finally, a new project....

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rustycase

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Yah!

they got an article on a backyard foundry that looks pretty good.
I've read a bunch of the stuff over at metalcastingzone, and the gingery stuff, which is always great!

I AM gonna have a foundry THIS summer!

:)
rc
 

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The etching idea is too cool for school. Man, a guy could do some very unique head badges using that method. Hmmmmmm. Me thinks I might have to give it a try.

I'm keeping my eye on this build. It has me nailed.

Tom
 

halfevil333

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HEAD BADGES were exactly what I was thinking as well! This lil project (the filter) was really just a sort of "test run".... Got some other ideas as well, can't divulge them all at one time though...
 

halfevil333

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PROGRESS!!!!!
got the tank mostly done today!! I'm soo stupid happy! first time trying a tank, so was a bit hesitant...
I happen to think it turned out tits though. got some work to do grinding away all the excess steel, finding pinholes making MORE excess steel...
gotta say though, once I got the proper amperage (it was off from what the machine said) they{my welds} started to come out real clean and ALMOST tig-ish...
first pic is an acorn/cap-nut I made, starting a thread just on how to do that, incase anyone would like to know...the other pictures show them used as the mounting bungs inside tank...
 

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halfevil333

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Made some riding gloves this morn' ....don't know where I should post pics...
Probably gonna be in the boardie/vintage area, since they were made because I picked up a pair of vintage gloves from 1915 on eBay, still in good condition, but are a bit small. Not to mention, they were from a small privately owned museum in S.D. and I would want to ruin them should I ever go down.
Will do a simple link later when I post the pics, not near a puter now...
 

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and lastly, used the cutoff saw as a flat sander to flatten both ends of porch swing spring...put it all together and BOOSH! a new SUPER-DUTY springer front end.
still have more welding to do, and the rockers to fabricate...see y'all soon!
 

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halfevil333

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Thanks for the kind words, fellas.
...I believe I'm switching my plans, going hf
4stroke, I have two sitting around. with the weight and all the reinforcing, I figure a better power plant is needed...