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Title: Coolest XL500
Post by: Moto63 on October 02, 2019, 06:50:02 AM

There's the coolest XL500 you'll ever see over on "rocket garage " for ones perusal should one fancy a look 👀.... cheers Michael

Title: Re: Coolest XL500
Post by: themoudie on October 02, 2019, 08:36:03 AM

Morning Michael,

I am assuming that the XL500 you are refering to is this board tracker?

Link: abc-500-future-boardtracker (https://rocket-garage.blogspot.com/2019/10/abc-500-future-boardtracker.html)

Engineering appears good, but not really my cup of tea.

Good health, Bill

Title: Re: Coolest XL500
Post by: mthee on October 02, 2019, 09:35:33 AM

Wow! Google had to fill in some gaps for me;

"Investment casting is a manufacturing process in which a wax pattern is coated with a refractory ceramic material. Once the ceramic material is hardened its internal geometry takes the shape of the casting. The wax is melted out and molten metal is poured into the cavity where the wax pattern was."

As you do when fettling bike stuff... 8)

Title: Re: Coolest XL500
Post by: Propellor on October 02, 2019, 09:56:17 AM

Only just had a peep at this. Wow! Just wow!

Reminiscent of Son of a Gun. I'd have to lose a stone to look even half cool on that 🤣

Title: Re: Coolest XL500
Post by: CrazyFrog on October 02, 2019, 10:08:34 AM

I wouldn't want to ride it, but amazing to look at and amazing workmanship!

Title: Re: Coolest XL500
Post by: Smithy on October 02, 2019, 12:31:18 PM

How do you cook it?

Ian

Title: Re: Coolest XL500
Post by: JOOLZ on October 02, 2019, 03:52:54 PM

Wow great looking bike

Title: Re: Coolest XL500
Post by: Moto63 on October 02, 2019, 04:40:26 PM

Quote from: mthee on October 02, 2019, 09:35:33 AM

"Investment casting is a manufacturing process in which a wax pattern is coated with a refractory ceramic material. Once the ceramic material is hardened its internal geometry takes the shape of the casting. The wax is melted out and molten metal is poured into the cavity where the wax pattern was."

As you do when fettling bike stuff... 8)

Yeah I'm off to do some on the tracker in the old workshop now 🤣🤣🤣🤘

Title: Re: Coolest XL500
Post by: johnr on October 04, 2019, 05:25:40 PM

erm....... meh!

Title: Re: Coolest XL500
Post by: Ian on October 13, 2019, 03:00:07 PM

I work in a foundry but we specialise in shell moulding and airset using non ferrous mainly LG2, some LG4 and Al bronze.🤔