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I looked into getting casting done and MORPH. let me give you some advise if yolu are planning the casting route ok.

First thing U would want to do is get a hunk of the material they use for casting (Because I can almost gatentee its not a true copper material) machine the peice to the final desing. And test it. For preformance and for water leakage. When copper is melted it is also (gonna use this word but its not all the way correct) churned. They keep it flowing. And this creates air bubbles. When I machined a hunk of material the casting company gave me, it leaked so bad on the bottom. because of the small air pockets. Also castings look oitted when done so machining will be needed on the surfaces to get a nice smooth finish, but will still be pitted.

Also getting the patterns made on a bard is pretty expensive. I used to work next to L&M pattern in Tulsa. They quoted me $1200 to get a board of 12 patterns made. The patterns are a reverse coppy of the block.

If you are going to do an all machining operation and want to distribute them. I can almost garentee that your cost will have to go up on the blocks. Hell, I dont make any money as it is on the Spir@ls.

I hope this really works out for you Morph, and if there is any info I can help ya with let me know.


JIM. Its a logical step to try and find ways to speed up the operation and reduce the labor involved. It was a great idea.