Hi Cole
Hope to see more of your new venture!
I like casting but lack of tools and knowledge.
Usually I don't cast but cut out shapes from aluminium blocks
to make machine parts.
BTW have you tried cast iron? A much tougher material to handle.
Steve-S'pore
On 4/1/11, David Patterson <odd_kins@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Have fun with making your gingery tools. But sorry to hear your giving up on
> the best part of the foundry industry so soon, Patternmaking. Like anything
> else if you don't have the right tools it becomes a chore. For the Gingery
> tools you'll need a small tablesaw, drill press and sandpaper. A 12" disc
> sander would be nice too, but not required. Once you learn how to build
> patterns, you've opened up a whole new world, in the foundry. Learn to build
> patterns then you can design and/or build anything. The foundry then become
> another tool between the idea and the finished part.
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> Dave Patterson
> odd_kins@yahoo.com
> http://home.comcast.net/~oddkins/foundry_home.html
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> --- On Thu, 3/31/11, Cole <coleston@gmail.com> wrote:
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> From: Cole <coleston@gmail.com>
> Subject: [gingery_machines] Forge? Sand? Cope/Drag? Practice? Stock? Tools?
> Tig? Everything? Check, Check, Check... Pattern Making?! Not so much.
> To: gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thursday, March 31, 2011, 6:32 AM
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> Hello everyone, I made a few posts here over the years, and have reached the
> point where I am ready to start building the machines. I have all the books,
> I have made a bunch of fairly successful pours of aluminum, beercanium,
> bronze and brass. I made a small army of rubber duckies of the various
> metals.
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> Now I wish to start, so I got out some files and carpentry tools and scrap
> bits of pine the other night, and you know what? I really dislike precision
> carpentry.
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> So I would like to buy or borrow a set of patterns. Once I have the
> pattern's I can make a mould from them with plastic and then remake them in
> plastic and send them back to the owner. (Since I was learning how to do it
> with sand and metal, bought a few other compounds to fool around with as
> well, eventually I'd like to do lost wax.)
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> I'm located in Toronto, Canada.
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> I'd like the patterns for the lathe, preferably with the 4 jaw chuck, as
> well as the patterns for the mill. I have paypal or can do email money
> transfers or if you're in southern ontario I'll just show up with cash or
> beer or whatever.
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> Thanks so much for reading guys, you guys are the best.
> Sincerely
> -Cole Pluzak
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