Stumbled across this vintage casting kit for sale online. I wouldn’t have believed something like this existed without seeing the photos. Pretty...
I can't remember where I found this originally, but I ran across it on an old thumb drive the other day. It is a few printable shrink rules in PDF...
Muller is sold. Thank you to all who inquired. Dave
....SOLD.... Mini-mite muller for sale. I no longer need this small muller. Handles about 25lbs. at a time. Great for the small shop. 1/4hp motor...
Ran across this article in this months issue of modern casting.... https://www.moderncasting.com/node/1033 I think we generally think of cupola...
Pat, I think you make a good point regarding tradesmen having a high understanding of their work even though they may not fully comprehend the...
Pat, I'm curious if the manual above mentions different gating approaches depending on the furnace that is being used. I have participated in the...
Alright guys, I've been a little slow to post my progress on this project. I took some time today to upload some photos. Here are a few photos...
HT1, +1 on Petee's reply. I'll add this for your consideration. Your comment above caught my attention. First, profit is not required to be fair....
Progress continues on this project. Photo below shows the reproduced casting fitted and mounted to the larger section of the fixture. [ATTACH]...
Joe, The short answer is no, the customer did not balk at the cost, and yes I am well compensated for my efforts. I'll try to unpack this a bit....
Jason, I'll be making almost all of the parts, but the glass will be purchased.
I think you misunderstand, the older photos in the post above simply show D.C.'s version of their fire alarm/gas lamp fixture. These fixtures were...
Here is the finished casting installed. I highlighted the areas I enlarged to compensate for shrinkage in red. [ATTACH] The photo above is taken...
Kelly, I had to make a few tweaks. The original was over 100 years old, and the museum had specific guidelines on what could be done. Painting or...
Shakeout... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The casting still needs to be cleaned up. You can see the original next to the new casting below. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Kelly, The original is cast iron, but the customer opted to have the reproduction poured in aluminum. Here are a few photos of the pour [ATTACH]...
Once I closed up the mold I rammed up a pouring basin. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Mold ready to be poured. [ATTACH]
Here's a few photos of the ram up [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I added the small wooden pattern to the mold [ATTACH] [ATTACH] A few more of...
Here is a recent casting project that I thought I might share with the group. Typically I am working in the foundry on my own and either forget,...
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