[modeleng] Re: cast fire grate wanted..............

  • From: Bede McCormack <bede@xxxxxxx>
  • To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 00:35:35 -0400

Well that's life marching on for you, but I still have one of his 
grates in my 2.5" gauge  "Annie Boddie".
Regards,
BMcC
Brooklyn, NY


On May 31, 2006, at 8:36 AM, I.D.PRIEST. wrote:

> Norman Spink 'departed this station'  last year, his business I believe
> passed to Blackgates.
>
> Regards IDP
>
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> arriving
> safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in
> sideways, Champagne in one hand - strawberries in the other,
> body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming WOO HOO - What 
> a
> Ride!"
>
> "Never drive faster than your gaurdian angel can fly"
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bede McCormack" <bede@xxxxxxx>
> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 1:30 PM
> Subject: [modeleng] Re: cast fire grate wanted..............
>
>
> Norman Spink in the UK used to do cast fire grates, not sure if he's
> still in business, Google came up with:
>
> Norman Spink
>
> 52 Highfield Lane Newbold Chesterfield
> S41 8AY
> Drawings Castings
>
> Tel: 01246 277010
>
> Regards,
> Bede
> Brooklyn, NY
>
>
> On May 31, 2006, at 5:20 AM, Terry Lane wrote:
>
>>
>> Now you might find a cast iron floor waste or a pot belly stove grate
>> that
>> will do the job. Otherwise it will be a matter of fabricating one out
>> of ms
>> or stainless.
>>
>> Plumbers supplies, heating shops, scrap yards - just gotta do the
>> rounds of
>> the usual suspects
>>
>>> Hi chaps
>>>
>>>   I'm building my first boiler (vertical) and am looking for a cast
>>> iron
>> fire grate to fit,after machining, up into a 3" diameter fire box. Any
>> body
>> know of a supplier of such items. I've tried people like Stuart 
>> Turner,
>> Blackgates, Reeves etc in the UK but nothing appears in their
>> catalouges.
>> Any help or direction would be appreciated.
>>> Steve
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