At first the end of this side-crank for a Cinci horizontal mill appears to have a crack, however the apparent crack is only skin deep. The “skin” appears to be a completely separate outer layer of thin cast iron. Look at other areas and you can see this skin as well. Is this something applied by Cinci or their sub at time of casting, or does this represent a defect in the casting process? I assumed that the crank was cast iron but is it cast steel?
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Strange shell on Cinci mill crank, cause?
- Thread starter Cannonmn
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Dan from Oakland
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- Oakland, CA
Most likely a steel forging or at minimum a steel casting. That handle was from back in the day when men were men and sheep were . . . never mind. It's just a flaw that was not considered critical and time has proven that the handle would function as intended for many years.
M.B. Naegle
Diamond
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Cosmetic "defect" from casting. Doesn't effect the casting functionally or otherwise. Often stuff like that will get filled with bondo, paint, be ground clean, or just ignored all together. If this machine was from war-time though (Any "war-finish" tags?), they let it slide to save time and get more machines in the field.
