Link? > -----Original Message----- > From: Gregg Eshelman [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 7:02 PM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] More news & ? from WV. > > Have a look at this. Wouldn't be surprised to see foundries doing this for > low > volumes of castings. If PLA can be injection, blow or roto molded to make > the > shells, it could be used for high volume production with fewer rejected > castings since there's no chance of wrecking the sand molds removing > patterns. Lost foam has been done for quite a while but the surface of the > parts looks like aluminum styrofoam. > > New 3D Printed Lost Shell Sand Casting Technique Offers Fine Detail in > Metal > > > | > | > | > | | | > > | > > | > | > | | > New 3D Printed Lost Shell Sand Casting Technique Offers Fine Detail in Metal > We have the privilege of viewing many action-packed videos from innovators > showing what their new creations are ... | | > > | > > | > > > > > > From: andy pugh <[email protected]> > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 3:29 AM > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] More news & ? from WV. > > On 16 August 2016 at 23:49, Gene Heskett <[email protected]> wrote: > > The local casting shop seems to be using machined alu forms, and I > > have seen no evidence they can take a pattern & do all the work to > > make it sand castable. I haven't toured the whole place, so I've not > > seen the furnace, just the casting finishing. Wheels hubs for IH & I > > believe White truck tractors. > > They are probably using match-plate patterns in a continuous line and won't > be wanting to do one-offs. > > However, for any foundry using cope-and-drag there is no difference between > making 1 and making 100, the process per casting is identical. > > Some possibilities here: > http://wiki.vintagemachinery.org/FoundrySources.ashx > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
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