Hi all,
I've always liked the thought of casting my own blanks, so I'm planning on picking up a few things at HF when I'm down in Duluth in early January...
I know there's been a few posts on this, but I need a short, simple shopping list that I can follow - 'cause I can't just go back and get something if I forget it - it'll be another year before I go back, likely!
Now, to cast something like alumilite, do I need the full-blown pressure pot setup, or can I just buy an ultrasonic cleaner to get the bubbles out of the mix...since alumilite cures really quickly, you won't have time to get it pressurized, would you?
For PR, it's the consensus that you need a pressure setup to do things right, correct?
If I'm buying the pressure pot setup, I imagine that I need the pressure pot from HF, the blue or red box...and a guage of some sort. Plumbing fittings can be bought up here though, I imagine...just ordinary plumbers pipe fittings, or do they need to be some special high-pressure stuff?
What else? Air compressor's likely coming for Christmas, I'm thinking, so that'll cover that part...
Do I need an inline filter of some sort?
I've always liked the thought of casting my own blanks, so I'm planning on picking up a few things at HF when I'm down in Duluth in early January...
I know there's been a few posts on this, but I need a short, simple shopping list that I can follow - 'cause I can't just go back and get something if I forget it - it'll be another year before I go back, likely!
Now, to cast something like alumilite, do I need the full-blown pressure pot setup, or can I just buy an ultrasonic cleaner to get the bubbles out of the mix...since alumilite cures really quickly, you won't have time to get it pressurized, would you?
For PR, it's the consensus that you need a pressure setup to do things right, correct?
If I'm buying the pressure pot setup, I imagine that I need the pressure pot from HF, the blue or red box...and a guage of some sort. Plumbing fittings can be bought up here though, I imagine...just ordinary plumbers pipe fittings, or do they need to be some special high-pressure stuff?
What else? Air compressor's likely coming for Christmas, I'm thinking, so that'll cover that part...
Do I need an inline filter of some sort?