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planter from wreck

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planter from wreck
Posted by FJ and G on Saturday, June 30, 2007 4:06 PM
2nd tipper casting (squish casting, not mixed enough) went bad (1st squish went great); holes in bottom where too thin; instead of heaving it, I staged a crash off a trestle, where it now is a sedum planter (took picture as installed and watered it).

I’ve had lots of luck with sedums sprouting on their own from clippings in very little earth so I’m optimistic

Did metal casting and other castings today; still working

   

   

   

 

need a prototype photo?

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Posted by FJ and G on Saturday, June 30, 2007 7:52 PM
here's the tipper I successfully cast; made to look beaten up; a real workhorse;

here's a tipper I just finished casting, paint still wet; it's 100% cast incl wheels. in the 2nd photo, even the rail is cast; that shot contains code 215 as an experiment in casting.





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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, June 30, 2007 10:41 PM
1st prize for great casting!!! Blue Ribbion , where is the Boss thou?
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Posted by FJ and G on Sunday, July 1, 2007 7:13 AM

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 1, 2007 10:45 AM
LOL, Boss BB showing up late for work..... he is a card!

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