Aluminium Casting
| Projects | |
|---|---|
| Participants | Webmind |
| Skills | metal work |
| Status | Planning |
| Niche | Mechanics |
| Purpose | Education |
Learn how to cast aluminium using lost foam casting.
Requirements
- Metal cans
- Foam/Piepschuim/PLA?
- Scrap Aluminum
- Foundry
- Sand
- Fuel (Coal)
- ...
Foundry
1st plan is to make a simple coal fueled can-based foundry.
- Fan
- Metal can for transporting air
- Metal can for keeping the fuel/coal
- Metal can for the aluminium
- ...
Resources
- http://www.buildyouridea.com/foundry/lost_foam_howto/lost_foam_howto.html
- http://www.submarineboat.com/casting_aluminum.htm
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE40ZvEHRyw
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfI7oA1VY78
- http://www.backyardmetalcasting.com/
- http://diydrones.com/group/diydrones-cnc-project/forum/topics/aluminum-foundry-for-casting-small-parts
- http://www.instructables.com/id/Build-a-foundry-and-sand-cast-aluminum/?ALLSTEPS
- http://backyardmetalcasting.com/bestfuel.html & http://backyardmetalcasting.com/bestfuel02.html
