#garfield Logs

Aug 13 2019

06:54 PM rue_shop1: ahhhh
06:59 PM zhanx: ?
08:44 PM rue_shop1: wtf is the volume?
08:46 PM zhanx: I need to get a fiber kit, ugh
08:47 PM rue_shop1: er, 3 cups?
08:47 PM zhanx: 62 cu inches so yea
08:47 PM rue_shop1: k, its tiny
08:48 PM rue_shop1: while reading up on things
08:48 PM zhanx: 4 cups but, I won't fill it full of course
08:48 PM rue_shop1: I caught that the huge steel crucibles are made of steel
08:48 PM rue_shop1: but their lined with brick
08:48 PM rue_shop1: mine holds like 17 cups
08:49 PM rue_shop1: but I was wondering if I should line my crucible
08:49 PM zhanx: well I am still learning
08:49 PM rue_shop1: yep, np
08:49 PM zhanx: so it will work fine for me to start
08:49 PM rue_shop1: I'm trying to get an idea of cost
08:50 PM rue_shop1: casue mine is not a great solution
08:50 PM rue_shop1: ok, cleaning deck
10:18 PM Tom_L: that could take a while
10:19 PM Tom_L: zhanx might need a bigger pot depending what he want's to make
10:20 PM Tom_L: 3 cups doesn't seem like alot
10:20 PM zhanx: maybe, I did the math on it, It will be close
10:20 PM Tom_L: but then i've got 0 so meh
10:21 PM Tom_L: by the time you get the vent thingies etc it will take quite a bit
10:21 PM zhanx: oh well its a starting point
10:21 PM Tom_L: yeah
10:22 PM Tom_L: sounds like fun
10:22 PM Tom_L: what are you wanting to make?
10:24 PM Tom_L: do you have to 'break in' the crucible too?
10:24 PM zhanx: oven>
10:25 PM zhanx: 3d cement printer is the goal
10:25 PM zhanx: all the parts cast
10:59 PM rue_mohr: hey
10:59 PM zhanx: hi
10:59 PM rue_mohr: my pot has another leak
10:59 PM rue_mohr: there was a huge slab of alum in the bottom of the smelter
11:00 PM zhanx: fun
11:00 PM zhanx: so... getting a real one soon?
11:00 PM rue_mohr: I'm working on drying the bentonite I got
11:02 PM rue_mohr: https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRv3DVZ3UXSLyvn5Hk2P2Fz0rK4slPBAQU8AJq8SiZ0LE_jLRBQ
11:02 PM rue_mohr: there is an image to blow your mind on casting methods
11:03 PM rue_mohr: inverse lathe
11:04 PM rue_shop1: zhanx, is there a wood lathe around where your at?
11:06 PM zhanx: drill press?
11:16 PM rue_shop1: no I meant real woood lathe
11:16 PM zhanx: nope
11:18 PM rue_mohr: hmm
11:18 PM rue_mohr: I need to make a ramming hammer
11:18 PM rue_mohr: need to find a good chunk of wood
11:34 PM zhanx: want some hardwood?
11:36 PM rue_mohr: you thik the neighbour would mind if I cut down his oak?
11:38 PM zhanx: more like let you have it