Larry Jaques wrote:
On Sun, 11 Jan 2015 21:13:30 -0600, "Terry Coombs"
wrote:

A rainy/icy nasty day , but I did get some quality time in out in
The Annex today . I spent some time today working on one pattern and
almost completing a second for parts to the Gingery shaper I'm
building . If all goes well I'll have the sides and front cast by
midweek (got beehives in

Aluminum castings? Are you taking pics of the process yet?


process too , and they take priority) and machined by the end . I
think the ram is next in the build sequence . And I've got a big
pile of salvaged lumber to use , all of it seasoned at least 20-30
years . I had forgotten how much I used to enjoy woodwork - before
it became my livelihood .

I can see those hives now: Bird's-eye maple frames, quilted sapele
boxes, bocote landing, and amboyna burl lid with ebony trim. bseg
Whoo-eee!

Vivid imagination ! The hive bodies are plywood from cabinet doors and
boards that were closet shelves . The frames are from Dadant , I think ,
purchased at the Arkansas Beekeeper Ass'n annual meeting .
I'll start taking some pics when I begin casting , including ramming up
the molds and getting ready to pour . Here's a link to Rick Sparber's build
, with a lot of pictures and how-to's :

http://rick.sparber.org/Articles/CD/CDM/CD.htm

I'll be finishing up the hive bodies before I tart casting , they take up
a big part of my table space , I also need to get the table saw on wheels
somehow , it also takes up space that I need to safely pour 1350° molten
metal .
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Snag