Russ yes quite a bit of progress recently, but loads more to do. I think one problem is going to be relocating the generator, as in these lock down days I can't get someone to work with me - you can't keep your 2 metre separation when push, pulling and rescuing errant rollers moving a few tons !
I'm hoping not to have to store water, and rely on what the bore hole can produce 'on demand' - I'll have another intensive pumping session in a few days now I've got the petrol water pump running again and see how low I can get it, and actually measure how quickly it recovers.
So after a spot of lunch I resumed work with the needle gun and finished off both sides of the frame casting. Underside is just a flat surface so was very quickly done, but the upper side is rather fiddly - it's not come out perfectly as it's proving impossible to accurately direct the needle at vertical walls in channels, but it's perfectly serviceable. To be frank were I to paint it it probably needs a quick tickle with the sand blaster but it's not at the top of my priority list at the moment.
So the to do list:
a/ Determine final location of Furnace Driver, Furnace Body (ies), Water Cooling equipment.
b/ Run single and (low power) three phase power to the appropriate locations
c/ Run water main from bore hole to foundry in a trench (plus dig trench)
d/ Run power for bore hole pump from foundry in trench
e/ Run (high power) three phase from generator to foundry in (another) trench
f/ Run compressed air to Furnace Body location
g/ Sort out a pump / filter arrangement for bore hole
h/ Sort out large bore drain plumbing from heat exchanger exhaust to nearest surface drain
There are a few issues with the various trench / conduit runs as other services are in the way, and also concrete paths, and some plonker has just put in a substantial concrete base for an Oxy-Acetylene storage cage JUST where the bore hole output pipe needs to go
