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#509861 - 05/15/08 07:22 AM
Aluminum Casting Repair Possible?
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Registered: 11/19/07
Posts: 87
Loc: West Chester, PA
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I have a cast aluminum water guide mounted atop an engine (see photo). It is pitted and oxidized here & there. Is there a way to repair a casting like this, or is there anyone who could copy it? Phil Jamison PA 
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#509865 - 05/15/08 08:11 AM
Re: Aluminum Casting Repair Possible?
[Re: VeloMan]
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Registered: 07/25/02
Posts: 1967
Loc: South Central Pa.
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Sending you a pm.
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#510335 - 05/17/08 12:41 PM
Re: Aluminum Casting Repair Possible?
[Re: Restorer32]
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Registered: 01/13/06
Posts: 398
Loc: Oregon
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Restorer32 if you have good ideas please share them on the forum as I am in the same boat needing about the same.
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#510377 - 05/17/08 05:08 PM
Re: Aluminum Casting Repair Possible?
[Re: VeloMan]
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Registered: 04/27/06
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Phil, that would seem to be a very simple piece to build up as a pattern, to get a new one cast. I did exactly this with the one for my 1918 Mercer in 1970, and we got around contraction of 3/16" per foot OK for a much longer piece. You have to think how the pattern draws out of the casting sand, and make it smooth with filler so they do this. If you have a non-ferrous foundry near you, talk to the man.
Regards, Ivan.
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#510471 - 05/18/08 08:35 AM
Re: Aluminum Casting Repair Possible?
[Re: Ivan_Saxton]
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Registered: 10/26/07
Posts: 42
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There are a few welders out there that can do the job. For a good reproduction, try these guys, they will use your old part for a pattern.
Pressure Cast Products Inc 300 E 4th St Coffeyville, KS 67337 Phone : (620) 251-4280 ...
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#510708 - 05/19/08 08:22 AM
Re: Aluminum Casting Repair Possible?
[Re: JFranklin]
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Registered: 07/25/02
Posts: 1967
Loc: South Central Pa.
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We work with a local foundry and have in house machining capabilities to reproduce most early castings if not too large or overly complex. Just completed an end cap for an early Remy generator/distributor drive. Simple casting, difficult machining. We can do bronze, aluminum and cast iron.
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#511959 - 05/23/08 11:36 PM
Re: Aluminum Casting Repair Possible?
[Re: VeloMan]
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Registered: 09/06/04
Posts: 151
Loc: Green Bay, WI
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Check out www.muggyweld.com. You may like the aluminum repair option with the products available from them. Take a look! Good luck! Fr Mike
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#512083 - 05/24/08 06:26 PM
Re: Aluminum Casting Repair Possible?
[Re: Fr Mike]
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Registered: 11/19/07
Posts: 87
Loc: West Chester, PA
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Interesting products. I will try their Super Alloy 5 to repair an aluminum casting with chunks missing. It's a bracket for the shift lever, and somebody did a crummy job with it. I'll report back and tell you if it works.
Phil
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