Metalcasting Book ~Detailed Info~Sandcasting~Molds~Techniques~Patterns~More~NEW

Description

Metalcasting
(Revised)
Want to cast and finish an art bronze? Make one-of-a-kind jewelry piece? From finding supplies to using innovative casting, molding, and finishing techniques, this learn-as-you-go book - a hit with hobbyists for nearly 20 years - gives you an unbeatable introduction to the rewards of metalcasting. Packed with easy-to-follow instructions, illustrations, patterns, and more,
Metalcasting
helps you set up your home shop...design projects...work safely...and get professional results, even if you're a beginner.
GET PROFESSIONAL METALCASTING RESULTS FROM THE START: Create works of art, furniture, hobby items, jewelry, even machine parts. Use the latest bonded molds for quicker results; perform precision casting with new techniques; Make your own patterns with time-saving directions or use ready-made patterns in this book; Discover the many varieties of casting and molding you can learn step by step; Use the Croning Process, slush casting, the CO2 method, die casting, and more in your own shop; Finish your pieces beautifully with new patination techniques; Learn how to make your hobby profitable.
Introduction
xi
Chapter 1
Casting Processes
1
Sand Casting
1
Green Sand Casting
2
Sand Casting with Styrofoam Molds
5
Die Casting
5
Plaster Mold Casting
6
Shell Mold Casting
7
Slush Casting
7
Permanent Molds
7
Casting Defects
8
Chapter 2
Mold Making
17
Investments
17
Direct Casting Investment Mold
21
Foamed Plaster Investment Molds
22
Cored Molds
23
Hand-Built Molds, Step by Step
28
Cement Molds
30
Ceramic Shell Molds
31
Green Sand Molding
32
Skin-Dried Sand Molds
33
Dry Sand Molds
34
No-Bake Molds
34
Proven Advantages
34
Total System Approach
35
No-Bake Binders
36
Chapter 3
Molding Sands
39
Molding Sand Properties
39
Cohesiveness
40
Permeability
41
Fineness
42
Additives
42
Refractoriness
44
Green Bond Strength
46
Tensile Strength
46
Dry Strength
47
Durability
47
Moldability
47
Blended Sands
48
Petro Bond Molding Sands
48
Parting Dust and Graphite Powder
49
Synthetic Sands
50
Popular Sand Mixtures
51
Keeping Molding Sand in Condition
53
Dry Sand Molds
53
Chapter 4
Molding Tools and Equipment
55
Trowels
55
Finishing Trowel
56
Heart Trowel
56
Core Maker's Trowel
56
Brushes and Swabs
57
Camel Hair Swab
57
Flax Swab
57
Blow Can
58
Bulb Sponge
58
Sprues and Cutters
59
Tubular Sprue Cutters
59
Gate Cutter
59
Ramming and Rapping Tools
59
Bench Rammer
59
Floor Rammer
60
Rapping Bar and Rapper
60
Hand Riddles
61
Bellows
61
Strike Off Bar
61
Rawhide Mallet
61
Miscellaneous Tools
62
Draw Pins, Screws and Hooks
62
Sucker
63
Bench Lifter
64
Slick and Oval Spoon
64
Dust Bags
65
Vent Wire
65
Flasks
66
Basic Flask
66
Homemade Wood Flask
66
Floor Flasks
67
Large Steel Floor Flasks
69
Snap Flask
69
Other Types of Flasks
70
Jacket
70
Upset
72
Boards
72
Molding Board
72
Bottom Board
72
Clamps and Weights
73
Floor Mold Clamps
73
Mold Weights
75
Chapter 5
Metal Melting Devices
79
Crucible Furnaces
79
Burners
83
First Heat
84
Coke Fired Furnace
85
Tapped Crucible Furnace
86
Pouring the Casting Mold
86
Kilns
89
Cupolas
90
Cupola Operations
97
Jammed Taps
100
Chapter 6
Metal Handling and Pouring Devices
103
Crucibles
103
Ladles
107
Care of Crucibles
107
Tongs
108
Temperature Determinations
109
Optical Pyrometer
109
Thermocouple Pyrometer
110
Chapter 7
Casting Small Items
113
Investment Casting Basics
114
Making the Pattern
115
Burn-out Oven
116
Super Simple Setup
117
Electrical Burn-out Ovens
117
Clean Burn-outs
125
Investments
127
Investing
128
Chapter 8
Metallurgical Properties of Cast Metals
131
Popular Alloys
131
Aluminum
132
Silicon Bronze
132
Red Brass
133
Bronze
133
Bronwite
133
Zinc
134
Undesirable Alloys
134
Managanese Bronze
134
Aluminum Bronze
134
Brass
134
Scrap Versus Virgin Alloys
135
Chapter 9
Cores and Their Application
137
Binders
139
Core Mixes
140
Stand-up Cores
141
Pasted Cores
143
Three Part Core Box
145
Loose Piece Box
145
Swept Core
146
Core Driers
146
Balance Core
148
Chaplets
149
Ram-Up Core
150
Core Washes
151
Core Plates
152
Vent Wax
152
Core Ovens
152
Shell Coremaking
153
False Coring of Bas-Reliefs
156
Chapter 10
Patterns and Related Equipment
159
Draft
160
Shrinkage
160
Machining Allowance
161
Production Pattern
162
Master Pattern
162
Parting Line
162
Back Draft
163
Gated Pattern
164
Split Pattern
165
Medium Pattern
166
Mounted Pattern
166
Matchplate
168
Cope and Drag Mounts
168
Follow Board
170
Miscellaneous Patterns
170
Wood Patterns
171
Mounting Patterns
172
Recessed Pattern
175
Glossary
177
Index
421
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