In a message dated 9/14/2008 7:49:15 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Make a mold like this: http://www.hobbycast.net/video.htm Or: http://www.dark-platypus.com/vulcanize.htm Use some sort of equipment like this: http://www.foundry101.com/search.htm Melt some of this: http://www.tekcast.com/Metal-Alloys-Zinc-base-Alloys/c16_21/index.html Sort of like this: http://greenldr.bossig.com/tips/tips-k071406.htm Or this: http://www.geocities.com/eastpac01/spincasting.html for starts, i'd avoid Tekcast i tried to talk to them a few times in ongoing emails and they talked to me as if i just crawled out of the woods and couldn't make it through the day without their equipment and regardless of any personal thought, idea or question, your wrong unless you buy from them and delt with them 100% I know i don't know everything about everything, but these people talked to me as if i had an IQ of a brick. i do like the pie wedge mold idea on the dark-platypus site - i'll have to keep it in mind for when i get to trying metal casting. as to the foundry101, YES, i am looking at getting the L foundry kit when i have the fundage and a proper place to set it up in the garage (more of waiting for the proper place). as to tekcast's metals, i am not sure of them, i was looking at a place in Canada (i think) were you can buy it in decently small size quantity and seemed reasonably priced. and i can't get that last link to work Dave Merriman had some video showing his simple set up of a spin caster (can't find it online or even sure if it's anywhere on there, but i have seen it on one of my submarine videos). i'll look some more....... here is one site that gives you an idea as to how to build a spin caster. _http://www.granthams.com/Spincast/_ (http://www.granthams.com/Spincast/) as to re-melting down ones own old links to make new ones, yes, that is always a bonus Chris, _Odyssey Slipways_ (http://hometown.aol.com/odysseyslipways/index.html) **************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
