Ugly editing errors.
Most importantly in the second paragraph it should say "I would NOT enlarge". Since that totally screws up the meaning here I'm responding to my own post.
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On Apr 30, 2011, at 3:06 PM, David Frantz <websterindustro@mac.com> wrote:
> As large as your metal pouring abilities. You can make vastly different machines if you can our a ton of metal with no problem.
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> Now that being said I would enlarge any Gingery machine with a simple multiplier to scale the machine. Remember Gingery was very much constrained by the volume of metal he could pour in any one shot and the ability to handle the flasks. So in my mind if you have the capacity to our more metal the first thing you should do is improve the machine at the current scale.
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> Then scale up from there. But then also start to look at how larger machines are built. The
> Gingery mill can best be compared to a horizontal boring mill. So incorporate ideas from those sorts of machines. When doing so I find that the table on the Gingery mill is awfully narrow. Also the base and column could be designed for a bit more strength.
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> In any event what did you have in mind? Depending upon your experience it might not be wise to make modifications to a first machine build. However many people here and in other forums have successfully improved upon the Gingery machines. I believe if you search a bit on the net you will find links to 1.8X & 2X Gingery mills, so examples already exist of up sized Gingery mills. Also at some point you need to seriously consider cast iron.
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> On Apr 30, 2011, at 11:39 AM, drpshops@yahoo.com wrote:
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>> how large could you make a a ginery mill?
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