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Got a big lump of spuncast to whittle down...Unfortunately photos don’t appear in order. 130kg round billet was the starting point. Bizarre to think I will be able to pick up the finished part with two fingers....That round billet was the smallest billet it would come out of
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130kg round billet was the starting point. Bizarre to think I will be able to pick up the finished part with two fingers....That round billet was the smallest billet it would come out of
That seems incredibly wasteful?
Would no other supply do? 
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Nope. It’s spuncast. So it’s round to start off with. That’s the smallest lump it would come out of.
View attachment 190243 View attachment 190244 View attachment 190245 View attachment 190246 Got a big lump of spuncast to whittle down...
Unfortunately photos don’t appear in order. 130kg round billet was the starting point. Bizarre to think I will be able to pick up the finished part with two fingers....That round billet was the smallest billet it would come out of
Where do you get nice big lumps of steel like that?
Online prices are insane as they factor in "free" postage.
My local steel stockholders only tend to go up to about 35mm bar - all the rest is hollow section or plate etc.
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It’s spuncast cast iron. Bought from United Cast Bar. Big lumps of steel I normally buy from Parkside steel.
Is it nice and easy to machine?
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Machines nice. Wouldn’t say easy. Quite abrasive to tooling, but that’s probably more to do with the rate I am removing it. Haven’t got time to go slow
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I hope so too....I hope we're going to see the end product.
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Continuous Cast if it’s from United casting
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4 adjustable links for the dial guage. I did radius the ends after I got the pic and it took bloody ages!
I need to make something like that, somewhere I have some A series push rods which I want to use I just need to find them 
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Nothing too exciting, poly bushes that are too wide, you cant buy the ones required so im told
Pretty simple not too difficult to cut, now have two additional bushes to cut. From stock.
Pretty simple not too difficult to cut, now have two additional bushes to cut. From stock.
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Look like Land Rover shock bushes
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On the lower side now. Getting there slowly...
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Still going at 2 in the morning?
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Yep. Just going home now...Program should run through until about 6am. Got deadlines to meet...Still going at 2 in the morning?
