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[the artfull-codger]

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First try at posting a picture!!! pattern & ingate for an aluminium or as uncle sam would say aluminum collar, homemade pattern, ingate & flask, petrobond sand. came out well [not allways the case he he] more will follow when my son shows me how!!
Graham.

[doubleboost]

Hi
Graham
Once you have masterd the art of picture posting there will be no stopping you
What is the collar to be used for
John

[DaveH]

Yep, you can't stop there
Nice looking pattern.

DaveH

[the artfull-codger]

(03-14-2013, 03:48 PM)doubleboost Wrote: Hi
Graham
Once you have masterd the art of picture posting there will be no stopping you
What is the collar to be used for
John

Hi John,
It was one of four we cast for a young lads gcse project that my son was teaching,not sure what he was making but they had to be turned & bored to fit, all I did was the casting as they had no foundry facilities at his school.
Graham.

[doubleboost]

That is good that you could help out
I remember casting a aluminium "G" clamp at school using old desk frames
Happy days
John

[stevec]

Dodger, c'mon, am I the only one who has no idea of what "gcse" means?

[b4dyc]

(03-14-2013, 05:06 PM)doubleboost Wrote: I remember casting a aluminium "G" clamp at school using old desk frames
Happy days
John

I made one of these as well Mine had a turned threaded steel insert for the threaded bar to fit in. I spent hours polishing that G clamp for its O level debut ...

Looks like you have this casting all sorted Graham
I started my furnace last year and it still isnt finished ! Talk about a slow worker. Although in my defence... I have also started many other projects that are in the to be finished pile

[stevec]

(03-14-2013, 04:32 PM)the artfull-codger Wrote: It was one of four we cast for a young lads gcse project that my son was teaching

Okay, I'll ask properly. What does "gcse" mean?

[the artfull-codger]

(03-15-2013, 06:57 AM)stevec Wrote:

(03-14-2013, 04:32 PM)the artfull-codger Wrote: It was one of four we cast for a young lads gcse project that my son was teaching

Okay, I'll ask properly. What does "gcse" mean?

Sorry Stevec I wasn't ignoring you,I've just logged on, it's general certificate of secondary education.
Graham.

[the artfull-codger]

(03-15-2013, 06:33 AM)b4dyc Wrote:

(03-14-2013, 05:06 PM)doubleboost Wrote: I remember casting a aluminium "G" clamp at school using old desk frames
Happy days
John

I made one of these as well Mine had a turned threaded steel insert for the threaded bar to fit in. I spent hours polishing that G clamp for its O level debut ...

Looks like you have this casting all sorted Graham
I started my furnace last year and it still isnt finished ! Talk about a slow worker. Although in my defence... I have also started many other projects that are in the to be finished pile

I'm not an ''expert'' on casting but I've cast quite a few things over the years 40 odd [years not castings]!!since my Dad & I built the first furnace, since worn out & re-built twice, like you I've got lots of things to make & not the time to do them I should have been born twins!!
Regards Graham.