[Namron] Free Sand

Miles Grey Kahn at West-Point.org
Fri May 30 11:51:40 PDT 2008


Yeah, I'm not concerned.  The small furnace I'm talking about is *small*. 
It's the flowerpot furnace which you can read about at:
 http://www.backyardmetalcasting.com/book_fp.html

I read that it can get hot enough to melt bronze.  I plan to replace the
charcoal with a propane burner of the Ron Reil design.  But the point is
that if you choose the light amber colored sand (I believe it's silica
sand), it will stand up to heat more than well enough to make this little
furnace work for quite a while.  Cheap, easy, no special supplies, no
special equipment.  If I decide that I'm having a lot of fun casting
bronze, *then* I'll worry about the real thing.

It will be a while before I get it finished.  Not only do I procrastinate
well, but I've misplaced the (common plumbing) parts for my propane
burner.

  Miles Grey


Jacq Ball wrote:
> Anyone care to pontificate on fire cement, fire brick, forge liners
> and such ilk?
>
> On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 10:51 AM, Miles Grey <Kahn at west-point.org> wrote:
>> Kirsten Pupek wrote:
>>
>>> Hello all,
>>> We recently had a pool installed and have some left over sand that
>>> would
>>> be perfect for sandboxes if anyone is interested. I live at 15601
>>> Camellia
>>> in Southwest Oklahoma City near SW 149th street and S Western. Please
>>> contact me at 850-529-0050 if you are interested or just go by and pick
>>> it
>>> up ... it is sitting on the driveway.
>>
>>
>> What color is it?  You ask, but if it is white, it's good for sandboxes
>> and
>> such.  If it has an amber hue, it might work well to mix with Portland
>> Cement and make mortar for a small metal casting furnace.





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