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...
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