Cast Iron Alloys

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Actually Cattail is who I had in mind. By dad was making carts for hit-and-miss engines and they cast the wheels and hardware. He also had them cast a...

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The place I'm talking about does mostly smaller jobs. One of the jobs they told me about was casting new feet for a claw foot tub.

It isn't...

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My real concern about this part is that the machined surface of the casting will be in contact with the ways. It clamps, rather than rides on it, but...

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Toying with the idea of having a part cast for my lathe. The foundry I have in mind told me that they only pour "gray iron". My dad had them...

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Thanks. I've towed it 5 or 10 miles but disconnected the drive shaft for the highway. Looks like I'll continue to do so

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Sorry for such a generic car question but this is my go-to forum for real answers rather than opinions and guesses.

I have an MG Midget...

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I'm almost ashamed to say that I've watched the whole thing more than on once, LOL. They were definitely hardening the mould as well as the cores with...

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At 1:25 they appear to be painting the mould with something. Anyone know what it is?

https://youtu.be/6kcUJeg4Ifk

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This is my third (and probably last) lathe and I've never needed or wanted to make a taper that would require it....

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The locking pin is indeed too short. I have brazing rod that's the right diameter so that's an easy fix.

Where are you guys seeing a parts...

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I just realized that the issue here is much deeper than the dial. I'm going to take the cross-feed completely apart and correct everything.
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