#garfield Logs

Aug 24 2023

04:09 AM Tom_L: that's what mills are for
07:24 AM aandrew: yeah I was gonna say it looks like the mold failed right at the curve
07:33 AM rue_mohr: I just dont get how I didn't notice that sand fall out..
07:33 AM rue_mohr: I saw it was loose and packed it back
08:17 AM rue_mohr: and noted that my casting sand could use some fiber
08:17 AM rue_mohr: back in 195x they used horse **** in the casting mix for a binder and fiber
08:18 AM rue_mohr: ... I'm not gonna do that, but it provides direction
08:18 AM rue_mohr: 185x?
08:18 AM rue_mohr: cant remmeber how old that book was
08:21 AM rue_mohr: americanfoundryp00westuoft_bw.pdf
08:23 AM rue_mohr: 1882
08:24 AM rue_mohr: oh, 9th edition, 1892
08:25 AM rue_mohr: its an interesting read
08:32 AM rue_mohr: "that each moulder, who considers himself a good workman, has a different way of performing his work."
08:32 AM rue_mohr: its not how we write today...
08:50 AM aandrew: heh you need a translator
01:34 PM polprog: going to an amiga demoparty this weekend