[SEL] Casting Demo

[Dave Rotigel]

Hi Rick,
         Don't sell the furnace to the Judge before we talk. I'd be willing 
to give you $69.69 for the thing sight unseen. Also please keep in mind 
that judges are a part of government (the third branch, as I recall.)
         Dave

At 08:26 PM 9/11/2006, you wrote:
>If you decide to sell your induction furnace, please let me know as I'd be 
>interested.  I'm going to get you a quote Rick on trucking the big lathe 
>and shaper to your place.  Please give me the address of where it would be 
>placed.  Thanks.
>
>Tommy Turner
>Magnolia, KY
>
>
>>Its more efficient until the electric company throws in a monkey wrench 
>>called "demand".  At 80KW demand x $14 per KW that effectively kills any 
>>profit that I might make. Then you add the .05 cents per KW for the 
>>actual electric that I use.
>>
>>I chose to go with an induction furnace because its what I was familiar 
>>with from other foundries.  I'm exploring other options right now with 
>>other types of melting furnaces, either coke fired cupola or oil fired reverb.
>>
>>Rick
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Judge Tommy Turner" <lcjudge at scrtc.com>
>>To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
>>Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 5:28 PM
>>Subject: Re: [SEL] Casting Demo
>>
>>
>>>Rick,  I thought that electric would be more efficient than gas.  I'm 
>>>somewhat surprised its not.
>>>
>>>Tommy Turner
>>>Magnolia, KY
>>>
>>>
>>>>If he is melting with propane he has a definate cost and time advantage 
>>>>over me with the electric furnace.  I've lost money steadily since day 
>>>>1 and have to design and build a solid fueled furnace before I can melt 
>>>>again.  The only ones who made out with my little foundry experiment 
>>>>was the electric company.
>>>>
>>>>Rick
>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Rotigel" <rotigel at alltel.net>
>>>>To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
>>>>Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 10:30 PM
>>>>Subject: Re: [SEL] Casting Demo
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>At 10:46 PM 9/9/2006, you wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>I thought they were making iron castings over there.  What would the 
>>>>>>aluminum flywheel be used for?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Rick
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>I understand that with either AL or Cast Iron the turn around time is 
>>>>>about two weeks!
>>>>>         Dave
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