need bronze foundry

[Mike M.]

anyone know of a foundry that will cast a couple pieces? many will do casting but most won't unless the order is a minimum of 500 pieces. need a couple McCray ice box hinges reproduced. thanks,mike

[Kenneth B.]

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anyone know of a foundry that will cast a couple pieces? many will do casting but most won't unless the order is a minimum of 500 pieces. need a couple McCray ice box hinges reproduced. thanks,mike

MIKE
Find a pattern shop and maybe they can make a pattern & find a brass foundry that will do onesy toosey's. Some foundries specialize in cast bronze art. Your McCray ice box was made in Kendallville IN. not far from the pattern shop I owned.

[Alan S.]

[Gene M.]

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Mike,
Tool and die shops should be able to machine a set out of brass blocks, polish and coat them. Understand a lot of machining and costly but do able.

[Mark E.]

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Ok, you guys are talking about a real ice box. I initially thought it was some sort of rare, high-perf option for C1. Maybe extra cold air induction for a fuelie.

[Tracy C.]

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Ok, you guys are talking about a real ice box. I initially thought it was some sort of rare, high-perf option for C1. Maybe extra cold air induction for a fuelie.

Well, You are sorta correct. Mikey carries the ice box in the trunk only to hide the NOS bottle inside. He claims the tubing exiting the box is just "retaining wire" to keep the box from sliding around..... Sneaky devil he is.

tc

[Vinnie P.]

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Tracy...so true...but the stuff he carries in his ice box is usually "The Beast"...

[Ed H.]

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Try: http://www.vandykes.com/antique-ice-...rdware/c/1646/

or

http://www.leevalley.com/us/home/Search.aspx?action=n

I know a guy who does marine hardware, but I have no idea if he has a minimum. I can check if you'd like.

[David G.]

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Tracy...so true...but the stuff he carries in his ice box is usually "The Beast"...

You beat me to it Vinnie, but Mike does not need an ice box. He has calculated to the can, the number of Beast cans that can be carried
in the spare tire well of a C1 as well as the jack area of a C2. This may explain his preference for C1s.
Dave

[Kenneth B.]

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You beat me to it Vinnie, but Mike does not need an ice box. He has calculated to the can, the number of Beast cans that can be carried
in the spare tire well of a C1 as well as the jack area of a C2. This may explain his preference for C1s.
Dave

WOW You can use the recess under the trunk for a spare & the one on a C-2 behind the seat for a jack? HUH I never made the connection!

[Stan E.]

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Mike, Try the Greene Brass&Aluminum Foundry in Greene NY. 6076564204. They have built parts for me and a Packard friend. Good luck #14

[Mike M.]

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thanks to all who had suggestions. got lines on several foundries. mike