Quality of Castings

Quality of Castings

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11 January 2010 at 22:14 #29409
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11 January 2010 at 22:14 #47288
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Am I alone in despairing about the quality of castings available from some

suppliers?

I won’t mention names but the two ME suppliers nearest to me one produces castings that are clean and crisp, the other is willing to pass on bits of tatty metal that look like the patterns were chewed by a dog.

I have had some castings made from my own patterns, and after some good advice the patterns are getting a bit better too! But it is so hard to get hold of a foundry that will produce castings, at any price.

I have a half-finished pattern for a tractor bell-casing at 4″ scale; does anyone know where I could get this cast for a reasonable price? I really need to get advice on the pattern and core before I go any further.

Cheers

Neil
12 January 2010 at 09:06 #47292
David Clark 13
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Hi There

I have noticed in the recent past people advertising castingservices on Ebay.

regards David
12 January 2010 at 09:47 #47294
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Also see www. Homeworkshop.org website for Foundry ads
12 January 2010 at 12:28 #47299
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Could try this guy, he does some of MJ Engineereings castings which I have found to be very good on my 2″ Fowler.

http://www.miniature-engineering.com/

And this guy does some Traction Engien castings as well as one offs

http://www.rgsengineering.net/

Jason
20 January 2010 at 21:40 #47641
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Thanks guys!

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