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08-06-2015, 10:38 AM #16
A couple of the foundries we use basically "paid off" all the old guys who knew what they were doing and got them to take "early retirement" a couple years ago to save them money on their employee healthcare (and probably wages)... and now they have nobody that knows what to do when the castings don't turn out.
One just went out of business.
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08-06-2015, 11:15 AM #17
http://www.woodwardind.com/index.html
This is a good foundry, he makes snowmobile cylinders that are real nice.Paul V.
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08-06-2015, 12:23 PM #18Bud Conner "Heathen" "Defending Our Constitution"
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08-06-2015, 12:31 PM #19
Glad I got mine when I did...
Ive bought 2 mids from them in the last year, and
loved both of them... lil bit of elbow grease and we were rollin...
- Hydrostream V-King with a Drag - SOLD
- STV RR Drag with a Drag- SOLD
- 18' seacraft c/c 200 merc- SOLD
- 18' Action Marine Retired & "Wet"
- STV Needle Nose " The Heat" - SOLD
- 21' Triad- "The Sipper"- SOLD
- 26' concept c/c twin 200 Mariners -SOLD
- STV RR - "Lil Sista" on a Strongback Trailer
- 18' Action Marine on a Strongback Trailer
Everybody wants a piece of the pie, till they try it!!!
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08-06-2015, 12:33 PM #20
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08-07-2015, 02:28 AM #21
The frustrating thing is we have many thousands of dollars tied up in Boat and engines that will only take a 16 inch mid, now what do we do?? I have gone through 3 MAD mids in 3 years and need another. I agree there was a casting problem, so why didnt they just find another foundry or go back to the original one, the older mids didnt have the same problem... I am looking into having them casted here, though obviously due to our small numbers it will probably never be worth the investment. There was a huge amount of work put into them to get them to look nice painted up. Would just be nice to know if someone is taking over the molds or what is going on with them.
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08-07-2015, 03:15 AM #225000 RPM
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Same answer I got when I emailed them I have brought a fair few of them and broken many so I do think they had enough. Robert had said casting price and molds were no good any more.
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08-07-2015, 03:27 AM #23
Im sure the HP from todays engines is probably a bit too much for cast aswell. Maybe someone should try to get some Billet mids done.. There are a couple of guys here in AU that are going to have a try at it, though time is a problem for them..
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sand cast is plenty strong as long as its hardened to suit the job
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08-07-2015, 05:08 AM #25Bud Conner "Heathen" "Defending Our Constitution"
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08-07-2015, 05:24 AM #26
To start with what alloy were these cast in? Heat treatment is a straight forward process which was probably not done and again lord knows what alloy was used.
If these were breaking then the Mexican aluminum more than likely was not the right stuff.
There are some foundries in the North East with allot of aviation background who understand how and what to pour.Regards,
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08-07-2015, 05:44 AM #27Screaming And Flying!
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08-07-2015, 05:57 AM #28
I understand both processes. But the processes you linked to are only needed if Aluminum is annealed i.e. bending Pipe, bending Flat bar etc. As cast Aluminum normally results in natural heat treatment through the cooling process. And again all Aluminum cannot be heat treated. It has to contain other alloys (Like titanium) to be hardened. Also a metal to hard/brittle wont hold up to excessive vibration and stress. Therefor the mechanical properties need to be incorporated in conjunction with the chemical composition to provide elasticity. i.e Tensile, Yield and Elongation
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08-07-2015, 06:09 AM #29
I took one of my mid sections to 2 foundries today to look into having them made, both did say after they are made they would put them through heat treatments to strengthen the alloy.. Maybe this wasn't being done??
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08-07-2015, 06:15 AM #30Bud Conner "Heathen" "Defending Our Constitution"
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