>Hi The furnace is running again. I used old charcoal on top of fresh and it took a couple of hours and lots of meths to get it all burning OK. No sign of any aluminium dripping out from underneath which is a shame. I had used green sand and made some impressions to test… Continue reading >Another burn
Author: Graham H Miller
>Sand
> The starting sandOriginally uploaded by graham_h_miller Yesterday I got some bentonite clay in the post from ebay. So in the evening I started sorting out the sand that I rescued from the preschool sandpit. As you can see it’s full of bark chips, twigs and leaves. I gradually sieved it through a garden sieve… Continue reading >Sand
>Bentonite clay
>My cunning plan is slowly working. I’ve been listing things I don’t need on ebay to generate enough money to buy the things that I absolutely can’t make, scrounge or recycle. So I’ve just sold two books, which has given me enough in paypal to buy 750g of bentonite clay which should make proper foundry… Continue reading >Bentonite clay
>Charcoal and Copper
>Isn’t the internet great? When I was a student 20 years ago the internet was basically user-groups. Now, with everything else, the most useful bits are sometimes forums and yahoo! groups. I’ve just been told that my aluminium will flow better with 5%-6% copper added to make an alloy. That’s just saved me a lot… Continue reading >Charcoal and Copper
>Flickr set
>Here’s a link to my set of photos on Flickr. I’ll blog when I add photos but may not always get around to putting every photo across on here. http://www.flickr.com/photos/grahams_pictures/sets/72157617864504151/Cheers Graham