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Making steam engines...

19 years ago

Anyone else doing this ???

This was one of my winter projects...

I also do sand castings... So much to do and so little time...

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Pooh Bear
19 years ago
What kind of setup do you use for castings.
What do you melt metal in. What metals can you melt.
I have been wanting to play with some aluminum to learn.
Mite start with lead and work my way up to hotter stuff.

I love steam engines. I want to build one.

Pooh Bear
kbeitz
Original Author
19 years ago
I have a factory metal melter, gas fired... I can do alum and brass...
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Pooh Bear
19 years ago
How much gas does it use. Is it expensive to operate.
I would like to do this but I'm afraid of what it will do to our gas bill.

Pooh Bear
kbeitz
Original Author
19 years ago
I run mine on bottle gas... Not city gas...
Sure it takes alot of gas to melt metal...
Any hobbie takes money... Some more than others...
City_Dude
19 years ago
Mine's a lot smaller, but it runs.
John

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