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- Tue Mar 29, 2022 5:48 pm
- Forum: Casting & Foundry Work
- Topic: Casting sand
- Replies: 14
- Views: 24072
Re: Casting sand
Try Hill and Griffith, I get Petribond, parting compound, copper flux, and sodium silicate. My salesman in Ohio is a good guy. Tom Dempsy 216-440-4447.
- Sun Sep 19, 2021 8:25 am
- Forum: Casting & Foundry Work
- Topic: Suggestions for laying out a wheel pattern
- Replies: 17
- Views: 17755
Re: Suggestions for laying out a wheel pattern
I got a video up for this subject. I, also going to do another one showing a match plate made from a mold. As soon as I figure how to post links I will do so. If anyone has other subjects they want me to touch on leave me a note.
- Thu Sep 16, 2021 6:57 pm
- Forum: Casting & Foundry Work
- Topic: Suggestions for laying out a wheel pattern
- Replies: 17
- Views: 17755
Re: Suggestions for laying out a wheel pattern
Adirondack, I have a YouTube channel Dave Clark The Pattern Guy. I do some segments called chalk talks. I will make one showing how I would go about making this project. As a matter of fact, I made a wheel similar to that a few years ago. I still have the pattern. I'll try to get the chalk talk out ...
- Thu Dec 01, 2011 7:51 pm
- Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
- Topic: Shay wheel castings
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4311
Re: Shay wheel castings
Hey Guy's These casting are sold. But if anyone is interested, I can get more cast. Thanks Dave C.
- Fri Nov 18, 2011 2:12 pm
- Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
- Topic: Shay wheel castings
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4311
Re: Shay wheel castings
Here are the drawhead and bolst guide castings. I am working on the truck pedistal now.
- Thu Nov 17, 2011 2:09 pm
- Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
- Topic: Shay wheel castings
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4311
Re: Shay wheel castings
Dan, Thanks for adding additional details about the wheel castings. Here are a few more facts for the forum members. These spoke wheel center castings are used for Lima Plan 703 and include Shay locomotive S/N’s 715, 797, 857, 861, 915, 940, 1551, 1579, 1616(2ft), 1638, 1689, 1695, 1746 , 1839, and ...
- Mon Nov 07, 2011 5:27 pm
- Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
- Topic: Shay wheel castings
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4311
Shay wheel castings
2.5 scale shay engine wheel castings. Looking for $45 a piece. 12 castings available.
- Sun May 15, 2011 6:08 pm
- Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
- Topic: 12" guage Shay
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4144
Re: 12" guage Shay
LSGOD, Do you have any pics?
- Sat Mar 19, 2011 3:00 pm
- Forum: Casting & Foundry Work
- Topic: Need (20) 4" dia. castings for flanged trolley type wheels
- Replies: 13
- Views: 11750
Re: Need (20) 4" dia. castings for flanged trolley type whee
Larry, A sketch will do. Rough dimensions will be good for me to get some prices together for you. PM me and I can get you my contact info.
- Thu Mar 17, 2011 7:07 pm
- Forum: Casting & Foundry Work
- Topic: Need (20) 4" dia. castings for flanged trolley type wheels
- Replies: 13
- Views: 11750
Re: Need (20) 4" dia. castings for flanged trolley type whee
Larry. If you can get me a drawing, I can get you a casting price. I can also make the pattern if you need it. Dave C
- Thu Mar 17, 2011 11:18 am
- Forum: Casting & Foundry Work
- Topic: Pattern Questions
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7538
Re: Pattern Questions
gwr, I have made a few bell patterns in my 27 years as a pattern maker. The way I have made them is the way you have it drawn. That way you can take your pattern to the foundry and they can cast it loose if you only need one or two castings. Most foundries like to have 3/16" wall thickness, so ...
- Fri Feb 11, 2011 12:17 pm
- Forum: Casting & Foundry Work
- Topic: Cylinder castings
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5197
Re: Cylinder castings
Send me a PM with some drawings and I will get you a price. Dave C