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Donovan: /* Project Specification */

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Project Specification

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	;Melting point of aluminum		;Melting point of aluminum
	: ~~~1220°F~~		: ~{{convert\|1220\|°F\|°C\|sigfig=3}}
	;Melting point of cast iron		;Melting point of cast iron
	: 2192 °F		: {{convert\|2192\|°F\|°C\|sigfig=3}}

	==Babington Burner Research==		==Babington Burner Research==

Syk0 saje at 06:44, 2 May 2011

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	=Collaboration=		=Collaboration=
	==Review of Project Status==		==Review of Project Status==
	== ~~MCE -~~ Current Work==		==Current Work==
	== ~~MCE -~~ Developments Needed==		==Developments Needed==
	=== ~~MCE -~~ General===		===General===
	=== ~~MCE -~~ Specific===		===Specific===
	==== ~~MCE -~~ Background Debriefing====		====Background Debriefing====
	==== ~~MCE -~~ Information Work====		====Information Work====
	==== ~~MCE -~~ Hardware Work====		====Hardware Work====
	== ~~MCE -~~ Sign-in==		==Sign-in==

	='''Product Definition'''=		='''Product Definition'''=

Syk0 saje: /* Development Work Template */

2011-05-02T06:39:03Z

Development Work Template

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	#~~[[MCE -~~ Product Definition]]		#'''Product Definition''' - A method of home smelting to turn aluminum cans, nails, other waste metals into reusable blocks/prefabbed forms.
	##[[MCE - General]]		##[[MCE - General]]
	##[[MCE - General Scope]]		##[[MCE - General Scope]]

ScottSEA: /* Casting Furnaces */

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Casting Furnaces

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	There are several types of casting furnaces which include Electric Arc furnaces, Blast furnaces, Cornwall Iron Furnace, etc. The electric arc furnace can be described as a furnace heating charged materials by the way of an electric arc. The Blast Furnace can be referred to as a kind of metallurgical furnace, through which the process of smelting takes place.		There are several types of casting furnaces which include Electric Arc furnaces, Blast furnaces, Cornwall Iron Furnace, etc. The electric arc furnace can be described as a furnace heating charged materials by the way of an electric arc. The Blast Furnace can be referred to as a kind of metallurgical furnace, through which the process of smelting takes place.

			Blast Furnaces produce metals, normally iron. These furnaces trace their origin to China (around 500 BC). Electric Arc furnaces exist in all the sizes, from the smallest one having a capacity of around one ton to the largest one having a capacity of 400 tons. The former is used in foundries to produce cast iron products, whereas the latter one is used for secondary steel making.[http://www.metalcastingzone.com/casting-furnaces/]

	Blast Furnaces produce metals, normally iron. These furnaces trace their origin to China (around 500 BC). Electric Arc furnaces exist in all the sizes~~-right~~, from the smallest one having a capacity of around 1 ton to the largest one having a capacity of 400 tons. The former ~~one~~ is used in foundries to produce cast iron products, whereas the latter one is used for secondary steel making.[http://www.metalcastingzone.com/casting-furnaces/]

	=Collaboration=		=Collaboration=

ScottSEA: /* Foundry Research */

2011-04-30T06:41:45Z

Foundry Research

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	==Foundry Research==		==Foundry Research==
	[http://www.backyardmetalcasting.com/index.html]		*[http://www.backyardmetalcasting.com/index.html www.backyardmetalcasting.com]
	[http://www.budgetcastingsupply.com/Informative_Reading.html]		*[http://www.budgetcastingsupply.com/Informative_Reading.html www.budgetcastingsupply.com]
	[http://www.backyardmetalcasting.com/harriette01.html]		*[http://www.backyardmetalcasting.com/harriette01.html www.backyardmetalcasting.com/harriette01.html]
	[http://www.lindsaybks.com/bks7/chas1/index.html]		*[http://www.lindsaybks.com/bks7/chas1/index.html www.lindsaybks.com/bks7/chas1/index.html]

	=Casting Furnaces=		=Casting Furnaces=

ScottSEA: /* Babington Burner Research */

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Babington Burner Research

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	Warning: if you coil your supply fuel line around your combustion tube for preheating, then if your fuel supply runs out or the pump stops, the fuel in your fuel line will heat up to the temperature of the burner (about 1200 degrees F), which is above the flashpoint for most fuels. If your fuel flow stops for more than a few seconds, is it safest to wait 10-15 minutes until everything cools, then try restart the burner. I once didn't wait, and had superheated oil flow into my sump and start it on fire - not good![http://www.aipengineering.com/babington/Babington_Oil_Burner_HOWTO.html]		Warning: if you coil your supply fuel line around your combustion tube for preheating, then if your fuel supply runs out or the pump stops, the fuel in your fuel line will heat up to the temperature of the burner (about 1200 degrees F), which is above the flashpoint for most fuels. If your fuel flow stops for more than a few seconds, is it safest to wait 10-15 minutes until everything cools, then try restart the burner. I once didn't wait, and had superheated oil flow into my sump and start it on fire - not good![http://www.aipengineering.com/babington/Babington_Oil_Burner_HOWTO.html]

	[http://www.green-trust.org/2000/biofuel/babington/default.htm]		[http://www.green-trust.org/2000/biofuel/babington/default.htm Babington burners on Green-Trust.org.]

	==Foundry Research==		==Foundry Research==

ScottSEA: /* Project Specification */

2011-04-30T06:37:21Z

Project Specification

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	The open source foundry must be able to:		The open source foundry must be able to melt [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium aluminum] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cast_iron cast iron].

	melt [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium aluminum] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cast_iron cast iron].

	~~aluminum melts at about 1220.58 °F~~


	~~cast iron melts at: 2192 °F~~


			;Melting point of aluminum
			: ~1220°F
			;Melting point of cast iron
			: 2192 °F

	==Babington Burner Research==		==Babington Burner Research==

Conor at 10:58, 5 November 2010

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	[[Category:Metalworks]]		[[Category:Metalworks]]
			[[Category:Digital Fabrication]]
	[[Category:~~Flexible Industry~~]]

DavidCary: link to related wiki pages

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link to related wiki pages

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	Metal Casting and Extrusion (MCE)- metals from the waste stream, and eventually aluminum from clay - may be turned into valuable forms or extruded profiles. Engine blocks, structural metals, wire, and many other uses abound. This is doable with local compressed gas sources as the source of heat.		Metal Casting and Extrusion (MCE)- metals from the waste stream, and eventually aluminum from clay - may be turned into valuable forms or extruded profiles. Engine blocks, structural metals, wire, and many other uses abound. This is doable with local compressed gas sources as the source of heat.
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	##[[MCE - Charitable Contributions]]		##[[MCE - Charitable Contributions]]


			== related projects ==

			* [[foundry]]
			* [[Metal Casting]]
			* [[Investment Casting]]
			* [[Plastic Extrusion & Molding]]
			* [[Open Source Fab Lab]]
			* [[bicycle technology]]

	[[Category:Metalworks]]		[[Category:Metalworks]]

	[[Category:Flexible Industry]]		[[Category:Flexible Industry]]