Cincinnati Shaper

[dallen]

nope no investments, although I do have the stuff, but the one time I used it well lets just say that it didn't turn out very good.

the sand that I have mixed up is pretty fine, plus I have been trying to pour a lot colder then I used to which helps with the surface finish anyway it helps with my castings.

Problem with this project I that I have it all together and it won't pump the lube that I put in it, but the stuff is pretty stiff so I may have to round up the stuff to make a hot plate to mount it on, like they do the commercial ones.

[Jammer]

I seem to always cast too hot. I think I had a cold pour early on and now I over do it.

[Rasper]

Yeah, when I cooled down my Everdur pours I have had much better surface finishes. I used to heat it to 2300 F. and rush the pour. Now I pull it at around 2150 F. and take my time. I figure it's going in at about 2000 F.

Richard

[dallen]

Charlie said he wanted a scalping knife for use on the gophers he hunts, so we decided to make him one

[mite5255]

That look cool Dave, how was it shaped

[dallen]

shaped with a belt grinder and mill bastard file to draw file it down flat. cut to shape on a band saw

[dallen]

now I just need to get some dies for it. finally got the contraption to pump the lube today,

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7TyAe ... sp=sharing

[dallen]

made a new nut for the lube sizer today, there is a couple more pieces that I need to make to pressure feed system so that I can increase the pressure on the spring inside the tube. I circled the new part in red.

[dallen]

needed a big thick hunk of aluminum for a hot shoe for the lubersizer so I casted one this morning.

also caught the shop monster slacking on the job

and the block in place, now to get some electrics hooked up to it

[dallen]

sometimes mother nature smiles for me, instead of just raining death, destruction, and tornados on everyone