Re: The Very Last: Lucky Me
| August 15, 2017 06:48AM |
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Chris Walker Wrote:
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> .... there are no foundries left here that could cast from it, given the thinness of the
> spokes and rim.
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I know little more about casting parts other than it involves a mold, sand and hot iron.
Perhaps you could comment on why the particular characteristics of a given pattern (thin spokes and rim) limits the choice of a foundry? In other words, as long as a mold's overall dimensions are within a foundry's capabilities, why does the thin spoke or rim matter to the foundry?
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> .... there are no foundries left here that could cast from it, given the thinness of the
> spokes and rim.
>
I know little more about casting parts other than it involves a mold, sand and hot iron.
Perhaps you could comment on why the particular characteristics of a given pattern (thin spokes and rim) limits the choice of a foundry? In other words, as long as a mold's overall dimensions are within a foundry's capabilities, why does the thin spoke or rim matter to the foundry?
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