[SEL] Casting Demo

[Rick Rowlands]

I don't think I can sell the unit as I don't technically own the MG set.  I 
don't want to sell it anyways just in case I would need it someday.

The lathe would go to 249 North Water Ave., Sharon, PA 16146.

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 8:26 PM
Subject: Re: [SEL] Casting Demo


> 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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