a year and a half ago or something like that when me and gary start talking about bronze castings I told him that it would be possible to cast his own barrel for somewhere in between 50 and 100 dollars .
ever since then he have been asking me where that $50 cannon is
well it seem to have disappered somewhere on the way
he still asks me frequently
so I guess the only way to get him quiet is to make that casting for him
50 us dollar is approximately 370 swedish crowns , so I will try to keep my budget lower than that .
each and every step in this project will be documented here with photos and prices of every item bought
even for things that I get for free
it will take some time as Im in the middle of my wine and cider making season now , so Im rather busy
but every step will be covered
first we need to get all the equipment
flower pot (as crucible)
hair dryer (to increase the heat)
clay (to reinforce the flower pot)
insulation
pipe (tube) for the air
tape
charcoal
plaster of paris
cat litter sand
lifting tong for the crucible
pouring shank
something to cast the plaster in around the wax original
wax
thats what I can think of now , but there will probably be more items
DO YOU THINK ITS POSSIBLE TO DO THIS WITHIN THE $50 BUDGET ??
of course the budget will NOT contain any costs for a lathe or any chemicals
I will not use any chemicals in this castng , they are way to expensive
and its fully possible to maka a reasonable good casting without them
and I know that gary got access to a free lathe , or maybe for the cost of a few burritos
but burrito cost is not counted for in my budget
we talked about 50 -100 dollars, but I will try to keep me below 50
what do you think guys ??