[EMS Discuss] PROPOSAL - metalcasting facility

[Ben Hallert - Vipmail]

I'm interested in this.  I worked at a metal foundry when I was a kid, it was a lot of fun.  Kass and I talked about this a while ago, she mentioned that lost-PLA is a way to use a 3d printer to produce a source object (then presumably dipped in slurry and heated until the PLA is gone before metal is poured into hollow mold).

- Ben

On Sep 24, 2012, at 2:42 PM, Rick Osgood <EMAIL HIDDEN> wrote:

> Ellery and I were very interested in doing aluminum casting at the shop so I am interested in this.
> 
> Rick
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> On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 1:47 PM, Tom Conlin <EMAIL HIDDEN> wrote:
> yes,
> 
> lower temp stuff i.e.  aluminum lead zinc (maybe brass)
> at any rate implies ventilation or hauling it all outside.
> 
> 
> here is a link to the Gears show in Portland this weekend
> http://www.oregongears.org/
> they usually a great Aluminum casting demo out back
> and Gary Martin is there with his cast iron castings
> 
> 
> 
> On 09/24/2012 01:39 PM, Bob Miller wrote:
> I propose that we discuss dedicating a portion of the shop
> for a metalcasting area.  Anyone want to second that?
> 
> 
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