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Stub Mandrel	11/01/2010 22:14:41
4318 forum posts 291 photos 1 articles	Am I alone in despairing about the quality of castings available from some suppliers? I won't mention names but the two ME suppliers nearest to me one produces castings that are clean and crisp, the other is willing to pass on bits of tatty metal that look like the patterns were chewed by a dog. I have had some castings made from my own patterns, and after some good advice the patterns are getting a bit better too! But it is so hard to get hold of a foundry that will produce castings, at any price. I have a half-finished pattern for a tractor bell-casing at 4" scale; does anyone know where I could get this cast for a reasonable price? I really need to get advice on the pattern and core before I go any further. Cheers Neil
David Clark 1	12/01/2010 09:06:54
3357 forum posts 112 photos 10 articles	Hi There I have noticed in the recent past people advertising castingservices on Ebay. regards David
KWIL	12/01/2010 09:47:58
3681 forum posts 70 photos	Also see www. Homeworkshop.org website for Foundry ads
JasonB	12/01/2010 12:28:51
25215 forum posts 3105 photos 1 articles	Could try this guy, he does some of MJ Engineereings castings which I have found to be very good on my 2" Fowler. http://www.miniature-engineering.com/ And this guy does some Traction Engien castings as well as one offs http://www.rgsengineering.net/ Jason
Stub Mandrel	20/01/2010 21:40:37
4318 forum posts 291 photos 1 articles	Thanks guys! Neil

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