[gingery_machines] Re: Casting with play sand

 

Randy, I've done castings with play sand. Chris Bailey uses it, and I used his. I've got the materials to make my own, just need to that round 'tuit.

Works well. I can post a pic of the items I've cast with it, if you'd like, or PM them to you. Decent but not spectacularly good surface finish.

Bill in OKC

--- In gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com, <randycook@...> wrote:
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> Although I haven't used it for casting yet, I bought a few bags of HD's white "High Desert Play Sand", then dried it and strained through WalMart's grease spatter shield. It's a fine mesh, so the resultant sand has a pretty small, even particle size. Mixed with bentonite and water, it looks like it ought to do it. I just built the flask for the lathe bed casting, and haven't made a pattern for it yet. I'll post my results. Meanwhile, has anyone else tried play sand?
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> R. Cook
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