[SEL] Casting Demo

[steve sewell]

Rick: They can do both. He did the aluminum so the mold could be taken off 
while we were still there instead of the longer wait for iron.It was a very 
interesting trip!!
- Steve


At 10:46 PM 9/9/2006 -0400, you wrote:
>I thought they were making iron castings over there.  What would the 
>aluminum flywheel be used for?
>
>Rick
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed stoller" <edstoller at earthlink.net>
>To: "stationary-engine at atis.net" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
>Cc: <stationary-engine at oldengine.org>
>Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 1:47 PM
>Subject: [SEL] Casting Demo
>
>
>Just prior to the Portland, Ind. Show, the Glassford family hosted a 
>demonstration of making some castings. I posted some pictures on my site 
>below. The main part for me was making the molds of sand. I had never seen 
>this before and was too busy watching and listening to take pictures. I 
>want to thank the whole family, especially the little grand daughter 
>serving cookies.
>
>John can use old Briggs and I assume Kohler and Tecumseh blocks for the 
>cast iron. I don't think he would turn down scrap aluminum and brass 
>either. I want to save mine to take to them next year.
>
>Thank you all at Grandpa's Casting Co. 1-888-271-6696 
>http://home.earthlink.net/~edstoller/id18.html
>
>
>
>Ed Stoller
>New Fairfield, CT
>http://home.earthlink.net/~edstoller/

Steve Sewell
Albany, Ohio USA
sewell at atis.net
sewell at ohio.edu