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