There is a guy out west named Jeff Henise who casts racing motorcycle cylinders in aluminum, and races his motorcycle using his cylinders.
Making a good looking casting is one thing.
Machining that part and using it under racing condtions takes it to a whole new level, and definitely proves that not only do your castings look impressive, but they actually function under very rigorous conditions.
Here is Jeff's channel:
https://www.youtube.com/user/jhenise/videos
And here are photos of Jeff's cylinder work.
And it shows that you don't need lost foam to make a rather complex engine parts.
Jeff's patterns are reusable, and so they can be used over and over again.
This method makes far more sense to me than a one-off lost foam method, but to each their own I guess.
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Making a good looking casting is one thing.
Machining that part and using it under racing condtions takes it to a whole new level, and definitely proves that not only do your castings look impressive, but they actually function under very rigorous conditions.
Here is Jeff's channel:
https://www.youtube.com/user/jhenise/videos
And here are photos of Jeff's cylinder work.
And it shows that you don't need lost foam to make a rather complex engine parts.
Jeff's patterns are reusable, and so they can be used over and over again.
This method makes far more sense to me than a one-off lost foam method, but to each their own I guess.
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