[SEL] Tod Engine Works Foundry

[Steve Royster]

Hi Rick, Can you explain how an induction furnace works? Is that big coil 
heated with electricity? Thanks, Steve


>From: "Rick Rowlands" <jrrowlands at neo.rr.com>
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>Subject: Re: [SEL] Tod Engine Works Foundry
>Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2005 13:30:35 -0500
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>Around 2750 for iron and 2950 for steel.
>
>Rick
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim and Diane" <jd.kirkes at verizon.net>
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>Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 11:42 AM
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>
>>Hi Rick,
>>
>>A couple of curious questions.  What temperatures do you use to melt and
>>pour steel and iron?
>>
>>Jim
>>
>>Jim and Diane Kirkes
>>Hemet, CA
>>jd.kirkes at verizon.net
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Rowlands" <jrrowlands at neo.rr.com>
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>>Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 3:22 PM
>>Subject: [SEL] Tod Engine Works Foundry
>>
>>
>>A few weeks ago I was given the opportunity to expand our fledgling 
>>foundry
>>operation to its own site.  Up until now I have been making castings at 
>>work
>>using my employer's furnace and have been waiting until I got the Tod 
>>Engine
>>building put up at the museum to start melting using our own furnace.
>>
>>We have been offered to rent a 40' x 40' brick building with attached 25' 
>>x
>>28' concrete block garage addition.  The main part of the building is at
>>least 100 years old and has lots of character.  The building once had 
>>480VAC
>>3 phase fed underground from a building across the street.  This has been
>>cut off and we are in the process of having the electric company run an
>>overhead service to the building.
>>
>>I've already started moving in and am in the process of setting up a newly
>>acquired secondhand 50kw induction melting unit and 100 pound induction
>>furnace.  I've also moved an air compressor, welder, molding tables and
>>workbenches to the building.  When I am up and running I'll have the
>>capacity to melt and pour castings in iron, ductile iron, all grades of
>>carbon and alloy steel, stainless steel, copper based alloys and aluminum.
>>The furnace will have a maximum capacity of 125 pounds of steel so the
>>largest casting I can make with this unit will be 100 pounds.
>>
>>I am fortunate that this building became available and that I have been
>>acquiring equipment for years in anticipation for the day when I could set
>>up a workshop. I am not going to have too much of an upfront investment to
>>get things started.  The building owner is a gas engine collector and has
>>quite a collection of oilfield engines.
>>
>>Here are some pictures of the building, the 50kw power unit and a 300 
>>pound
>>induction furnace that I recently rebuilt at work.
>>http://community.webshots.com/album/180048461ppagnh/2
>>
>>A big thanks to Curt Holland who planted the seed a year ago and gave me 
>>the
>>idea to start a foundry.  The Tod Engine Works is set up as a part of the
>>Tod Engine Foundation, and all profits from the production of castings go
>>toward preserving the Mighty Tod Engine and two more smaller engines which
>>we have become caretakers of.  Our latest adopted engine is this one from
>>New York state.
>>http://community.webshots.com/album/512613592rLSddm
>>
>>Rick Rowlands
>>Tod Engine Works
>>Makers of Quality iron, steel, ductile iron
>>and nonferrous castings
>>2261 Hubbard Road
>>Youngstown, OH  44505
>>330-728-2799
>>www.todengine.org/engineworks.html
>>
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