Camel(fish)back straight edge

[Shox Dr]

Started machining a pair cast by the original foundry (im using a iso registered place now) they’re porous junk . That’s £120 down the drain + time etc so Im going to retract from them. Pretty gutted as that’s a fair bit of money just to loose. Might use the pressbrake to teach them for being crapView attachment 214959

Appalling.

You’re only £120 down if you don't do something about it. I’m sure they would fit through the letter box if they weren’t interested

 

[pressbrake1]

I wouldn't scrap it id get them good on the mill bit of epoxy they will make general purpose straight edges

By the time the square are covered in splatter you'll never know

Too disgusted though I might machine them square and leave the face on the other.
I did suggest them as shelf brackets to the mrs but she gave me the death stare

 

[Gragson]

I did suggest them as shelf brackets to the mrs but she gave me the death stare

Good for her, slippery slope making arty engineering ornaments

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Appalling.

You’re only £120 down if you don't do something about it. I’m sure they would fit through the letter box if they weren’t interested

If they don't fit through the letterbox there always the window. :/

Their loss. No more business from you

 

[pressbrake1]

Ive faced my anger and started machining the soles.
Hopefully I ll end up with ugly but useful things.
With the suggestion of group buy this shows how problematic this could be for me

 

[mtt.tr]

Too disgusted though I might machine them square and leave the face on the other.
I did suggest them as shelf brackets to the mrs but she gave me the death stare

I know that very look

 

[Milkybars]

I feel for you @pressbrake1 One step forward, three steps back. Hope you get this sorted out

 

[pressbrake1]

That was dreadful. One sort of machined the other tore .
So want to sling them in the neighbours field.

Never go by recommendation, always have a test piece done

 

[minimutly]

Take them back?

 

[pressbrake1]

Take them back?

Day off work, £100 lez charge for my non compliant van to go into London fuel and the misery of going there!

 

[minimutly]

Stick em in the post then? I really think they will be sympathetic, they have failed to degas the melt - a bit basic?

 

[pressbrake1]

Got over my disgust so Ive started the pattern for a 52” se

 

[pressbrake1]

Bumped into a old Colchester mtf today.
He knows camel/ fish backs as whalebone straight edges

 

[pressbrake1]

New foundry sent me some pictures today of my light weight straight edges. Even pre fettled and blasted they look splendid

 

[God mode restorations]

New foundry sent me some pictures today of my light weight straight edges. Even pre fettled and blasted they look splendid
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They came out nice.

 

[Brad93]

Fantastic work

 

[pressbrake1]

Fantastic work

See the detail round the name, those are small plastic pin board letter things

 

[pressbrake1]

20” plain all scraped in

 

[pressbrake1]

Straight edges turned up today. The quality is unbelievable.

 

[God mode restorations]

Straight edges turned up today. The quality is unbelievable.
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They look nice