| Have you ever thought about creating your own | | | | home workshop. The largest building expense |
| metal objects by employing the art of metal | | | | of the furnace construction will be the |
| casting. It is not as difficult to do as you | | | | refractory or furnace lining.But there are |
| may think.Right now, there are people all | | | | ways and means to reduce this cost |
| over the globe, learning & | | | | considerably.It is a known fact that it is |
| | | | possible to save quite a large amount of |
| practising the hobby foundry skills required | | | | money by casting and machining products |
| for "Back Yard Metal | | | | produced in your own workshop, compared to |
| | | | what it would have cost to get special one |
| Casting". The renaissance has started; do | | | | off items produced at a commercial |
| you want to | | | | foundry.Initially you will spend some money, |
| | | | but in the long term you will recoup the |
| be a part of it?The ebooks we have written | | | | initial cost with the savings you'll get by |
| are recognized as excellent resource | | | | making and finishing your own special cast |
| | | | parts.Metal casting completes the picture for |
| information ebooks for the home foundry | | | | metal workers, it provides the means to take |
| metalworker. They have | | | | an idea, and develop it through to product |
| | | | completion, right in your own workshop. How |
| been written and compiled from real life | | | | rewarding would that be for you?And as Noel |
| hobby foundry practice, | | | | from Australia commented recently. |
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| and written in a way that you'll truly | | | | "G'day Col, |
| understand what we are | | | | |
| | | | All's well with the e-books, but slowly, |
| talking about.A gentleman called Jim from | | | | slowly, just reading and getting ready to |
| Utah USA, recently sent us an | | | | build the foundry and start melting. I had |
| | | | fun melting a bit in my forge, just to see if |
| email to tell us how much he enjoyed the | | | | it got hot enough, but I will start the real |
| ebooks."Colin, he wrote, Thanks for taking | | | | foundry soon. I love the e-book package, and |
| the time to put this collection of very | | | | I feel it gives me enough knowledge to start |
| useful foundry information together. I'm sure | | | | having fun... safely. Regards, Noel |
| it will be invaluable in my quest to do some | | | | Watson.Australia".Whether your aim is to cast |
| home foundry work. I do Jeep restoration as a | | | | antique reproductions, vintage, veteran car |
| Hobby. Some of the models just don't have | | | | or motorcycle parts, art castings, your own |
| parts available any more. That is the root of | | | | special projects, or even if you just want to |
| my interest. I have a small machine shop and | | | | cast for the fun of it.All you really need, |
| enjoy doing the work myself. | | | | is the basic desire to learn, and the |
| | | | commitment to slowly build your mini foundry |
| Regards, James H Simpson (Jim) U.T USA."Like | | | | to where you want |
| many people, Jim is very aware of the | | | | |
| possibilities and money saving benefits when | | | | it to be.Your metal casting journey can be |
| you are able to produce your own castings. | | | | an exciting adventure, starting |
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| Even people who race Radio Controlled cars | | | | with simple projects, then slowly graduating |
| need to build special | | | | to more advanced techniques and projects. The |
| | | | ebooks show you in detail "how to construct" |
| replacement parts for small cars, and in | | | | all of the equipment & tools required to do |
| doing so greatly | | | | metal casting in the home foundry.If you are |
| | | | handy with general metal workshop tools, then |
| reduce parts replacement costs.The hobby | | | | you are more than capable of building the |
| shop retailers know very well that you'll be | | | | tools & equipment from the detailed |
| back for | | | | instructions. This info will "never be found" |
| | | | at the local bookstore.A visit to our web |
| spares, and that is the way that they make | | | | site will make you more informed to the |
| constant profits from | | | | endless possibilities you could experience |
| | | | with metal casting.Metal Casting article |
| RC enthusiasts. There's nothing wrong with | | | | Written By: |
| that, But you can | | | | |
| | | | Col Croucher. Expert Author. |
| "beat the system" by making some of the | | | | |
| expensive parts your | | | | The Home Foundry Publications. |
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| self.The costs to build a small furnace are | | | | |
| not that great... it is possible to build a | | | | |
| furnace from scrap steel found around the | | | | Australia. |