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Jonfb64:
Hi chaps,

Problem: my e-bay purchased lathe came without a cover for the head stock among other missing parts. Having got it working and able to access the wear in the bed which was minimal i decided it was time to fire up the furnace and make a cover.
The original covers were made of plastic and by studying the pictures on lathes.co.uk I created a pattern from mahogany salvaged from some internal doors.

Here's a picture



it's dirty because its been used to make a mold

and here's the results

twice  :doh:



left image not enough metal in the pot and the right one not hot enough to fill the mold

I haven't done much casting in the past couple of years but it soon comes back to you what to what out for.

Repaired the pattern



And came up trumps with this beauty :)

RobWilson:
 :clap: :clap: :clap:  nicely done  :thumbup:


Rob

dsquire:
Jon


That lathe will work much better with a cover that says "Made in England". Looks like you made a fine job of it.   :clap: :clap: :clap:  :D :D

Cheers  :beer:

Don

Manxmodder:
Jon, that is indeed a beauty,hope you post some pics of it finished and fitted.....OZ.

Jonfb64:
Thanks guys its nice to be appreciated.

heres some more eye candy

cut out for the v belt



cut outs for the bearing blocks



and fitted in place



Originally I tried to build the cut outs into the pattern but couldn't work out how to do the casting in green sand. It could probably be done with sodium silicate sand cores which i considered learning. In the end I stuck with the green sand (home brewed) and cut out the extra metal using my wood working band saw. There's nothing wasted as the bits will go back into the next project.
I think it needs a bit more sanding.
What do you guys think, should I paint or leave au naturel.

 :nrocks:

Jon

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