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anyone have any experience with aluminum casting? a buddy of mine runs a junk (curio)shop across the river, and called and said he picked up a couple of nice older bikes (no specifics yet: to brian, a bike is just something to sell IF it will fit on top of the rest of the crap in his truck) at an estate sale. he said two of the bikes had big elaborate tanks on them, but both have one good side and one side that is damaged or destroyed (again, specifics when i can get to see them). if the rest of the bike(s) is(are) fairly pristine, it seems a shame to let one bad tank plate ruin an otherwise cherry find. i have sand cast bronzes in the past, and have a back door at the local community college to an aluminum furnace setup, but no real practical aluminum experience, let alone any exp. with something as relatively delicate as a tank plate. any input? suggestions? ....
thanks in advance,
alex
anyone have any experience with aluminum casting? a buddy of mine runs a junk (curio)shop across the river, and called and said he picked up a couple of nice older bikes (no specifics yet: to brian, a bike is just something to sell IF it will fit on top of the rest of the crap in his truck) at an estate sale. he said two of the bikes had big elaborate tanks on them, but both have one good side and one side that is damaged or destroyed (again, specifics when i can get to see them). if the rest of the bike(s) is(are) fairly pristine, it seems a shame to let one bad tank plate ruin an otherwise cherry find. i have sand cast bronzes in the past, and have a back door at the local community college to an aluminum furnace setup, but no real practical aluminum experience, let alone any exp. with something as relatively delicate as a tank plate. any input? suggestions? ....
thanks in advance,
alex