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Home Made Fan522 viewsThis is a shot of the home made high pressure blower used on the tilting furnace and cupola. The front cover is off so that you can see the wheel.
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First Cupola Just Completed!!! The blower proved to be too small!!905 viewsFirst Cupola Just Completed!!! The blower proved to be too small and has been replaced with a bigger vane type.
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Sand Core in Mold394 viewsHere is the mold with the baked sand and molasses core.
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Turning the ends flat.413 viewsThis is the first test casting of the water cooled manifold with a cast in expansion tank. Not bad for a first run. A very brief description follows in the next few photos. The boss on the top right is for the radiator cap. I may or may not include a full description of this in the generator book. Let me know if there is any interest in seeing the project.
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005dry assembly462 viewsdry assembly before gluing parts together.
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Water jacket cores412 views This jacket core is made of 3 glued up cores. The exhaust fit between the spaces on the bottom of this core.
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009543 viewsFinished pattern top side.
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Pouring Iron704 views
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Close up of Dan's Cupe3 viewsGood looking cupola Dan! Nice looking shop too.Nov 17, 2008
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Dan's Cupola3 viewsHere is a shot of Dan's new cupola!Nov 17, 2008
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Chastain Cupola In Africa251 viewsIn Kenya, Sebastion uses this cupola to cast plows and worm gears among other things. He uses charcoal made in pits and employs 5 men to break up iron and run his small foundry.May 18, 2008
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Muller448 viewsThis muller is worth its weight in GOLD! It really works well and makes a pile of sand in a flash! If you build one, you'll wonder how you ever got along with out it.Nov 21, 2007
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Muller Parts631 viewsMuller Under Construction.Aug 14, 2007
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Gearbox Casting585 viewsThe hot casting right out of the sand! I did not have to pour this one again.Aug 14, 2007
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gear box pattern with riser sleeeves609 viewsI did not want to have to pour this twice, so I piled on a lot of 1-inch riser sleeves where ever there might be a little shrinkage.Aug 14, 2007
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More Iron686 viewsAug 12, 2007
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