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      10-01-2011, 10:02 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by eeghie View Post
Forgive me asking: cast is bad because it is heavier than other production methods, or ...? And is heavy particularly bad in winter? If so how can I understand that?

What would you rather recommend?
Gravity cast is bad because it is the weakest type of casting. IE the most brittle.

Those symptoms get exacerbated in cold weather.


You should be looking at something thats either pressure cast or shot peened.
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