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Thread: Sand Casting. Who's done / doing it ?

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    I had a great meeting with the Casting guy yesterday.

    I'm just going to throw a whole lot of money at it and get the professionals to cast all the hammers I want from the fragments of the originals I have.

    It's a process I want to understand so the best way is to get it all to a guy who's been doing it for over 50 years and learn from the best
    Looks to be a multi generation business and hopefully he has taught plenty of others to carry on doing it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by akaroa1 View Post
    I had a great meeting with the Casting guy yesterday.

    I'm just going to throw a whole lot of money at it and get the professionals to cast all the hammers I want from the fragments of the originals I have.

    It's a process I want to understand so the best way is to get it all to a guy who's been doing it for over 50 years and learn from the best
    Looks to be a multi generation business and hopefully he has taught plenty of others to carry on doing it.
    Smart decision by the sounds of it, look forward to some updates

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    Quote Originally Posted by akaroa1 View Post
    I had a great meeting with the Casting guy yesterday.

    I'm just going to throw a whole lot of money at it and get the professionals to cast all the hammers I want from the fragments of the originals I have.

    It's a process I want to understand so the best way is to get it all to a guy who's been doing it for over 50 years and learn from the best
    Looks to be a multi generation business and hopefully he has taught plenty of others to carry on doing it.
    A mate of mind has boxes of that shit, if your into bulk buying, I could ask
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    Boom, cough,cough,cough

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    Quote Originally Posted by akaroa1 View Post
    I had a great meeting with the Casting guy yesterday.

    I'm just going to throw a whole lot of money at it and get the professionals to cast all the hammers I want from the fragments of the originals I have.

    It's a process I want to understand so the best way is to get it all to a guy who's been doing it for over 50 years and learn from the best
    Looks to be a multi generation business and hopefully he has taught plenty of others to carry on doing it.
    And the questions” When will you know you’ve got the part?”
    Boom, cough,cough,cough

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    Quote Originally Posted by Maca49 View Post
    And the questions” When will you know you’ve got the part?”
    Once the stage is all set
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    A big fast bullet beats a little fast bullet every time

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    Quote Originally Posted by Maca49 View Post
    And the questions” When will you know you’ve got the part?”
    Hope the casting couch was comfortable
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    Um, the internet has ruined a few of you guys I reckon. I had to think about that - I've met with the casting guy; how do you know when you've got the part; hammered on the casting couch. Jeez!

    Only need to work in the vent holes in the sand...

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    Quote Originally Posted by 25/08 IMP View Post
    Yeah I cast a few for a guy out of cast iron a few years back.
    I was meat to get a finished one for payment but I'm still waiting

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    That's sh1t. Happens all the time.

    Bit like borrowing tools and not returning them.
    Hunt safe, look after the bush & plug more pests. The greatest invention in the history of man is beer.
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    A bit more bang is better.

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    I drilled into the broken hammer and glued in two short drill rods as support for fiber reinforced filler.

    Filed and sanded to match the complete right hammer and ready to go to the casters for two complete L & R sets

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    looks the bit bloke
    i do a bit of casting but only in bronze

 

 

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