Lathe hand wheel

[G.A. Ewen]

Some time ago I picked up a heavy duty bakery muffin tin at a yard sale. I use it for left over aluminium when sand casting. Having a whole pail of these ingots came in handy on my latest project.

[Mike Burdick]

Wow! You guys that have your own foundry (and knowledge of) have it made.

G.A., if you don't mind, do you have any more pictures of items that you have cast?

Maybe others will share also.

Mike

[dvk]

Yeh, second what the above post said.

[G.A. Ewen]

Mike,
My skill at casting is quite limited as yet. I have really just got started. When I'm finished my small lathe project I'll get back to casting. Next on the agenda is an electric melting furnace.

I did manage to cast the blanks for the pulleys on this grinder.



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[Mike Burdick]

George,

Do you use sand for your forms or something else?

Mike


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[G.A. Ewen]

My friend Duncan made the wooden pattern for the cone pulleys. He needed some to. I have some video footage of the sand casting workshop at the 2003 Estevan Model Engineering Show. When I get the time I'll make a few copies if anyone wants one. It won't be right away but I'll post a notice when I get them done.

Here is my first try at making a butt plate for my dauthers Cooey. The second one turned out better and is now on her gun. The origial on the left is broke in half. I glued it together and used it for the pattern.



Sand, clay and water.

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[bernie]

Them sure make nice hand wheels George. Good job! I missed that demo. in Estevan. Thanks for the photo's.

Bernie

[BillH]

your grinder, looks like a headstock from a south bend lathe, did you put ball bearings in it?

[wierdscience]

Awh man!Now you got me wanting to do some more casting,only right now I don't have the time

[G.A. Ewen]

BillH,
That is a headstock from an Atlas Lathe. The bearings in it are the original.