Casting partner needed

[chucketn]

Anyone casting Aluminum within 1 or 2 hour drive of Kingsport, TN? I would be willing to provide pigged aluminum (from lawn mower engines and other precast items) and patterns for someone to help me cast parts.
I have a complete set of Gingry Shaper patterns. I want to make a dividing head, and a base for a steady rest for my mini lathe.
I have melted aluminum before, and assisted in casting a few parts. There is no one close to me that casts metal. My former casting partner moved to Texas. I do not have a furnace or crucible.

Chuck

[Pipescs]

I checked the distance and you are a little too far for my help. I am in Lester Alabama which is five hours away from you.

As you are working with Aluminum you might consider doing your own furnace.

http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/vie ... 14&t=87680

[Grantham]

Chuck, if you don't have your heart set on casting the dividing head, you might consider another approach. Some time ago, I mentioned a couple of my videos in the general forum about a simple and cheap dividing head.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-we6ORrJgUI



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTinL_fFGv4



You certainly don't need all the machines shown in my videos to build a simple dividing head. Perhaps this will give you some more options. Also on my YouTube channel is a video showing how we made a spur gear with a commercial dividing head.

Rod