I`ve since long thought about making some aluminium footboard mats for my boardtracker, why? dont know, just because it looks cool on a custom built machine I recon.
Anyway, as my local metal pourer is going to close for retirement I had to get the project going, its a shame his bussines wil be discontinued. Hmm, maybe I need to get on with casting my own stuff from now on.
The finnished alu mats are 1 mm thicker than original ones and a little bit shorter as I was to lazy to compensate for shrinking on the plug used for making the core boxes.
They look cooool on a bike, will post pics of mats on bike later on.
Took a bunch of pics this time, for you to enjoy;
Core box, mirror view of part to come. metal is to be poured into the V formed portion to spread better before cooling.
Core boxes lined up ready for pouring metal. Oven in the back with melted aluminium.
My metal pourer ready dressed (hmm, he have been in the bussines to loong as he wear ordinary jeans and shoes).
Melted and ready for pouring.
Loads of energy, better watch out if this starts floating around.
Pouring metal into core boxes, floats like water.
Having cooled for a while core boxes are ready to be split up to view the part.
A bunch of mats, two not yet ground of from the pour. In the foreground is the "original".
Details went out really well, this is of course depending on the quality of the sand in the corebox.
Your metal pourer may be in casual dress but he looks VERY Norwegian. But much too young to retire. I enjoy your Blog very much, especially the photos. I spent a summer in Risør and was truly taken by your country.
SvarSlettJim A. Velocette owner in Tucson, AZ, USA
Hi Grandpa Jimbo, thanks for your comment. Glad you enjoy some of the stuff going on over here, not much but still some. Risør is a fantastic place during summer, for many year they run a wooden boat festival which is great.
SvarSlettYou should bring your Velo over to enjoy the roads of western Norway, the scenery and roads are great.
My metal pourers business should have been continued, there might still be a chance.
Sverre
AMcN
Fantastic !! do you have any for sale , i would like to Purchase for my Flathead Build this winter.
SvarSlettHi Magneto Zoo, you might have a pair, still got two pairs left. e-mail me on; sve***ger@online.no (remove the ***`s) and I will let you know what a pair did cost for me to make. I think they look pretty cool myself, if or when I make another batch I will do some minor changes to the plug to accomodate for shrinking lengthwise and I will try to make them slightly lower.
SvarSlettSverre
I WAANA BUY ONE PAIR
SvarSlett