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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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