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Re: [OT] Melting aluminum

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On Sat, 13 Sep 2014, Mike Spencer wrote:

>
> Rich <rich@example.invalid> writes:
>
>> http://ericlippert.com/2014/09/12/melting-aluminum/
>>
>>    Today another in my ongoing, seldom-updated series of posts about
>>    building my own backyard foundry. Today I'll describe how the final step
>>    works: actually melting and pouring the metal. First, see my previous
>>    post on how to make a green sand mold.
>
> ()()()()
>
> Nice to see another hot-metal head [1] on c.m.  The term "hacker", in its
> best sense, isn't limited to digital bits.
>
>
> [1] Google my name and "blacksmith".
>
But you don't use aluminum do you?

The closest I got to any of this wsa making a screwdriver in metal shop in 
high school forty years ago.  Used a lathe to make the handle, and 
actually heated up the piece of metal for the blade and hammered away, 
then ground some.  A big screwdriver, I still have it, probably becasue 
it's only useful when I need a big screwdriver.

I always liked the notion of making a knife, folding it over again and 
again, then hammering, just like making croissants.

   Michael

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[OT] Melting aluminum Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-09-13 13:07 +0000
  Re: [OT] Melting aluminum Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-09-13 15:49 +0200
  Re: [OT] Melting aluminum Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2014-09-13 16:05 -0300
    Re: [OT] Melting aluminum Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2014-09-13 17:57 -0400
      Re: [OT] Melting aluminum polygonum <rmoudndgers@vrod.co.uk> - 2014-09-13 23:04 +0100
        Re: [OT] Melting aluminum Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2014-09-14 10:34 -0400
      Re: [OT] Melting aluminum Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2014-09-13 23:25 -0300

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