concrete floor of my shop my mind was wandering as it often does. For a few weeks I would visit off and on the topic of coming up with a name for my Foundry venture and at this momen...