Making Stuff part 2

[Noisydad]

My new reloading press so far. This is going to be a bit pic heavy but every picture tells a story.

Frame mounting holes drilled, ram and die hole bored and threaded.

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Tapping the die hole with a very long homemade 7/8 x 14 thread tap.

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The blank frame casting still to have the risers and pouring sprue cut off.

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The casting shaken out of the flask and still to hot to touch.

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The sand mould poured and steaming.

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The very hot furnace melting old aluminium pistons.

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The sand mould rammed up and ready to pour.

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The wooden pattern which will be rammed up in a 2 part sand mould then carefully removed to leave a cavity in which the molten aluminium will be poured.

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[on_one_wheel]

Are you going to be putting some on the market once you have perfected it ?

[Releb]

That's awesome seeing it come out of the mould.

When's the rest expected

[Noisydad]

Good question. Don't know. Haven't thought about it but will.

[Harts]

Need a new 'Noisydads Workshop' forum soon

[Seik]

That's awesome man.

How about a few "how to" posts for us?

[portph]

How about a few "how to" posts for us?

Yes, teach us master

[Antie]

Love your work noisy.

[DaleH]

Unreal! Great work. Seeing how the ram and lever mechanism come together is something to look forward to

[Blackened]

What are you heating your furnace there with?

[oohsam]

I love sand molds. I watched a video of a guy on youtube making his own mini engine totally out of aluminum from old stuff and a wooden mold like that.
Great work mate.

[inspector]

*clap clap*

Love it.

[Noisydad]

The furnace is gas fired with a burner made from bits of gal pipe and the furnace is piece of hot water cylinder lined with wedges kf fire brick stuck together with a sand and lime mortar. The casting sand is just brickies sand with a little bentonite clay to improve its stickiness and a little coal dust which improves the surface finish of the casting. Nothing special about the gear

[Antie]

Nothing special about the gear

Good result though