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Originally Posted by drcoastline
Thanks Mike,
I posted those because I thout they would help you. I did forget to include the dimension from the tip of the dog to the tip of the hinge. that is 10-3/4" If you know a foundry or someone with a CNC that would be great.
DRC
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I actually got pretty close to most of those dimensions by printing and scaling the photo.
We have CNC's here at work but you can likely get a local shop to do it for less once you have a drawing. (We build custom machines, we do very little contract machining. Our shop rate is high).
Castings are nice but they will need some finish machining - the groove for the seal, the glass surface, screw holes and hinge holes. Most foundries can take care of that so you don't have to deal with two shops.
The plate to retain the glass can be lasered out of aluminum sheet. I like to use stainless hardware with Aluminum.
We use Oakes in Youngstown for bronze castings, I don't think they do aluminum.