Looks good..casting is a lot of fun I plan on getting back into it after I
get the helicopter done..I have built the charcoal foundry a propane foundry
and also
A coal foundry ..I started building a new blower and had to put it on hold
so after I get this helicopter done but I should be back at it this fall.
the gingery books are a great base for building your own machines..so making
your own design is easy with gingery's inspiration..sorry it toke me so long
to reply my uncle passed away this past week..keep up the good work
-------Original Message-------
From: normanv
Date: 4/28/2011 12:00:55 PM
To: gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [gingery_machines] Re: Hi
Sounds like a fantastic project, plus expensive!
On a more mundane level I have posted some photos under NormanV.
My furnace, bog standard to the original design but I sometimes use an
extension piece to allow the use of my taller crucible. It held just enough
metal for me to cast the bed. I wish that I could find some larger diameter
tube to make a fatter crucible then I wouldn't need the extension.
I recently melted down a couple of wheels and an engine crankcase on a
bonfire, I then melted down the resulting mixture of aluminium, charcoal and
ashes to make a rather pleasing pile of ingots.
As you will see from the last photo I have now got a few castings done and
my next task is to scrape down the ways to fit the saddle.
Tomorrow instead of watching the royal wedding I might cast the topslide
parts.
Norman
--- In gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com, GREGORY WATKINS <banker_776@...>
wrote:
>
> Good Morning...sorry for the slow reply its been a busy week..
> The helicopter I'm building is a kit called the mosquito air..all parts
are
> included so I don't need to make any castings for it but I may cast a few
> add
> On parts for it latter such as the control grips..waiting on the engine
and
> rotor blades to be shipped to me...it takes a bit of time waiting on parts
> as they are being made and not stocked piled..still need to build a
trailer
> after I get her done..its a fun project but not cheap I all ready have $30
> 000 invested in it..
>
>
>
>
> -------Original Message-------
>
> From: oldstudentmsgt
> Date: 4/27/2011 5:20:57 PM
> To: gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [gingery_machines] Re: Hi
>
>
> Personally, I prefer "lighter than air" to"heavier than air" as they're
much
> nicer when the engines go out... ;)
>
> I used to crew F-111D's for the USAF, and then I took photos of aircraft
> accidents, starting on the same base where I'd crewed the aircraft,
> including a couple of those I later photographed.
>
> Bill in OKC
>
> --- In gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com, "normanv" <ongata_rongai@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Does your helicopter need any aluminium castings? Mind you, it is one
> thing making castings for a lathe but quite another making them for
> something that your life depends on! Personally I prefer fixed wing, not
so
> noisy.
> > Norman
> SNIP!
>
>
>
>
>
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