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Casting as removed from sand

It's especially tricky to do the bearings first as pretty much every feature on the engine is dimensioned from the cylinder flange...

Flywheel the curved spoke pattern was a special challenge for me. I approached it by using an online flywheel simulation, clipping an...

Now that scientists have decided that Nibiru, our sun's twin star, probably doesn't exist, I feel much more secure here in the center of...

Legs these patterns require digging out the sand to an imaginary split line. I had some practice several weeks ago, but ran out of sand...

thank you again for the encouragement! Cylinder This is a large part for my experience in sand casting. It will require my largest...

Base The next part cast was the baseplate. I needed to modify my larger flask by adding corners because I didn't have enough greensand...

Hi Ray, Pretty hot down here in Florida to be working in the shop that long. Please stay hydrated and keep your salt and potassium...

Thank you for the compliments. I am very appreciative of the interesting build logs and innovative ways that people use to create...

Thank you for the tips and discussions. When I first started sand casting I used the tin can rammed up with sand as the pouring sprue as...

You can certainly cast more than one part in a flask at a time. Quite a few commercial foundries will charge by the flask so you may as...

Thank you Rich, For the previous post: Just so I get it right.....The part on the right was fed directly from the sprue and the part on...

All of the wooden patterns are completed and I got a free weekend to start casting! Hot and dry weather here in central Florida. The...

Congratulations on the completion of this engine and the promising signs of life. I read in an earlier post that you didn't use rings...

All good ideas and images. I have a plan now. Thank you all very much. 🙂 🙂 🙂 Please expound on the "retracts" and "cement and clamp...