How-To: Build a CNC hot wire foam cutter
Posted on August 26, 2009
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8linx.com features a 5-part tutorial on building a CNC hot wire cutter for polystyrene foam, using parts that come from the hardware store. The original market for these CNC foam cutters was R/C airplane modelers, who use them to cut wing profiles, but in combination with lost foam metal casting techniques they could be much more versatile. Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Computers |
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How-To: Lost foam metal casting
Posted on August 24, 2009
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Most home metal-casters use traditional green-sand molding techniques to cast parts. Typically, a two-part molding flask is packed with specially-treated sand around a pattern, then the flask is carefully opened, the pattern removed, and the flask reassembled, being careful not to disturb the sand impressions, leaving a negative space in the exact shape of the original. In lost-foam casting, however, the pattern does not have to be removed before pouring in the molten metal; rather, the hot me
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[slideshow] Casting Aluminum Ingots
Posted on August 3, 2009
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I recently decided that I would try my hand at metal casting as a way to recycle aluminum cans. After doing some research, check out http://www.backyardmetalcasting.com/ I found out the easiest way to get started would be melt some cans and pour them into a cup cake pan to make ingots. I can remel… By: dbc1218
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July GO-Tech meeting, this Tuesday
Posted on July 13, 2009
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Bob Stack, of GO-Tech writes: The July GO-Tech (Ann Arbor, MI) meeting is tomorrow, July 14, at 7 pm. Everyone is welcome. We’ll have the usual assortment of 5-minute presentations–so bring your cool demos. Topics in the past have ranged from metal casting to printed circuit board design to web-based home automation and everything in between. We meet at 7 pm at A2 MechShop, a shared technical office/shop space located at 240 Parkland Plaza, Ann Arbor, MI 48103 . We have a vi
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white metal casting supplies
Posted on June 21, 2009
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June GO Tech (Ann Arbor, MI), Tuesday, June 9, 7PM
Posted on June 4, 2009
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The June GO-Tech (Ann Arbor, MI) meeting is this Tuesday, June 9, at 7pm. Everyone is welcome. Rick Chownyk will be demonstrating aluminum casting and Gene David (Portland, MI) will be showing off his steam-powered motorcycle in progress. Plus, there will be the usual assortment of 5-minute presentations — bring cool demos. Topics in the past have ranged from metal casting to PCB design to web-based home automation and everything in-between. Door prizes! Circuit Cellar Ink sent GO Tech
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Saginaw, Bay City GM factories spared General Motors ax
Posted on June 1, 2009
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Powertrain factories in Saginaw and Bay City have survived the latest round of factory closures announced today by General Motors Corp., the Associated Press reported. A Saginaw official said word that Saginaw Metal Casting Operations has survived was welcome news….
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Frozen Charlotte Goes Heavy Metal
Posted on May 28, 2009
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My friend, Judy Wilkenfeldhas a terrific article in Stampington’s new issue of Belle Armoire Jewelry (summer 2009). It’s titled “Casting Call” and it’s about metal casting. Judy has an Etsy store, chock full of incredible found objects, charms and cast metal pieces, perfect for use in jewelry making and mixed media. She had the genius idea to cast a perfect, antique, bisque frozen Charlotte doll (take a look at this postfor the story on frozen Charlottes) in pewter and this article describes
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Thresher Industries, Inc.’s (THRR.PK) Latest Innovation Reshapes Future of ‘Green’ Casting
Posted on April 29, 2009
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Thresher Industries, Inc., a California-based manufacturer of precision recycled aluminum and advanced metal matrix composite parts, was pleased to announce today its latest innovation in eco-friendly casting, the Nautilus Core System. This system is a proprietary bio-degradable manufacturing process of producing cores for use in aluminum and magnesium casting. The Nautilus Core System can be used to generate internal and runner shapes as well as passages in practically any metal casting, includ
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Fiendish Japanese mechanical pocket puzzles
Posted on April 22, 2009
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These solid metal Japanese pocket puzzles are precision crafted in Japan and are based on classic mechanical puzzles from around the world. ThinkGeek.com is offering four different difficulty levels of puzzles ranging from level 3 (solvable) to level 6 (insanely hard). From the ThinkGeek.com What makes these puzzles so appealing is how you always seem to be on the verge of solving them. The precision metal casting becomes apparent as you try to separate the parts of each one to solve it.
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