| Have you ever thought about creating | | | | is possible to save quite a large amount |
| your own metal objects by employing the | | | | of money by casting and machining |
| art of metal casting. It is not as | | | | products produced in your own workshop, |
| difficult to do as you may think.Right | | | | compared to what it would have cost to |
| now, there are people all over the | | | | get special one off items produced at a |
| globe, learning & | | | | commercial foundry.Initially you will |
| practising the hobby foundry skills | | | | spend some money, but in the long term |
| required for "Back Yard Metal | | | | you will recoup the initial cost with |
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| do you want to | | | | finishing your own special cast |
| be a part of it?The ebooks we have | | | | parts.Metal casting completes the |
| written are recognized as excellent | | | | picture for metal workers, it provides |
| resource | | | | the means to take an idea, and develop |
| information ebooks for the home foundry | | | | it through to product completion, |
| metalworker. They have | | | | right in your own workshop. How |
| been written and compiled from real | | | | rewarding would that be for you?And as |
| life hobby foundry practice, | | | | Noel from Australia commented recently. |
| and written in a way that you'll truly | | | | "G'day Col, |
| understand what we are | | | | All's well with the e-books, but |
| talking about.A gentleman called Jim | | | | slowly, slowly, just reading and getting |
| from Utah USA, recently sent us an | | | | ready to build the foundry and start |
| email to tell us how much he enjoyed | | | | melting. I had fun melting a bit in my |
| the ebooks."Colin, he wrote, Thanks for | | | | forge, just to see if it got hot enough, |
| taking the time to put this collection | | | | but I will start the real foundry soon. |
| of very useful foundry information | | | | I love the e-book package, and I feel it |
| together. I'm sure it will be invaluable | | | | gives me enough knowledge to start |
| in my quest to do some home foundry | | | | having fun... safely. Regards, Noel |
| work. I do Jeep restoration as a Hobby. | | | | Watson.Australia".Whether your aim is to |
| Some of the models just don't have parts | | | | cast antique reproductions, vintage, |
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| my interest. I have a small machine shop | | | | castings, your own special projects, or |
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| Regards, James H Simpson (Jim) U.T | | | | fun of it.All you really need, is the |
| USA."Like many people, Jim is very aware | | | | basic desire to learn, and the |
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| benefits when you are able to produce | | | | foundry to where you want |
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| building expense of the furnace | | | | Col Croucher. Expert Author. |
| construction will be the refractory or | | | | The Home Foundry Publications. |
| furnace lining.But there are ways and | | | | |
| means to reduce this cost | | | | Australia. |
| considerably.It is a known fact that it | | | | |