Any good book to start on molding and casting metals?

[jackey]

Hi

I'm new in metal casting and wondering where can i get lots of information from the start on building foundry, making mold, and casting.

Any suggestion on books, websites?

Thanks,
Jackie

[Kipper]

Give google a hit with "backyard metalcasting" as for books CW Ammen is one to look into. Have fun!

[Brian.Holiday]

Originally Posted by jackey Hi I'm new in metal casting and wondering where can i get lots of information from the start on building foundry, making mold, and casting. Any suggestion on books, websites? Thanks, Jackie

I put someones kid through college buying stuff from this website:

http://www.lindsaybks.com/dgjp/index.html

I built a Gingery furnace with a cheap comercial refractory and used the knowledge to build something a little more usable later on.

[beone]

get Gingery's whole set from Lindsaybks

[ddrew]

Another good site that I've found is www.abymc.org. There's lots of good info there for us newbies...

Dale

[Carroll Johnson]

Steve Chastain (Email: stevechastain@hotmail.com) or write (Steve Chastain, 2925 Mandarin Meadows Dr., Jacsoville, FL 32223) has excellent books ($19.95) on Sand Casting, Vols. 1 & 2 which include frunace plans and casting related projects, Build a (Propane or used oil burning) Tilting Furnace, Iron Melting Cupola Furnaces, and he plans to publish a book on building a sand muller. He includes enough data for you to successfully scale up or down in size, and to adjust burners and blowers for altitude, etc. He also is very pompt in answering questions, and is generally a great source for "Newbies"

Carroll Johnson

[tool_man]

I agree with Kipper on the books by C.W.Ammen.I have 4.Casting Aluminum,Casting Brass,The Complete Handbook of Sand Casting,and Constructing and using wood patterns.All very good books.He does focus a lot on the buisiness of casting.Running foundries was his trade.I assume you are like most of us,just wanting to cast parts for yourself.I learned a lot from searching the net.You might keep an eye on E-Bay for a crucible furnace and run into a deal like I found.A Johnson Gas Appliance crucible furnace for $250.$30 worth of refractory,a few cans of high temp paint,a 500k potentiometer for the blower control,and 3 days of work.It looks and runs like new.
Warning!!!!! You pour your first casting and you are a metal melting junkie for life.
Sorry for the long post.

[tool_man]

More interesting reading.
Metal casting. appropriate technology in the small foundry,by Steve Hurst.My girlfriend gave this book to me for christmas.It covers casting techniques from around the world.

[jjdon]

Another good one from Lindsay if they still have it (haven't looked) is something like "The Foundry Manual" or something - you'll see it if it's there - a reprint of a US Navy manual. Very good, lots about building molds and stuff. Sorry, I'm here and my copy is home, but the title is close, anyway.

[RBrandes]

Go to
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/castinghobby
and join up.
It is a very active site with lots of experience.

Here are my foundry pages.
http://www.foundry.ray-vin.com/

Regards, Ray

Originally Posted by jackey Any suggestion on books, websites? Thanks, Jackie

[Kipper]

Originally Posted by RBrandes Go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/castinghobby and join up. It is a very active site with lots of experience. Here are my foundry pages. http://www.foundry.ray-vin.com/ Regards, Ray

I stumbled across your site a while ago Ray...Found it an interesting read!