Re: [gingery_machines] Weight of metal?

 

Hi George-
 
It seems that a complete parts/hardware/material list is not written in the books. Maybe someone who has built one can tell you the rough weight? 
 
I do recall that each casting was supposed to be less than 1 quart of material so you may be able to guesstimate wha you will need.
 
I am in the middle of the shaper build.  
 
Just to take a stab at it, I woudl guess maybe 6 ot 8 quarts of aluminum is cast?  and a quart is about 6 pounds of aluminum so that puts it at 36 to 48 pounds of castings?
 
I think 4 or 5 push mower engines may yield enough for one machine?  I just try to keep several quarts of slugs cast ahead of time before I make molds and pour castings to be sure I have enough.
 
Best wishes
Bradley
 
 

--- On Sat, 10/9/10, george0135 <georgew@tesco.net> wrote:

From: george0135 <georgew@tesco.net>
Subject: [gingery_machines] Weight of metal?
To: gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, October 9, 2010, 9:45 AM

 

I am hoping to make a start on building the machines from Dave's books and a though occurs to me , what weight/amount of metal is needed to make each machine , i dont recall it being mentioned in any of the books

anyone got the answer?

mtia
George

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