You Can Learn How To Sand Cast Metal To Create Your Very Own Masterpiece.Today, more than ever, practical skills are rapidly dissapearing from society, and that is a great shame. The purpose of this web site is to explain & teach practical hobby foundry skills & techniques which will provide you with practical old time metal craft skills, skills that will allow you freedom of self expression in metal. People tell us over and over that they lament the death of the old style skilled tradesman... you know... the kind of bloke who can fix or make almost anything, and has the knowledge to create beautiful things in metal from a simple idea.Does That Sound Like Something You Would Like To Do?

Do You:Like to build things? Enjoy a creative practical challenge? Then welcome to the world of hobby metal casting, there's a huge grab bag of things to explore.Since 2003 we've helped & encouraged people from all walks of life from over forty seven countries around the globe to learn about the art of metal casting, we would like to share with you how to set up your own hobby foundry, right in your own backyard workshop, you'll be using equipment & tools which you can easily build your self... you don't have to be a genius, all you need is the desire & passion for your hobby along with some practical ability, which I'm sure you already have.  The basic skills & methods we'll explain to you have been successfully employed by people who have never before tried their hand at metal casting. Once you understand the basics of this metal craft, then the sky is the limit. You probably already know plenty of people who get a kick out of showing you the "toys" they have acquired with their money, but I can tell you now, nothing compares with the personal reward, admiration & satisfaction you'll truly enjoy when showing others what you have made by using your own creative skills & talents.From time to time, you have probably stopped to admire beautiful bronze sculptures and other artworks in metal... Have you got an idea in your mind that you would like to recreate in metal?

Many people enjoy casting metal... it matters little how many times you do it, there is something magic about watching molten metal flow into a sand mould.

So What Can I Make You May Ask?All kinds of things. The only limiting factor is the amount of: Skill - Imagination - Determination & Passion you have. Foundry work is fairly basic, the process begins with a timber pattern, made with simple hand held wood working tools, the pattern is used to create a cavity in a two-part sand mould, the sand is rammed around the pattern, then it is rapped & carefully removed, the molten metal which is melted in a simple furnace, is poured into the mould cavity and allowed to solidify.... Bingo, you have your castingThe more you learn about metal casting, the better your skills will become.

Practical minded people just like you, begin casting metal for many different reasons, the trigger for most is a desire to remake an obsolete part for a restoration project, and when you think about it, it really makes sense, if the part in question was originally made using the green sand casting method, then nine times out of ten, you can reproduce it again using the exact same technique, this is the kind of thing we share in our ebooks... explaining the practical methods to create castings from aluminium or bronze. The metal casting process is not difficult to learn, and once you know how, you are only limited by your imagination.

Green Sand.The image above shows a common foundry moulding medium called green sand, the name has nothing to...