Setting stroke on Douglas Shaper

[dallen]

(09-23-2014, 08:00 PM)Shawn Wrote: That would be great Dallen, what's it like to machine? I have no issue paying the postage if your willing to cast me a piece.

Cheers
Shawn

Ok give me a couple days and I'll get a block in the mail to you. PM me your Address sometime in the next couple of days,

It machines nice but you will probably want to use carbide on it.

Pixman can probably give you all the machining stuff the material is a Nickel, Aluminum, Bronze.

DA

[dallen]

found this hiding in the furnace today, it measures 1.6 X 1.6 X 2.1 you think it will work, the material came from two shifter forks out of an old Kerney Trecker Horizontal  Mill so it should be plenty tough.

I faced it off on the side the gate was on with a small 5 insert face mill.

   


DA

[Shawn]

I think that would work perfectly Dallen. I really appreciate the offer, very kind of you to make the effort.

Thank
Shawn

[dallen]

just something to keep me busy what with being forced into retirement.

Heres a little video of the pour, I didn't video all the time it took to melt just the pour a shake out.





DA

[Shawn]

Dallen, I misread your previous post and didn't realize you fired up the stove to melt and pour that block. I thought is was cut from some existing part. That's pretty cool in my books that you would go to that effort to help a person you didn't know. This is a great group of people to be associated with. I'll be sure to pay the favour forward Dallen.

Cheers
Shawn

[dallen]

there was a person on here that helped me when my mill motor crapped out and said to just pay it forward when I could, so its not very often that I get to actually pay it forward in return.

But this is one of those times that I can,

now all I need is something a little more accurate then Kamloops British Columbia, Canada to post it too.

DA

[Shawn]

Sorry Dallen, I thought I had sent you a PM with my address, I'll try again.

Shawn