[TheForge] New Member introduction.

[Dann]

Matt,

There is another metal casting group
hobbicast at yahoogroups.com   that has over 1,000 members.  You can 
read posts and information going back several years.  I think the 
last I looked, the group links section on yahoo hobbicast site had 
places to get supplies etc.

Dann


At 09:39 PM 12/24/2006, you wrote:
>Hello folks, and happy holidays on this very pleasant Christmas eve.
>
>New member here. I was researching metal casting and finishing online and  it
>lead me to this list. Several lists actually. So I've joined them all at once
>  in hopes of finding my answers.
>
>My interest in (and knowledge of) metalworking is fairly limited and
>specific. I'm a tattoo artist by trade and also an occasional builder of
>professional tattoo machines (most people outside the industry call 
>them guns)  f
>myself and other artists. I have previously either hand made the 
>frames  for my
>machines by cutting and bending, milling them from solid stock,  or 
>purchasing
>them ready-made from outside sources. But I would like to  start 
>casting my own.
>
>These frames are small, with overall dimensions no larger than about 4" x  3"
>x 1" max. They are commonly cast in iron, brass, or steel, and occasionally
>copper or aluminum. I would prefer to cast in brass. They could actually be
>cast  in any material as long as it was reasonably rigid and sturdy.
>
>I'm vaguely familiar with the casting process, sand casting, lost wax, etc.
>but know nothing about home casting or what such a set up  requires. However,
>seeing that there several yahoo groups and other email  lists devoted to
>home/hobby casting, it makes me think that maybe the setup is  at 
>least not cost
>prohibitive for my needs.
>
>I'd welcome any advice you could give me on set up, sources, etc.  Thanks.
>
>-Matt Crunk
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