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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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New letters for furnace pattern -hopefully they will work this time

Posted on 10 April, 2010 by Mike Freeman

Another attempt to see if I can cast letters onto a pattern after failing the first time. Continue reading →

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