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Post by Bill Holland on Apr 5, 2004 15:33:11 GMT -5
I found a foundry in CT that only does aluminum, brass and Bronze. Jamie and others, where do you go to have your cast iron poured? I keep hearing about Pennsylvannia, and I know there is a foundry near Steam Town, but I think its just a museum?
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Post by wally6800 on Apr 5, 2004 18:18:00 GMT -5
Bill, I am just starting an A3 build in Massachusetts. There are no foundries near my home that pour anything at all. The nearest alumimum foundry to me is over 50 miles away and he works form midnight until he is finished pouring and then goes home and comes back in the morning to shake out and ram up new molds.
I have been working on building my own foundry because that will be the only way I will get the castings I want for this engine.
OSHA and Clean Air have shut down every foundry in my area. Safety fines and requirements for very expensive scrubbers have broken the back of every guy who thoght he could make a business of pouring castings.
I tried to heat my shop this winter with a waste oil heater and I was visited by the fire department within 3 hours from the time I fired it up the first and only time.
If you find a job shop that will pour Iron anyplace in NE please let me know and I will do the same for you.
Good luck.
Wally
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Post by wally6800 on Apr 9, 2004 18:33:02 GMT -5
Bill, I did some searching for iron pouring foundries here around Boston.
I found six that I called.
Seems like "Train People" have worn out the welcome mat , at least at the foundries I called.
None wanted to even discuss what I wanted to do. One said," There are some "Train People" who have their own foundry. Your best success will be to contact them, and pay what they ask if you want cast iron parts for your hobby.
I thnk that is the way I will go when I get to that point in building my engine.
Hope this helps someone a little.
Cheers,
Wally
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Post by Bill Holland on Apr 9, 2004 22:39:04 GMT -5
My guess is that those foundries only pour large quantities.
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