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These are pictures from Bill Denard's shop showing casting and
other equipment related to buckle and jewelry fabrication. Posted 
by Eddy Wells <ewwells@flash.net>. Eddy provided the following 
description:
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These pictures are from a visit to Bill Denard's shop
in East Texas. Bill is an "Oldtime tool Maker" and is retired.

He built the centrifugal casting machine , rock saws, and
grinders himself using his mill/drill and lathe.

If you would like more information about his process of
pouring silver and other metals e-mail him.

<Bill's e-mail is Denard@lcc.net - as posted in RCM by Eddy>

The casting machine has a spring mounted under the tub
on the shaft. The arm is wound backward a few turns and
a trigger is set. The hot metal is poured into the crucible, the
trigger is pressed and the metal is thrown into the mold.

Bill uses the hotwax investment molding technique and has
many pretty beltbuckles and other pieces of jewelry, he has made.

Eddy Wells
Conroe, Texas

den01.jpg is a pic of the crucible and flask
den02.jpg is another shot of the crucible, flask and arm.
den03.jpg the arm and counter weights.
den04.jpg is a shot of the tub and rotor
den05.jpg is the flask holder
den06.jpg is the flask setting upright on the holder
den07.jpg is some jewelry Bill built.
den08.jpg is more jewelry
den09.jpg is a rock grinder Bill built.
den10.jpg is another view of the grinder
den11.jpg another view
den12.jpg is a diamond rock saw Bill built.
den13.jpg another saw Bill built.
den14.jpg another view of d12.
den15.jpg Bill's facet machine., used to grind gems.