Castings

These were made with homemade foundry. From L to R -- Foam piece, machined casting with void, raw casting.
Location
Waterloo, Iowa
Equipment Used
Voigtlader Avus 6-1/2 X 9, AP plate holder with sheet film insert
Exposure
1/50 second f16
Film & Developer
Kodak Green X-ray film, Dektol 16:1
Paper & Developer
Fomalux 312, Straight Dektol
Lens Filter
None
These are supposed to be flywheel hubs for a hit-and-miss engine project I am just starting on. It is Aluminum. The other castings don't have a void like that and I am not sure what happened with this one.
 

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