Re: belt buckle
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 11:00 pm
Hey nudge what does the mcc stand for, surly its not the Melbourne Cricket Club 
Mike
Mike
It is Milford Cruising Club (A boating club)
http://www.milfordcruising.co.nz/
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Re: belt buckle
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 11:47 pm
Re: belt buckle
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 11:49 pm
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Mike
Re: belt buckle
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 11:56 pm
My guess is no Kiwi would wear a Melbourne Cricket Club belt buckle anywayNudge wrote:Not quite
It is Milford Cruising Club (A boating club)
http://www.milfordcruising.co.nz/
Mike
Re: belt buckle
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 2:29 am
Cool #13 is my lucky number 
I was born on friday 13 and so was my son. My grandfather was also born on a day of the 13th. The funner thing is we are also all left handed.
I was born on friday 13 and so was my son. My grandfather was also born on a day of the 13th. The funner thing is we are also all left handed.
Re: belt buckle
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 3:07 am
ummmmm the 13 on the buckle actually represents something entirely different he he he
Mike
Mike
Re: belt buckle
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 6:08 am
Guess I'll have to try pouring hotter then what I have been doing, if and when the outside temp gets up above 35 degrees, oil bonded sand is a little stiff when the temp drops below freezing. It's 27 this morning which isn't tooo bad for the first half of November. Nice looking buckleNudge wrote:I have been making the same type of buckle only with a different face, I have had no problems with short pours.
I start off with the pattern face up on the bench, ram up. Then flip it over, cope it down and ram up the back.
The sprue for these is 10mm (3/8") with a 6mm x 10mm (1/4"x 3/8") gate going into one side on the back.
The only vent I use is in the belt hook part.
As you can see I have made quite a few (I think I have made 30 now)
Are you sure that the bronze IS up to temp?
Try the the steel rod trick to test the temp. pre heat a steel rod (not so hot that it is red) then dip it into the melt. If it comes out clean or what is on it can be knocked off with a light tap, is is Good to go
(The Pics are bad because they are off my phone)
Re: belt buckle
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 9:08 am
My first thought was 13" and thought man you ought to be in pictures then I remembered you folks are on the metric system and 13 cm isnt something I would hang a sign overmite5255 wrote:ummmmm the 13 on the buckle actually represents something entirely different he he he
Mike
Nice re-purposing of the pattern though.
David, I notice my sand seems to get "drier" when it is cold. It still rams up tight though, if you mull it when it is cold it will really come to life. Now the coldest we ever get here is in the low teens and that is rare so I dont know about longer periods in colder weather. I also have a torpedo heater set up under my molding bench that I will run in the winter. This does two jobs, both adding a little warmth to my sand and keeps my toes toasty.
Re: belt buckle
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 7:57 pm
I don't get what being in pictures has to do with a buckle with 13 0n it Harry, maybe I'm just a bit slow lol. The 13th letter of the alphabet is m, now what illegal substance thats grown and smoked plus starts with the letter mHarry wrote:mite5255 wrote: My first thought was 13" and thought man you ought to be in pictures then I remembered you folks are on the metric system and 13 cm isnt something I would hang a sign over
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what the 13 means is that your a user of that herb 
1997 was the last time I had smoked that herbRe: belt buckle
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 11:59 pm
Sorry Mike, just a crude joke on my part... 13 inches would make for easy employment in lets say "blue" movies while 13 cm probably wouldnt get a casting.