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| Bernd:
--- Quote from: Gadget on February 21, 2010, 09:21:16 PM ---Also, the Torchmate 2x2 units come without the plasma cutter I believe. Dan --- End quote --- Yes, you are correct. I'm getting a Miller Spectrum 375 this summer. Didn't know you poured inside. That sure would stink up the place. Bernd |
| madjackghengis:
--- Quote from: Gadget on February 14, 2010, 05:33:53 PM ---I spent the weekend hand scraping the pads for mounting the vertical ways this weekend. Once that was done I mounted the headstand and vertical ways. I have the ways mounted with two screws right now. The remaining holes are drilled and countersunk but still need to be tapped, I just ran out of time. --- End quote --- Hi Dan, I bought and read all the Gingery books as they came out, took the time to make a crude charcoal foundry, as I lived in "base housing" as a Marine, and couldn't have a permanent or long term setup, but I learned to cast aluminum, and to work the sand so as to keep blow holes away, and hope to have a waste oil foundry built when I get done with the other fifty projects I'm back on, but I'm enjoying watching you build the mill, and seeing much cleaner and shapelier castings than those I did so many years ago. I learned a lot from the Gingery Books and his way of thinking and doing, and I've got a couple of engine projects he did which I want to do myself, namely his differential Atkinson Engine and perhaps one of his Stirling engine models. Great job on the castings, and on the pictures showing the work. mad jack :beer: |
| Gadget:
I recast the spindle slide today. Made two of them, one for me and one for Torqueman. They both turned out quite well this time. I will cast the bearing caps next and then the hand scraping and fitting begins again. Dan |
| Gadget:
I finally have an update. The spindle slide casting was made with incorrect measurements (error in Gingery book) I recast the parts with the correct dimensions. Rather than hand scrape the box slide and bearing cap fit I used my CNC mill to do the work. I'm very pleased with the results. |
| Dean W:
Thanks for the update on your scraper, Gadget. Things are coming along nicely. Dean |
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