[SEL] Re: Falk piston pattern update

[Dave Otto]

HI Curt

Thanks for the nice comments.

The pattern and core box work for the 3hp Hercules piston looks great as
usual. You need to slow down you are starting to make me look really bad.

I tried using poplar on one of my rocker arms; I was running a little short
on basswood. The poplar doesn't machine quite as well as the basswood and
you have to be careful taking heavy cuts because it has a tendency to split
out. All it all it works pretty easy and is readily available at Lowe's  

Keep up the great work,

Dave


Dave Otto
Boise, Idaho
USA
dotto at velocitus.net
http://community.webshots.com/user/otto1960


> 
> Dave,
> Great documentation of your work and you have this looking excellent!
> You _know_ you are inspiring other to give pattern making a try.
> A couple of weeks ago I wrapped up another piston pattern and corebox of
> a 3 HP Hercules/Jaeger/Economy.  I'll try and download the pictures from
> the camera and get them posted soon.
> Now we just need to wait for Rick to get his foundry up and running.
> Nothing quite like a startup!
> Curt Holland
> Gastonia, NC
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