Thread: Interesting, Odd or Funny Pics.

Cascade Pier, Norfolk Island. I lived there for 3 years and went diving off shore.

My office was on the other side of the road from where this pic (not mine) was taken at Anson Bay.

So the cargo ship stands off ,and lighter goes to jetty?

Originally Posted by Hogarthde

So the cargo ship stands off ,and lighter goes to jetty?

Yes, for everything I believe

Originally Posted by pop058

Yes, for everything I believe

Yes, everything comes in by lighter.

Originally Posted by TeamFA

My kids love King of Random.

I had already planned on making the foundry with my son, now we have some cool things we can do with it. Not going to make the imitation weapon, though... lots of ways to get in trouble with that, but I'm sure there are other things we can make.

I would not recommend making the "volcano" with damp sand as this could create steam explosion from the hot metal hitting it. A better Idea is to cut the top and bottom out of a tin can and use that instead.
I have done a few "lost foam" castings and I can not work out why the sand does not collapse down and destroy the pattern as the molten metal is poured in. The detail that can be created is amazing. I have used your normal packing foam as a pattern before and the metal part came out with the foam bead prints in it. Another trick is to cover your foam pattern in a very thin coat of drywall mud. Make sure it has dried before doing your pour.

Originally Posted by crash

I would not recommend making the "volcano" with damp sand as this could create steam explosion from the hot metal hitting it. A better Idea is to cut the top and bottom out of a tin can and use that instead.
I have done a few "lost foam" castings and I can not work out why the sand does not collapse down and destroy the pattern as the molten metal is poured in. The detail that can be created is amazing. I have used your normal packing foam as a pattern before and the metal part came out with the foam bead prints in it. Another trick is to cover your foam pattern in a very thin coat of drywall mud. Make sure it has dried before doing your pour.

I'd be more worried about him saying you can even leave soda in the cans. Molten Alluminium and water/fluids don't mix well at all, and even in his vid you can see mini explosions just from whats probably only a few drops of fluid left in the can.
Very dangerous indeed.

Sand castings have been used for many years, and still a major way to produce a component now.
If you have a late model Holden, the plenum (s?) chamber is made that way.

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