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Fidistyks wrote "I pour when I cannot see the iron with bear eyes." like Goldilocks says "Not too hot , not too cold but just right" I am not the spelling police it just made me grin .

Just out of interest here is a painting of Bethlehem steel works , mid 19th century. Here is a painting of Bedlam furnaces in the iron bridge gorge also in the early/mid 19th century. Bedlam is a shortened version of Bethlehem , which was also the name of a mental hospital in London. The term...

You should research the history of iron founding , and in particular the life of Abraham Darby. The amount of charcoal required to produce a ton of iron decimated the forests of England and Wales. The impurities in coal , particularly sulphur , meant that it could not be used as a smelting fuel...

Just listen to the video ....he explains the why and wherefor!

I had the Emcomat 7 for several years and I seem to remember that the headstock casting was actually an oil bath , is this not the case with your lathe? I thought the lathe to be very accurate but a little lightweight in parts , unfortunately, when the built-in electrics failed and spares were...

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I think owning an induction furnace is not for the hobby model engineer , the economics just don't make any sense. It's like having a 3D printer , handy, but Shapeways quality and service are superior and there are several other firms offering competition so prices are reasonable too. However...

I thought the coils were outside , it would be a seriously poor design if such an accident was even possible. Dan.

I am referring to cured silicone rubber moulds , not sand ! I don't really see the comparison. Dan.

Silicone rubber , always expensive , has shown a large increase in price over the last year or so and,having purchased and used many kilos over the years, I thought someone might be interested to know that it can be re-used. Although it is usual to cut cured silicone moulds with a scalpel to...

Very interesting article , I would like details of your induction furnace if possible . regards Dan

I have bought tooling in the past from factory closure auctions , some was standard sizes but often the tools had been made specifically for the company and to a non-standard size. Dan.

Green twin , I agree entirely , I started casting at 9 years old by melting lead ( sawn off the next door neighbours waste pipe) in a tin can on the domestic coal fire when mum had gone out , and poured into plaster moulds to make toy soldiers. Wasn't very successful but I learned quite a bit...

Although it contains silver this is still soft solder and not silver solder/silver braze , it would not be recommended for boiler construction today. Depending on local boiler codes it could even fail inspection. Of course this only applies to steamers used in public and for your own use you can...

Exactly the same principle for lost plastic v lost wax , if you only need a couple then lost plastic is ok I guess , but if you want dozens then make a silicone rubber mould and get wax replicas. The most complex parts can be produced in wax , it burns out cleaner too and is re-useable. All of...

I have had a similar experience with my Boxford "A" , basically a Southbend built in the UK. I had to strip it completely so that I could move it to the workshop in a wheelbarrow. Cleaned , fettled and painted then rebuilt, A beautiful machine, I have owned many small lathes ...

4 tpi metric ! reminds me of visiting the local timber yard for some 3x2 , the assistant said we don't have 3x2 anymore , it's 75x50 now we are metric. O.K I said , how much is it ? it's 20p a foot he replied.;) Dan.

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Richard, My first job after leaving school was with the National Coal Board , this was the government body that ran the British coal industry in the days when we had one. I was a laboratory technician helping or hoping to keep the 13 mines of the Warwickshire coalfield running safely and...