Hot Rods Melting down beer cans....

Or you can mount it this way.

 

Thank You

 

Very cool.

Do they do small runs for other folks, too? I have a pal whose small runs cost him a fortune. He's in Illinois.

 

Damn, Jeff! You always do stuff I'd love to do but........

 

My foundry will do a run of one, and they charge by weight, unless the part is more intricate then they might do a little upcharge.

If the pal is getting charged a fortune, maybe the foundry is doing pattern work, or more finishing than they are for my projects? I just have them rough cut the gates and I do all the grinding and sanding myself.

 

In Metal shop in high school, we had a foundry. We used to sit back there drinking beer in cl*** and melting the beer cans down. We always hid the fresh cans in the sand box.

 

You had me at "melting down beer cans" ... you lost me at "no beer cans involved".

 

They did a run of gas pedals and switch panels for me. Qty of 6 and 12 I think it was?

 

You are just the kind of guy I would like vending at Hotrod-a-rama Northwest! Make plans and come on out.

 

A small update on this thread showing one in the wild.

 

@justabeater37 --picture ?

 

Yes? They show on my end.

 

Maybe it`s the cold weather. Or I need new gl***es.

 

This is what I am getting..........

 

Same here.

 

So I`m not crazy. Well for now anyway.

 

I have no idea. I checked on 2 phones and my desk top and they all show the pictures. Hmmm. OK I logged out and they don't show. I logged back in and they are there. Any ideas on why that would be?

 

That worked and looks good!

 

Alchemy, I bought one of your earlier ones but sadly it left with a 32 I sold. I would like to have one of your new ones so please let us know when they will be available. Thanks. Larry

 

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/new-pierce-narrow-dash-panels.1251191/#post-14690594

^^^ I've got a few ready to go.

 

Did some more covers at a different foundry since the old one won’t do small jobs anymore. These were done at Tompkins Creates in Rock Falls Illinois. Cost more than the other place a few years ago, but I think aluminum costs more everywhere. Should probably start keeping all the beer cans for real.

 

" No working during drinking hours" !

 

When I was a part of a local car club, I was planning on getting a propane smelter to melt down the beer cans we drank at meetings and form them into club plaques.
I'm still tempted to do tag toppers and stuff though

 

A retired firefighter street-rodder friend has throttled back a bit & makes wind chimes from Budweiser long-neck cans.

 

My machinist buddy once made a bunch of funnels from long neck Budweiser beer cans. Not as easy as you’d think to grab it in the lathe and cut it cleanly without denting.

Same guy who does this for me:

 

@alchemy wicked cool QC

 

Fine as wine