casting identification

casting identification

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10 May 2021 at 14:11 #544225
The home engineer
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Hi All

I would be very grateful for someone could help identify the castings in the photos. I have been clearing a friends workshop and came across these casting in a box and would really like to know what they are for.

I thank all in advance for taking a look

Andy
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10 May 2021 at 14:11 #33829
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10 May 2021 at 14:58 #544234
Nigel Graham 2
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A rule or familiar object for scale would help, if you can supply – of at least give us the basic measurements.

The larger casting appears to include bearing journals and suggests the headstock for a small lathe. It looks as if the owner had just started to machine it.

The smaller one could be almost anything though a pipe-fitting manifold comes to mind.

Any clues from your friend's main engineering line? Any drawings about? (He may have kept them in the house.)
10 May 2021 at 17:34 #544278
not done it yet
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Tool & cutter grinder kit?
10 May 2021 at 18:26 #544294
bernard towers
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Might pay you to ask Kirk from Hemingway he has lots of info on castings
14 May 2021 at 12:44 #544977
The home engineer
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"A rule or familiar object for scale would help, if you can supply – of at least give us the basic measurements."

Hi The large casting basic dimensions are 3" in all directions, large boss 1" diameter with 7/8" gap one is 7/8" long the other1"1/4. The gap is 1"5/8 between the lugs.

The small casting is 5/8" diameter 2" long with 4 off 3/8" bosses.

My friend was a keen clock man but also made many tools for the Myford ML7 lathe.

Thank you all again for any further help

Andy

Edited By The home engineer on 14/05/2021 12:46:06
14 May 2021 at 18:14 #545054
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They might have nothing to do with model making activities. The larger casting could easily be part of a loom or other industrial machine that was picked up by some factory or foundry hand because it looked like it might be made into something at home.
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