The Home Machinist!

Can you talk about the induction furnace that was used to melt iron? Make, size, nature of the power supply----solid state or motor/generator? Frequency? Capacity? I have little more information on those furnaces. I just worked with them, I never worked on them. But, speaking of safety glasses, I a...

haha! Leave it to me to start a gear thread. People harass me all the time for wearing protective gear when I ride motorcycles.. but like what's been said, all the gear is cheaper than one trip to the emergency room. Here I am with my first old BMW: http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/138...

It's been well over a year since we heard from PapaLion, so I'm not inclined to think he'll make an appearance again. Please don't let that hamper you and your attempts to communicate with those amongst us that enjoy talking foundry, though. Anything you can lend to the forum is welcome, as are you...

Warning: I post a lot of pictures.. because I take a lot of pictures. This first post will be an introduction. I'm a recent college graduate; aerospace engineer with minors in explosives engineering, mathematics and materials. As a materials student I took some casting classes. Because of my interes...

I know I'm resurrecting an old thread, and I see that PapaLion doesn't post much here.. but, I recently acquired a Johnson 520K furnace and this thread is the first result on google. So, if you're still here, I'd like to hear how the furnace project has progressed. How's the furnace working out? Any...