Above 1200 Sq/FT Cleaning Up My Shop

[Toothaker]

Casting forum?...

...Casting forum? ...

...Is there something that you need to tell us Andy?

[emoji22]

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A few months ago Andy cracked a joke about "wheelium" and when asked he said it was what the guys at this 'casting forum' called aluminum wheels that were bought to be melted. He never responded when asked where it could be found. I think he's ashamed of us. He doesn't want to be seen associating with us at other web sites.

 

[Ole Slewfoot]

Casting forum?...

...Casting forum? ...

...Is there something that you need to tell us Andy?

[emoji22]

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He's just fishing.

 

[dchance]

Andy, Looks like you are making progress with the problem.

Good that you could make it to your son's BD party.

Dwight

 

[drivesitfar]

Andy: I won't try to keep track of your cars, trucks, tractors or hammers cause too confusing and hard to keep up with. I'll just keep track of how many cabbooses you own so my old brain can keep up.

how's the melting aluminum going or are you still melting brass?

60 tractors? GEESH!!

 

[BBChevro]

So apart from multiple cars, trucks, tractors and a caboose - he has a creek or lake to go fishing in?

Andy didn't tell us that one either - I wonder if the "other" forum knows. (Insert "green-eyed monster emoji" here).



([emoji4] All just kidding Andy - I know you're too busy to go fishing).

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[oldironfarmer]

Casting forum?...

...Casting forum? ...

...Is there something that you need to tell us Andy?

[emoji22]

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Let's be honest (for a refreshing change), there are over ten forums on the internet. Way over.

I've been a member on Yesterday's Tractors since September of 2,000. Used to spend a lot of hours on there answering questions about tractor repair.

Also have been a regular contributor on Anvilfire, an excellent blacksmithing forum with lots of resources.

A fun Yahoo group about circular sock knitting machines has also been a favorite.

HeavyEquipmentForums is one I have frequented to gain knowledge, especially about the Bobcat. Lot's of knowledgeable guys there.

AlloyAvenue was my first casting forum but a new one popped up which I like better, TheHomeFoundry.org. http://forums.thehomefoundry.org/index.php?threads/simple-brick-furnace.288/

I've used several old car forums and a few machining forums plus a couple of 3D CNC forums, and the Mach3 forum.

I've never had any luck on Jalopy Journal and HAMB. There's something I just don't get and can't figure it out, I find nothing of interest there.

I've never had a good experience on some other forums as they seem to be closed clubs, not welcoming outsiders. That's fine, internet ************.

Most forums are question and answer type format. Garage Gallery seems to have evolved into a blog type discussion which is very user friendly. For the most part, pretty welcoming and friendly guys and gals here. I think I'll stay until I'm banned.

A few months ago Andy cracked a joke about "wheelium" and when asked he said it was what the guys at this 'casting forum' called aluminum wheels that were bought to be melted. He never responded when asked where it could be found. I think he's ashamed of us. He doesn't want to be seen associating with us at other web sites.

A man of unusual depth to his wisdom.

He's just fishing.

Andy, Looks like you are making progress with the problem.

Good that you could make it to your son's BD party.

Dwight

I do learn, I'm just slow. As in most of life, it's common sense, you just have to learn how to nail a board without splitting it.

His birthday party was a priority for sure. They've got so much going on I think it was going to be somewhat missed until I invited myself.

Andy: I won't try to keep track of your cars, trucks, tractors or hammers cause too confusing and hard to keep up with. I'll just keep track of how many cabbooses you own so my old brain can keep up.

how's the melting aluminum going or are you still melting brass?

60 tractors? GEESH!!

I can't keep track either.

I have struggled with the plural of caboose. Cabooses, cabeese, cabooth, but I've settled on caboose, like moose. However I think proper English is cabooses.

Still melting brass, back to aluminum Monday morning, JB.

So apart from multiple cars, trucks, tractors and a caboose - he has a creek or lake to go fishing in?

Andy didn't tell us that one either - I wonder if the "other" forum knows. (Insert "green-eyed monster emoji" here).

([emoji4] All just kidding Andy - I know you're too busy to go fishing).

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OTHER FORUMS DON'T CARE.

Although there is lots of compassion and discussion of health issues on Yesterday's Tractors, it's a great forum. Even has a memorium section where you can post memories of deceased members, and members meet regularly at tractor shows and others' shops. Only there and on GJ have I seen anyone ask about missing members. And occasionally family members will get on the forum and spread news when a serious event has happened because they know their loved one cared about the forum.

 

[Toothaker]

Andy: I won't try to keep track of your cars, trucks, tractors or hammers cause too confusing and hard to keep up with. I'll just keep track of how many cabbooses you own so my old brain can keep up.

how's the melting aluminum going or are you still melting brass?

60 tractors? GEESH!!

Andy's got old tractors popping up like weeds all over his place. It's almost like he was farming them. Which would, of course, make him an old iron farmer.

 

[Toothaker]

I've never had any luck on Jalopy Journal and HAMB. There's something I just don't get and can't figure it out, I find nothing of interest there.

Good. I thought it was just me. I like old cars, and I like to see things done right, but is it possible to take 'period correct' too far?

A man of unusual depth to his wisdom.

What's the resolution on your depth gauges? .0001? Wisdom of shallow depth is unusual, I guess.

I do learn, I'm just slow.

I wish I could learn from the mistakes of others, but I don't. I have to make all the mistakes myself. And even then, I sometimes miss the point of the lesson.

Thank you, Andy, for all you contribute to this forum and apparently many others, too.

 

[Farmall450]

Yesterday's tractors is a good forum.

I don't regularly check any except here, though.

 

[oldironfarmer]

Andy's got old tractors popping up like weeds all over his place. It's almost like he was farming them. Which would, of course, make him an old iron farmer.

Hmmm, old iron farmer, that has a familiar ring to it. Actually I used to farm (more) with the old iron.

Good. I thought it was just me. I like old cars, and I like to see things done right, but is it possible to take 'period correct' too far?

What's the resolution on your depth gauges? .0001? Wisdom of shallow depth is unusual, I guess.

I wish I could learn from the mistakes of others, but I don't. I have to make all the mistakes myself. And even then, I sometimes miss the point of the lesson.

Thank you, Andy, for all you contribute to this forum and apparently many others, too.

I truly believe your depth of wisdom is immeasurable.

Sometimes I learn that I don't learn too well.

Thanks for the kind words. This is a nice place.

Yesterday's tractors is a good forum.

I don't regularly check any except here, though.

I'm glad you regularly check in here!

Took my avatar car to the Mannford Oklahoma Christmas parade today. Here we were just starting from the lineup position. That's the pharmacist with her four girls in from of me. Twins are in the stroller. I was advertising for her business. Lots of people lining the parade route but I got busy throwing candy and didn't get any more pictures.

Then my CPA came over and we worked on some furniture she wants to restore. Had a good day!

 

[bj383ss]

Andy I second your thoughts and feeling on GJ. I am on several other woodworking forums. My favorite one is Australian. Those guys are awesome.

I will say having joined GJ back in 2011 it was a different place as it is now. Before the Bob's and Andy's there was alot of million dollar garages filled with expensive cars that us average Joe's could gawk at but not really relate. Not that it was bad it just didn't have the same feel as it does now. You guys definitely developed a "brotherhood".

One of the things that drives me crazy is people posting and then not answering any questions that are asked or not even posting for more than a month and then disappear. I try my best to answer every comment as they took the time to make it I feel it is only the right thing to do.

Bret

 

[jblnut]

I'll echo what a few have already said earlier. This seems to be a fairly unique forum in that some of the members actually seem to come alive through their threads. No other forum I've been on (or are still actively on) has such an active gallery area. I can't recall another thread with an award winning show truck with no sheet metal or a thread with someone being as proud of a PT Cruiser as they are as on good ol' Garage Journal.

HIJACK -> I did some camera work at the local recycling center on Friday and thought of you several times Andy. The first was when I saw the partial box of extruded AL. There were 20ish more full boxes with hundreds of pounds in each. That'd keep the ol' melting pot full for a while !!

The second was when I literally tripped over this chunk of AL 6000 series bar stock. No idea why someone would get rid of it but here it is. It was a chore to pick it up. I thought you'd have no interest in it as it's already pure AL in a LOOOOOOOOONG ingot with all the Pepsi and Coke colors already melted off

 

[Grizz1963]

Andy I second your thoughts and feeling on GJ. I am on several other woodworking forums. My favorite one is Australian. Those guys are awesome.

I will say having joined GJ back in 2011 it was a different place as it is now. Before the Bob's and Andy's there was alot of million dollar garages filled with expensive cars that us average Joe's could gawk at but not really relate. Not that it was bad it just didn't have the same feel as it does now. You guys definitely developed a "brotherhood".

One of the things that drives me crazy is people posting and then not answering any questions that are asked or not even posting for more than a month and then disappear. I try my best to answer every comment as they took the time to make it I feel it is only the right thing to do.

Bret

Agreed.

I spend as much time writing replies as posting up.

If the parasites and lurkers who just look in, made more comments, we would never get any work done.

 

[BBChevro]

...I will say having joined GJ back in 2011 it was a different place as it is now. Before the Bob's and Andy's there was alot of million dollar garages filled with expensive cars that us average Joe's could gawk at but not really relate. Not that it was bad it just didn't have the same feel as it does now. You guys definitely developed a "brotherhood".

One of the things that drives me crazy is people posting and then not answering any questions that are asked or not even posting for more than a month and then disappear. I try my best to answer every comment as they took the time to make it I feel it is only the right thing to do.

Bret

I couldn't have said it better myself Bret. [emoji106]

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[Toothaker]

Agreed.

I spend as much time writing replies as posting up.

If the parasites and lurkers who just look in, made more comments, we would never get any work done.

I get no respect, no respect, I tell ya. First JB calls us idiots, now we're parasites.



For the humor impaired, which includes me all too often, that was a joke. Thank you folks! Thanks for coming out and seeing the Feeble Brothers tonight! Tip your wait staff.

 

[Toothaker]

Andy I second your thoughts and feeling on GJ. I am on several other woodworking forums. My favorite one is Australian. Those guys are awesome.

I will say having joined GJ back in 2011 it was a different place as it is now. Before the Bob's and Andy's there was alot of million dollar garages filled with expensive cars that us average Joe's could gawk at but not really relate. Not that it was bad it just didn't have the same feel as it does now. You guys definitely developed a "brotherhood".

I like to see the pristine car palaces with the high shine and high dollar cars, tools, decor, etc. and I hope they feel as welcome as I do with my modest, unfinished garage with its plain concrete floor and rusty red Ford. I agree, I don't know how to relate to that kind of garage, but it's nice to see them.

I'm also not obsessive or compulsive about the appearance or organization of my garage, but I really like to see others that have these hyper clean and super organized garages. These are aspirational for me, but again, not where I am at the moment.

I even like to see the super messy garages, if nothing more to say to myself, "there, but for the grace of God, go I" because I have hoarders in my life and in my genetics, but I've somehow avoided becoming one myself. And I love to see the ones that make progress and have more usable space and better organization in their garage and life.

I'd like to think that we have a Big Garage here, big enough for all.

One of the things that drives me crazy is people posting and then not answering any questions that are asked or not even posting for more than a month and then disappear. I try my best to answer every comment as they took the time to make it I feel it is only the right thing to do.

Bret

I think that sometimes it's shyness, sometimes it was a troll trying to stir something up, sometimes it's an askhole who wants confirmation and praise and doesn't want to hear differing opinions or superior knowledge/experience.

 

[BBChevro]

I like to see the pristine car palaces with the high shine and high dollar cars, tools, decor, etc. and I hope they feel as welcome as I do with my modest, unfinished garage with its plain concrete floor and rusty red Ford. I agree, I don't know how to relate to that kind of garage, but it's nice to see them.

I'm also not obsessive or compulsive about the appearance or organization of my garage, but I really like to see others that have these hyper clean and super organized garages. These are aspirational for me, but again, not where I am at the moment.

I even like to see the super messy garages, if nothing more to say to myself, "there, but for the grace of God, go I" because I have hoarders in my life and in my genetics, but I've somehow avoided becoming one myself. And I love to see the ones that make progress and have more usable space and better organization in their garage and life.

I'd like to think that we have a Big Garage here, big enough for all.



I think that sometimes it's shyness, sometimes it was a troll trying to stir something up, sometimes it's an askhole who wants confirmation and praise and doesn't want to hear differing opinions or superior knowledge/experience.

Also very well said, I totally agree Mick (I hope this keeps up - it saves me a lot of typing [emoji1]).



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[oldironfarmer]

Andy I second your thoughts and feeling on GJ. I am on several other woodworking forums. My favorite one is Australian. Those guys are awesome.

I will say having joined GJ back in 2011 it was a different place as it is now. Before the Bob's and Andy's there was alot of million dollar garages filled with expensive cars that us average Joe's could gawk at but not really relate. Not that it was bad it just didn't have the same feel as it does now. You guys definitely developed a "brotherhood".

One of the things that drives me crazy is people posting and then not answering any questions that are asked or not even posting for more than a month and then disappear. I try my best to answer every comment as they took the time to make it I feel it is only the right thing to do.

Bret

You give Bob too much credit and not enough to me.

No, the other way around. I think. Regardless, kind words fuel the fire of friendship.

Regardless, Bob singlehandedly took me under his wing and I appreciate that. And I don't even live in Florida. And Steve is always 1/2 friendly, he is the best ambassador GJ could ever have. Even though I find his perspective to be upside down at times.

We actually see a lot more of questions asked and no response on Yesterday's Tractors. It can be funny at times, X asks "how do I set the float level on a Xyz?" People ask for specific model, etc, no response, but a lively discussion ensues disseminating lots of good information and showing the variety of views and techniques while the OP never shows up again. No matter, it's not his show anyway. It's the group.

I think it's great around here when someone comes up missing (went or gone missing is British and I'm still a Colonist) and his thread just plugs right along without him.

I'll echo what a few have already said earlier. This seems to be a fairly unique forum in that some of the members actually seem to come alive through their threads. No other forum I've been on (or are still actively on) has such an active gallery area. I can't recall another thread with an award winning show truck with no sheet metal or a thread with someone being as proud of a PT Cruiser as they are as on good ol' Garage Journal.

People seem to "come alive" (good phrase) when they get over trying to show the world they're perfect and don't make mistakes, and have unlimited funds. It is hard. I would like people to think I can do anything and never make mistakes but it is just not the case. When I started this thread I had seen several that were started after the work was done. You can catch hints of where they screwed up, but they usually try to hide that. It makes you wonder how much was all screwed up. For some reason I decided to just bare all as it happens and if I'm a year late (Studekota) then so be it, that's reality. It takes the pressure off, and I thought, I'll never meet any of the jokers in person anyway, what do I care. Ha! I was wrong on that too!!

Thanks, each of you who has taken the time to stop by in person, and those who wish they could. I appreciate the friendship.

P.S. Don't pick at Bob's PT Cruiser, it's the best he can afford. Maybe after he gets his big garage built...

Hi Jack!

HIJACK -> I did some camera work at the local recycling center on Friday and thought of you several times Andy. The first was when I saw the partial box of extruded AL. There were 20ish more full boxes with hundreds of pounds in each. That'd keep the ol' melting pot full for a while !!

The second was when I literally tripped over this chunk of AL 6000 series bar stock. No idea why someone would get rid of it but here it is. It was a chore to pick it up. I thought you'd have no interest in it as it's already pure AL in a LOOOOOOOOONG ingot with all the Pepsi and Coke colors already melted off

What a piece of aluminum! I know why it's there, they lost the paperwork (mill test reports) or they failed to transfer the heat number after cutting and no material can be used anymore without the paperwork.

Even more sad is that most places you can't even buy scrap from scrap yards, lawyers have prevented that because of the unseen liability of people using materials they don't know the origin of.

Agreed.

I spend as much time writing replies as posting up.

If the parasites and lurkers who just look in, made more comments, we would never get any work done.

Time spent writing replies is as valuable as posts for the parasites and lurkers!

I couldn't have said it better myself Bret. [emoji106]

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I get no respect, no respect, I tell ya. First JB calls us idiots, now we're parasites.



For the humor impaired, which includes me all too often, that was a joke. Thank you folks! Thanks for coming out and seeing the Feeble Brothers tonight! Tip your wait staff.

Thank goodness you don't get the respect you deserve.

You may very well be the strongest Feeble Brother! (and tip the performers, folks!)

However being called a parasite is no worse than being called ignorant. They are both valid words with bad reps. For instance, I am not ashamed of being ignorant of your personal finances (maybe even elated).

I parasite on lots of forums, just gliding along the bottom scooping up bits to feed my ignorance.

I like to see the pristine car palaces with the high shine and high dollar cars, tools, decor, etc. and I hope they feel as welcome as I do with my modest, unfinished garage with its plain concrete floor and rusty red Ford. I agree, I don't know how to relate to that kind of garage, but it's nice to see them.

I'm also not obsessive or compulsive about the appearance or organization of my garage, but I really like to see others that have these hyper clean and super organized garages. These are aspirational for me, but again, not where I am at the moment.

I even like to see the super messy garages, if nothing more to say to myself, "there, but for the grace of God, go I" because I have hoarders in my life and in my genetics, but I've somehow avoided becoming one myself. And I love to see the ones that make progress and have more usable space and better organization in their garage and life.

I'd like to think that we have a Big Garage here, big enough for all.

I think that sometimes it's shyness, sometimes it was a troll trying to stir something up, sometimes it's an askhole who wants confirmation and praise and doesn't want to hear differing opinions or superior knowledge/experience.

I like to see the fancy places too, but I could not get as much done, I would be worried about putting something on the floor to protect the finish, etc.

Tis a big shed indeed.

I think many times the shyness to post does come from a fear of being wrong and being laughed at. Bob has overcome his fear of being laughed at. What freedom!

Also very well said, I totally agree Mick (I hope this keeps up - it saves me a lot of typing [emoji1]).

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Mick's a pretty good guy, but don't tell him. He'd have to buy a larger cowboy hat and he likes expensive ones.

Enjoy another day with friends!

 

[Toothaker]

He's just fishing.

I just got this! 'Casting. Get it? Casting!'

Man, I'm dense. "He who laughs last thinks slowest"

 

[jblnut]

I just got this! 'Casting. Get it? Casting!'

Man, I'm dense. "He who laughs last thinks slowest"

Well don't fell bad. I just got it right now

 

[dreamingmuscle]

I do learn, I'm just slow. As in most of life, it's common sense, you just have to learn how to nail a board without splitting it.

Slow learner, nope you ain't. Humble maybe slow nope.

You just ain't satisfied with good enough learning.

Most people are satisfied knowing that 3.14 is pi. But you can most likely tell us the first ten digits of pi.

3.1415926535

And probley even tried to learn the first million digits.

https://www.piday.org/million/

Glen

 

[Toothaker]

I had some co-workers write a program to run on the company iSeries that would calculate pi. The idea was that it would run as a low priority program in the background, using spare cycles. It wrote the results, and I remember the file was very large in size.

If I remember correctly, they forgot to make it run as a low priority and it bogged down the system. Once discovered, they weren't allowed to fix it, they had to remove the program. I don't know how many digits they got to.

 

[jblnut]

You can search the first 2,000,000,000 digits of pi for any string of numbers. I put my birthday in and turns out it's in there in order starting around the 22,116,000th digit.

http://www.subidiom.com/pi/pi.asp

 

[Farmall450]

It's a real shame that these corporations buy out small scrapyards and won't sell back scrap (even at a huge markup).

Someone got pissed at a pulling tractor or something a few years back so there it rest...brand new tires, tons of wheel weights...
It wasn't a farmall but still, quite the shame.

 

[Toothaker]

You can search the first 2,000,000,000 digits of pi for any string of numbers. I put my birthday in and turns out it's in there in order starting around the 22,116,000th digit.

http://www.subidiom.com/pi/pi.asp

That's cool! Mine is in there, as is my wife's and daughter's.

 

[oldironfarmer]

I just got this! 'Casting. Get it? Casting!'

Man, I'm dense. "He who laughs last thinks slowest"

Glad he could reel you in, you apparently took the bait.

Well don't fell bad. I just got it right now

I would say dumb farmer, but even a dumb farmer is a pretty smart guy.

Slow learner, nope you ain't. Humble maybe slow nope.

You just ain't satisfied with good enough learning.

Most people are satisfied knowing that 3.14 is pi. But you can most likely tell us the first ten digits of pi.

3.1415926535

And probably even tried to learn the first million digits.

https://www.piday.org/million/

Glen

HA! Thanks, Glen.

Actually I only learned it to 15 digits, it was easy:

3.14159 is pretty elementary

Then the first modern Chevy V-8

265

Then a rhyme

35

Then a repeating series

8979

And you're done

3.14159265358979

I think the next one is 3 but the next is above 5 so I stopped where it rounded to what I remembered. At least I know it farther than Excel and the iPhone. (I count the 3, it's a digit).

Neglecting that last 3 costs me in accuracy. In calculating the circumference of the earth about the sun, I will be off by 35 thousandths or about a mm. Sloppy sloppy sloppy.

I had some co-workers write a program to run on the company iSeries that would calculate pi. The idea was that it would run as a low priority program in the background, using spare cycles. It wrote the results, and I remember the file was very large in size.

If I remember correctly, they forgot to make it run as a low priority and it bogged down the system. Once discovered, they weren't allowed to fix it, they had to remove the program. I don't know how many digits they got to.

They had fun. Fun for them. Fun for the pocket protector crowd.

You can search the first 2,000,000,000 digits of pi for any string of numbers. I put my birthday in and turns out it's in there in order starting around the 22,116,000th digit.

http://www.subidiom.com/pi/pi.asp

It's a real shame that these corporations buy out small scrapyards and won't sell back scrap (even at a huge markup).

Someone got pissed at a pulling tractor or something a few years back so there it rest...brand new tires, tons of wheel weights...
It wasn't a farmall but still, quite the shame.

Yeah, the things some people call scrap astounds me. And they couldn't do anything with the tires.

That's cool! Mine is in there, as is my wife's and daughter's.

I didn't look for mine.

 

[Farmall450]

Yes - they likely charged that guy a tire fee to toss his $1200+ in rubber.

 

[drivesitfar]

Andy: not sure you got much done in the shop or at the farm today, but your teachings and philosophy today is second to none. WELL DONE!!!

hope you enjoyed your rest day!!!

 

[Vieux]

Andy: not sure you got much done in the shop or at the farm today, but your teachings and philosophy today is second to none. WELL DONE!!!

hope you enjoyed your rest day!!!

I totally agree with that!

 

[oldironfarmer]

Yes - they likely charged that guy a tire fee to toss his $1200+ in rubber.

So true.

A lot of good scrap used to get resold by the company or employees but I don't know whether they still do that. Big companies are so profit driven they waste by trying to be ultra efficient.

Andy: not sure you got much done in the shop or at the farm today, but your teachings and philosophy today is second to none. WELL DONE!!!

hope you enjoyed your rest day!!!

Thanks, Drives! It is just thinking out loud, and you know that often gets one into hot water.

I totally agree with that!

Thanks, Vladimir! And nice to see you stop by.

I've got a visitor coming by today, then a doctor's appointment so another slow shop day...

 

[Vieux]

Andy I really like your theme. I come and watch all the time.

 

[jbmatth]

I'll steal a little of Andy's thunder, don't tell him, I'm sure he would hate a thief. As y'all have seen Andy has been working on building a pattern off of the cross member I built to cast it from aluminum. This will be going in my '57 Chevy I'm doing a lot of work on including a 6 speed manual trans swap and frame stiffening that required a one off design. Here was the original cross member, don't judge it too harshly please:

I brought him a hundred pounds or so of aluminum to replenish some of his stock. Here is the stock he chose to use, mostly old duramax parts so I'm at least keeping the material all GM:

From lighting until everything was melting and poured only took 21 minutes. I didn't get a photo of the pattern but here is the master at work pouring:

Fresh out of the sand:

Machining off the sprue:

New vs. old after a little cleanup:

And including his stamp of approval:

I've done some more work on it and started drilling holes to get it all installed, so far so good. Thanks a ton for the help in creating another one off part that will only be seen by a select few, and roadkill.

JB

 

[cdsloop]

That is awesome work, on Andy's part as well as you. Cant wait to see the finished product installed!

 

[drivesitfar]

JB: while your part probably would have worked ANDY (and his assistant-you) did a great job on that new part. not many might see or know its on your 57 rebuild, but you will and I bet that will keep Andy and all of us smiling.

ANDY: looks like it worked out well. is the line in the pour where two pours meet or just a look the aluminum has when you pour that much into the sand?

WELL DONE SIR!!

hope you enjoy your day while i'm resting and reading and learning and ORGANIZING (in my head) today.

cheers

 

[jbmatth]

Hopefully Andy doesn't mind too much if I answer your question drives. That line above his name is where two pieces of foam were glued together. Here is the foam mold before the sprue was installed and painted with drywall compound:

Another angle:

You can see where the different pieces of foam were glued together and eventually they left tell tales in the finished part:

Also just to update everyone I have all of the holes drilled and tapped as necessary. I installed it this morning before work:

Once again I'd like to say thank you to Andy.

JB

 

[dreamingmuscle]

Wow! What's the weight differance?

 

[shortykorte]

That’s just plain cool. Great job Andy. Another part where a future owner or buddy will be searching the web for a JBM brand cross member.


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[1/2 Cup]

Top job

 

[cbacres]

Very nice! It's really cool what you're able to cast.

I'm lucky that my local scrapyard will sell material that they take in. I think last time I bought it was $.30 lb for I beam and square tube.

 

[jbmatth]

Wow! What's the weight differance?

Wow! What's the weight differance?

I meant to weigh it D.M., but don't have a scale that will accurately weigh something that small. I'd guess a pound or two as a complete guess.

That’s just plain cool. Great job Andy. Another part where a future owner or buddy will be searching the web for a JBM brand cross member.


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I should stamp P/N "BR-549" on it just to mess with people down the road. Of course by then they could 3D scan it then 3D print it with their phone. Actually not too far off from that now.

JB