Greetings,

I remember, 45 years ago, in my high school machine shop, they offered cast iron kits. Some were a drill press or a hacksaw blade
cut-off saw. There may have been others, but I am looking the the hacksaw blade cut-off kit.

Do any of you know where to get one? I have searched the internet, but can't find every hole out there.

W. Kirk Crawford
Tularosa, New Mexico

"W. Kirk Crawford" wrote in message
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Greetings,

I remember, 45 years ago, in my high school machine shop, they offered
cast iron kits. Some were a drill press or a hacksaw blade cut-off saw.
There may have been others, but I am looking the the hacksaw blade cut-off
kit.

Do any of you know where to get one? I have searched the internet, but
can't find every hole out there.

W. Kirk Crawford
Tularosa, New Mexico

I've never seen that, have you seen the Gingery books offered by Lindsay?
With those, you have to cast the iron yourself.

The funny thing about what you wrote, our high school got a gas fired furnace to melt metal. We made mostly 'cutting oil bowls' out
of aluminum.

No, these kits were already cast. We got to machine them.

Thanks for a good bit of information.

W. Kirk Crawford

"ATP*" wrote in message ...

"W. Kirk Crawford" wrote in message ...
Greetings,

I remember, 45 years ago, in my high school machine shop, they offered cast iron kits. Some were a drill press or a hacksaw
blade cut-off saw. There may have been others, but I am looking the the hacksaw blade cut-off kit.

Do any of you know where to get one? I have searched the internet, but can't find every hole out there.

W. Kirk Crawford
Tularosa, New Mexico

I've never seen that, have you seen the Gingery books offered by Lindsay? With those, you have to cast the iron yourself.

Ten - twelve years ago I got a set of rough cast raising and planishing
stakes from these people.

Casting Specialties
W 51 N 545 Struck Ln., Cedarburg, WI 53012
414/377-4361

The flier they had in the box had a hacksaw kit listed.

The company was a little squirrelly. I got the impression that they were
running it out of their basement and having parts cast as they needed them.
It was probably a lucrative business back when high schools still had shop
classes but now it's all but dead.

I don't know it they are still in business, but it is worth a try.

Paul K. Dickman

"W. Kirk Crawford" wrote in message
...
Greetings,

I remember, 45 years ago, in my high school machine shop, they offered
cast iron kits. Some were a drill press or a hacksaw blade cut-off saw.
There may have been others, but I am looking the the hacksaw blade cut-off
kit.

Do any of you know where to get one? I have searched the internet, but
can't find every hole out there.

W. Kirk Crawford
Tularosa, New Mexico

Thanks Paul. I give them a call and see what I can find.

W. Kirk Crawford
Tularosa, New Mexico

"Paul K. Dickman" wrote in message ...

Ten - twelve years ago I got a set of rough cast raising and planishing
stakes from these people.

Casting Specialties
W 51 N 545 Struck Ln., Cedarburg, WI 53012
414/377-4361

The flier they had in the box had a hacksaw kit listed.

The company was a little squirrelly. I got the impression that they were
running it out of their basement and having parts cast as they needed them.
It was probably a lucrative business back when high schools still had shop
classes but now it's all but dead.

I don't know it they are still in business, but it is worth a try.

Paul K. Dickman

"W. Kirk Crawford" wrote in message
...
Greetings,

I remember, 45 years ago, in my high school machine shop, they offered
cast iron kits. Some were a drill press or a hacksaw blade cut-off saw.
There may have been others, but I am looking the the hacksaw blade cut-off
kit.

Do any of you know where to get one? I have searched the internet, but
can't find every hole out there.

W. Kirk Crawford
Tularosa, New Mexico

On Sun, 9 Mar 2008 08:52:26 -0400, "ATP*"
wrote:


"W. Kirk Crawford" wrote in message
.. .
Greetings,

I remember, 45 years ago, in my high school machine shop, they offered
cast iron kits. Some were a drill press or a hacksaw blade cut-off saw.
There may have been others, but I am looking the the hacksaw blade cut-off
kit.

Do any of you know where to get one? I have searched the internet, but
can't find every hole out there.

W. Kirk Crawford
Tularosa, New Mexico

I've never seen that, have you seen the Gingery books offered by Lindsay?
With those, you have to cast the iron yourself.

=========
I have the Gingery plans.
http://www.lindsaybks.com/dgjp/djgbk/hack/index.html
also see
http://www.green-trust.org/junkyardp...werHacksaw.pdf

There is a casting kit available from a supplier in the UK, but
with the weak dollar its expensive and shipping is expensive
http://www.blackgates.co.uk/



Unka' George [George McDuffee]
-------------------------------------------
He that will not apply new remedies,
must expect new evils:
for Time is the greatest innovator: and
if Time, of course, alter things to the worse,
and wisdom and counsel shall not alter them to the better,
what shall be the end?

Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English philosopher, essayist, statesman.
Essays, "Of Innovations" (1597-1625).

In article ,
F. George McDuffee wrote:

On Sun, 9 Mar 2008 08:52:26 -0400, "ATP*"
wrote:


"W. Kirk Crawford" wrote in message
.. .
Greetings,

I remember, 45 years ago, in my high school machine shop, they offered
cast iron kits. Some were a drill press or a hacksaw blade cut-off saw.
There may have been others, but I am looking the the hacksaw blade cut-off
kit.

Do any of you know where to get one? I have searched the internet, but
can't find every hole out there.

W. Kirk Crawford
Tularosa, New Mexico

I've never seen that, have you seen the Gingery books offered by Lindsay?
With those, you have to cast the iron yourself.

=========
I have the Gingery plans.
http://www.lindsaybks.com/dgjp/djgbk/hack/index.html
also see
http://www.green-trust.org/junkyardp...s/PowerHacksaw
.pdf

There is a casting kit available from a supplier in the UK, but
with the weak dollar its expensive and shipping is expensive
http://www.blackgates.co.uk/

Wasn't there an Amish foundry that did cast iron mentioned on RCM? I
wonder if they would be willing to work from prints.

Joe Gwinn


Unka' George [George McDuffee]
-------------------------------------------
He that will not apply new remedies,
must expect new evils:
for Time is the greatest innovator: and
if Time, of course, alter things to the worse,
and wisdom and counsel shall not alter them to the better,
what shall be the end?

Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English philosopher, essayist, statesman.
Essays, "Of Innovations" (1597-1625).

I have a craftsman 1940's that I need to get rid of ... if your
interested...

bob in phx
"W. Kirk Crawford" wrote in message
...
Greetings,

I remember, 45 years ago, in my high school machine shop, they offered
cast iron kits. Some were a drill press or a hacksaw blade cut-off saw.
There may have been others, but I am looking the the hacksaw blade cut-off
kit.

Do any of you know where to get one? I have searched the internet, but
can't find every hole out there.

W. Kirk Crawford
Tularosa, New Mexico

I have one of the Power Hacksaw kits from Casting Specialities. I got it in
1995 and it has been seasoning under my workbench since then. I'd be
willing to sell it.

Roger

"W. Kirk Crawford" wrote in message
...
Greetings,

I remember, 45 years ago, in my high school machine shop, they offered
cast iron kits. Some were a drill press or a hacksaw blade cut-off saw.
There may have been others, but I am looking the the hacksaw blade cut-off
kit.

Do any of you know where to get one? I have searched the internet, but
can't find every hole out there.

W. Kirk Crawford
Tularosa, New Mexico

Bob,

I need more information that 1940 Craftsman and you just want to get rid of it.

W. Kirk Crawford
Tularosa, New Mexico

"Bob in Phx" wrote in message ...
I have a craftsman 1940's that I need to get rid of ... if your
interested...

bob in phx
"W. Kirk Crawford" wrote in message
...
Greetings,

I remember, 45 years ago, in my high school machine shop, they offered
cast iron kits. Some were a drill press or a hacksaw blade cut-off saw.
There may have been others, but I am looking the the hacksaw blade cut-off
kit.

Do any of you know where to get one? I have searched the internet, but
can't find every hole out there.

W. Kirk Crawford
Tularosa, New Mexico

Roger,

I need more information than that.

W. Kirk Crawford
Tularosa, New Mexico

"Roger Jones" wrote in message et...
I have one of the Power Hacksaw kits from Casting Specialities. I got it in
1995 and it has been seasoning under my workbench since then. I'd be
willing to sell it.

Roger

"W. Kirk Crawford" wrote in message
...
Greetings,

I remember, 45 years ago, in my high school machine shop, they offered
cast iron kits. Some were a drill press or a hacksaw blade cut-off saw.
There may have been others, but I am looking the the hacksaw blade cut-off
kit.

Do any of you know where to get one? I have searched the internet, but
can't find every hole out there.

W. Kirk Crawford
Tularosa, New Mexico