On 11/12/2011 05:57 PM, andy pugh wrote:
> On 12 November 2011 23:21, Jack Coats<j...@coats.org>  wrote:
>> There is a yahoo group re-developing making a lathe from concrete.
>> They are baseing their stuff on a guy that made lathes for turning
>> large projectiles for the Navy.
> This appears to be that yahoo group, and that lathe.
>
>>   then
>>   poured a low temp metal alloy he developed (formula is lost)
> Possibly one of these?
> http://www.alchemycastings.com/lead-products/fusible.htm
>
> Cerrosafe sounds fun, it shrinks on initial cooling so you can remove
> it, then expands back to the exact original dimension.
>
   I have about 15 lbs of planer knife babbitt, that I got from a 
salvage yard.  It's a low melt alloy, that doesn't shrink when poured.

-- 
-Mark

Ne M'oubliez   ---Family Motto
Hope for the best, plan for the worst   ---Personal Motto


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