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| doubleboost:
Hi Been buisy machining the valve covers we cast last week. Decided to mill our initials in to the faces my mate is called Turner so his is easy. My M is not so straight forward i think it is going to hit the mark what do you think |
| Rob.Wilson:
Hi John :wave: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: the valve covers are going to look great with your initial on , nice bit of detail work :clap: :clap: :clap: Regards Rob |
| sbwhart:
A bit of the old ball slot drill work you can't beat them for a bit of bling :thumbup: Great work and a very interesting thread Thanks Stew |
| doubleboost:
Cast 2 ecentric housings today Machined one of the valve chest covers On a more serious note We scaret the s$£"e out of ourselves . We poured the bronze in to the mould that went well , the bronze that was left we poured in to a angle iron ingot mould. The mould was cold and must have had a drop of water in it , a loud poping nouse was followed by a shower of molten metal. We both escaped injury more or less , have a look at my mates face screen . Without this the results would have been devistating . Some very serious lessons have been learned John |
| Rob.Wilson:
Hi John I a pleased you and Walter are OK ,,,,,,,,, and no real harm was done , i have gone through the same thing .It only takes a very small amount of moisture to come in contact with molten metal to cause a very violent reaction Its good you posted the photos of the face shield , LET THIS BE A WARNING TO ANYONE CASTING , WATER AND MOLTEN METAL DO NOT MIX , MAKE SURE ,ALL FOUNDRY TOOLS / INGOT MOULDS / LADLES/ DROSS SKIMMERS /DEGASSING TOOLS ARE PREHEATED AND FREE FROM MOISTURE BEFORE COMING INTO CONTACT WITH ANY MOLTEN METAL AND WERE THE CORRECT PPE Casting look great John :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: looking forward to seeing them all machined up ,, Your initial turned out great :thumbup: Regards Rob |
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