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| NormanV:
I have just made the worst casting that I have ever done. I knew that the sand was a little damp but when I poured it I immediately knew that all was not well. Just take a look at this! |
| awemawson:
But the beauty of casting is it can be melted down to hide the evidence and rise phoenix like in a new form :thumbup: |
| DavidA:
Norman, Looking again at the picture of the machine. If the whole top section was moved to the right of the left hand frame securing bracket then the quill would be more or less in the centre of the knee table top. Dave. |
| NormanV:
David, I have more or less decided to buy a compound table rather than make the X & Y axes myself. The position of the quill is centred over where the mid point of the Y axis falls on the table that I intend to buy. |
| NormanV:
I dried the sand in the sun yesterday and recast my dreadful failure. This time it turned out fine, there was a bit of a cavity in it but it machined out fortunately. |
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