Turning with MPCNC and lost foam aluminum casting | Mazzo.me

Turning with MPCNC and lost foam aluminum casting

Making of an axisymmetric model with a three axis CNC and lost foam aluminum casting.

Turning with MPCNC and lost foam aluminum casting - Mazzo.me

Video of the turning of an axisymmetric foam model with my three axis MPCNC to make an aluminum knob with lost foam casting:

The tool used was fixed:

Tool.
Tool.

The initial piece was a parallelepiped foam:

Initial piece.
Initial piece.

I made a tool to take the foam in the spindle:

Spindle tool.
Spindle tool.
Fixed piece.
Fixed piece.
Rotating piece.
Rotating piece.

After the turning the piece had to be finished:

Turned piece.
Turned piece.
Turned piece.
Turned piece.

I finished it with sand paper:

Finished foam.
Finished foam.

And I covered it with quartz paint:

Covered foam.
Covered foam.

The model was inserted in the sand to do the casting:

Model in the sand.
Model in the sand.

The aluminum was melted with an electric oven:

Oven.
Oven.

And a raw piece was obtained from the casting:

Casting.
Casting.

To finish the obtained piece on the lathe, I made some supports with my 3D Printer:

Lathe supports.
Lathe supports.

Turning the mounting face:

Finishing.
Finishing.

And threading the hole to mount the knob:

Threading.
Threading.
Polishing.
Polishing.
Knob.
Knob.