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04-29-2013, 04:07 PM | #41 |
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Re: 1920-25 1/2 scale model t build
Park brake Handel. It's in the wrong spot butt I was afraid he would trip on it when he was getting out.
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04-29-2013, 06:19 PM | #42 |
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Your work is outstanding!!!
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I can surely relate to that!! ws
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04-29-2013, 06:30 PM | #44 |
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That looks like a huge boat. Way to much sanding , good luck.
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04-29-2013, 07:44 PM | #45 |
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Thats a 1963 36 foot aluminum Chris Craft Roamer. She's 50 this year, dad bought it in '73, died in '80 and I inherited it then. Every single screw and bolt on all the trim had corrosion around it. That meant removing ALL that stuff, grinding the crud off, sanding the entire boat top to bottom with 100, and today finally using EPOXY non-bondo to fill the voids. Its a 24 hour cure (!) and will sand it fair tomorrow, AGAIN, prime over the repairs, finish sand the primer, then wash AGAIN and begin masking for paint. After that its a reverse masking for the stripes, and once again for the anti fouling bottom paint. FWIW, I am now on my 27th sander!
Sure cant wait to take the Pollinator Special out for a spin!! ws
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05-30-2013, 05:58 PM | #46 |
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05-30-2013, 06:38 PM | #47 |
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Very impressive!!
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05-30-2013, 08:07 PM | #48 |
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Always been kinda interested in casting stuff too... brass/bronze and aluminum. Not so much zinc or iron tho... can you post some pics of the process if youve got a free hand while doing it with a couple of simple explanations as you proceed?
Are you sand mold casting or investment casting (lost wax?).Thanks! ws
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06-02-2013, 06:29 PM | #49 |
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I do both, sand and lost wax. As for the process I'm no expert ill just half to take some picks and explain what I'm doing. My furnace, sand, and sand mauler are all home made. I started casting things in my shop because all the local foundries have turned retarded with there prices and there minimum runs. No one will do one off parts eney more.
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06-02-2013, 06:35 PM | #50 |
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Hears a pick of the exhaust / intake manifold and water pump pulley I casted
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06-02-2013, 06:36 PM | #51 |
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06-02-2013, 07:55 PM | #52 |
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Yer a veritable artist! I understand the concept(s) but have just never got around to doing it yet. Ive made a lot of stuff for the boats like stuffing boxes and rudders and a myriad of other deck hardware stuff that ultimately, I had to fabricate from flat stock etc and then braze and then machine for "one-offs", whereas casting wouldve been way less time consuming.
So youve got a refractory lined kiln; what do you use for fuel? Propane? Charcoal and air? Ive looked at bunches of "home made foundry" stuff on line... quite a big following. Id like to make some bronze carbide cannons someday! ws
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06-02-2013, 08:31 PM | #54 |
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09-16-2013, 06:02 PM | #55 |
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Just became a proud owner of a 23 coup basket case. Know I have something to go by other than pictures. Still working on body work for the mini t. Need a title for the 23 if any one has one.
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09-16-2013, 06:17 PM | #56 |
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Hears a pick of the bute
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09-16-2013, 06:25 PM | #57 |
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Windo frame
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09-16-2013, 06:28 PM | #58 |
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09-17-2013, 06:42 AM | #59 |
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"If it's metal I can work with it" is a bit of an understatement. It's going to be a real gem.
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I'm already jealous of the kid!
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