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19 December 2021 at 20:26 #575937
cliff almond 1
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Hi,

I'm in the process of making sand moulds for a number of castings I require in both Cast Iron and Bronze.

Does anyone know of any companies offering a small scale casting service?

Many thanks

Cliff
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19 December 2021 at 20:26 #30191
cliff almond 1
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19 December 2021 at 20:48 #575941
Steviegtr
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A past friend of mine used to have his castings done for traction engines at a foundry in Castleford. West yorks. Not sure if they are still in business. Or the name of them.

Steve.
19 December 2021 at 20:53 #575942
JasonB
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I did some patterns last year, the iron ones were done by Purbright and the aluminium by Madley Brass who also do bronze. Both came out very well and they will both do one offs or small batches.
19 December 2021 at 23:21 #575955
duncan webster 1
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I've used jte castings in Wigan for iron. They don't do bronze
19 December 2021 at 23:26 #575957
noel shelley
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It very much depends where abouts you are ? Bridport Foundry do good work. Noel
20 December 2021 at 07:00 #575966
JasonB
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Not sure why location really is an issue, those patterns were posted by me to Wales and then posted on to the foundry and they would have sent them back if not collected by a third party to get them back to Wales where mine were posted to me. In all cases postage was cheaper than petrol would have been
20 December 2021 at 08:51 #575973
Dave Smith 14
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Owl castings.

Metal Casting | Owl Castings | England
20 December 2021 at 09:04 #575974
Chris Evans 6
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Plus 1 for Purbright for the iron castings, only 25 miles from me. Not sure re bronze, never had any done. Last aluminium bronze I had done was by a foundry in Kingswinford West Midlands. Foundry name escapes me I will post it if I remember.
20 December 2021 at 10:16 #575991
Mike Hurley
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+1 for Owl. Very good service – they did several for me and was well pleased. Reasonable prices and good turnaround time. They'll draw up, protoype & cast from originals if you want.

Regards, Mike
20 December 2021 at 11:13 #576002
Jon Lawes
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+1 for Owl
20 December 2021 at 12:20 #576009
Adrian R2
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Just out of curiosity, and without predudicing customer/supplier confidentiality, what is the order of magnitude for this type of work? Are we talking tens, hundreds or thousands to get something made?

Background: Not model engineering – I designed a towbar bracket for my bike in Fusion 360 and had it 3D printed for £15. It might be strong enough, but if not then can I give the same file to a foundry and have them make me one in aluminium without it costing more than the bike itself?
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