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Metalworking FleaMarketa group/forum to buy/sell or want to buy metalworking equipmentengraving and foundry
Bill Shayler -
Saturday, July 31, 2010 - 8:23am
brass | casting | engraving | foundry I am hoping to learn and help here. Linseed and paint
Daniel Mazur -
Saturday, July 31, 2010 - 8:03am
coating | iron | linseed oil | painting If I put a 50/50 mix of mineral spirits/linseed oil on an iron piece I'm working on. Is it possible to paint it? No powder coat due to the cost involved. Needing a little help with rust proofing polished steel
jdrose -
Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 4:20pm
I am doing a number of small experimental sign projects using 14 ga CR sheet, a couple of the projects I am wanting to use a flap-wheel zirconia disc finish and then apply a clear coat. I have used a number of different clear coats...POR 15, Krylon crystal clear, etc...the problem I'm having is that rust is developing beneath the clear coats, using krylon's crystal clear I had rust actually form on the surface about 20 minutes after I sprayed one of the signs last week....obviously I have some type of oxide inclusions beneath the various clear coats. These signs are going to be outside mostly so it's pretty imperative that they hold up for a number of years before needing maintenance. The rustoleum clear rust inhibitor sounds nice but has to be applied every 6 months, not going to work. Bronze C873
ksquare -
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 8:02pm
Casting What is yalls favorite bronze alloy to cast your sculptures with? I have been reading about C873 Everdure. It looks like it may be a good candidate. I was also curious to see if any of you have ever tried to make it. I have a ample supply of good quality copper manganese and silicon. I pick our metallurgist head about it and he said he didn’t know if I would be able to get it hot enough to really get it mixed. He explained that even though I can get the bronze molting, it may not be hot enough to actually make it. I cant remember all the big words he used but basically melting it and getting it to mix / bond together is not the same thing. It looks like I could make it for about 4 dollars a pound of so. Do any of you know how hot it would need to get? Im thinking I have about talked myself into just buying the alloy. LOVERS
dowpat -
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 5:39pm
23 k gold leaf | copper | hand forged | mildsteel | patina | red sandstone
Freestanding Unitized Stainless Steel Pedestal Sink
Stephen Fitz-Gerald -
Monday, July 26, 2010 - 11:49pm
Bathroom Fixtures | Sinks This is a design I made on speculation and placed in a local showroom today. Help with bronze casting
ksquare -
Sunday, July 25, 2010 - 12:35pm
Casting lost wax casting Hello everyone. A few years ago I built a small furnace and played with the metal casting process. I tried both aluminum and bronze. I have not work with any of it in a while. I now have some peaces that I have sculpted and want to make some bronze casting. There is so much information out about the process its easy to get confused. I will be making rubber molds of my work and casting wax into them. I will then attach the proper runner bars, gating, and pouring sprue. Oxy Propane cutting torches
Bigfoot -
Sunday, July 25, 2010 - 1:26am
Hey, I just was looking for advice on a soon to be made purchase. I am trying to find a good oxy/ propane cutting torch outfit for under $400 (I need to cut at 3in plate and lots of other smaller stuff. This article is germane to any folks who use (buy/sell) gold within their business activities. New tax law set to happen in 201
johndach -
Friday, July 23, 2010 - 10:52am
Casting | Fabrication buying | Gold | selling | taxes This article is germane to any folks who use (buy/sell) gold within their business activities. http://tinyurl.com/3yjznqo Gold coin sellers angered by new tax law |
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