Your enjoyment will start right from the moment you
start to build the simple equipment required. It is possible to create
amazing things in metal with a home foundry. A good understanding of
basic foundry knowledge, and simple equipment is the key to your hobby
metal casting success.
Model engineers, home mechanics, car &
motorbike restorer's find it difficult to procure hard to get parts
from time to time. With the right kind of knowledge, many parts could
be made right in your own hobby workshop foundry... for next to nothing.
Not
only will you save money by producing all this work your self; you'll
also have a lot of fun learning how to melt & cast metal.
Sand
casting can be used to create many things, such as:-Simple ornamental
knobs & handles - Hand wheels for small machinery - Property
nameplates - Simple art castings, statues etc - Unobtainable parts for
restoration projects.
The list is really quite endless...
But
first you need to read, and learn about the basic mechanics of hobby
foundry so that you know - What metals you can melt - How to go about
the metal craft safely, after all, you will be dealing with molten
metal - How to carry out the moulding and casting operations - How to
build the equipment & tools needed carry out this fascinating &
ancient, metal craft.
You don't need an elaborate workshop to
build your hobby foundry equipment. But you do need to have the skills
to work with steel. You'll be involved in fabricating & welding,
but general workshop skills should get you up and running. You may even
have a close friend who could help you out with any skills that you
lack.
One
of the best ways to learn about hobby metal casting is to read about
how others have actually achieved success. Practical ebooks available
on the internet provide a rich source of essential knowledge,
especially if the ebook has been written by someone who has
successfully built a hobby foundry literally from scratch.
It's an inspiration to read how anyone could achieve remarkable results with such non-technical, simple equipment.
The
furnace is the most important piece of equipment in your foundry.
you'll learn how it is possible to build a low cost, highly efficient
gas melter.
You'll have hours of fun constructing and fabricating all of the tools and equipment required.
This
will be your opportunity to learn all of the steps to make sand moulds,
as well as learn about basic pattern making. Some advanced pattern
making techniques are also shown which you can use in your own foundry
at a later stage.
Most of the hard yards have been done for you, we show you the easy way to get started in this very rewarding hobby metal craft.
The
knowledge revealed in the ebooks, is practical, good old Australian
know how, simplified, so that you won't get bogged down with any
technical jargon
The hobby foundry ebook files are available for both PC & MAC computers.The ebook package is also available on CD ROM.
An online help service is provided with the ebooks.
If you are interested to learn about hobby metal casting, then feel free to visit our web site soon.