Early Engine Frames: Forged or Cast ?

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Cast frames didn't come in until about 1930,
Before that they were fabricated from heavy bar stock.
- Ed King

On Wed, Jul 24, 2024 at 10:58 PM NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <
nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:

> When the Roanoke Machine Works ("Roanoke Shiops") built its first engines,
> were the frames forged, or cast?
>
> If forged, when was the conversion made to cast frames?
>
> -- abram burnett,
>         Recycled Turnips
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