On the scrounge - chunk of cast iron?

[DAPPH]

Im going inches as a bit of CI 1.75 mm wouldn’t be much use!
CI off cuts are hard to find , I buy exactly what I need due to price.
Perhaps a hydraulics repair shop may have a offcut from gland material.
Going by the fit required alloy, brass and bronze are pain because it rules out surface grinding,unless you want to scrape in steel is unacceptable to be running in a soft cast Iron guide
I might have some dave, is it for a Holbrook?

See if you can find a four stone cast iron balance weight at a carboot sale or farm sale then cut it to size on a bandsaw ? or Start your search using eBay # 183825613789 and # 143400588471

 

[pressbrake1]

See if you can find a four stone cast iron balance weight at a carboot sale or farm sale then cut it to size on a bandsaw ? or Start your search using eBay # 183825613789 and # 143400588471

For my use I use centrifugal cast grey iron, I cannot afford to have inclusion.
Your idea is good if time is on your side and traceability not a issue

 

[Johnnybravo]

See if you can find a four stone cast iron balance weight at a carboot sale or farm sale then cut it to size on a bandsaw ? or Start your search using eBay # 183825613789 and # 143400588471

There’s cast iron and then there is cast iron. Chances are those weights are full of ****ite! lowest grade possible and probably full of hard bits and impurity’s. Been there. Done that. Never again!

That lump I offered is 600 grade spuncast . Machines lovely.

 

[DAPPH]

Talking of inclusions the spindle bearing caps for my 1943 Atlas cum Sphere lathe are nicely cast on the show faces . When I took the caps off to clean the bearings out I was amazed at the low quality of the castings they looked like grey gorgonzola cheese with numerous black 1/4 holes in them .

Had my eye on some long dead tractor front counterbalance weights a few years ago , was thinking of offering the farmer "£20 each for them till he told me the set would knock me back nearly £900 second hand

 

[pressbrake1]

There’s cast iron and then there is cast iron. Chances are those weights are full of ****ite! lowest grade possible and probably full of hard bits and impurity’s. Been there. Done that. Never again!

That lump I offered is 600 grade spuncast . Machines lovely.

Spuncast, thats thr word I meant

 

[Hopefuldave]

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Dave H. (the other one)