The Home Machinist!

It really isn't difficult , use plenty of flux and let the heat radiate back from the firebrick and don't over heat.
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Dan.

You might say that the four jaw would drive your foul jaw !
Dan.

Before buying the kit from Reeves it would be worth contacting GB boilers (also in the UK) the owner worked for Reeves making their boilers for several years before starting his own business. I believe he has the formers for this particular boiler and his prices are very competetive. Unfortunately I...

Hello Mike , not quite sure if your pm was meant for me ? I have operated my own foundry for 30 years or more , started with sand castings and moved on to lost wax so as to produce for various sculptors in the UK. After retirement I decided to carry on with loco parts which I cast and machine in my ...

Asteamhead perhaps you will recognise these castings which I made for clients in Germany https://s5.postimg.org/4079931dj/Screen_Shot_2018-02-12_at_19.06.05.png https://s5.postimg.org/7jt6yvwdj/Screen_Shot_2018-02-12_at_19.20.17.png and this is a complete casting kit less the wheels for LBSC’s gauge...

This a Castle class engine of the GWR under going re-furbishment , pictured is the inside motion frame casting. https://s5.postimg.org/u6ordfawn/castle_class_imf.png This is the 3D cad drawing of the frame casting scaled for a 5” gauge model. https://s5.postimg.org/5dszhzw1j/viacad_imf.png The cad d...

Another point that has not been mentioned is the fact that brass , red or yellow and most bronzes are readily soldered with soft or hard solders. Aluminium is not easy to solder (yes it can be done but not as easily) .A beginner , who is probably cost conscious , will almost certainly need to repair...

What scale cylinder pattern and what casting method ? the requirements for greensand casting will be different from investment.
The advent of 3D cad software and 3D printing have made a big impression on traditional pattern making.
Dan.

Carbide gas ???

I think the question " why doesn't someone in the US build a good 3 in 1" should be "why doesn't anyone build a good 3 in 1 " Lets face it with CAD and CNC it doesn't matter where the factory is , USA or China , UK or India , the product will be the same , When the machine tool c...

I used to buy a product sold as ladle and tool wash , after running out all I had was some fireback repair putty , thinned it with water to cream consistency , tried it and it worked fine !
Abby.

Truly beautiful , well done is just somehow insufficient ! modeling to this standard makes us remember why we do this thing.
Abby.