On Monday 24 September 2012 11:46:06 Steve Stallings did opine: > Gene, > > It looks like he used a crucible lifter to do the > pour. The lifter is normally used to place the hot > crucible into a pouring holder that makes it easier > to tip the crucible by twisting a shank from the > side instead of holding it from above. For examples > see: > > http://www.budgetcastingsupply.com/Tongs-Shanks.php > > Steve Stallings
What we had there was similar to the S2 version pictured, but the crucible was permanently attached, so none of the retainer stuff I see there was present. Pretty primitive IOW. But I never saw one burn through the clay coat, even if the guy set his ladle full on the floor while doing a multiple ladle pour. No one mentioned it as a possibility either. Doing planter plates, mine sometimes had hot iron in it for about 15 minutes if I had 90 molds to fill. The guy doing Maytag gear cases alternated top and bottom halves, and often poured over 50 pairs. No fat on him at all, and no wasted motion, he had that down so well he could do it in his sleep. And they had up to 6 bearing pockets and vent plugs to be properly placed in each half too. Cheers, Gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) My web page: <http://coyoteden.dyndns-free.com:85/gene> is up! Every time you manage to close the door on Reality, it comes in through the window. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
