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Topic: The Boobpan
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Rick Aiello
Member From: Berryville, VA USA
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posted 15 June 2005 01:49 PM
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Fresh outta the sand ...   Alot more difficult to do ... ------------------
Aiello's House of Gauss
My wife and I don't think alike. She donates money to the homeless and I donate money to the topless! ... R. Dangerfield
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Jody Cameron
Member From: Angleton, TX,, USA
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posted 15 June 2005 01:59 PM
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Hehe! Nice looking axe Rick...that little fellow standing beside it is not missing many meals, either, huh? I've got one just a little older (kid, not steel). J |
Terry Farmer
Member From: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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posted 15 June 2005 03:32 PM
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Sweet![This message was edited by Terry Farmer on 15 June 2005 at 03:33 PM.] |
Billy Gilbert
Member From: Texas, USA
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posted 15 June 2005 03:37 PM
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Every manufacturer needs an inspection crew.  |
Ron Victoria
Member From: Metuchen, New Jersey, USA
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posted 15 June 2005 05:03 PM
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As a metalshop teacher, I can really appreciate your work. What machines do you have in the shop? What happens if you get a deep hole in the casting? Are these from air?Ron |
HowardR
Member From: N.Y.C.,N.Y.
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posted 15 June 2005 05:36 PM
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quote:
What happens if you get a deep hole in the casting? Are these from air?
Could be from Big Dust when no one was watching.... 
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Rick Aiello
Member From: Berryville, VA USA
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posted 15 June 2005 06:31 PM
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Ron, there are never any large "air bubbles" ... What you see in these photos I post immediately after a pour ... are inclusions of carbon from the type of sand I use. It's oil-based sand ... so "steaming" is not a problem ... very little venting is needed ... The aluminum is poured at a particular temperature ... significantly higher than its melting point. This insures that the liquid aluminum will not "bind up" ... and it gives the charge time to spread and fill evenly ... Any gas evolved will escape long before it solidifies. This one was much more difficult ... because I had to empty two full "charges" (crucibles full of molten aluminum) ... into one mold. I had to move fast between them ... because if the temperature dropped and crystalization started ... The incoming charge would not adhere to the already layed down section ... Most of what you see in the pictures I post right after I "dig out" ... show the "exhaust" stains from the oiled sand. This carbon will come off with a particular solvent ... but I don't bother with that mess ... I just take all surfaces down about 1/32" ... Here's what the surface looks like after its cleaned up ... thats sanded to 120 grit. I'll eventually take it to 600 grit and then buff. 
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Aiello's House of Gauss
My wife and I don't think alike. She donates money to the homeless and I donate money to the topless! ... R. Dangerfield
[This message was edited by Rick Aiello on 15 June 2005 at 07:15 PM.]
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Rick Aiello
Member From: Berryville, VA USA
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posted 15 June 2005 06:46 PM
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What machines do you have in the shop?
One day I hope to actually have a shop ... or at least a shed ...  Two 2600 degree F Furnaces
300 lbs oiled sand
Various frames, mothers, drags
Drill Press & hand held drill
Router (hand held)
Chop Saw
Grinders (Bench & hand held)
Belt Sanders (Bench and hand held)
Orbital Sander
Vixen Files (special aluminum cutting)
Buffer
Sheet steel nibbler
A Big Vise Thats about it ...
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Aiello's House of Gauss
My wife and I don't think alike. She donates money to the homeless and I donate money to the topless! ... R. Dangerfield
[This message was edited by Rick Aiello on 15 June 2005 at 07:21 PM.]
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HowardR
Member From: N.Y.C.,N.Y.
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posted 15 June 2005 08:17 PM
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quote:
exhaust" stains
Yes! That's what I was talking about!
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Joel Newman
Member From: Myersville, Maryland, USA
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posted 16 June 2005 07:36 AM
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Wow!! Congrats and thanks for keeping us abreast of the situation . . .(sorry I couldn't help myself) |
Rick Aiello
Member From: Berryville, VA USA
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posted 16 June 2005 09:52 AM
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All these references to anatomy ...  quote:
boob: n : an ignorant or foolish person {syn: dumbbell, dummy, dope }
To show y'all how sensitive this process is ... check this photo out:  This is a long scale 8 string Dustpan I cast last week. Terry Farmer's "modular" design allows me to cast two long scale, two short scale and long/short combo versions of the Boobpan ... as well as the singles. The photo shows the "Scotch Tape" that I used to cover the "line" ... where the pan cutaway joins the pan ... to keep the sand from packing into the crevice. You know how thin a piece of scotch tape is ... and you can see every little detail of it. To protect these "Mothers" ... I applied many coats of polyurethane. The oiled sand picks up every brush stroke and places where the poly "pools" up. Its very important to protect the mothers ... ramming sand is very "violent" ... I dont bother sanding the mothers super smooth ... cause I know I'm gonna take down the top layer of aluminum anyway ... So the little bumps and blemishes y'all are seeing in these "dig out" photos ... are functions of using very high grade sand ... picking up every minor surface anomoly on the mothers. The carbon exhaust accumulating in the deeper recesses ... accentuates these elevations. Just didn't want folks thinkin' I'm a sloppy foundry man ... ya know ... A boob caster ------------------
Aiello's House of Gauss
My wife and I don't think alike. She donates money to the homeless and I donate money to the topless! ... R. Dangerfield
[This message was edited by Rick Aiello on 16 June 2005 at 09:59 AM.]
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Todd Weger
Member From: Safety Harbor, FLAUSA
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posted 16 June 2005 05:17 PM
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Rick -- YOU ROCK, MAN! That is some very cool work, dude. One of these days, I hope to be in position to be able to order a custom-made Aiello steel. With the vintage style stuff we're playing these days, I wish that day were sooner, but eventually, I will be placing my order, braddah! Way cool... KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK! TJW ------------------
Todd James Weger/RD/RTD
1956 Fender Stringmaster T-8 (C6, A6, B11); 1960 Fender Stringmaster D-8 (C6, B11/A6); Chandler RH-4 Koa semi-hollow lapsteel (open G); Regal resonator (open D or G)
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Gary Boyett
Member From: Colorado
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posted 17 June 2005 03:40 AM
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Rick, If you want that new shed I would suggest that you so all of the sanding on the kitchen table. The wifey will buy it for you!Works every time... You should have seen the mess I made with the glass bars! ------------------
JCFSGC,RMSGC,HSGA member since 2005
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Boyett's Glass Bars
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Rick Aiello
Member From: Berryville, VA USA
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posted 17 June 2005 03:27 PM
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Here's todays cast ... a double 25.5" Boobpan  
This one was even tougher ... they are so big ... its very difficult to pull the "mother" out of the sand
Speaking of "mothers" ... Terry Farmer's "Modular" design worked like a charm ... Thanks a-million Terry ... Anyway ... Here is this years Pourin' Season's opening weeks "catch" ...  ------------------
Aiello's House of Gauss
My wife and I don't think alike. She donates money to the homeless and I donate money to the topless! ... R. Dangerfield
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Terry Farmer
Member From: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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posted 17 June 2005 03:50 PM
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Wow, just a couple more and you'll have your complete line poured. Whooda thunkit?!"its very difficult to pull the "mother" out of the sand".......... Rig yourself up a simple tripod with a block and tackle attached. It'll be worth the time it takes you to build it! Keep up the good work. |
Rick Aiello
Member From: Berryville, VA USA
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posted 17 June 2005 04:03 PM
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Terry, your "last mother" showed up ... right in the middle of this pour today.That modular design of yours is "da bomb" ... Everything came apart and went together ... so easily ... and fit perfectly. Its a work of art !!! Anyway ... I'm taking advantage of the weather ... and my mom bein' up to visit for awhile this summer. I'm gonna do the 22.5"/22.5" Boobpan tomorrow ... Then (3) 25.5" 6 stringers and (1) 22.5" 6 stringer ... They will all be at the 2005 HSGA convention in Joliet ... A couple will be auctioned off that weekend ... as a fundraiser for HSGA ... ------------------
Aiello's House of Gauss
My wife and I don't think alike. She donates money to the homeless and I donate money to the topless! ... R. Dangerfield
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David L. Donald
Member From: Koh Samui Island, Thailand
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posted 17 June 2005 10:02 PM
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Hey Rick, great work,
I am really enjoying watching this process.
And a fine assist from Terry too.
DD |
HowardR
Member From: N.Y.C.,N.Y.
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posted 18 June 2005 06:38 AM
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Hey Rick, are your Boobs 6, 7, or 8 stringers?
Also, a fine assist from Rick's "elves"....they are adorable. Your house is in order, as my grandfather used to say.[This message was edited by HowardR on 18 June 2005 at 06:50 AM.]
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Rick Aiello
Member From: Berryville, VA USA
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posted 18 June 2005 08:24 AM
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These are all the "wide" necks versions. They can be accomodate up to 10 strings (PSG spacing).These will all have 8 strings ... with the spacing of a Sierra 8. I'm fixin' to go pour the 22.5"/22.5" Boobpan in a couple minutes. I've run out of babies to pose with this one ... ------------------
Aiello's House of Gauss
My wife and I don't think alike. She donates money to the homeless and I donate money to the topless! ... R. Dangerfield
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HowardR
Member From: N.Y.C.,N.Y.
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posted 18 June 2005 09:23 AM
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While you're at it, pour me a shot, will ya'?... 
We'll call it..."The Bustpan"..... [This message was edited by HowardR on 18 June 2005 at 12:00 PM.]
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Denny Turner
Member From: Northshore Oahu, Hawaii USA
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posted 18 June 2005 01:47 PM
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Rick,Food for thought: A used school bus makes a darn good shed / shop. Drive it right in. Plenty of natural light. Many States and municipalities require school busses to be replaced every few years (5-10 common); Making a glut of good used school busses nowadays. Aloha,
DT~
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Larry W. Jones
Member From: Kingwood, Texas, 77339 The Liveable Forest
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posted 18 June 2005 01:56 PM
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How many strings does a school bus "fender" have? (don't bother!)------------------
      It ain't got that FEELIN' if it ain't got that STEELIN' |
HowardR
Member From: N.Y.C.,N.Y.
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posted 18 June 2005 02:11 PM
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Alright Larry,....I'll handle the humor here.... 
Hey Denny, old school buses make good smokers also......[This message was edited by HowardR on 18 June 2005 at 02:27 PM.]
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Rick Aiello
Member From: Berryville, VA USA
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posted 18 June 2005 02:36 PM
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I found a good deal on the old Partridge Family Bus ...  ... But I'm afraid they will make me box Greg Brady ...  Gotta go dig up Howards ... Bustpan ... ------------------
Aiello's House of Gauss
My wife and I don't think alike. She donates money to the homeless and I donate money to the topless! ... R. Dangerfield
[This message was edited by Rick Aiello on 18 June 2005 at 02:37 PM.]
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Rick Aiello
Member From: Berryville, VA USA
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posted 18 June 2005 03:24 PM
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Here's the last Boobpan model ... a double 22.5"  |
HowardR
Member From: N.Y.C.,N.Y.
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posted 18 June 2005 03:27 PM
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(.) (.)[This message was edited by HowardR on 18 June 2005 at 03:31 PM.] |
Jon Light
Member From: Brooklyn, NY
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posted 18 June 2005 06:40 PM
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I see a bison on the right one. Has the Virgin Mary made any appearances? |
Don Kona Woods
Member From: Vancouver, Washington, USA
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posted 18 June 2005 07:55 PM
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ON THE LEFT BOOB YOU MAY SEE AN NHL HOCKEY PLAYER WITH HIS HOCKEY STICK (IN CENTER).CONFIRM BUFFALO ON THE RIGHT.[This message was edited by Don Kona Woods on 18 June 2005 at 11:55 PM.] |
Rick Aiello
Member From: Berryville, VA USA
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posted 19 June 2005 08:57 AM
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If y'all see that rascals wings ... let me know ... I got the sauce for them ...  ------------------
Aiello's House of Gauss
My wife and I don't think alike. She donates money to the homeless and I donate money to the topless! ... R. Dangerfield
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HowardR
Member From: N.Y.C.,N.Y.
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posted 19 June 2005 09:28 AM
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I see b0b near the bridge and Brad by the 14th fret.....I better keep this on topic... |
Todd Weger
Member From: Safety Harbor, FLAUSA
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posted 19 June 2005 09:31 AM
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Also confirm bison and hockey player (looks like a goalie to me). quote:
Hey Denny, old school buses make good smokers also......
Hey Howard -- that's awfully big. Just what the heck are you smokin'!? ahhh.... never mind... don't answer that! ------------------
Todd James Weger/RD/RTD
1956 Fender Stringmaster T-8 (C6, A6, B11); 1960 Fender Stringmaster D-8 (C6, B11/A6); Chandler RH-4 Koa semi-hollow lapsteel (open G); Regal resonator (open D or G)
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Mark Vinbury
Member From: N. Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA
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posted 19 June 2005 10:01 AM
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That right one made from a nickle,huh? Gee, I always pictured them as a lot bigger |
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