A bit of casting

[arnoldb]

Looks like you have the weekend all booked up Rob - nice patterns - It's about time you got the wood lathe sorted 

  - I'll be looking at satellite pictures of the north of England this weekend - the spot near Newcastle where there's no white stuff should be where you are then; all snow melted away from running the furnace 

Kind regards, Arnold

[NickG]

Truly amazing stuff Rob - by the way, I'm not too far down the road, near Darlington but work up in Birtley - not quite a Geordie but not far off!

I've only ever cast a very simple component in aluminium before my dad retired as a teacher. I made the pattern for it and realise how labour intensive those must be! Sorry if this is a stupid question, but how do you get the core to stay in the right place? or do I just need a 

Great work, thanks for sharing it all. 

Nick

[Stilldrillin]

Beautiful work, as usual Rob! 

Good luck! 

David D

[Rob.Wilson]

Cheers Lads  


Here you go Nick ,good question ,,, The pattern has core prints on it ,, the part painted black (good stones tune   ) ,, this leaves a print in the sand for the core to rest on .




There are other methods of positioning the core ,, that i will show on a later job

If your interested your more than welcome to call over on Sunday ,,, i will demonstrate it to you on a Rider Ericsson  cylinder     , no tax or import duty 

Rob  

[Brass_Machine]

That answers a question that has been bugging me for awhile!

I see now. Very cool.

Eric

[Powder Keg]

I can't wait to see the patterns and core for Robs cylinder should be pretty neat!!! That gives me an idea for a door for my atlas shaper. Thanks

[sbwhart]

Fantastic stuff Rob,

That door is amazing can't work out how you did the louvers, did you use some sort of filler ? 

Stew

[Rob.Wilson]

Thanks lads 

Maybe i should start a step by step pattern making to casting thread 

Hi Stew like this 

Cut this shape

Then cut diagonally along its length
 
When tipped over its a louvre 
 

Good thing about the shape of a  louver  its a self drafting shape inside and out   

Rob

[Trion]

Just beautiful work Rob!! I'm really looking forward to seeing the machine cover after it's cast! The pattern looks like a stock unit!

[NickG]

Ahh, clever stuff, thanks for explaining.

Am having a rare trip to the pub tonight with the wife whilst mum looks after my two sons for a while, so I'll probably not be feeling my best tomorrow  , Would love to come and visit at some point though. 

Nick

[Powder Keg]

A pattern making thread would be super Rob

[Rob.Wilson]

Cheers Lads 

I will have ago Wes 


Not allot done today ,, had to wait  for the new washing machine to be delivered before i could fire up the furnace ,, was supposed to arrive 9 to 10 am  ,, what time did it arrive ,,,,,2 .30 pm 


Any way  i did get a bit casting done .


Here are a couple of shots of the Door ,,,,,, i had cast this a wile back ,,, i just have the frame to cast 




Rob

[Stilldrillin]

Cor!  

Those all look rather nice!  

Bronze flywheels, I guess?  

David D

[Dean W]

I'll tell ya Rob, I'm never let down when I have a look at your threads!  Your pattern making is so nice,
I'd be tempted to use those for the parts themselves.  These most recent castings are simply beautiful.
Thanks again for showing us how it's done!

[CallMeAl]

Stunningly well done! I sure enjoy seeing your work and learn something every time you do a thread on your casting process.  Thanks.

[johnbaz]

Wow!!!

Fantastic jobs there Rob!!, did you get the moulds good and hot before you poured the metal??

Years ago at work when our foreman went home at 5pm, we stayed while 10pm and used to make bits and bats (nothing as nice as yours though!!)

We made cannons, ash trays ornaments etc but weren't set up for small brass jobs as it's a heavy iron and steel foundry where i work..
I made a few parts for guns and swords/knives but that's about it, my mate made a cup, saucer and teaspoon all in one using drawbacks, it would have been perfect except for a very small shutt in the spoon (the thinnest section)..

Here are a few of the cannons we made..




Good luck with the next pour for the water jacket


Cheers, John

[Blade]

That door casting is amazing! Great job!

[Rob.Wilson]

Hi Lads

Spent the weekend in the shop casting    and finally got to grips with Bog's water jacket 






Here are a few that did not make the grade ,, all have defects ,,,,,,,,,,,, i think i went through every type of casting defect getting this to cast correctly 

I will photograph and list the faults and causes with these before they go back in the pot

One i cut up to check the wall thickness


All in all a fun/interesting casting project ,,,, i am a tad wiser for it too 


Cheers Rob   

[Dean W]

That piece for John looks great, Rob.  I've machined quite a number of cast parts.  The one you have there
looks as good as any I've seen, from any company.  Great job.

Dean

[Stilldrillin]

Beautifully done Rob!

Persistence paid off, in the end..... 

David D

[Powder Keg]

Those look really great Rob!!!

[doubleboost]

After looking at these castings today and realising the amount of work Rob has put in to them .
I dont envy Bogs having to machine them

[saw]

You are doing a fantastic job Rob. 

[sbwhart]

Lovely bit of work Rob

Nice even wall thickness

And a nice big B
 


I now John will be over the moon with it.

Stew

[Divided he ad]

Rob....   

A great deal of effort went in to these obviously 


I was at Johns today when he got your PM (Had a natter with Stew too  ) 

I know he's very happy with the job. We discussed the process and the finished product... Both most impressed at the result 


I am still watching tube videos and reading on how you get the inner without using "the force" to hold the core off the outer pattern???   Black magic I tells ya! 






Ralph.