Melting pot (building your own)

[monadnock#5]

You've got good instincts. Take your time and do it right on the first take. The wife's dryer runs on 220V. Should it become necessary, I could tap right into it.

[scrapcan]

Watching patiently and hoping for the best to come in "kit" form.

[Charlie Sometimes]

What Chief Dan George said in the movie Josey Wales- "Endeavor to persevere".

[hpdrifter]

Well time for update #2.

.............................Call me stubborn, but I WANT to be able to plug it into either a 115 or 220 and just have it work. Also, if some one was to take it anywhere in the world it would work...............................


... pick ...

Ok, stubborn.....er I mean pick, most 115 volt and 220 volt receptacles are completely different. You're gonna hafta intentionally change receptacles anyway. Why not make a separate cord to fit a 15A 220 volt receptacle?

If an electrician put a 115 volt receptacle in for a 220 volt system, I'd be leary of plugging anything into it, without checking the system out.

BTW, I don't think ONE cord fits all is doable.

[Charlie Sometimes]

Any new action or updates lately?

[jmorris]

I really want a PID controlled pot with bottom pour. I have read several of the threads here about retrofitting existing ones, which work fine, but since I have an electrical engineering background along with a full fledged machine shop I was thinking that I could build my own and be much happier in the end.

The project below started the same way. I used a 3500 watt oven element ($9 at Sears repair center) and 3/8" steel pipe (holds over 60#), PID control, 555 timer circut for the pour and cool timers finish out the automated caster. Then sizing was a pain so I had to automate that too.

[RP]

love to see a vidio of that thing in action, And after thinking about it do like to cast or tinker more?

[20nickels]

I've seen it in action as well as his other homemade shooting related goodies on brianenos.com. I think jmorris should move in next door to me.

[Charlie Sometimes]

Dang- ask for an update, and even if it ain't from pick- WOW!

I am going to check out "brianenos.com" to see.
I need more on that link to see this babby in action.

Thanks.