Does anyone know where I can get a sheet of copper? I want to build a solar water heater to heat the shop floor...
Warren K. replied:
These guys are pretty cool. I'll be heading to Denver on the 17 th and returning on the 21 st. If you need, get it into will-call and I'll bring it back for you. http://www.atlasmetal.com/copper.php
I am looking to cast a few things, can anyone give recommendations as to alloys/metal and where I can purchase in small quantity at a good price? Some small aluminum model engine parts, Some small...
You can scrounge most of the material you are needing. Cruse you local automobile repair shops. What you are looking for is any thing that has been cast before. Heads pistons, intake manifolds, water pumps, transmission cases. Lawn mower engines and some time the deck. For the bronze use silicone bronze. It is the most forgiving of the bronzes. You can buy it on line from atlas metals in Colorado. http://www.atlasmetal.com/ Dan in Auburn