Author Topic: New progress on the Morko ......now W/ SUCCSESS ! and NEW wax (Read 11862 times)

RocklockI · « **Reply #180 on:** December 16, 2009, 04:31:25 PM »

Well I hope the mother isnt in too much pain ?

It'll be after new years as the weather forcast looks kinda crappy for a while

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Plus I gots to get more copper "all bright" they call it from the local recycling yard ,and propane .

ASAP Gary

RocklockI · « **Reply #181 on:** December 20, 2009, 01:05:20 PM »

In the last couple days I finished the Moko Flask ..... You 'can' buy one

$ .....but I make mine .
here are some photos .

I know it doesn't look like much .....but it is !

It has to be as perfect as the origanal wax positive . For some very certain reasons .....

NOTHING EVER GETS ANY BETTER THAN PERFECT ,anything LESS will only go downhill in 'the next' proccess , this is a game of recreating a serries of the origanal positives and making everything as good as you can make it . Or at least Perfect !

Even the flask could cause a complete disaster ....! OF THE WORST KIND !!!!!

Oh yea and 10 more lbs of 'all bright' copper .

Gary

carronader · « **Reply #182 on:** December 20, 2009, 10:08:22 PM »

Who's been a busy little Beaver then ? Don't know if I would have that much patience in preparation,and that's before the skilled techniques.You're a fine example of what can be done ,starting from scratch,for all our members........." thinking " I wonder if I could do that ? If you got rid of that yellow Hairdresser's car.........you would have 5 star street cred.

RocklockI · « **Reply #183 on:** December 21, 2009, 05:15:08 AM »

3.5 to 4.0 is all Im really worth ....

I am a happy clam right were I am,so folks like you have too look far ,Let me remind you NIX on the car !

You savy me good now ,
#1 Tom ,youre no good ,no good and how?

Tons of preperation ...... sOON ,VERY SOON .

another 10 lbs of copper and I'll be able to to fill up the crucible . 3+bucks a pound x 30lbs right at 100 dollars then the tin on top of that .

I finaly got some filters ,just a small sample but I will use them on morko !!!!!!!! Gary

Got some top of the line foundery gloves coming !!!!! Life is GOOD !!!!!!

ETA They came today ! are here they are !!!!!

.....

Gary

gulfcoastblackpowder · « **Reply #184 on:** December 21, 2009, 12:21:55 PM »

Good to see you're getting safer and using more advanced methods! It's fun watching you perfect your craft!

I don't really care for the car either - mainly the black stripe that makes it look like a yellow jacket. Nobody's perfect, right?
(I'll take that back if it jeopardizes my chance to get one of the first batch

)

RocklockI · « **Reply #185 on:** December 21, 2009, 03:19:16 PM »

Folks like you are ..almost welcome to wail on the car . I love it 40 mpg . The only real problem is you MUST come out of 4th at 101mph .....that only leaves 5th .....to go fast !
Silly Rev limiter !

#3 is yours

Gary
ETA this next pour is really coming together ,if abit slowly ? New gloves ,new crucible ,new filters ,new techniques ,,'bottom fill runners'

Gary ,now I need new copper and new propane !!!!

Double D · « **Reply #186 on:** December 21, 2009, 04:23:30 PM »

Is copper wire all that is suitable?

I go by the salvage yard to moorrow?

RocklockI · « **Reply #187 on:** December 21, 2009, 04:50:24 PM »

Ask for "allbright" . Copper electrical wire IS what you want . Pass on plumbing Copper , not as pure .

seacoastartillery · « **Reply #188 on:** December 21, 2009, 06:07:57 PM »

Gary, If you are ever a little shy of a full crucible of pure copper just before a big pour, you can always use a little high school chemistry to make up four or five pounds of pure Cu to melt. It’s called a ‘single replacement reaction’ and basically involves the immersion of iron (Steel) bits, filings, and cut offs with a solution of Copper Sulfate which you can get in paper bags like fertilizer. A couple of plastic buckets, 10 of 15 pounds of Free iron filings and bits from your pals in Broomfield, some solution and one little, nylon fish tank skimmer net to gather the pure copper precipitate and you’re all set! Just takes about 5 or 6 days, that’s all.

Fe + CuSO4 to FeSO4 + Cu

The iron dissolves, leaving a grayish sludge, (iron sulfate) and pure copper.

FYI,

Mike and Tracy

dan610324 · « **Reply #189 on:** December 21, 2009, 06:29:24 PM »

yes , gary is totally right at this
its just electrical wires thats pure enough for mixing bronze
all plumbing parts as knees and pipes are copper alloys and not pure copper
so to really be sure of what alloy you gets when mixing your own bronze I recomend pure virgin tin and a copper that you know is just pure copper
tin is so much more difficult to find in the scrap yard, 99,9% of everything you find there is alloys with lead and antimon , so please just use virgin tin

hey whats this recepie ??
I dont know much about chemistry , but it sounds interesting
how will the price be compared to buying scrap copper at the scrap yard ??

RocklockI · « **Reply #190 on:** December 21, 2009, 06:51:34 PM »

I'm workin on wax ,But I think you are onto something ! And As of Now YOU ARE IN CHARGE OF THE WHOLE Steel , Iron Filings , reclaiming Cu PROJECT !!!!

Knowing you are 'in charge' will cause me to get to the recycle center ASAP + for some more allbright .
.....as the gray sludge you speak of is .... running out of you're ears ....

I just came across a certain PHOTO of a person at a party ...in my backyard ....? Do you remember the one ..?

"..which you can get ..." , NO YOU CAN GET

, You are running the 'Reclaiming Gray Cu MUSH Reclaiming Effort.

Or the RGCuMUSHRE

Thats Good because I need some more ...fertillizer... from you . Cu Gary

dan610324 · « **Reply #191 on:** December 22, 2009, 11:20:38 AM »

dont forget to extend the handles on all your tools until the next time

Double D · « **Reply #192 on:** December 23, 2009, 11:51:37 AM »

about 350 pounds at $2.75 a pound...want it?

1Southpaw · « **Reply #193 on:** December 23, 2009, 01:15:47 PM »

70 lbs per box , 10+ for shipping .... Might be a good deal .
15 Cents a lb for shipping looks like 2.90 a pound delivered to your door ! 5 boxes will do it . :>)

GGaskill · « **Reply #194 on:** December 23, 2009, 01:24:50 PM »

Only about a grand delivered. This hobby (like many others) is not cheap.

Double D · « **Reply #195 on:** December 23, 2009, 01:40:36 PM »

If we can get 70 lbs in one of thost 10 buck flat rate boxes....

Zulu · « **Reply #196 on:** December 23, 2009, 02:28:45 PM »

To get it in one of those boxes you will have to melt it.

gulfcoastblackpowder · « **Reply #197 on:** December 23, 2009, 04:50:05 PM »

I'd think cutting it in lengths that match the length of the box would enable you to fit as much as feasible in each box, since "he with the forge" would be the addressee, not the addresser.

In fact, you should be able to fit much more than 70lb in each box this way, even using the medium sized boxes (which could hold approximately 160lb of copper is it were a solid chunk the dimensions of the box), so I'd go with those, since the shipping costs are lower than the large ones, and you'll need just as many boxes whether you use the medium or the large, since you're restricted by weight not volume.

Double D · « **Reply #198 on:** December 23, 2009, 06:25:51 PM »

There you hit the problem "cut it up to fit" My cutter upper don't work well any more.

GGaskill · « **Reply #199 on:** December 23, 2009, 06:32:28 PM »

Pay for it now, store it and take it home in the trunk from the CBC².

Victor3 · « **Reply #200 on:** December 23, 2009, 07:38:29 PM »

"Got some top of the line foundery gloves coming"

Who needs those expensive things? You coulda got some of these at Walmart; they're right next to the Chia Pets

http://www.asseenontv.com/prod-pages/ove_glove.html

BoomLover · « **Reply #201 on:** December 23, 2009, 09:24:07 PM »

Got one of those 'Ove-glove" things, they work great, will do the job for awhile, going to get another one, worth it! BoomLover

gulfcoastblackpowder · « **Reply #202 on:** December 23, 2009, 10:10:45 PM »

The problem is Gary needed 2 gloves, and the ove glove only comes with one.

(Actually, at the cost of those, the ones Gary got were probably cheaper ($34.50), and are likely better (800*F steady 1000*F momentary contact):
http://www.riogrande.com/MemberArea/ProductPage.aspx?assetname=704104&page=GRID&free_text%7c1261645632496=glove

Victor3 · « **Reply #203 on:** December 23, 2009, 10:47:52 PM »

Don't confuse me with facts.

Besides, when you go to get your ove gloves, you can pick up a Clapper, Sham-Wow and some Kaboom all in one trip.

carronader · « **Reply #204 on:** December 23, 2009, 11:08:22 PM »

Ove glove........clapper..........sham-wow........kaboom........are you guys all speaking Swahili ?

Victor3 · « **Reply #205 on:** December 23, 2009, 11:19:37 PM »

Quote from: carronader on December 23, 2009, 11:08:22 PM

Ove glove........clapper..........sham-wow........kaboom........are you guys all speaking Swahili ?

These are all high-tech specializd products, only available to US consumers who require the best that science has to offer...

RocklockI · « **Reply #206 on:** December 24, 2009, 04:59:38 AM »

To cut that copper up unravel the wires from the cable . then snip them up with side cutter or dykes ,whatever . Copper hit 3 bucks per 2 weeks ago so you should get while you can .

dan610324 · « **Reply #207 on:** December 24, 2009, 05:30:52 AM »

look what you have done now gary

you created a casting fever in USA

Double D · « **Reply #208 on:** December 24, 2009, 05:59:25 AM »

I have no interest in casting, I was just finding supplies for Gary...as to unraveling and cutting one one wire at a time...come get, Gary!

RocklockI · « **Reply #209 on:** December 24, 2009, 06:24:19 AM »

Saw the cable into lengths ,stick them in a box send to me . 20lbs please .