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    Garage sale find and miss

    What a disappointment - I picked up this vise today at garage sale for the price next to nothing and was so excited, so I did not bothered to open vise jaw. It was tightly closed and no handle was available. To my biggest disappointment that is what I found inside after bringing it home and...
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    Lost foam aluminium casting issues

    Folks, what is that about styrofoam cups? I've seen it several times being user for pouring and thought - it is out of simplicity or convenience. is there any pointers - why, what? how ? Thanks !
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    Lost foam aluminium casting issues

    Thanks Tobho. That part wasn't entirely clear to me. I will give lost foam casting a try during this long weekend.
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    Lost foam aluminium casting issues

    I've seen that ceramic coating made similar way - dipping into ceramic slurry and then sprinkling with sand. Probably. same method can be applied with plaster.
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    Lost foam aluminium casting issues

    Yeaaa... heat is getting down. It is much more comfortable outside. Please, send some pictures - your models and castings.
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    Lost foam aluminium casting issues

    Agreed, Latch style is kinda complicated, Lead screw style is more "doable". Yep. On my immediate project's list. I like your idea of making model parts from primitive shapes and just glue them together, also - to use fillets as a gluing media.
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    Lost foam aluminium casting issues

    Thanks. I will give a try (again) I will need a trip to THD for drywall compound to have it in two different thicknesses. Oooo - you are doing float lock vise?! Prezo design, I guess ?
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    Lost foam aluminium casting issues

    That I already tried - quite messy as well (for me) . You need to provide channels for gases to escape otherwise it is all with bubbles. For drywall compound I found that dunking model in the compound (liquified) several times and letting it dry in between is usually produces better results...
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    Lost foam aluminium casting issues

    Hello team. I wanted to give it a try to lost foam casting. I've watched several youtube videos and read quite a lot of articles - seems quite simple? Not really :) First - faces of the part are extremely rough Second - bigger problem - sand often is collapsing making cast completely...
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    Hello from beautiful Alberta

    Welcome from the National Capital :)
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