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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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Posting for this page has been closed. I have sent the badges out to George Durbin...he should be receiving them 6/23/2021...at least that is what USPS promises. George will contact you with payment and shipping. Please visit new page. (Sorry for the confusion). For those who placed their order Here...I will honor the price $50 with free shipping. Badges for sale - Buy-Sell-Trade - Antique Fan Collectors Association - AFCA Forums The new order page is $80 with free shipping...I have to recoup some of my losses. When you receive your badge and wish to place more, please post in the above link. .................................................................................................................................................................... Just in case you did not see the message due to lost post from June 13-16, here it is again. The badge will be discolored due to the high temperature casting and can be remove with polishing. When you get the badge, feel free to belt sand the back to level it. I left plenty of metal in the back for this purpose. You might want to gently round the perimeter while you are at it. Please do NOT use a wire wheel to polish. I like using a dremel with Red Rouge (red rouge is gentle) and wipe with a terry cloth. I do not like washing off the red rouge completely. The dark contrast is nice. The badge will darken a bit with time...some of my badges actually has a nice "brass" tinge with time. Last edited on Mon Jul 19th, 2021 05:31 am by Louis Luu |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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 Here are the badges that will be filled/solid cast in bronze. Diehl:  ECK:  Hunter:  Fortwayne...will be similar in thickness to the Diehl/Hunter..solid fill.  J. Stone...my favorite:  Victor badge: I'll be adding 1.2 mm to the outer edge and fix minor chipping issue...came like this. I did removed extra left over...made it smooth and round.  Last edited on Sat Jun 19th, 2021 02:45 am by Louis Luu |
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Jon Kovach AFCA Member 
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I would like 1 hunter badge please |
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Tom Morel AFCA Member 
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Will you make a Victor cast badge? |
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Scott Jeffrey AFCA Member
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1 Eck please. Thank you. |
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George Durbin AFCA Member 
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Louis Luu wrote: The following badges will be sold $50/each...shipping included. Please put down how many you want here...don't PM...hard to keep track of. The back will be filled/solid...don't have time right now to mess with pressing...that will be after I'm done with the mini lollipop/vane casting project. For now...these will be filled/solid cast in bronze....shine up like brass....do not use buffing wheel...use Brasso and toothbrush...otherwise loose detail. Rick Powell was kind enough to donate the 12 inch Diehl and 12 inch ECK badge. Rick...you will get yours free...the least I can do. Charlie Wicks will get 12 inch Hunter...even though he did not ask...He just wants to help...very kind person. Hee heeeee! Clocks? Wut makes yo think that!😅🤣😂 Of course I will sell them and mail them! Last edited on Fri Jan 29th, 2021 04:08 am by George Durbin |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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Courtesy of Tom Morel. |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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No more badge type request please...I need to get these out. Rick Powell has been patiently waiting. |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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George Durbin: 1 ECK, 1 FWEW. |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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George...I can't get that Avocado green out of my head. |
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Stephen Chew AFCA Member 
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Steve Chew: 1 Eck, 1 Victor, |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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Jon...double check your fan...I saw your post. Your fan is 16 inch? I have a 16 inch Hunter badge...I don't mind throwing that into the mix...I needed one myself. Jon Kovach wrote: I would like 1 hunter badge please |
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Jon Kovach AFCA Member
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Louis Luu wrote: Jon...double check your fan...I saw your post. Your fan is 16 inch? I have a 16 inch Hunter badge...I don't mind throwing that into the mix...I needed one myself. I have a 12 inch hunter fan. |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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Louis Luu wrote: Jon...double check your fan...I saw your post. Your fan is 16 inch? I have a 16 inch Hunter badge...I don't mind throwing that into the mix...I needed one myself. Here is the 16 inch Hunter Badge.  |
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Jon Kovach AFCA Member
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I’ll take a 16 inch hunter badge. I just want a badge on the fan. Doesn’t have to be correct. |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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Jon...I just wanted to make sure you get the correct badge...no sense in putting an incorrect badge. I don't mind. Jon Kovach wrote: I’ll take a 16 inch hunter badge. I just want a badge on the fan. Doesn’t have to be correct. Last edited on Fri Jan 29th, 2021 05:30 am by Louis Luu |
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George Durbin AFCA Member
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Louis Luu wrote: George Durbin: 1 ECK, 1 FWEW. Yup! I will take an Eck And FWEW... Thnx in advance! Geo... |
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Levi Mevis AFCA Member 
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I'll take 1 16" Hunter Electric Badge. |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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George...no clocks please. You want clocks...I got some laying around...dancing ballerina that goes around. Bought ages ago for my other half. She does not like my new VMS/Stellite...I don't care for her clocks. |
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Richard Daugird AFCA Member 
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Nice job! I did not realize lost wax could capture that fine of detail. |
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Jon Kovach AFCA Member
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Louis Luu wrote: Jon...I just wanted to make sure you get the correct badge...no sense in putting an incorrect badge. I don't mind.Well then. I’ll take a 12 inch hunter badge then. Thank you very much. |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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Lost wax is more tedious but great at capturing details...with minimal shrinkage. I try to compensate by priming...2% shrinkage rule....no big deal. Just measure the diameter...spray a tad bit on the edge for shrinkage. Done. Richard Daugird wrote: Nice job! I did not realize lost wax could capture that fine of detail. |
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Richard Koung AFCA Member
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Richard koung 2 ECK |
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Geoff Dunaway AFCA Member 
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I need 4 X Hunter 12" and 2X Diehl 12" badges. Thank you Louis , Geoff Dunaway |
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Rick Powell AFCA Member 
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1-ECK1-DIEHL In addition to the compted badges Thanks Louis |
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William Wu Guest
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Hi I would take 3 Victor Badges. |
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Tony Clayton Guest 
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Two Please Luu Louis Luu wrote: Courtesy of Tom Morel. |
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Bobby Gaines AFCA Member 
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Great looking badges! I would like two Diehl badges. How do the Diehl badges mount? |
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Steven P Dempsey Guest 
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1 Hunter Electric por favor. |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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Same way...only difference is the back will be solid/flush...mounted with the original clip. Can you please tell what size you need? Bobby Gaines wrote: Great looking badges! I would like two Diehl badges. How do the Diehl badges mount? Last edited on Fri Jan 29th, 2021 06:44 pm by Louis Luu |
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Daniel OToole AFCA Member
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Very cool |
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Steven P Dempsey Guest
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Some day . . . small flags - - not a scaled down version from a 12" fan, subtle differences |
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Steven P Dempsey Guest
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12" Flag (repo) Attached Image (viewed 1596 times): |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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I'll be doing the small badge down the line for the mini lollipop/vane. Goal right now is to get these out for casting. No more new badge request for now please. |
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George Durbin AFCA Member
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Louis Luu wrote: George Durbin: 1 ECK, 1 FWEW. While I am at it... 1 ECK, 1 FWEW, 1 HUNTER, 1 DIEHL, 1 Victor... Last edited on Fri Jan 29th, 2021 08:43 pm by George Durbin |
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George Durbin AFCA Member
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1 more thing! Wouldn't these make a great pocket watch!! 😅🤣😂 Geo... |
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Daniel OToole AFCA Member
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Are these actually 12 inches? Or made for 12" guard? |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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I'm only make badges...don't let George near them please. The badge are all for 12 inch cage...except for one 16 inch Hunter badge. Daniel OToole wrote: Are these actually 12 inches? |
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Vic Valencheck AFCA Member 
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Louis, Don't forget about my 8" ECK badge.  |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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I only have the one Rick Powell sent me...I think it will work. I don't have an 8 inch ECK to compare with. The ECK badge I got from Rick Powell is 60 mm. Vic Valencheck wrote: Louis, Don't forget about my 8" ECK badge. Last edited on Fri Jan 29th, 2021 11:56 pm by Louis Luu |
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Vic Valencheck AFCA Member
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Louis Luu wrote: I only have the one Rick Powell sent me...I think it will work. I don't have an 8 inch ECK to compare with.I'll have to ask around to see if someone can give me dimensions for a 8" |
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Mark Behrend AFCA Member 
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Louis, great project your taking on! Just a question, why are you casting in bronze when ,”I believe”, most were cast in yellow brass? There is no disrespect intended. Thanks |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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Bronze are easier to cast...most artist use it and it captures details a lot better. Shines up just like brass! Last edited on Sat Jan 30th, 2021 12:02 am by Louis Luu |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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The primary difference in brass vs bronze is the percentage of alloy mixed in (primary ratio of copper to nick/zinc). Bronze is much sturdier...used for sculpting...a preferred metal due to corrosion resistance. Also, bronze gears are actually much stronger than brass gears. |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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The other difference is bronze is not as malleable as brass. Some people prefer brass for applications where it requires malleability. Huge statues...need to be stiff/not malleable. |
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Mark Behrend AFCA Member
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Louis Luu wrote: The other difference is bronze is not as malleable as brass. Some people prefer brass for applications where it requires malleability. Huge statues...need to be stiff/not malleable.Thanks for your answer. I had some victor badges casted up awhile ago and there weren’t to many people fond of using yellow brass. Most wanted to use a silicon bronze which seemed a little to dark for our fans. I’m guessing there is a difference. Thanks Mark |
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Mark Behrend AFCA Member
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Mark Behrend wrote: Louis Luu wrote:Actually, thinking back, it could have been silicone brass.The other difference is bronze is not as malleable as brass. Some people prefer brass for applications where it requires malleability. Huge statues...need to be stiff/not malleable.Thanks for your answer. I had some victor badges casted up awhile ago and there weren’t to many people fond of using yellow brass. Most wanted to use a silicon bronze which seemed a little to dark for our fans. I’m guessing there is a difference. Thanks Mark |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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Silicon can be used...I agree...too dark. There are different categories of bronze. Once you get a certain percentage of additives...forgot what that was...now it is bronze. But honestly, the pointers and box I made shine up really well. Silicon atoms are much bigger than the copper atoms and would also make a stiff metal...interstitial alloy. I go the opposite...I try to find an additive close to the row on the periodic table close to copper to create the same affect. I have no idea what Silicon/bronze alloy is used for. |
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Vic Valencheck AFCA Member
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Louis, I messaged Ron Jeter and he said that the 8" and 12" badges are the same. |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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Got it. Put you down for one ECK Vic Valencheck wrote: Louis, I messaged Ron Jeter and he said that the 8" and 12" badges are the same. Last edited on Sat Jan 30th, 2021 06:50 am by Louis Luu |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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Mark...look at the color difference. My alloy vs the original ECK and FWEW. Mark Behrend wrote: Louis, great project your taking on! Just a question, why are you casting in bronze when ,”I believe”, most were cast in yellow brass? There is no disrespect intended. Thanks  |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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Michael Rathberger 1 J.Stone badge. |
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Vic Valencheck AFCA Member
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Louis Luu wrote: Got it. Put you down for one ECK?Yes please. |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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Got it. |
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Steven P Dempsey Guest
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Thanks Luu - - those small R&M "standard" brass badges are needed (small quantities) - I can send a good one for a pattern if you need one. |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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Yes please. Steven P Dempsey wrote: Thanks Luu - - those small R&M "standard" brass badges are needed (small quantities) - I can send a good one for a pattern if you need one. |
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William Wu Guest
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Bronze has lower casting temperature. Jewelry casting normally cast Bronze, not Brass. Also bronze casting the mold is less than 4 inch so most badges are tolerable to cast. I have asked one company to cast H64 brass for me the mold along costs 5 grand..... Generally brass casting costs more than bronze and more difficult to do so. Mark Behrend wrote: Louis, great project your taking on! Just a question, why are you casting in bronze when ,”I believe”, most were cast in yellow brass? There is no disrespect intended. Thanks |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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I ran into the same problem...just for the pattern...it was cost prohibitive. I make the pattern myself and have my friend cast for me. I tell him what I want in the mix...it turns out great. William Wu wrote: Bronze has lower casting temperature. Jewelry casting normally cast Bronze, not Brass. Also bronze casting the mold is less than 4 inch so most badges are tolerable to cast. I have asked one company to cast H64 brass for me the mold along costs 5 grand..... Generally brass casting costs more than bronze and more difficult to do so. |
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William Wu Guest
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Lou I was extremely shocked by that "$50" because I know that is basically the material cost and your labor into it. I was quoted $50 with 100 minimum cast unit, not counting the 5 grand die to make. Really appreciate your work. Louis Luu wrote: I ran into the same problem...just for the pattern...it was cost prohibitive. I make the pattern myself and have my friend cast for me. I tell him what I want in the mix...it turns out great. |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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It would have cost more had this been done commercially. The lost wax mold is the most expensive. I get around by doing this myself. I tried pouring one time...that was enough for me. Leave it to the experts. I do it because I know there are fans out there missing the badge...glad to help out. There have other people here who have helped me in the past. |
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Steven P Dempsey Guest
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tee hee, cast in 24 K gold . . . |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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Mark...I researched properties of Silicon...I suspect they wanted a larger atom to make for a stiffer alloy with lubricant property...more slippery to resist mechanical wear due to its network covalent bond...at least that is what I suspect. Mark Behrend wrote: Mark Behrend wrote:Louis Luu wrote:Actually, thinking back, it could have been silicone brass.The other difference is bronze is not as malleable as brass. Some people prefer brass for applications where it requires malleability. Huge statues...need to be stiff/not malleable.Thanks for your answer. I had some victor badges casted up awhile ago and there weren’t to many people fond of using yellow brass. Most wanted to use a silicon bronze which seemed a little to dark for our fans. I’m guessing there is a difference. Thanks Mark |
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Lane Shirey AFCA Member 
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I’d like 2 of the Victor Badges. Thanks. |
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Chris A. Campbell Guest
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William Wu wrote: Lou I was extremely shocked by that "$50" because I know that is basically the material cost and your labor into it. I was quoted $50 with 100 minimum cast unit, not counting the 5 grand die to make. Really appreciate your work. $50 is indeed a very attractive price and many people over look the labor intensity. Aside from time involved in developing process, refining the process, perfecting the process then comes the labor involved for each piece. Even at this stage there are uncontrollable elements that prevent a 1:1 return. There will be a time in the future when people reference back to this thread asking if anyone has a badge willing to sell. |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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I just started cleaning the Victor badge and rounding the edge a bit...removing burs. I always clean with brasso and the metal lightens...not brassy anymore. There was some stubborn bits that was hard to remove...I gently treated with a little heat...strangely...the brass color came back. I will post pictures of the clean up badge in a bit to show the change in color upon cleaning with brasso. It did turn back to yellow upon applied heat. |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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Here is the Victor badge all cleaned up and solder removed. I will add 2% (about 1.2 mm) back to the outer edge and fill the chipped part...it came that way. |
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Jim Dunn AFCA Member
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G'day Louis.. could I put my hand up for 1x J stone and 1 x victor please... love your work! Thanks heaps Don't expect free shipping ....please. Last edited on Sun Jan 31st, 2021 02:47 pm by Jim Dunn |
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Steve Rockwell AFCA Member 
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48th Post: Silicon atoms are much bigger than the copper atoms and would also make a stiff metal...interstitial alloy. I go the opposite...I try to find an additive close to the row on the periodic table close to copper to create the same affect. I have no idea what Silicon/bronze alloy is used for. I don't know what may have changed the last twenty-five years, but silicon-bronze was the choice for fasteners in wooden boat work... Like the others here, I admire and appreciate ALL the work you've been doing, Louis..... Last edited on Sun Jan 31st, 2021 07:34 pm by Steve Rockwell |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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Too late...at the top it says free shipping. Jim Dunn wrote: G'day Louis.. could I put my hand up for 1x J stone and 1 x victor please... love your work! Thanks heaps Don't expect free shipping ....please. |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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Steve, nowadays there are different types of bronze for various applications. No big deal. Mark just wanted to know the difference. Steve Rockwell wrote: 48th Post: Silicon atoms are much bigger than the copper atoms and would also make a stiff metal...interstitial alloy. I go the opposite...I try to find an additive close to the row on the periodic table close to copper to create the same affect. I have no idea what Silicon/bronze alloy is used for. |
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Jim Dunn AFCA Member
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I did say "please" |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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I know...but we had a deal. Shipping is free. In the past...I remembered you sent me stuff for borrow...free shipping. Please kindly accept...it will make me feel better. Have a great day Jim! Jim Dunn wrote: I did say "please" |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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There is still time to place order. Due to weather...I was unable to send them out last weekend...will be going out this weekend. All orders will close this Friday (2-5-2021). I got a couple more wax negatives to make. Clarification needed. Sorry if I don't respond to every post. If you placed an order here, you are set. I will tally up the total at closing date (2-5-2021) and make the required number of badges needed. Last edited on Tue Feb 2nd, 2021 03:36 am by Louis Luu |
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Richard Koung AFCA Member
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2 ECK please |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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Richard Koung...I already got you down for 2 ECK...sorry for the confusion. Last edited on Tue Feb 2nd, 2021 04:03 am by Louis Luu |
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David A Cherry AFCA Member 
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Put me down for two cast victor badges... I hope I’m not too late... if you only have one that will be fine.. if you have any questions that need answering right away you can call me.. I don’t always look at my messages every day.. Thanks.. |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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Got it David. |
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Chad Hunter AFCA Member
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1 Victor 1 ERK 1 J Stone Last edited on Tue Feb 2nd, 2021 02:18 pm by Chad Hunter |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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Last edited on Sat Feb 6th, 2021 06:25 pm by Louis Luu |
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Brad Hughes AFCA Member
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Louis/George,Put me down for 1 Hunter please. Thank you for your efforts  |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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What size? For the Hunter...I have two different sizes 12 and 16 inch cage. Brad Hughes wrote: Louis/George,Put me down for 1 Hunter please. |
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Brad Hughes AFCA Member
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12" please |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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Got it Brad. |
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Jeff Whitfield AFCA Member 
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Hey Louis I'd like to order 1 Eck badge. If I missed the cut ... no sweat. Thanks, Jeff |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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Got your order Jeff. No problem. |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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Order closed. The mold will go out Monday. |
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William Dunlap AFCA Member 
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Well, for those of you who missed out on this deal, maybe this will help. |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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No big deal...I always make a couple extras just in case. Always try to plan ahead. |
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Jon Kovach AFCA Member
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Louis Luu wrote: Order closed. The mold will go out Monday.How are the badges coming along? Thanks! |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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Dropped them off last week...rain and cold slowed down the lost wax casting. Should be ready by end of next month. |
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Rick Powell AFCA Member
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Your efforts and willingness to take on this task are admirable to help preserve these gems and aid their owners to do so, many thanks, not a easy task. |
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Geoff Dunaway AFCA Member
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I second that emotion.   |
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Jon Kovach AFCA Member
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Agreed. You are the man! |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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Thank you for your kind words. Have a great day everyone. |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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There is a slight delay due to business closure...one of the employees got tested positive. I will be heading down this weekend to talk to the person who is doing the casting. Thank you for your patience and understanding. |
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Rick Powell AFCA Member
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Thanks for the update was wondering how you were doing Rick |
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Tony Clayton Guest
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Lou, Rome wasn't built in a day. Not to mention you took on this task during a pandemic. I comend your for even considering it. Good things come to those who wait. Tony Last edited on Thu Mar 11th, 2021 05:57 pm by Tony Clayton |
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Levi Mevis AFCA Member
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Thanks for the update! |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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Badges will be ready in two weeks. |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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I was supposed to pick them up last week...work just open back up for me (last minute notice)...I will pick them up soon. I apologize for the delay. This project is interesting...not much profit...but I do enjoy the challenge. I'm making a whole $5 after paying off for the material cost and having George ship them out...pretty much break even once shipping cost is factored in. I really don't mind as this has been a learning experience to making mold. Hope everyone enjoys them soon. I will be free to do some more tinkering after this month...off from work for the summer. Again, sorry for the delay. Rick and Charlie...I have your badges all clean up and ready to ship back to you. |
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Rick Powell AFCA Member
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You have done a job no one else would do, I for one appreciate it and don’t mind the delay, I mean this obsessions of ours are over a hundred years old. |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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I did pick up some interesting tricks to making the molds. When I started out looking for casters...majority was sand casting. The lost wax casting was not that expensive...but the cost of the molds were prohibitively expensive and I now understand why...lots of work involve to get them perfect. I watched a couple of videos and tried at first...lots of failure. I kept trying new materials and buying lots of different wax from Amazon...finally found some I liked that had a low melting temperature and hardness needed for the molds. The next step was to find someone who would be willing to do the casting. Most of the big companies...don't want to even deal with hobbyist so they refused to unless they did in-house mold and you had to order a lot of casting to make it worthwhile to offset the cost. I finally found a friend who was willing to do it. I did try to pour the metal once at his place...not something I would ever do again...dangerous and not used to the heavy work. But he did give me some ideas to improve on my mold. |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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Just picked up the badges today. Will post pictures in a bit. Badges will go out next week. Sorry it took so long. My favorite is the ECK and WE Victor badges...came out real nice. |
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Tony Clayton Guest
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I appreciate the job you took on to cast these Louis. |
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George Durbin AFCA Member
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Hi Louis! Your efforts are amazing to me! I dunno if I could be that patient... we didn't see your duds but each failure gets you closer to success and I admire that! It is the old 2% being smart and 98% perspiration thing! Geo... |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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My biggest worry was the WE Victor badge due to the size...the shrinkage was perfect. It is late here...I will post some pictures I took earlier at the shop. I will inspect each badge before sending your way George. |
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Steve Butler Guest 
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Louis, if you happen to have an extra FWEW for a 16” I’ll take it. I only bought the fan a month ago. Thanks for all your hard work regardless. 👍👍👍 |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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Steve, I made mine from a 12 inch fan I had laying around. I'm not sure if 16 inch utilize a different size. I made extras and you are welcome to them. I just got back from a long day. Kids graduating...seeing them off and drive to the shop was long. I will post pictures tomorrow of some of the badges before removing them from casting. Steve Butler wrote: Louis, if you happen to have an extra FWEW for a 16” I’ll take it. I only bought the fan a month ago. Thanks for all your hard work regardless. 👍👍👍 |
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Steve Butler Guest
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First off congratulations! 👍👍👍 I looked at two GE badges, they look the same to me. I’ll take one. Thanks again. |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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Here are some pictures before I cut them from the stump. The shrinkage for the WE Victor is nice! I made a couple extras...the imperfect ones will be toss out. I can't wait till tomorrow to post pictures...too much excitement. Here are some of the pictures.            |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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There are more on the floor...was in a rush to get to graduation to see the kids off. |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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Steve, the FWEW is on the floor...did not have time to take pictures of them...the slotted ones in the first picture is the FWEW badge. Steve Butler wrote: First off congratulations! 👍👍👍 I looked at two GE badges, they look the same to me. I’ll take one. Thanks again. |
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Rick Powell AFCA Member
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They are gorgeous, can’t wait to actually touch them. Your perseverance is admirable. Thanks, Rick |
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Tony Clayton Guest
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Oh my what beautiful badges you have ! |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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It was a fun project and learned a couple of things. I will be working on another project...making small toy motor tables soon along with lions feet/paw to mount my Edison motor. Something I had been wanting to do for awhile. http://www.afcaforum.com/forum1/63176.html |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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George, you can have all the flaw ones and do as you wish along with the good ones. George Durbin wrote: Hi Louis! Last edited on Sun Jun 6th, 2021 05:08 pm by Louis Luu |
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Rick Powell AFCA Member
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I believe the 8” ECK is smaller as the 16” are larger, they appear to be sized for the fan size |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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I'll check on the ECK fan later. I have the 12 and 16 inch stored away. I also just realized I had an 8 inch Hunter badge I forgot to cast...that is the neatest small badge I have. |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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The 16 inch ECK badge is bigger than the 12 inch ECK badge. |
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Charlie Wicks AFCA Member 
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Outstanding job Louis! Very Greatful for your efforts. That's what makes a club a club people like you. Can't wait to see mine in person! |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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Charlie, as soon as the gearbox is ready...I will send them to you. The badge will be mailed out sometime next week...have the mailing label ready along with Rick. The rest I will send to George. |
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Charlie Wicks AFCA Member
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THANKS!!!! |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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Got the badge cut and cleaned. Will sort and toss out the flaw ones. The FWEW badge still needs to be cut.      |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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I like the Victor, ECK...real nice and heavy. Badge are new and will tarnish nicely. |
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Tony Clayton Guest
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OMG |
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George Durbin AFCA Member
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Dang Louis! Those are fabulous! Geo... |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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Will will start sorting them out and put names on them. I did make a couple extras just in case I have to throw out some. |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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Some have already tarnish...yellowing. Again, these are fresh and will tarnish a bit nicely. You will need to file the back just a tad bit...if you really nice it flat/flush. I'll leave these up to you. It is hot and I need to chill. George, I did take some more photos of the casting process...will upload later....silicon mold. |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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Here are the silicon molds I used to make the wax to cast. I can make more if necessary...I learn this the hard way. Chris Campbell suggested I use silicon mold. The grayish stuff is the silicon and the yellow stuff is to give silicon some structure...tends to flap around.     |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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I'll be casting the small R&M open commutator badge next for my mini-lollipop project. Post here if you are interested. |
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Steven P Dempsey Guest
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I could use a spare - - this is from my LIST 772 - did you find a pattern? |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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Yes I found one. I figured since I'm casting some for my mini-lollipop...might as well. |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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All cleaned. I decided to try and polish one. You will need to run the back with a belt sander to level it. I made sure there was plenty of metal in the back for this purpose. Note the metal will yellow with time. The first two was taken outside in the sun and the last picture inside. The screw used on the ECK is 8-32 Please do NOT use a wire wheel to polish the badge. I used a dremel polishing wheeel with red rouge and wiped off with a cloth.    |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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Rick Powell...this one is yours. Turned out nice. |
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Chad Hunter AFCA Member
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Put me down for 4 R&M small flags, tks |
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Mark Behrend AFCA Member
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Those look great!! |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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Order closed. Please visit new page. (Sorry for the confusion). For those who placed their order Here...I will honor the price $50 with free shipping. Badges for sale - Buy-Sell-Trade - Antique Fan Collectors Association - AFCA Forums The new order page is $80 with free shipping...I have to recoup some of my losses. When you receive your badge and wish to place more, please post in the above link. Last edited on Thu Jun 17th, 2021 08:23 am by Louis Luu |
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George Durbin AFCA Member
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1: Attached Image (viewed 493 times): |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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I see what you did George. Great idea while this sort this website/server issue. How the heck are you able to load pictures.....I can't load and stalls. Last edited on Thu Jun 17th, 2021 08:25 am by Louis Luu |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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When you get the badge, please read the first page (first post) of this post. Some information on how to treat the badge were lost. Last edited on Fri Jun 18th, 2021 06:20 am by Louis Luu |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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Please follow link for payment or Search# 63469: Badges Are In! - Buy-Sell-Trade - Antique Fan Collectors Association - AFCA Forums Last edited on Thu Jul 1st, 2021 03:01 am by Louis Luu |
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James Davenport AFCA Member
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1 Eck and 1 Victor, please. |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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Got it. James Davenport wrote: 1 Eck and 1 Victor, please. |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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