I Grabbed another mold...

JonB

Halcyon member
Look very good, nice work. What's the Allis Chalmers orange thing parked behind it with the modern wheels?
It's a wood Splitter.

I quit my last full time job in 2003 and started doing electrical work as a independent contractor.
In 2004, the first big project I did, when I didn't have contract work to do, was teaching myself how to weld
and then build this 13HP wood splitter. I was so proud of the end result, I had my buddy (who owned a body shop)
paint it. He is a Allis fan, and I've always liked the Allis colors, so that's what he painted it with.
The wheels and axle were off the rear end of a 1980s Chev Citation.

Shown here about 4 years ago, when I had to swap the tongue jack after I broke the old one, LOL.
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CWLONGSHOT

Well-Known Member
Look like SAECO handles. ???
They are New Lymans. Yes they do!!

I cast 120/130 this AM. Gonna be HOT and wanted to cast.

It cast BEAUTIFULLY!! Took dozen or so to get fillout but after that cast wait open and fall out!!

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fiver

Well-Known Member
Lyman does handles like that too.
i have a couple of pairs just like that, and one pair i chopped down and beveled an angle on the insides for something.
i might have even drilled a new set of holes to make a single cav. mold fit them.
they have a mold on them right now so i'd have to take it off to double check.
 

Bret4207

At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
Huh! Well I like the style of the wood better than the older style Lymans. Thanks for the info!