I say you make a lower out of copper
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I say you make a lower out of copper
Definitely, but i'd say a matching upper and lower out of copper...Originally Posted by Wulf202
I think it could be gorgeous with just the right amount of patina.
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Ill donate the copper pipe ive been saving
Dad and I made a forge similar to these but quite a bit bigger out of an old 6 gal metal bucket. We made a bunch of ingots at first. Then made various small parts by sand casting them. Sand casted parts can turn out very clean if you do it right.
BTW - we used a muffin tin as an ingot mold just like this guy. Worked well.
Last edited by hollohas; 01-07-2015 at 21:28.
I finally have a cool idea for a casting. Not really useful or anything, but cool I think. And it'll be a fun experiment. I'll reveal it when I have a chance to get this thing put together and I find someone with a wood shop I can use to made the mold. Hopefully I can pull this off.
Also, I found graphite crucibles on Amazon and Ebay for only $20-$30. I'd get one of these before trying to cut up an old fire extinguisher. And I plan on building a propane forge instead of the charcoal one - we'll see.
I have 2 out of date medical O2 tanks sitting here.
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If you're offering to sell or give them to me to cut up and use as a crucible, I do appreciate it, but it would cost me $10 to drive there and back and I don't get up that way very often. I'd rather just buy one for $20 that I don't have to cut, etc., have it delivered to my door and use it right out of the box. Maybe some other flat-lander can use them though.
Last edited by GilpinGuy; 01-17-2015 at 01:54.
I'm attempting to build one of these. Had to start again after the first pour didn't turn out very well.
I just need to locate a center pot. I'm thinking of getting some thin wall steel pipe and weld an end on it vs the fire ext. example.
Sometimes people trip and fall down stairs.
Sometimes assholes push people down stairs.
That doesn't mean "stairs are bad" nor does it make someone who pushes someone down the stairs any less of an asshole.
thought I'd try it with a compressed air feed instead of a hair dryer. Just so I can better regulate the amount of air.
Sometimes people trip and fall down stairs.
Sometimes assholes push people down stairs.
That doesn't mean "stairs are bad" nor does it make someone who pushes someone down the stairs any less of an asshole.
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