[Steam-engine] Make your own Iron Castings!!

[Mark]

I would definitely be interested. I've come very close over the past few 
years to building my own mini-foundry in the shop but haven't got it done 
yet (I know no one else is familiar with that). I've got a couple pieces 
from my Aultman Taylor project that I need recast and could pick one of 
those. I could even "volunteer" an extra piece if someone didn't have one of 
their own :)

Mark


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> I am trying to gauge interest in a proposed program for the Tod Engine
> Foundation.   I am considering offering an Ironcasting workshop at our 
> site.
>
> The workshop would be for the better part of one day, and would start with
> making a sand mold from a pattern, either something brought in or supplied
> by us.  Then we would charge and fire our cupola furnace and pour the 
> molds
> that were previously made, and end the day with shaking out he molds and
> taking home the castings that the participants poured.
>
> Most people never have the opportunity to witness molten metal, and even
> fewer have worked with it.  Through this I workshop would like to give
> people the opportunity to do something that they may not have the chance 
> to
> do or see anywhere else, and also teach some of the principles of
> ironcasting in the process.
>
> Sloss Furnaces in Birmingham offers this workshop for a fee of $200 and we
> would charge the same for a nearly identical class.  I would like to take
> the Sloss class to see how they teach theirs.
>
> If there is sufficient interest we would probably start offering this next
> year.
>
> So my question to you is, does this sound like something that would be of
> interest?  Would you give up a weekend and some cash to come to Youngstown
> to pour your own castings?
>
> Thanks
>
> Rick Rowlands
> Executive Director
> Tod Engine Heritage Park
> William Tod 34" x 68" x 60" Cross Compound Steam Engine
> Youngstown, OH
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