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tom osselton:
Well done!

Joe d:
:beer: David, Rob, Tom; have one on me! Thanks guys.

Dug out the casting for the boiler feed pump that has been gently maturing on the workbench
for a couple of years now.

A couple of passes with a fly-cutter to start squaring up the sides

once done, flipped it over and did the other side, then cleaned up the face of the flange for the pump ram

Cleaned up the top face with an end mill, and drilled several through holes for various water passages. While there, drilled and reamed for the ram

You can see where the pattern maker
lost track of the idea that the boss on the bottom of the casting SHOULD be in line with the flanged bit...

So, cut off the boss, which at least let me use a flycutter to clean up the bottom face, counter bored the hole

Turned, drilled, tapped a bit of bronze,

and silver soldered it in place

It's been in the pickle overnight, so will get back at it later today.

Cheers, Joe

awemawson:
A nice recovery there Joe :thumbup:

Joe d:
Thanks, Andrew.

On a completely unrelated note, now that the first winter has nearly passed by, how are
the pigs making out in that palace of a shelter you made them? Fit for the task, as well
as a good-looking building?

Cheers, Joe

awemawson:
Well Joe, Blossom the Sow had her boyfriend Robert to stay for a couple of months, their nuptials being in the new sty :thumbup:

He's now gone home and hopefully we'll hear the patter of tiny trotters end of March / early April. I now need to pressure washer / steam clean out the original sty, as it's been unoccupied during that time and without their constant nuzzling has gone rather green. It wont be used until the latest batch of offspring are ready for weaning.

Apparently Robert got his picture on the local news where he lives, as he sired a litter that was born on Christmas Day :clap:

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