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Old 27th April 2008, 13:57
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changes to the furnace have resulted in a much hotter temperature so I should not get the gaps where the metal cooled off too quickly.
Although I haven't done wheel casting, it does look like the chilling faults I got when I did some lead casting. The trick I found after much trial and error was to get the mould temprature hot enough. The metal temperature was much less critical. But if the mould was too hot (blowlamp ) the metal ran straight through and out the bottom, like water.

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Now run out of Japanese wheels.......
Uh Oh ! Better check the locking wheel nuts on the Honda's alloys tonight

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