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Another wheel , this one went to California
Danish customer sent me pictures of the big wheel I made for him
Actually the 1940’s edwards d type was the inspiration! Anyway I finally cast my 40” planishing hammer . Posted for interest as I made it strong...
Progress Ps 40 series as that’s the foundries preferred grade and strength. Modulus is pleasing for a wheel as well
Successful casting was produced from patterns I posted earlier Made pressure screw today for the big machine , found nice old hand wheel on eBay
Cowling wheel I made for a customer in California Column is 3” en24 /4340 and out rigger arm is 2” 4340 It gets 16 swg steel going without flex...
Pattern for top wheel yoke done . There was no way I was fabricating that from steel plate
One of my 18” machines made it to Poland
thanks (lamb not lambo!) I put some ads on eBay just so people might see them , obviously bespoke commissioned wheels aren’t a eBay product! I...
yes definitely in England!
Just for fun we weighed the casting, the scale is in kilograms so the finished machine will be over 2100lb :cool:
My business is actually building and rebuilding machine tools and have one of the biggest capacities in my county in the uk . I have angle plates...
Cast, still too hot to touch!
Highly unlikely, not many foundries survived the manufacturing depression of 2000-2002 then the Covid lockdowns bs
Cores in , furnace is a glowing!
Ive finally reached the front of the queue at the foundry
Gentleman standing next to the pattern is 6’4
I don’t know if machining a 2000lb casting is a diy proposition:D
Final pattern picture![ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Finished
Grade 40 cast iron. I’m in England so it will be somewhere in the midlands
Thankyou I only make this stufff as it seems the right thing to do in respect to the giants that came before us . It certainly isn’t for...
My 42” Improved edwards type e inspired pattern is nearly finished [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I’ve started making the patterns for a improved edwards type e style machine with more lower arm sweep and wider spine to overcome the scissoring...
Was just googling myself and found this thread, thanks for the compliment stu!
Lovely idea but who’s covering costs if it’s a one man shop like me, I’d have to figure in another weeks labour to cover expenses in the purchase cost
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