07-26-2013, 08:09 AM
Goaly, I've casted backing plates before I usually do them in aluminum first for my own reason's one is that if they don't pour like I need or have big shrinkage spots I haven't wasted as much fuel. the 6' ones I ended up reding them in cast iron. the 10' on I never got around to pouring it in cast iron because the guy it was for never showed up to help time you figure in the sprue and runners thats a lot of iron, if I had a swing arm like yours I would do it single handed.
I like the idea of casting the collar in the plate. Here's a shot of a part that I intentionally casted a piece of iron into the aluminum.
![[Image: 002.jpg]](http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd484/Superdave257/002.jpg)
had to drill a hole in the side that is laying on the recliner to drive the keystock out due to it having a place where someone had ran a drill bit point into it.
Steve, yes I could make a shield hadn't even gave one a thought, but like you said where's the fun in that besides I have plenty of time to do it in, even with putting in the bushing that I did yesterday to stop all the wear points I would still have to put in a second bushing
What I really need is a picture that will show me what the part actually looks like, I found one a couple days ago that was better then the one I posted above but was still pretty hard to see the part.
what with the rain today maybe I can get something drawed up to show what I'm thinking.
DA
I like the idea of casting the collar in the plate. Here's a shot of a part that I intentionally casted a piece of iron into the aluminum.
![[Image: 002.jpg]](http://s1222.photobucket.com/user/Superdave257/media/002.jpg.html)
had to drill a hole in the side that is laying on the recliner to drive the keystock out due to it having a place where someone had ran a drill bit point into it.
Steve, yes I could make a shield hadn't even gave one a thought, but like you said where's the fun in that besides I have plenty of time to do it in, even with putting in the bushing that I did yesterday to stop all the wear points I would still have to put in a second bushing
What I really need is a picture that will show me what the part actually looks like, I found one a couple days ago that was better then the one I posted above but was still pretty hard to see the part.
what with the rain today maybe I can get something drawed up to show what I'm thinking.
DA
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