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Hi Folks:

I have contact with a local chap who has a spin casting machine. A spin
caster is used to mold brass or aluminium over a wooden buck. In the old
days it was used to make the component pieces of brass lamps and the
spindles for the tops of brass beds - which this fellow does now for the
repro antique market. His machine was originally used to make the aluminium
nose cones that go on the center of airplane propellers.
I have asked him if he could turn out a new surge tank for me and he said
that he could but the first one would be expensive because on the need to
make the original bucks.
He is a bit of a strange chap and I could not get him to commit to how much
until I can tell him how many - if you get what I mean. I think he likes
doing the spin casting but not making the bucks. He seems content to spend
his days turning out the same thing over and over again but his workmanship
is incredible.
Anyway send me an e-mail if you are interested in a brass repro surge tank
and I'll see if I can get a quoit. If you would also indicate what price
range you would be interested in it would give me a bit of a start point
with him.
Thnx &
Godspeed

Jc

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Mail From: "Paul J. Burr" <(email redacted)>

This could be done with a pantograhph machine- copy an original tank to make
the wooden buck.
A more modern approach would involve 3D digitizing of the original and then
CNC machining the wood mold.
Anyone have access to any of these systems?

Paul Burr








on 8/31/01 11:30 AM, (email redacted) at (email redacted) wrote:

> Hi Folks:
>
> I have contact with a local chap who has a spin casting machine. A spin
> caster is used to mold brass or aluminium over a wooden buck. In the old
> days it was used to make the component pieces of brass lamps and the
> spindles for the tops of brass beds - which this fellow does now for the
> repro antique market. His machine was originally used to make the aluminium
> nose cones that go on the center of airplane propellers.
> I have asked him if he could turn out a new surge tank for me and he said
> that he could but the first one would be expensive because on the need to
> make the original bucks.
> He is a bit of a strange chap and I could not get him to commit to how much
> until I can tell him how many - if you get what I mean. I think he likes
> doing the spin casting but not making the bucks. He seems content to spend
> his days turning out the same thing over and over again but his workmanship
> is incredible.
> Anyway send me an e-mail if you are interested in a brass repro surge tank
> and I'll see if I can get a quoit. If you would also indicate what price
> range you would be interested in it would give me a bit of a start point
> with him.
> Thnx &
> Godspeed
>
> Jc

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In a message dated 8/31/01 2:16:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time, (email redacted)
writes:

> This could be done with a pantograhph machine- copy an original tank to make
> the wooden buck.
> A more modern approach would involve 3D digitizing of the original and then
> CNC machining the wood mold.
> Anyone have access to any of these systems?
Another approach would be for someone with a lathe (wood or metal) to turn
the buck. I have a lathe, but I also have a good tank, so I'm not terribly
motivated to make the buck. However, if enough people need one, I could
probably make a buck for half the tank (the tank has two halves soldered
together).

Rob