What is the size/ weight of the casting??
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- Sun Mar 24, 2019 12:32 pm
- Forum: Casting & Foundry Work
- Topic: Cylinder castings
- Replies: 25
- Views: 48690
- Sun Mar 24, 2019 9:44 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: coles
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5825
Re: coles
Depending on what you are looking for LocoParts might be able to help. LocoParts acquired all of the original tooling for the entire Tru-Scale fittings the was developed by Mr Wilson back in the 30's 40's and 50' and sold through Coles. We are in the process of producing new permanent molds to have...
- Tue Mar 19, 2019 9:14 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Need help using alumalloy. Never used it before.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4566
Re: Need help using alumalloy. Never used it before.
You might want to try putting the part on a hot plate and heating the entire thing up. Thick sections can be difficult
- Mon Mar 18, 2019 10:43 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Need help using alumalloy. Never used it before.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4566
Re: Need help using alumalloy. Never used it before.
Is that an anodized finish you trying to work on??
- Mon Mar 18, 2019 9:13 am
- Forum: Casting & Foundry Work
- Topic: Cylinder castings
- Replies: 25
- Views: 48690
Re: Cylinder castings
Beautiful set up harold...
- Sun Mar 17, 2019 4:30 pm
- Forum: Casting & Foundry Work
- Topic: Cylinder castings
- Replies: 25
- Views: 48690
Re: Cylinder castings
Well, all I can say is that there is a few of us who manage to pour cast iron repeatedly with our home foundry set ups. Might not be the best or easiest way, but we manage... I'm actually looking into building a cupola this summer. I just have to verify that the local supplier does in fact sell coke...
- Sun Mar 17, 2019 7:55 am
- Forum: Casting & Foundry Work
- Topic: Cylinder castings
- Replies: 25
- Views: 48690
Re: Cylinder castings
Iron is something I tried many years ago, and found it was too difficult, plus the alloy could not be controlled. Harold, with his Induction Furnace is about the only amateur who could do it correctly. Here is a comment I made awhile back: http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=14&...
- Sat Mar 16, 2019 1:11 pm
- Forum: Casting & Foundry Work
- Topic: Cylinder castings
- Replies: 25
- Views: 48690
Re: Cylinder castings
You may wish to post your request on http://forums.thehomefoundry.org/index.php
Under request casting service. There is a couple on the forum that do quite a bit in iron..
Under request casting service. There is a couple on the forum that do quite a bit in iron..
- Sat Mar 16, 2019 12:42 pm
- Forum: Casting & Foundry Work
- Topic: Lost pla ceramic shell cast iron
- Replies: 4
- Views: 15693
- Mon Mar 11, 2019 8:37 pm
- Forum: Milling Machines
- Topic: Need to make an accurate 8mm hole in brass plate
- Replies: 18
- Views: 14452
Re: Need to make an accurate 8mm hole in brass plate
Sometimes its just a matter of tolerance.... Could you get away with just punching through a pre drilled holed with an 8mm endmill??.
Its up to you to find out.....
Its up to you to find out.....
- Mon Mar 04, 2019 10:04 am
- Forum: Milling Machines
- Topic: Riser block
- Replies: 22
- Views: 17512
Re: Riser block
After mounting my 8" tilting rotary table on my new mill I have come to find I'm short of space between the spindle and the top of the work surface by about 4" for doing things like tapping so I've inquired about a riser block from the manufacturer of my mill. In the event they don't make...
- Sat Mar 02, 2019 8:29 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: In search of tender wheel castings
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3746
Re: In search of tender wheel castings
couldn't you just grab some steel round stock and whittle out a few?? Or just like the cast finish in specific areas?