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Dont laugh yet. I have a funny story ..Alright u can laugh at the story but not the parts ..at least not till they are fished . Trust me their is a reason why im gona do this and moral to the story. Ok today im working drilling and tapping 4-40 holes in an explosion proof housing 4 holes each 25 housings 100 holes . Yada yada yada boring!!! Im thinkin about my projects at home one is to repair an ole craftsman grinder that I picked up a few weeks ago . Its bare no sides no wheels, a rotating spindle frame with a motor and one nut. I am going to utilize this one w/ a course and fine stone wheel . And convert my old grinder I made into a carbide wheel grinder and build a tool grinding fixture for it. . Anyway so as im doin this I look over at the bench grinder and think hey thats the same grinder . I know im gona make sides for mine at one point . First I was thinking some nice ones naaa I dont have time for that too much more important things to do at home. My first idea was to make simple ¼ alum plate quick an ez cut profile and mounting holes with a pack man mouth cutout . Than as I pull off one side I say hey why dont I castem with a few ladles of metal from that friggen machine thats been making me sick for 19 months now. ( Long story ) improper ventilation poorly run , and the fumes turn into violate compounds. 
We do have 2 blowers on machine but no hood. I built blowers , squirrel cage to vent out side, made fans out of air conditioner condenser units to create positive air flow all on my own doins . Been a nightmare .. the worst part I must of fixed the dang machine a dozen times too eventho I hate it .
Anyways so I figure the machine owes me. Sooooo my next thought is im gona make a casting somehow from this equivalent side im holdin in my hand . But I need to put it in something right? Next thought that comes to my mind is the cigarette ern right outside the door of shop. Its a flower pot with sand.. I fig hey ill try it one side cavity . . If it dont work ill trow the hunk back in the pot..in all but 30 seconds scrape out the buts lay my pattern ladel in 2-3 scoops swish it around Wala. it worked (primitive one sided cavity but itel work) …let cool off rinsed and repeat the other side . Drilled a few mounting holes from original pattern cut off the tangs . And brought home a momentum / silverneer or something like that always to remember...lol well thats my story . Next im gona mill out the inside pocket for the spindle nut clean it up a bit and paint it,mount it on grinder when finished rebuilding it.
The way I see it ill have them as a memory for a long time.
Well That's my story and im stickin to it.
We do have 2 blowers on machine but no hood. I built blowers , squirrel cage to vent out side, made fans out of air conditioner condenser units to create positive air flow all on my own doins . Been a nightmare .. the worst part I must of fixed the dang machine a dozen times too eventho I hate it .Anyways so I figure the machine owes me. Sooooo my next thought is im gona make a casting somehow from this equivalent side im holdin in my hand . But I need to put it in something right? Next thought that comes to my mind is the cigarette ern right outside the door of shop. Its a flower pot with sand.. I fig hey ill try it one side cavity . . If it dont work ill trow the hunk back in the pot..in all but 30 seconds scrape out the buts lay my pattern ladel in 2-3 scoops swish it around Wala. it worked (primitive one sided cavity but itel work) …let cool off rinsed and repeat the other side . Drilled a few mounting holes from original pattern cut off the tangs . And brought home a momentum / silverneer or something like that always to remember...lol well thats my story . Next im gona mill out the inside pocket for the spindle nut clean it up a bit and paint it,mount it on grinder when finished rebuilding it.
The way I see it ill have them as a memory for a long time.
Well That's my story and im stickin to it.
