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  1. Tobho Mott

    Worn nuts for mill leadscrew

    Here's a teaser. I'll let @Gennady show the results... :) Jeff
  2. Tobho Mott

    Worn nuts for mill leadscrew

    "Gentleman" might be a bit of a stretch, but I'll try to live up to it... Post away! If it all somehow all goes sideways, at least it will provide some entertainment for the rest of the group! :) Today's the day. This is gonna be fun! Jeff
  3. Tobho Mott

    The Great Ontario Foundry Road Trip, 2025

    @Wanderer glad you made it. See you soon! Jeff
  4. Tobho Mott

    The Great Ontario Foundry Road Trip, 2025

    I haven't spoken with Doug in a few months, sorry I never followed up on that yet... Jeff
  5. Tobho Mott

    10th Annual Rust Junkie Fest

    It was fun as always but a little.tamer than past years with 2 blacksmiths missing from the usual lineup. Nick Verbree (Old Soldier Tool Works. I met him when he took my sand casting class a few years ago. His father was the one demonstrating hand scraping 2 years ago, mentioned above) whose...
  6. Tobho Mott

    10th Annual Rust Junkie Fest

    Anyone else coming this year? I'm here early, people are still setting up but it's looking to be a good day. Jeff
  7. Tobho Mott

    Iron Casting

    Day 2 with the new artist client. We used the heavy duty oil fired furnace that was actually built with iron casting in mind this time. Takes longer to heat up for the first melt of the day but holds up a lot better over time and becomes more efficient on subsequent back to back melts because...
  8. Tobho Mott

    Giant metal boulder sculpture (art casting with sand molds)

    The annual sculpture garden celebration was a nice day. Hot and sunny and not a lot of shade but it was cool to see the sculpture in place. Sculptor and foundry guy for scale. I also got to meet Roch Smith, who does lost wax casting and runs the foundry at York U. Autocorrect REALLY wants...
  9. Tobho Mott

    Giant metal boulder sculpture (art casting with sand molds)

    Looking forward to the gallery event tomorrow. It ends at 6pm, so unfortunately I won't get to see it all lit up at night, but they did post some footage at least: Then it's back home for an iron pour on Sunday with a new to me artist from Montreal. :) Jeff
  10. Tobho Mott

    Iron Casting

    Artist lady from Montreal stopped by on Wednesday for an iron casting session. 7 back to back iron melts in a day is a lot, it's hard to explain how hot it gets. I don't think it's a good idea to go that hard again, for the sake of both my body and my wood framed casting shed...
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