Build Your Own Metal Working Shop From Scrap
BOOK 1

"THE CHARCOAL FOUNDRY"

by David Gingery

BOOK 1 includes plans and instructions for building a simple home foundry from common materials. Aluminum and pot metal are the materials to cast. Being cheap and abundant, and melting at a relatively low temperature, they are ideal materials for developing skills in molding and casting.

Charcoal is available everywhere. It burns hot and clean, and there is not the danger of explosion that is present with gas fired furnaces. The furnace is cheap and easy to build. It operates without pulsation or roar, and its operation is non-technical. The entire foundry operation can be stored in an area of just a few square feet of floor space.

Basic pattern making and moulding procedures and how to find substitutes for commercial materials which are not easily available to individuals in small lots are explained.

Paperback. 72 pages.

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