cast iron

Thanks for the "real" experience, Jay and Smoke -

I don't in any way discredit "weather" aging, but I had a feeling there was
a faster way. I'm sure, once a product is in production and schedules are
figured out, one can save on costs by storing castings outside and letting
weather and time do the work for "free". I know for sure I wouldn't be able
to wait more than a week or two once I get my castings back.

Carlos Guillermo
VERVE Engineering & Design

> -----Original Message-----

> Aging castings is no where as effective as heat treating. Some
> castings have an extremely tough skin that can take an edge right off
> a cutting bit. Aging won't help, but heat treating can make it
> cut like butter.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Jay Hayes
>


> Smoke wrote:
>
> > Well, I've seen lots of answers posted about this one. Wonder
> how many of
> > those answers are based on REAL experience?

> > With this process, you won't have to wait months for the casting to age
> > before machining. This same techniques is also used for weldments.
> >
> > Smoke