Casting the Headstock Myfordboy Steam Roller Part 5 ( Metal Casting at Home Part 139)

Continuing with the Steam roller build. Casting and a couple of failures. Watch until the end.

[@johnbiggs7620]

After years of watching you do castings ....... it never gets old lol. I could watch you do this all day.

[@RonaldWalters2010]

Good show as always Mate! :-)

[@RustyInventions-wz6ir]

Nice work. I really would like to get into casting myself. Picked up allot from you guys. Thank you

[@boblow2186]

Nice work as always. 👍

[@RetroSteamTech]

Thanks for showing the ones that didn't quite work 👍 The roller is starting look really good. Cheers, Alan.

[@Smallathe]

Really lovely project. Thanks for sharing!

[@termlimit]

Would you ever consider a tour of your work area? I wonder how you manage the sand for packing, then is it left there on the floor? A shop tour would be awesome. Long time viewer of the channel. Always enjoy your content. Thank you.

[@myfordboy]

Here is a tour of my indoor workshop. kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYXYo4mPibehpc0 I don't think I can show much about the garage where the casting is done.

[@GermanDarioCarte]

Genial!!!

[@Preso58]

Interesting that the mould failed on the core side. I had the exact same issue on a similarly shaped casting. The harder I rammed the sand, the worse it got.

[@tinayoga8844]

@Preso58 My thought was that there wasn't enough pressure to push the air through the sand. And having the trouble section at the bottom of the mold allowed it to fill completely.

[@myfordboy]

I always find it easier if I can remove the pattern from the sand rather than removing the cope from the pattern. removing the cope you cannot rap the pattern.

[@myfordboy]

It's best practice to feed into the thickest part of the mould but i wanted to keep that clean from sprues so tried feeding into the bottom where the part would be cut away. As the thin part cooled first the thick part shrunk as there was no reseve of metal to feed it.

[@jae878]

I’ve noticed that you don’t sift the sand onto the pattern like I’ve seen others do. Is that because of the type of sand you use or do you not find it necessary? Thanks for sharing!!

[@myfordboy]

The way I condition my sand it all gets shifted so no point in it sifting more.

[@user-vg2tr4bc6k]

What type of soil do you use?

[@myfordboy]

www.artisanfoundry.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=21&products_id=38

[@lydwood]

Nice work, could I ask do you use Petrobond here (ie oil bonded sand to those unfamiliar)?

[@myfordboy]

No it is greensand:www.artisanfoundry.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=21&products_id=38

[@garysmith9772]

Just wanted to warn other home shop machinist. I ordered on eBay some tool holders for my Myford quick change tool post. When they finally arrived, they weren’t even close to fitting properly. They are making all kinds of excuses and not accepting the return. I guess I’m out $200. So buyer beware and dealing with these companies overseas.

[@alandavis6429]

You need to visit a real foundry and see how real foundrymen at least you finally listened to my last post and cut the fill and vent holes with brass pipes like every other foundryman does. Do you feel a little stupid arguing with me about raming around the pipes like you used to do?

[@imajeenyus42]

Let’s see your 140-part series on metal casting then, since you obviously know so much.