[SEL] Casting Demo

[Rick Rowlands]

Its more efficient until the electric company throws in a monkey wrench 
called "demand".  At 80KW demand x $14 per KW that effectively kills any 
profit that I might make. Then you add the .05 cents per KW for the actual 
electric that I use.

I chose to go with an induction furnace because its what I was familiar with 
from other foundries.  I'm exploring other options right now with other 
types of melting furnaces, either coke fired cupola or oil fired reverb.

Rick

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Judge Tommy Turner" <lcjudge at scrtc.com>
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Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 5:28 PM
Subject: Re: [SEL] Casting Demo


> Rick,  I thought that electric would be more efficient than gas.  I'm 
> somewhat surprised its not.
>
> Tommy Turner
> Magnolia, KY
>
>
>> If he is melting with propane he has a definate cost and time advantage 
>> over me with the electric furnace.  I've lost money steadily since day 1 
>> and have to design and build a solid fueled furnace before I can melt 
>> again.  The only ones who made out with my little foundry experiment was 
>> the electric company.
>>
>> Rick
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Rotigel" <rotigel at alltel.net>
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>> Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 10:30 PM
>> Subject: Re: [SEL] Casting Demo
>>
>>
>>> At 10:46 PM 9/9/2006, you wrote:
>>>
>>>> I thought they were making iron castings over there.  What would the 
>>>> aluminum flywheel be used for?
>>>>
>>>> Rick
>>>
>>>
>>> I understand that with either AL or Cast Iron the turn around time is 
>>> about two weeks!
>>>         Dave
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