books re castings.

Looking some advice on were id find books giving info/ advice about the whole process of metal casting and making the moulds. I know YouTube is a good help but would be even more help probably to have something in writing. Thanks all .

I've had "The Complete Handbook of Sand Casting" for many years and there are a couple in the 'workshop practice series' The Backyard Foundry and Foundrywork for the Amateur.

I don't know if it's still available from Model Engineer publishers but there used to be a book called "Foundrywork for the Amateur" by B.Terry Aspin.

Another one by B. Terry Aspin is "The Backyard Foundry". I also have a little book called "Pattern Making" by T. Spedding, it's a book published by Percival Marshall. No date, probably in the 1930s, could be older.

Ian S C

Much of those ME articles went into the books.

Neil

Last count I have 29 casting books and not counting the two Aspin ones.

Thanks everyone , I'll have a look up on those names you've all give me . Should be helpful. Thanks Gareth.

How about a review of them John. Save people wasting their money buying poor ones.

I would say that the most useful casting video's on youtube are by Myfordboy. All most all on aluminium and some brass of late. Odd bits and pieces on temperature measurement and other things that may be needed. I've never seen much info at all on cast iron but that would probably be most easily done in a charcoal furnace with a blower.

John

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You are having a laugh ? yes ?

Sorry got far more important things to do, in any case many of these are out of print books that would be hard to find anyway.