While the Foundry 2.5 served me well through many melts, I decided that its time to move on to a bigger furnace capable of melting cast iron and, hopefully, steel. It will also use waste motor oil (WMO) instead of propane as the main fuel.
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Limited Access 5G GTAW 6″ Pipe
This is a lab objective that I completed as part of my AAS Degree in Welding Technology from Texas State Technical College – Waco. Te objective was to weld a 6″ pipe specimen with limited access per ASME code using GTAW (Gas Tungsten Arc Welding, a.k.a TIG welding) and SMAW (Shielded Metal Arc Welding, a.k.a stick welding) with four bend specimens.
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The Phoenix
The CNC Journey Begins
Building the Banshee: Part 2
Building the Banshee: Part 2
After testing and destroying parts of the Banshees, I finally got them up and running in a spiffy new enclosure.
Building the Banshee: Part 1
Building the Banshee: Part 1
When my original CNC controller died, I decided it was time to build a new one. J. Kleinbauer’s “Banshee” seemed to fit my needs perfectly.