I have been watching your channel for over a year now, and every video is interesting as hell, from the beginning to the end. You let your artistry and attention to detail speak and keep your voice silent, an art form in itself. Love your channel man. Plus your vibrator is GENIUS lol
Your are a master craftsman. You make it all look easy. But you also prove how it can be done. I love your use of the ceramic blanket. I noticed your slip roll and instantly loved the design. The power hacksaw is nice also. I just bought plans from you for it. Thanks for hard work and dedication we all appreciate it.
I've been a fan of yours for the past couple of years, but over the past few months you have become supercharged over this oil fired burner and furnace, and so have I. In fact I'm really anxious to see your first cook-out. I would also like to say your furnace is fantastic... and I'm jealous.
Another outstanding video as always. The furnace is looking great! I will be coming back to these videos for reference when I finally get around to building my own furnace. Thanks!
Always a joy to watch. I have a question though for anyone interested to answer. is it better to put the thick refractory on the inside and the wool on the outside or the other way around? I am thinking of the difference of thermal storage capacity of the two materials which might mean that depending on which is on the inside you might need more energy and time to reach high temperatures in the fournace.
Putting the ceramic on the inside would not give a very hard wearing finish. There are liquids you can apply to stiffen it but I prefer the had refractory finish.
***** You might be able to bend it around a former. The thickess possible would depend on the width of the material.Easier with the rolls and you can make it any size you need.
myfordboy do you think it possible to make one of those rollers using three of those small disposable gas cylinders used for Sip handy mig welders? I don't know how thick the material is they're made of but I'd assume them strong enough at least for light work... but how would their diameter affect the radius of rolls one could achieve? I'd at least be able to roll something same size as the cylinder.. .right? It's just I have quite a few and want to do something with them.
myfordboy looking at yours again, those rollers don't look quite as small as I remembered from first watch... not a hell of a lot smaller than tiny gas cylinders....
I am fan of your videos, and I follow all your instruction, I could build a furnace, but I need to build a crucible, Could you make a video showing how to make a resistant and durable crucible? thanks.
You can use stainless steel containers for aluminium. I would not recommend a home made graphite one. you don't want it breaking when its full of liquid metal.
I am really enjoying your videos. Thanks for sharing your expertise. One question. I’m curious why you solder or braze your parts instead of welding. Is there an advantage to brazing when it comes to foundries?
Does the power hacksaw lift the blade on the backstroke? - The vibrator was an ingenious design. - What type torch was used for the insulating properties of the ceramic matting?
There is no mechanical lift to the saw on the backstroke but the crank action gives a degree of lift. It has been no problem the blades last for ages. The torch used for the demo is a Camping Gaz one.
I sold the design to Model Engineer about 20 years ago. You can buy the plans from them. A friend has since modeled it and you can download the details from here www.classicsteamengineering.com/threads/the-myfordboy-slip-rolls.1378/
Sometime back you made a furnace and insulated the cylinder with fire cement mix and perlite. How did that last the test of time and firings. I am not into casting but some times i do heat treat steel and thinking of making a perlite insulated furnace. regards
it is still in good order after hundreds of melts. I switched to oil so don't use it any more. Details here myfordboy.blogspot.co.uk/p/myfordboys-furnace.html
Have you ever stated in a video what the dimensions of your new foundry and crucible ? If not what is th I.D. of the foundry and the diameter of your crucible?
I have been watching your channel for over a year now, and every video is interesting as hell, from the beginning to the end. You let your artistry and attention to detail speak and keep your voice silent, an art form in itself. Love your channel man. Plus your vibrator is GENIUS lol
There are not much furnaces around with this much love in building it..
Great job ! I hardly dare to show mine online now ;)
Another excellent video! I have learned how to make my own aluminium castings for models and model engines from your videos. Thank you for sharing.
Your are a master craftsman. You make it all look easy. But you also prove how it can be done. I love your use of the ceramic blanket. I noticed your slip roll and instantly loved the design. The power hacksaw is nice also. I just bought plans from you for it. Thanks for hard work and dedication we all appreciate it.
I've been a fan of yours for the past couple of years, but over the past few months you have become supercharged over this oil fired burner and furnace, and so have I. In fact I'm really anxious to see your first cook-out. I would also like to say your furnace is fantastic... and I'm jealous.
I live in Russia and I watch all your videos!thank you for your good work!!!everything correctly! I look up to you
Another outstanding video as always. The furnace is looking great! I will be coming back to these videos for reference when I finally get around to building my own furnace. Thanks!
Always look forward to your videos! Can't tell you how much they inspire me to work on my own home foundry. Thanks again!
This is a well done furnace, the rolling machine is a cute simple little roller.
Well done, thanks for sharing,
Pierre
The quality of your work is amazing. How you have the patience to do things is equally amazing!
Хорошая работа !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is a great series! Can't wait to see what fun stuff you melt in that, once it's complete!
Beautiful work.
Love your new furnace myford. Can't wait to see you put it to work. Thanks for the video. :)
Wow! Had no idea that Silver Solder was so capable. Great video!
Has always Fantastic work. Thank you for the great uploads. I am looking forward to more.
All the best.
B
Your videos are great and very didactic.
Thank you for sharing.
Always a joy to watch. I have a question though for anyone interested to answer. is it better to put the thick refractory on the inside and the wool on the outside or the other way around? I am thinking of the difference of thermal storage capacity of the two materials which might mean that depending on which is on the inside you might need more energy and time to reach high temperatures in the fournace.
Putting the ceramic on the inside would not give a very hard wearing finish. There are liquids you can apply to stiffen it but I prefer the had refractory finish.
@@myfordboy just asked because i saw it elsewhere mentioned, thanks for the reply and happy new year!
I love the little cranks instead of gears on your slip roll. I'm guessing that you made that as well.
Rambozo Clown I made that about 20 years ago. I designed it for sheet steel really but it has rolled 6mm x 35mm bar a few times
myfordboy Is it possible to bend the steel without a slip roll? How thick could you do without it?
***** You might be able to bend it around a former. The thickess possible would depend on the width of the material.Easier with the rolls and you can make it any size you need.
myfordboy do you think it possible to make one of those rollers using three of those small disposable gas cylinders used for Sip handy mig welders? I don't know how thick the material is they're made of but I'd assume them strong enough at least for light work... but how would their diameter affect the radius of rolls one could achieve? I'd at least be able to roll something same size as the cylinder.. .right? It's just I have quite a few and want to do something with them.
myfordboy looking at yours again, those rollers don't look quite as small as I remembered from first watch... not a hell of a lot smaller than tiny gas cylinders....
well done.
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I was going to ask if the silver solder would hold up .... then I recalled I was watching myfordboy, no need to ask LOL.
Jack of all trades The steel would have to be at red heat for the joint to let go. If the outside of my furnace gets that hot I'm in trouble
I am fan of your videos, and I follow all your instruction, I could build a furnace, but I need to build a crucible, Could you make a video showing how to make a resistant and durable crucible? thanks.
You can use stainless steel containers for aluminium. I would not recommend a home made graphite one. you don't want it breaking when its full of liquid metal.
myfordboy thanks for answer my question, but, if I want to melt copper, the stainless steel also function?
You will need a proper crucible for copper melts.
I am really enjoying your videos. Thanks for sharing your expertise. One question. I’m curious why you solder or braze your parts instead of welding. Is there an advantage to brazing when it comes to foundries?
I dont have a welder or the skill to use one! Silver soldering: I have the equipment to do and it does make a neater job than a weld.
All this awesome metalwork and no welding? I would think welding would be preferred to silver solder, especially when used for joints near high temps.
Well done
Does the power hacksaw lift the blade on the backstroke? - The vibrator was an ingenious design. - What type torch was used for the insulating properties of the ceramic matting?
There is no mechanical lift to the saw on the backstroke but the crank action gives a degree of lift. It has been no problem the blades last for ages.
The torch used for the demo is a Camping Gaz one.
Could wool fiberglass substitute ceramic blanket?
Great video as always. Also is there plans for the slip roll? love that it doesn't use gears!
I sold the design to Model Engineer about 20 years ago.
You can buy the plans from them.
A friend has since modeled it and you can download the details from here www.classicsteamengineering.com/threads/the-myfordboy-slip-rolls.1378/
you soldered the ring and the hinge with silver solder. Doesn't it melt if you fire up the furnance ?
Sometime back you made a furnace and insulated the cylinder with fire cement mix and perlite. How did that last the test of time and firings. I am not into casting but some times i do heat treat steel and thinking of making a perlite insulated furnace. regards
it is still in good order after hundreds of melts. I switched to oil so don't use it any more. Details here myfordboy.blogspot.co.uk/p/myfordboys-furnace.html
Will you be posting dimensions of the furnace on your blogspot?
what is the capacity of temperature.
and also please mention some dimensions and specifications about it
The furnace will melt iron. Construction details are here myfordboy.blogspot.com/p/development-and-construction-of-my-oil.html
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holy crap
What is this ceramic fabric exactly? And where can one get it?
Hulla Dek You would buy it from the same supplier as the refractory. It's used for building kiln, pizza ovens and furnaces.
Why did you choose to solder instead of welding?
Landon Brecheisen The things I usually build do not require welding so i have no need for a welder but I can silver solder.
Have you ever stated in a video what the dimensions of your new foundry and crucible ? If not what is th I.D. of the foundry and the diameter of your crucible?
Onioncasserole Please go to myfordboy.blogspot.co.uk/p/development-and-construction-of-my-oil.html where you will find the plans and more information.
Thanks. One more thing... Is the larger inside diameter a feature of all oil fired furnaces?
Onioncasserole An oil burner needs more space around the crucible to burn properly, 2-3" is usually recommended.
It can be less with a propane burner.
Is that a home made auto-hacksaw? I want one.
Corey Riggle Details of the saw can be seen here myfordboy.blogspot.co.uk/p/compact-power-hacksaw.html
Liking the rolling machine, was it self built?
Mark Garth Yes I made that about 20 years ago. I designed it for sheet steel really but it has rolled 6mm x 35mm bar a few times
mr ford di u make the roller
+73 SUPERGLIDE Yes I did.
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the koal wool just looks insulation white