Success Casting the Deadlight!

DougCasting, Portholes, Steel Boat

[cs_section style=”margin: 0px; padding: 45px 0px; “][cs_row style=”margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px; ” inner_container=”true”][cs_column style=”padding: 0px; ” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″][cs_text] Got it on the second try!  But we had a great team.  Paul, Hugh, Su and Jack all pitched in.  Having a crew is wonderful.                   With the mold ready we … Read More

Casting Porthole Deadlights – First Failure

DougCasting, Portholes, Steel Boat

It didn’t work but I am accustomed to that on the first try.  Come to think of it, I am accustomed to that on the second and third try too.   But we have great hope for our plans based on watching the sand slowly crack and fall out while we carefully moved the top have of the mold.  But … Read More

Port Holes! Not Portals.

DougPortholes, Steel Boat

[x_section style=”margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; padding: 45px 0px 45px 0px; “][x_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” bg_color=”” style=”margin: 0px auto 0px auto; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_column bg_color=”” type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_text]Randy from Denton Texas joined us for the day.   Jack, Betsy and I got the Port Holes,  not Portals, laid out.  Huge showed up and did some clean … Read More