aluminium

Slingshot casting

Posted on March 1, 2019March 1, 2019 by Frederico

Now that I have a working furnace, it’s time to make something more or less useful with it. My old crucible had to be replaced though as it got punctured and started leaking. I didn’t have... Read More

Heavy Metal! – (2)

Posted on February 23, 2019February 23, 2019 by Frederico

Previous article HERE I wasn’t really getting somewhere with the barbecue furnace, so I got myself a better version that uses propane gas. Over time I have been collecting a lot of aluminium scr... Read More

Heavy Metal! – (1)

Posted on February 15, 2019February 15, 2019 by Frederico

I’ve wanted to try this out ever since I saw the video on The King Of Random’s Youtube channel. Eventually I’d like to try and cast my slingshot design out of solid aluminium, but th... Read More

LAYZOR custom part kits underway (2)

Posted on November 21, 2018November 21, 2018 by Frederico

One of the last pieces that I needed to make for the part kits was the jog wheel. I was kind of nervous for this one since I never ran a multi-stage contoured toolpath on the lathe before. Well, I did... Read More

Recurve bow (2) – Limb forms

Posted on December 28, 2017 by Frederico

Previous articles: part 1. After a lot of research, I finally decided on how to make the limbs for my recurve bow. I think I managed to find a good curve shape and length, so it is time to make the fo... Read More

Bicycle tags

Posted on June 16, 2017June 16, 2017 by Frederico

When I was a kid, bikes used to have tags. They were small and colorful, and were made out of stamped sheet metal. Much like a car’s license plate nowadays. I don’t know for sure what they... Read More