Casting & making things.

[lincolntbird]

Hi folks out there in Subaru land,
Here is a link that may interest some of you, it is a guide to casting & machining, so may have some handy hints for those of us who like to make parts etc. I know it centres around scale hit & miss engines & the like but I think it may be of interest & besides the hit & miss engines are fun to watch ;D.
www.youtube.com/user/myfordboy

[justyfied]

Thanks for that, it looks like a source for plenty of interesting stories, I can't wait till I have looked at all of the Fordboy info.

[justyfied]

Feels like it is my Birthday or something. A welding shop I deal with through work was cleaning out some stuff and look at what I got for $20.








I can't hardly wait to start melting and pouring some Aluminium ;D

[lincolntbird]

I can't believe it , HOW lucky are you . I don't know what I would give to find something like that ;D. You sure will have a lot of fun with that Let us know how you go with it when you get a chance . Enjoy enjoy.

[justyfied]

Just book marking this link taken from the dissection of the Formula 1 thread.

www.alueurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/AAM-Applications-Power-train-4-Cylinder-head.pdf

And this, explains all video of casting an engine block showing off a new molding process using a hitech printer to make the molds:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8MaVaqNr3U


And this, the "Encyclopedia" of casting:


www.metalcasting.govtools.us/reports/gating_aluminum_permanent_mold_castings.pdf

[justyfied]

Some more on casting"

www.submarineboat.com/casting_aluminum.htm