After hearing all the stories of pressure pots exploding and what have you I don't feel my skills are such that I could build a fool proof pressure pot.
I don't plan on making vast quantities of blanks, just a few every now and then to suit my specific needs and to learn how it works. Of all the materials I have turned I found aluminite to be the easiest to drill and turn. That is what i would be using, but I am open to suggestions on other materials.
I have looked around on Ebay and found some dental pressure pots for casting dental appliances. the one I have attached the link for can go up to 30psi. I am wondering if this would be sufficient to cast aluminite bubble free. The pot seems large enough for me to make an insert with two shelves on it so I could cast 4 to 8 blanks at a time, which would be plenty for me.
I would appreciate any feed back you want to offer.
http://cgi.ebay.com/8-Quart-Regulat...766?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a583ceff6
I don't plan on making vast quantities of blanks, just a few every now and then to suit my specific needs and to learn how it works. Of all the materials I have turned I found aluminite to be the easiest to drill and turn. That is what i would be using, but I am open to suggestions on other materials.
I have looked around on Ebay and found some dental pressure pots for casting dental appliances. the one I have attached the link for can go up to 30psi. I am wondering if this would be sufficient to cast aluminite bubble free. The pot seems large enough for me to make an insert with two shelves on it so I could cast 4 to 8 blanks at a time, which would be plenty for me.
I would appreciate any feed back you want to offer.
http://cgi.ebay.com/8-Quart-Regulat...766?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a583ceff6