If you are not doing large parts, another nice source of nice clean casting stock is hard drive frames.
Stunning workmanship. Thanks for showing all these castings. Really inspirational. Mark
Wow, I bet a lot had to go wrong for him to even be in a position for that to happen.
Lovely machine.
Thanks for responding.
Just curious, how many times would you be able to to mould up flasks from the original wooden pattern before it wears out? I have only ever cast...
Thanks for posting that link. He recovered that casting really nicely.
Nice pattern making.
The single pole pair motor turns twice as fast with half the torque as the equivelent 4 pole pair motor. So the 2:1 reducer by halving RPM and...
Good suggestion, thanks. I machined the second casting as well... [MEDIA]
I bashed it with a hammer, but it laughed at me- I'll just chop it off, and weld on another skimmer. Thanks for the tip on sooting up the skimmer.
Thanks for your feedback Dennis. Confirms pretty much what I was thinking. Your critique of the skimmer was a good one. I started skimming too...
I took a second shot at it, and improved both the skimming, and gating... [MEDIA] Mark
You are making a fantastic job of that overhaul. It is going to be a great addition to the shop. Mark
Even more than the accidents, I wonder what these guys lung x-rays look like? Average life expectancy?
How many car projects like this have you done? One can really see your experience. Any one of those panel cut and replacements would have me...
Hi Guys, thanks for the feedback. The circular depression is not a cold shut. It is part of the pattern. I definitely saw some pretty large blobs...
Thanks. Thought it was a subtle way to show the passage of tine:)
Hi guys, I haven't hung out here lately, as I was working on my lathe project. It has been about a year since I last did any casting and it...
Nice work you are doing there.
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