The Bucket Foundry

**husaberg** · 9th September 2015, 11:50

Originally Posted by Flettner

I thinks it looks more like Zurg, space ranger Buzz Lightyears nemissis. If you you have grand kids you will know who I'm talking about

Anyway, the start of the core box and no I don't know what it will look like yet it will just evolve.
For those unsure as to how it works, there is a peice missing, oh, just the cylinder itself. Can't show that bit off just yet.

**Flettner** · 9th September 2015, 20:36

Slowly encasing Zurg in wood and bondifill.

**WilDun** · 9th September 2015, 21:46

So, we're looking at a corebox under construction?

**Flettner** · 10th September 2015, 08:17

Originally Posted by WilDun

So, we're looking at a corebox under construction?

Yes, using old bit's of bed head and bondifill.

**Flettner** · 10th September 2015, 20:28

Cavity forming, next a lid.

**WilDun** · 11th September 2015, 07:44

Originally Posted by Flettner

Cavity forming, next a lid.

Not your average easy two piece corebox I must say - hope it will be used for more than one core!
Guess the 'inlet'? passages have a fair draught angle on the sides, or is it to be a multi piece corebox so making that unnecessary?- I just can't see any draught in the photos, but maybe it's three piece?

**Flettner** · 11th September 2015, 08:08

Originally Posted by WilDun

Not your average easy two piece corebox I must say - hope it will be used for more than one core!
Guess the 'inlet'? passages have a fair draught angle on the sides, or is it to be a multi piece corebox so making that unnecessary?- I just can't see any draught in the photos, but maybe it's three piece?

It's a six peice, see the studs holding it together. It will be a seven peice with the lid.
It will be used at least twice as it's first job will be to make a resin copy of the core to build the pattern up from, this core shape will be imbeded into the pattern with the core prints sticking out (tapered core supports).

**WilDun** · 11th September 2015, 09:01

Originally Posted by Flettner

It's a six peice, see the studs holding it together. It will be a seven peice with the lid.
It will be used at least twice as it's first job will be to make a resin copy of the core to build the pattern up from, this core shape will be imbeded into the pattern with the core prints sticking out (tapered core supports).

Yes, I can remember you doing that using the "beads & bog" process on the 360? - will look forward to seeing it all happen and who knows, I might even try something like that one day in the future, probably something much simpler though.
Must say I'm finding it a little easier to get my head around this time, took a lot of learning to get the "inside out" concept, but I think I'm now getting a grasp!

**WilDun** · 18th September 2015, 12:35

Thread is slowing down again!

Had a lot of time off from all this stuff lately with visitors staying etc. so I'll have to get back into the patternmaking learning curve and be ready to do some more casting as the weather is beginning to improve.

The Ryger thing is still way above my head, so I'll try to stop myself trying to figure it all out and keep concentrating on designing and casting more mundane stuff drawn up by myself (not into doing stuff from plans or other peoples designs), although I will of course probably use them for inspiration.

Still plodding on and using Flettner and Manolis etc. as a good source of knowledge and inspiration.

**Flettner** · 18th September 2015, 18:19

Will, the core box is finished but I can't take any photos using my (wifes) camera as I've lost the data card.
BUT I do now have one of those phones that has a small TV screen, I don't know how it works, apparently it will take photos. Imagine that a phone with a camera in it, what will they think of next

All kidding aside, I do take photos with it but I'm not sure how to transfer them, one of my kids will know (or perhaps even the grand kids

)
Any way Zurg has done his job and we are finished with him, off to the shelf.

**Flettner** · 18th September 2015, 18:36

Wow, look at that straight from my TV / Phone.

**Flettner** · 18th September 2015, 19:16

And again, I'm getting good at this data transfer stuff

**WilDun** · 18th September 2015, 20:38

Originally Posted by Flettner

Will, the core box is finished
Any way Zurg has done his job and we are finished with him, off to the shelf.

Did you only do two cores? - then I guess it's easy to take Zurg off the shelf when necessary.

It would seem that you have a finalised design in your head, otherwise you wouldn't have gone to all the trouble of making a fairly complicated corebox like that.