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20 July 2012 at 09:48 #94854
Bob Perkins
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Advice please. I’m planning to make, or have somebody make a small casting for me. It’s for a small steam engine and Will need to be silver soldered into a small brass boiler, so I guess it will need to be bronze? What wood should I use for a pattern, is there a preference? In the past I’ve used lime for some detail carvining and fine finish. If bronze is the correct material what % should I allow for shrinkage?
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20 July 2012 at 09:58 #94855
Clive Hartland
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I made a wooden form for casting a bronze saddle on my loco. I allowed 1mm for shrinkage but in fact it came back bigger! I made sure that all the flat sides had a slope so that the form could be withdrawn from the mould easily.

I might add that it took nearly 4 months to get it back so make allowances for time. I would assume that the foundry would wait until they had several small parts to cast in one go before they start work.

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20 July 2012 at 11:04 #94858
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Bob, people can talk for hours on this subject. Suggest you have a look at **LINK** .Everything you need to know.
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