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Casting a Saddle Stop

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Meldonmech:
 Hi Guys,
                I had previously fabricated a saddle stop for my Raglan 5inch Lathe, which performed perfectly, however every time I looked at it didn't fit in with the rest of the lathe. It reminded me of that piece of wallpaper where the pattern didn't match up properly. No one notices it, but you know its there and every time you sit down your eyes are drawn to it.
      Decided to cast a new one that was as near as possible to the original. Out came the drawing board and a sketch was prepared.

Meldonmech:
  A pattern was then required. In the past I swore I would in future only use hardwood for pattern making, so it was off to the garage to select the hard wood. I found every size possible that I didn't want, and came away with a piece of old pine, and realized I was in for a struggle. I milled out the rough shape, sanded and shellaced the pattern, unfortunately this raised the grain, and required several more treatments.
           Next I went on the net to view pics. of the stop, and discovered the item was tapered from top to bottom viewed from the front. Back to the mill to apply taper to the pattern.

Meldonmech:
The pattern was parted, and pegs and holes made to locate the top and bottom halves together.  The mould was made up using new facing sand, and the casting poured.

Meldonmech:
 
    The casting turned out well with no surface blemishes.

Meldonmech:
  The casting was fettled and then machined

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