On Sep 23, 2012, at 9:42 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > Sweet Jeshua, even if the movies didn't play on FF. What format were they?
Thanks Kent and Gene! The movies are Quicktime MV4. > But thats an odd bucket for handling the hot alu. It is actually a very standard silicon carbide crucible these days. The two most common ceramic crucibles in use are graphite and silicon carbide. > What I've used for > casting iron was an equally long handled, fireclay covered bucket that we > tipped over sideways to pour the iron out by rolling the loop on the other > end of the handle to control the pour. In a half knealing position with > the left knee sticking out to hold the weight in the middle of the handle. > The bucket held about 80 lbs of iron & weighed about 30 lbs empty. I spent > a summer in '60 doing that, and my back reminds me of how dumb that was > 24/7/365 since. Wow! Sounds brutal! I have a steel crucible that holds about 100 pounds of aluminum and weighs over 30 pounds empty. The most I ever poured at once was about 50 pounds of aluminum. It was very difficult! That is when I decided I need a tilt furnace or a tap hole furnace for doing parts that heavy. Cheers, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated <http://3DTOPO.com> Phone: 208.462.4171 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
