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  • Members: 3717
  • Category: Crafts
  • Founded: Jun 5, 2000
  • Language: English
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Hobbicast is a metal casting discussion list sponsored by the Home Foundrymen's Association with the purpose of sharing information and knowledge between group members and helping to solve casting problems, etc.
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Re: Waste oil siphon burner build step-by-step
Lance:Hard fire bricks stand up well to harsh conditions and will take a lot of heat. The problem if they are an extremely poor insulator and create a huge
Posted - Tue May 21, 2013 3:29 pm
Carl
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Re: Waste oil siphon burner build step-by-step
Hi Lance, Have a look at this website http://www.artfulbodgermetalcasting.com/index.html It will give you some information about casting metals including cast
Posted - Tue May 21, 2013 8:10 am
Les
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Re: Waste oil siphon burner build step-by-step
What are you melting? Have you melted cast iron? If yes, what mods have you made to the furnace re an aluminum melter? I am pondering make my cast iron melter:
Posted - Tue May 21, 2013 12:27 am
Eggleston Lance
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Re: Waste oil siphon burner build step-by-step
Hi Les, I have melted with it already. It has reduced my melt time from 45 mins to under 25. And the fuel is free unlike propane which was costing me an arm &
Posted - Sat May 18, 2013 5:14 pm
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Re: Waste oil siphon burner build step-by-step
Hi Wilson, Did you find a supplier for the syphon nozzle in the UK or did you have to get it from the US ? I have been thinking of using one of these after
Posted - Sat May 18, 2013 4:52 pm
Les
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