[SEL] Hercules & Economy piston pattern project comes together.

[Richard Strobel]

Curt..why are the piston grooves different depths..strength?

Rick


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Curt" <curt at imc-group.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 12:02 PM
Subject: Re: [SEL] Hercules & Economy piston pattern project comes together.


> Rick,
> I have always enjoyed studying old patterns or pieces of patterns you
> see at antique booths and malls. It's fun trying to figure out what they
> were for making. It is also amazing what the antique dealers think these
> old hunks of wood are worth! Have yet to find what I think is an old gas
> engine pattern. Most are usually valve bodies and such.
> I'd be real interested in seeing photos of the cafe "The Pattern Shop".
> Curt Holland
> Gastonia, NC
>
> Richard Strobel wrote:
>
> >Kewl..we'll be lookin' forward to it.  Maybe Rowlands could give us a 
> >tour
> >thru his foundry also.  This area was full of foundaries in the ole days.
> >They are all gone now.  The one I know of sold most of their patterns but
> >there is a cafe in town called "The Pattern Shop."  Will have to stop in 
> >and
> >take some pictures of what they got on the wall.
> >
> >
> >
>
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