GunLab (KnownHost) » metal casting area https://gunlab.net Adventures in gun building! Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:06:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 Weekend update for 6-15-15 https://gunlab.net/weekend-update-for-6-15-15/ https://gunlab.net/weekend-update-for-6-15-15/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2015 13:46:23 +0000 http://gunlab.net/?p=3672 A quick update for this last weekend. The slab was finished at the cast area. Here are a couple of views. I still need to get the gantry system up, but I am going to wait for my good friend Mac to help me with that one. He is a much better welder and fabricator [...]]]> A quick update for this last weekend. The slab was finished at the cast area. Here are a couple of views. I still need to get the gantry system up, but I am going to wait for my good friend Mac to help me with that one. He is a much better welder and fabricator then I am.

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DSC_5749sOn the subject of metal casting. I was at a school that was being destroyed last week. As the building were being crushed I looked in the last one and to my surprise the shops were still equipped. The maintenance personnel were still there standing around and actually putting in stuff. The major tools had been taken out for auction, but all the support equipment was being left to be mixed in the building demo stuff and hauled away as trash. Asking if it would be okay to disappear this trash in my truck and the okay was given. It was a wood and metal shop. So off went all the casting flasks and any thing else that was useful. I also filled the back of my little truck with wood, cherry,maple,walnut and several other types.

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DSC_5753sI really hate waste and all of this will now go to a good home.

Another 20′ of trench and conduit was laid for the new phone line to the shop.

The new batteries came in for the wire EDM. They are now installed and the machine is up and running in the testing mode.I have a post coming up showing it in operation later this week.

The rest of the weekend was spent doing solid works and working on the cnc router trying to get a couple of patterns made.

Until next time.

 

]]> https://gunlab.net/weekend-update-for-6-15-15/feed/ 2 Weekend update for 6-7-15 https://gunlab.net/weekend-update-for-6-7-15/ https://gunlab.net/weekend-update-for-6-7-15/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2015 08:00:07 +0000 http://gunlab.net/?p=3633 Most of the day Saturday was spent making parts for the AR-180b. The last op on the selector lever was completed,a post is coming up. The pivot buttons were almost completed, one more bar to finish. I spent a great deal of time with the Japax wire edm getting it up and running a post, [...]]]> Most of the day Saturday was spent making parts for the AR-180b. The last op on the selector lever was completed,a post is coming up. The pivot buttons were almost completed, one more bar to finish. I spent a great deal of time with the Japax wire edm getting it up and running a post, more on that in the future. Some other work was also accomplished as well.

The dirt was compacted for the new foundry area. It is now ready for concrete, all most any way.

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I started on the trench for the new communication lines going out to the shop, 20′ was more then enough digging and back filling.

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]]> https://gunlab.net/weekend-update-for-6-7-15/feed/ 1 Weekend update 5-31-15 https://gunlab.net/weekend-update-5-31-15/ https://gunlab.net/weekend-update-5-31-15/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2015 08:00:52 +0000 http://gunlab.net/?p=3587 Now as much to chat about this weekend. Spent most of Saturday machining the AR-180B selector second op. The second op is now complete and we will be setting up the Sharps for the third op. The material and tooling is in to start on the safety shaft on the lathe then the pivot button [...]]]> Now as much to chat about this weekend. Spent most of Saturday machining the AR-180B selector second op. The second op is now complete and we will be setting up the Sharps for the third op. The material and tooling is in to start on the safety shaft on the lathe then the pivot button for the bolt hold open device.

I added a new isolation valve to the air system.

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This will allow us to isolate the air compressor for the air system in the shop. Making it easier for start up and shut down. A new electrical switch is being added as well. This will control the air dryer from inside the shop.

DSC_5652sI finished the mods to the shop welder and it is now back together. I still need to finish the water cooling system.

DSC_5660sClose up of the lower bar.

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The stem wall framing was completed and the concrete poured. I will set up for the slab next weekend.

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DSC_5656sForms removed to clean up the wall. This is the sand area.

DSC_5662sThe larger area is the actual casting area and will be sand filled.

DSC_5663sThis smaller area will be where the furnaces will set.

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Most of Sunday, after the hard work project was completed, was spent on playing with the wire edm.

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I learned a great deal but still miles to go.

]]> https://gunlab.net/weekend-update-5-31-15/feed/ 0 Weekend update part 2 the metal casting area. https://gunlab.net/weekend-update-part-2-the-metal-casting-area/ https://gunlab.net/weekend-update-part-2-the-metal-casting-area/#comments Thu, 28 May 2015 08:00:59 +0000 http://gunlab.net/?p=3534 Nothing says fun around Gun Lab like a 3 day weekend. And fun we did have. This post is about the new slab for the metal casting area here at Gun Lab. Last weekend we started digging the footers for the new casting area.

I needed a place for my casting furnaces to go.

So [...]]]> Nothing says fun around Gun Lab like a 3 day weekend. And fun we did have. This post is about the new slab for the metal casting area here at Gun Lab. Last weekend we started digging the footers for the new casting area.

DSC_5369sI needed a place for my casting furnaces to go.

DSC_5372sSo Saturday we finished the digging and got the post holes in. We bent re-bar to make the column supports for the gantry I want to put in.

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DSC_5421sHome made re-bar sopports

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DSC_5426sThis project started with 57 80# bags of concrete. Some here and the rest in the back of the truck.

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DSC_5474sOnce again my little mixer comes into play

DSC_5475sHoles are dug and re-bar going in.

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DSC_5514sMaterial for the stem wall forms.

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DSC_5535s25 more bags for the stem wall. But this will be next Saturday

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