[FC] lost wax

Bob McNally Jan Gallo corvanatics@corvair.org
Thu Jul 10 16:00:01 2003


Ben,

Have you considered a sand casting?  I'm sure it would be less expensive 
but may not work for your project.

Bob


At 03:13 PM 7/10/03 -0400, you wrote:
>Do any of your have the know-how and equipment or a connection with the
>know-how and equipment to do lost wax castings in aluminum?  I recently
>found a logo badge (plastic) for the camper top on my Greenbrier in a
>junkyard.  It is very unique and somewhat brittle.  I would like to cast
>five or six of these in aluminum, but the casting company I found locally
>has a $400 minimum job order!  It is not worth quite that much to me.
>
>If any of you know someone who might be willing to take on this project for
>me, PLEASE let me know.  The aluminum badge would be the finishing touch to
>my top!
>
>Thanks!  Ben Stiles
>                 '61 Rampside
>                 '62 Greenbrier (Ben's Bus)
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