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Success – Plumbago works well as a parting powder!

Posted on 1 September, 2010 by Mike Freeman

Well today was the first time for many reasons I have been able to do some real metal work! I decided that I would fire up the furnace and melt and mould the coupling between the wiper motor and the … Continue reading →

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My first casting – results both good and bad!

Posted on 22 March, 2010 by Mike Freeman

First casting using home made furnace to melt aluminium Continue reading →

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Success – First melt of Aluminium in Home made furnace!

Posted on 25 February, 2010 by Mike Freeman

First aluminium ingot made during the test burn of my new made gas fired furnace. Continue reading →

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Flames in the Furnace! Home made gas fired furnace being built.

Posted on 20 February, 2010 by Mike Freeman

Furnace is Gas fired home made for melting aluminium is nearly completed and see’s a flame for the very first time! Continue reading →

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Home made furnace lining made to be used to melt aluminum

Posted on 29 October, 2009 by Mike Freeman

Home made furnace uses a mixture of Perlite and fire cement to line the steel outer shell. Read more on how I built my furnace that melts aluminium for use in model engineering Continue reading →

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Furnace lining underway and a few queries answered by Myfordboy

Posted on 24 October, 2009 by Mike Freeman

How one model engineer constructs a home made furnace for melting aluminium to produce castings, based on youtube videos from myfordboy. Continue reading →

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The furnace makes a little progress…..

Posted on 20 October, 2009 by Mike Freeman

A home made gas fired furnace is being built based on a design found on YouTube by myfordboy. The current stage is the metal shell is completed prior to the lining being filled. Continue reading →

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Furnace for home use melting alumimum for castings

Posted on 18 October, 2009 by Mike Freeman

Follow the build of a furnace for home use in melting aluminium for use in making castings for model engineering Continue reading →

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Furnace under construction for my home foundry!

Posted on 17 October, 2009 by Mike Freeman

How one model engineer sets about making a home furnace running on LPG. Follow his build here and see how he progresses. Continue reading →

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