[vid1900]

I need a few items sandcast in aluminum, and it seems nobody does this anymore. i have the positives already, just need somebody to do the casting. i used to do sandcasting in middle school, i called and the shop was removed and replaced by a computer lab.


thanks

vid

[davidmb]

What is the approx size of pattern, does it require any cores?
What grade of aluminium alloy?

I have only been casting for the last couple of years, I generally cast into silicate bonded sand ( 80 mesh ), this does give quite a rough finish but takes
paint well.

My max casting weight is about 1.5Kg ( limited by the size of crucible ).

[vid1900]

i need 2 mirror image castings, each about half of a 38" diameter wheel. and about 2.5" thick. ill try to post a pic of the last ones i had cast from my parts.

thanks

vid

[trilect]

i need 2 mirror image castings, each about half of a 38" diameter wheel. and about 2.5" thick. ill try to post a pic of the last ones i had cast from my parts.

thanks

vid

Hmm I cast at home but theres no way I could cast something that large, My maximum poor including risers and sprue is one liter of molten aluminum. And when your frame go over a certain size, you have major problems keeping enough weights on the mold to keep it from blowing out.

[davidmb]

Try contacting
castinghobby@***********.com <castinghobby@***********.com>

there are a lot of members worldwide, someone on the castinghobby list should be able to do work of this size, if not they will know of a commercial shop that can do it.

[davidmb]

Oops, didn't know it did that to email addresses!

castinghobby is on the yahoo.groups.com

[JMcKusick]

I need a few items sandcast in aluminum, and it seems nobody does this anymore. i have the positives already, just need somebody to do the casting. i used to do sandcasting in middle school, i called and the shop was removed and replaced by a computer lab.


thanks

vid

Give Angeles Aluminum Foundry, in Los Angeles a call. (323-268-0145)
They can do any kind of sand cast parts, from little skateboard trucks, to off-road transmission housings and bell housings. If you are not in the So. Calif. area, you could probably send the patterns by UPS, and take it from there.

John

[Bigfoot1]

Hello Vid1900, if you have not found someone to do your casting let me know . I work in a machine shop that also has an aluminum foundry . We are in the midwest ,Roe Machine and Pattern Works,Omaha ,Ne..402-453-6777 ask for Keith Rawson. Good luck ,Bigfoot1