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karen_carter
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4mo ago
Old timer at our shop told me I was pouring too hot and it was causing microporosity in my castings
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thomasgonzalez
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4mo ago
Shelled out $600 on a fancy induction furnace add-on for small steel pours and it's collecting dust now.
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aaron880
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4mo ago
Stupidly spent $300 on a 'premium' crucible that cracked on the second pour
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troychen
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4mo ago
Pro tip: a little bit of graphite powder in the flask pins works wonders
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colescott
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4mo ago
That old sand reclaimer at the Trenton plant cost me a whole shift
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stellat46
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4mo ago
Switched from a basic respirator to a proper PAPR unit for our sandblasting booth. The difference in my lungs after just one shift was night and day.
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hannah_west39
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4mo ago
Spent a whole shift trying to get a clean pour on a new bronze alloy
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wells.christopher
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4mo ago
Spent $350 on a new respirator system and it's already giving me grief
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simonk98
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4mo ago
I bought a $250 infrared thermometer and it saved my core box project.
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johnson.river
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4mo ago
Showerthought: I started using a 2% borax wash on my greensand molds in Tacoma and it cut my scrap rate by a third.
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charles720
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5mo ago
A cold shut on a big gear blank nearly cost us a whole day at the plant
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ruby_wright
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5mo ago
My uncle said to always pre-heat the sand for a core box with a torch, even in summer.
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jordan_hill
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5mo ago
Pro tip: check your flask clamp pressure before you pour
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julia_carter61
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5mo ago
PSA: A foreman in Detroit mentioned a new sand additive that cut our scrap rate
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harperr82
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5mo ago
Warning about the new green sand additive from that big supplier
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