Your thoughts don't sound harsh. I'm not looking for sugar coating. I feel like these can be better. Some of the defects (ones I haven't pictured) were a result of either bad waxes (bubbles) or careless removal from the investment. I think most people still want bronze even if it means some cleanup. These are on the worse end of what I expect from future casts. My first batch of wax wasn't the greatest. I've got several new waxes made from a fresh batch of wax and these are coming out a lot better. BUT they will still have some imperfections. If that is an issue for you, I understand. Having them fix the imperfections at the foundry will easily cost double what the castings at the foundry costs. Right now we're looking at $70 per scope, $25 per set of pistons.
The good pistons are quite good and the new ones coming out of my molds are way better than the first ones. I expect nobody will getting pistons that look like the worst ones in the pics I posted above. I just wanted you all to see what I'm dealing with. I have to eat the costs of the cast offs. If anyone is willing to accept a rough piece with the understanding that they'll want to clean it up, I may sell them at a reduced cost just to reduce my overhead.
tJ
