Aluminium
Mystery Metal
When I had some builders do some work the other year, they left me some metal. Thin sheet approx 0.3mm folded into a L shape approx 15x15x15cm. I had assumed it was zinc and something to do with the roof.
Posted in: Uncategorised
Materials: Aluminium, Zinc
Tags: Chemicals, Materials Science, Metal
Book Review – Performance Welding Handbook
I bought this book to find out if I wanted to buy a TIG or a MIG welder for my model engineering workshop, it answered that question and a lot more. The book is intended for people aiming to build
Posted in: Books and Magazine Reviews
Materials: Aluminium, Stainless Steel
Tags: Welding. Aircraft
Blobs to blocks another way
When I was making the flea eyes, I also cast a simple rectangular bar of aluminium with a second crucible of metal. Although it was quite a good casting it was open cast and hence had a rounded top and
Posted in: Casting
Materials: Aluminium
Tags: density, PSTOIC
Grinding and tapping aluminium
The latest progress on the flea was to add the eyes. I cast some large eyes from aluminium a few weeks back. The backs of these were a bit uneven so clamped them up in the workmate and ground them
Sunday sandcasting
It’s been over a year since I last fired up the flowerpot furnace. A multitude of factors have got in the way from weather to needing to work on the gates to being too busy enjoying other things. I switched
Posted in: Casting
Materials: Aluminium
Tags: Flowerpot furnace, petrobond, sand
Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
