LOL.
Clane
On 10/25/2010 03:11 AM, Rick Sparber wrote:
>
> CT2,
>
> I sure hope I have not jinxed you. Think of it this way - I've made all of
> these mistakes so you won't have to. Murphy lives at my house much of the
> time ;-)
>
> Rick
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:gingery_machines%40yahoogroups.com>
> [mailto:gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:gingery_machines%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of Brite
> Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2010 7:44 PM
> To: gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:gingery_machines%40yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [gingery_machines] Re: On Shaper Castings Question ...
>
> >>> You are assuming that each casting only has to be done once. You
> know I
> had a few bad runs with the worst being 10 tries.
>
> Aw Rick, no need to burst my bubble, destroy my confidence, and jinx me!!
> ; D >
> ; D >
> CT2
>
> It also brings in the whole "This casting is
> warped/porous/defective/not_what_I_expected" syndrome.
>
> --- In gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:gingery_machines%40yahoogroups.com>, "Rick Sparber"
> <rgsparber@...>
> wrote:
> >
> > CT2,
> >
> > You are assuming that each casting only has to be done once. You know I
> had
> > a few bad runs with the worst being 10 tries.
> >
> > Rick
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:gingery_machines%40yahoogroups.com>
> > [mailto:gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:gingery_machines%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of Brite
> > Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2010 2:16 AM
> > To: gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:gingery_machines%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: [gingery_machines] On Shaper Castings Question ...
> >
> > Hello All,
> >
> > Crackerfactory had asked about Shaper castings. I've been looking over
> Book
> > 3 and looks like there are about 24 separate castings for ~40 lbs of
> alum.
> >
> > This is easily 40 to 60 hrs of work for a guy like me, even if the
> pattern
> > were already available.
> >
> > One could prolly cut it down to the 15 or so large castings and make up
> > other parts from stock, which would save some work.
> >
> > So I'd have to say that $300-500 would be the lower starting point for
> > castings from even a very generous soul. At twice that cost (caster just
> > making "wages" for his time), it still wouldn't be a bad price for a
> "Shaper
> > Kit"
> >
> > Opinions??
> >
> > CT2
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
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