19/23

Proposer

Tim Parnell

Date proposed

Monday 18th September 2023

Date for Decision

30 Sept 2023

Cost

Approximately £750 - but cost could be offset £400 with sale of centricast machine.

Centricast has been SOLD for £450 minus ebay fees

What is being asked for

Purchase the 2 centrifugal casting machines for £250. Purchase electric melting pot for White Metal/Silver/Gold/Copper £250 Vulcaniser for approx £250

Donor machine will be stripped of parts and the metal sold for scrap - No idea of value. Or refurbished and sold running

Or Converted to potters wheel (suggestion from Tom Goff)

Sold the Tiranti Centricast for approx £450 less costs. (updated 20/9/23) Meaning overall cost to Hackspace approx £350. - less if we sell the second machine as running.

melt pot

vulcaniser

Why/how this will be good to have

Enable members to cast small white metal parts, miniatures, key fobs, costume jewellery. With correct melting pot silver jewellery.

Who is for it

Tim Parnell

Stef Cabrini

Dan R

Nick Cull

Lottie Matless

Jay Crisp

Peter H

Andy Saunders

Comments

There is some concern about space taken, especially in light of the future move.

I'm confident it's a piece of equipment that will see a lot of use.

Investigating a home brew vulcaniser option.

Due to hot work nature of this machine will have to be housed in Metalspace.

Currently have 2 machines working.

Have acquired 2 melting pots - both need some work.

Temperature controller.

Red Compressor (kindly sorted out by Ben)

Yellow compressor.

The choice would be to keep the 2 pots, for different metals.

Or sell the machine, the compressor and one pot. To increase return.

Outcome

Agreed - Tim has got both machines working and is working on next stages

go back proposals https://wiki.norwichhackspace.org/index.php?title=Proposals_and_decision_making_-_open

Second Machine was sold to Bicorne Miniatures.