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I have missed what was going on here for a while. This set of design is looking real cool Draw-Tec. How much of you drawing could go straight to a cam program. I am almost ready to test my CNC mill conversian. Buchanan

Draw -Tech Thank you every body for your comments. I realy like the drawings , the v 12 wouls be awsome. I will keep watching theis space. Buchanan

Hello Drew -Tech May I ask what cad do you use and what do you think of alibre / Geomagic. Thanks. Buchanan

XJS Have you managed to get that tap out your crank yet? If you post it to me in Australia I will spark it out on my EDM machine. You only pay the postage. Regards Deryck

Any chance of it bieng a belt tensioner for an auxiliary drive on a watchmakers lathe?

Gus. The flask is the container that holds the mold. this is heated as well as the metal but to a lower temp. Brass melts at roughly the same temp as bronze (which alloys are we comparing?) but bronze flows so much better, in my experiance. The principal, as I comprehend it, is that, the...

The two most important things to watch when casting is that your metal ia hot enough and that your mold is near the melting point of the melal. Then thin walls are no problem. I cast a spider in bronze with legs 2"long and managed to get a few hairs on the legs as well. Buchanan

I am sorry but i should have made myself a little clearer. I was thinking of casting the head and possablly the rockers, not anyof the castings that are available from others, but any of the small items that there are a few of. Aliminium is no problem and I should also be able to cast steel in...

Hello I have been watching this thread for a little while. I have a centrifugal caster with an induction coil to melt the metal. If sombody made a good patern i would give casting them a go. it would be a lost wax casting. My maximum cast weight is about 150 grams in bronze.I have produced a...

Hello Mark Thanks for that . I will see what i can get. Regards Deryck

Hello Mark. I went to my local belt supplier and they orderd the belts in and when they came they were skinney little fan belts. Is there a prefix or belt type or section that I should speciefy? Regards Deryck

I have had the same problem and emailed them. They said that I must check my computer.:wall:

Hello Mark Thank you very much, this is a great help.

Hello All I have two! hardinge HLV-H lathes. I have had belt slip for a while and have kept adjusting the belt tension on one of them for the last few years. A few weeks ago one belt snapped. :wall:Nobody here in Australia knows what the nunbers on the belt mean. It has worn narrow because...

Hello Hobby Take a look at www.my-time-machines.net and look at the astroskeloton construction page. regards Buchanan