Thank you guys for a most informative thread,
I have been looking everywhere for this sort of stuff especially in NZ and hadn't actually thought of consulting a biker forum!
I am 70 now (near enough) and retired from 'hands on' engineering and trying to set up a home workshop.
Engines, especially bikes and aircraft were my life when I was younger, but I never lost interest.
Got a chance during one period of my career to do draw up some patterns and coreboxes (and manufacture them) and loved it, but family pressures kept me out of foundry work (ie as a hobby).
I'm much too old and infirm to be riding bikes now and too poor to be flying planes, but I'm still keen on foundry work and machining and now that I've found this site right here in NZ, I think I've got the inspiration to at least have a go at it! - I do hope that I may be able to ask you a few questions now and again. :-
First question being, where's the best place to buy a decent crucible, clay,sand etc. around here? (ie Auckland/upper North Island).
Cheers,
Will.
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