>> >>One of the beauties of casting with aluminothermic reactions is there >>is no crucible used (or furnace)! >> >>You plug the sprue (entry) going to the mold cavity with a thin sheet >>of metal (that is melted once the molten metal reaches it), and put >>the chemical on top. The slag melts to the top and the metal drains >>out into the mold.... > > Kewl! I take it the magic is in knowing how much you need to fill the mold. > :)
Knowing how much would be part of the art of using this method. I would think that you would always want just a little more so as to overfill it to a bit more than the sprue will hold. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
