KBBS Archive 50,000

Re: Fire and Brimestone

Posted By: Rob Macks
Date: Saturday, 28 July 2001, at 12:11 p.m.

In Response To: Fire and Brimestone (!RUSS)

: I'd suggest searching the web for more. There appeared to be a number of
: them. Some pointed towards doing work for sculpters and some for industry.
: Some for boats. I was suprised by the number of smaller back yard
: operations by retired foundry workers and committed hobbists. Looked to me
: like these guys would be the most help

: hope it helps
: !RUSS

I'd expect to be paying about $10 per piece of deck hardware for a custom casting by a professional foundry if they would even consider doing such a small job.

They might have a minimum charge of something like $500 to make it worth their while.

If you've never done a casting before you may be very disappointed by the look of a raw casting. There is a LOT of work involved in cleaning up a casting and finishing it.

I'm not trying to be a wet blanket here, I'm just trying to let you know that metal casting is a long and involved process.

See my post in answer to Paul Lund, in this thread, for more casting options.

All the best,

Rob Macks
Laughing Loon CC&K
www.LaughingLoon.com

Messages In This Thread

better-looking knob for knob-closed hatch *Pic*
Malcolm Schweizer -- Wednesday, 25 July 2001, at 9:26 p.m.

Make your own brass/bronze fittings *Pic*
Paul Lund -- Thursday, 26 July 2001, at 6:13 a.m.

Re: Make your own brass/bronze fittings
Malcolm Schweizer -- Thursday, 26 July 2001, at 7:13 a.m.

Re: Make your own brass/bronze fittings
Paul Lund -- Thursday, 26 July 2001, at 8:58 a.m.

Re: Make your own brass/bronze fittings
Rob Macks -- Thursday, 26 July 2001, at 9:50 a.m.

Re: Make your own brass/bronze fittings
Malcolm Schweizer -- Thursday, 26 July 2001, at 1:16 p.m.

Re: Make your own brass/bronze fittings
100Grit -- Thursday, 26 July 2001, at 5:33 p.m.

For those who are committed . . .
Paul G. Jacobson -- Friday, 27 July 2001, at 3:37 a.m.

Safety First!
Paul Lund -- Friday, 27 July 2001, at 9:25 p.m.

Fire and Brimestone
!RUSS -- Saturday, 28 July 2001, at 8:11 a.m.

Re: Fire and Brimestone
Rob Macks -- Saturday, 28 July 2001, at 12:11 p.m.

Re: Safety First!
Rob Macks -- Saturday, 28 July 2001, at 12:21 p.m.

Re: Safety First!
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- Monday, 30 July 2001, at 10:38 a.m.

The Indian in the Cupboard
Paul G. Jacobson -- Tuesday, 31 July 2001, at 4:15 a.m.

Re: sounds interesting
Tony -- Thursday, 26 July 2001, at 12:46 p.m.

Re: sounds interesting
John Monfoe -- Friday, 27 July 2001, at 4:47 a.m.

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