The Ford Barn

Hill ironworks · 04-29-2013, 04:07 PM

Park brake Handel. It's in the wrong spot butt I was afraid he would trip on it when he was getting out.

30A · 04-29-2013, 06:19 PM

Your work is outstanding!!!

yachtsmanbill · 04-29-2013, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Hill ironworks

That's another project for a friend of mine. I'm building him a blown 1600cc vw motor and a fue custom parts on the body. I finely got the mini t body in primer time to block sand. I hate sanding.

I can surely relate to that!! ws

Hill ironworks · 04-29-2013, 06:30 PM

That looks like a huge boat. Way to much sanding , good luck.

yachtsmanbill · 04-29-2013, 07:44 PM

Thats a 1963 36 foot aluminum Chris Craft Roamer. She's 50 this year, dad bought it in '73, died in '80 and I inherited it then. Every single screw and bolt on all the trim had corrosion around it. That meant removing ALL that stuff, grinding the crud off, sanding the entire boat top to bottom with 100, and today finally using EPOXY non-bondo to fill the voids. Its a 24 hour cure (!) and will sand it fair tomorrow, AGAIN, prime over the repairs, finish sand the primer, then wash AGAIN and begin masking for paint. After that its a reverse masking for the stripes, and once again for the anti fouling bottom paint. FWIW, I am now on my 27th sander!
Sure cant wait to take the Pollinator Special out for a spin!! ws

Hill ironworks · 05-30-2013, 05:58 PM

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Getting closer I casted the leather belt pulleys today for the fan and water pump. Ill try to get a pick of them later.

Super88 · 05-30-2013, 06:38 PM

Very impressive!!

yachtsmanbill · 05-30-2013, 08:07 PM

Always been kinda interested in casting stuff too... brass/bronze and aluminum. Not so much zinc or iron tho... can you post some pics of the process if youve got a free hand while doing it with a couple of simple explanations as you proceed?
Are you sand mold casting or investment casting (lost wax?).Thanks! ws

Hill ironworks · 06-02-2013, 06:29 PM

I do both, sand and lost wax. As for the process I'm no expert ill just half to take some picks and explain what I'm doing. My furnace, sand, and sand mauler are all home made. I started casting things in my shop because all the local foundries have turned retarded with there prices and there minimum runs. No one will do one off parts eney more.

Hill ironworks · 06-02-2013, 06:35 PM

Hears a pick of the exhaust / intake manifold and water pump pulley I casted

Hill ironworks · 06-02-2013, 06:36 PM

Manifold

yachtsmanbill · 06-02-2013, 07:55 PM

Yer a veritable artist! I understand the concept(s) but have just never got around to doing it yet. Ive made a lot of stuff for the boats like stuffing boxes and rudders and a myriad of other deck hardware stuff that ultimately, I had to fabricate from flat stock etc and then braze and then machine for "one-offs", whereas casting wouldve been way less time consuming.
So youve got a refractory lined kiln; what do you use for fuel? Propane? Charcoal and air? Ive looked at bunches of "home made foundry" stuff on line... quite a big following. Id like to make some bronze carbide cannons someday! ws

Hill ironworks · 06-02-2013, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by yachtsmanbill

Yer a veritable artist! I understand the concept(s) but have just never got around to doing it yet. Ive made a lot of stuff for the boats like stuffing boxes and rudders and a myriad of other deck hardware stuff that ultimately, I had to fabricate from flat stock etc and then braze and then machine for "one-offs", whereas casting wouldve been way less time consuming.
So youve got a refractory lined kiln; what do you use for fuel? Propane? Charcoal and air? Ive looked at bunches of "home made foundry" stuff on line... quite a big following. Id like to make some bronze carbide cannons someday! ws

My furnace is lined with home made refractory cement. It's made out of garden perlite ground up with old motor brushes, Portland cement and fire clay. My burner is forced air propane, made out of black pipe and a old vacume cleaner motor. The shell of the furnace is made out of a household presure tank. Not sure what size. Look up lost fome casting I've done some of that to

Hill ironworks · 06-02-2013, 08:31 PM

Stuff

Hill ironworks · 09-16-2013, 06:02 PM

Just became a proud owner of a 23 coup basket case. Know I have something to go by other than pictures. Still working on body work for the mini t. Need a title for the 23 if any one has one.

Hill ironworks · 09-16-2013, 06:17 PM

Hears a pick of the bute

Hill ironworks · 09-16-2013, 06:25 PM

Windo frame

Hill ironworks · 09-16-2013, 06:28 PM

Window

CharlieB · 09-17-2013, 06:42 AM

"If it's metal I can work with it" is a bit of an understatement. It's going to be a real gem.

mrblanche · 09-18-2013, 08:49 AM

I'm already jealous of the kid!

04-29-2013, 06:19 PM	#42
30A Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Cypress, Texas Posts: 100	Re: 1920-25 1/2 scale model t build Your work is outstanding!!! __________________ Restoring 36 pick up

04-29-2013, 06:30 PM	#44
Hill ironworks Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 63	Re: 1920-25 1/2 scale model t build That looks like a huge boat. Way to much sanding , good luck.

04-29-2013, 07:44 PM	#45
yachtsmanbill Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Two Rivers, Wi. Posts: 1,406	Re: 1920-25 1/2 scale model t build Thats a 1963 36 foot aluminum Chris Craft Roamer. She's 50 this year, dad bought it in '73, died in '80 and I inherited it then. Every single screw and bolt on all the trim had corrosion around it. That meant removing ALL that stuff, grinding the crud off, sanding the entire boat top to bottom with 100, and today finally using EPOXY non-bondo to fill the voids. Its a 24 hour cure (!) and will sand it fair tomorrow, AGAIN, prime over the repairs, finish sand the primer, then wash AGAIN and begin masking for paint. After that its a reverse masking for the stripes, and once again for the anti fouling bottom paint. FWIW, I am now on my 27th sander! Sure cant wait to take the Pollinator Special out for a spin!! ws __________________ " Warning; the following contains content that the anal retentive may find offensive - please skip on to the next posting!"

05-30-2013, 05:58 PM	#46
Hill ironworks Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 63	Re: 1920-25 1/2 scale model t build Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Getting closer I casted the leather belt pulleys today for the fan and water pump. Ill try to get a pick of them later.

05-30-2013, 06:38 PM	#47
Super88 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: SE Corner of WI Posts: 169	Re: 1920-25 1/2 scale model t build Very impressive!!

05-30-2013, 08:07 PM	#48
yachtsmanbill Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Two Rivers, Wi. Posts: 1,406	Re: 1920-25 1/2 scale model t build Always been kinda interested in casting stuff too... brass/bronze and aluminum. Not so much zinc or iron tho... can you post some pics of the process if youve got a free hand while doing it with a couple of simple explanations as you proceed? Are you sand mold casting or investment casting (lost wax?).Thanks! ws __________________ " Warning; the following contains content that the anal retentive may find offensive - please skip on to the next posting!"

06-02-2013, 06:29 PM	#49
Hill ironworks Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 63	Re: 1920-25 1/2 scale model t build I do both, sand and lost wax. As for the process I'm no expert ill just half to take some picks and explain what I'm doing. My furnace, sand, and sand mauler are all home made. I started casting things in my shop because all the local foundries have turned retarded with there prices and there minimum runs. No one will do one off parts eney more.

06-02-2013, 07:55 PM	#52
yachtsmanbill Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Two Rivers, Wi. Posts: 1,406	Re: 1920-25 1/2 scale model t build Yer a veritable artist! I understand the concept(s) but have just never got around to doing it yet. Ive made a lot of stuff for the boats like stuffing boxes and rudders and a myriad of other deck hardware stuff that ultimately, I had to fabricate from flat stock etc and then braze and then machine for "one-offs", whereas casting wouldve been way less time consuming. So youve got a refractory lined kiln; what do you use for fuel? Propane? Charcoal and air? Ive looked at bunches of "home made foundry" stuff on line... quite a big following. Id like to make some bronze carbide cannons someday! ws __________________ " Warning; the following contains content that the anal retentive may find offensive - please skip on to the next posting!"

09-16-2013, 06:02 PM	#55
Hill ironworks Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 63	Re: 1920-25 1/2 scale model t build Just became a proud owner of a 23 coup basket case. Know I have something to go by other than pictures. Still working on body work for the mini t. Need a title for the 23 if any one has one.

09-17-2013, 06:42 AM	#59
CharlieB Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Toms River N.J. Posts: 515	Re: 1920-25 1/2 scale model t build "If it's metal I can work with it" is a bit of an understatement. It's going to be a real gem.

09-18-2013, 08:49 AM	#60
mrblanche Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Cedar Hill, TX Posts: 3	Re: 1920-25 1/2 scale model t build I'm already jealous of the kid!