Book

Ammen, C. W.

Metalcasting / C.W. Ammen.

New York : McGraw-Hill, ©2000.

xii, 434 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Want to cast and finish an art bronze? Make one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces? 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.

Craftmaster

CraftMaster.

Founding.

Metal castings.

Casting Processes -- Sand Casting -- Green Sand Casting -- Sand Casting with Styrofoam Molds -- Die Casting -- Plaster Mold Casting -- Shell Mold Casting -- Slush Casting -- Permanent Molds -- Casting Defects -- Mold Making -- Investments -- Direct Casting Investment Mold -- Foamed Plaster Investment Molds -- Cored Molds -- Hand-Built Molds, Step by Step -- Cement Molds -- Ceramic Shell Molds -- Green Sand Molding -- Skin-Dried Sand Molds -- Dry Sand Molds -- No-Bake Molds -- Proven Advantages -- Total System Approach -- No-Bake Binders -- Molding Sands -- Molding Sand Properties -- Cohesiveness -- Permeability -- Fineness -- Additives -- Refractoriness -- Green Bond Strength -- Tensile Strength -- Dry Strength -- Durability -- Moldability -- Blended Sands -- Petro Bond Molding Sands -- Parting Dust and Graphite Powder -- Synthetic Sands -- Popular Sand Mixtures -- Keeping Molding Sand in Condition -- Dry Sand Molds -- Molding Tools and Equipment -- Trowels -- Finishing Trowel -- Heart Trowel -- Core Maker's Trowel -- Brushes and Swabs -- Camel Hair Swab -- Flax Swab -- Blow Can -- Bulb Sponge -- Sprues and Cutters -- Tubular Sprue Cutters -- Gate Cutter -- Ramming and Rapping Tools -- Bench Rammer -- Floor Rammer -- Rapping Bar and Rapper -- Hand Riddles -- Bellows -- Strike Off Bar -- Rawhide Mallet -- Miscellaneous Tools -- Draw Pins, Screws and Hooks -- Sucker -- Bench Lifter -- Slick and Oval Spoon -- Dust Bags -- Vent Wire -- Flasks -- Basic Flask -- Homemade Wood Flask -- Floor Flasks -- Large Steel Floor Flasks -- Snap Flask -- Other Types of Flasks -- Jacket -- Upset -- Boards -- Molding Board -- Bottom Board -- Clamps and Weights -- Floor Mold Clamps -- Mold Weights -- Metal Melting Devices -- Crucible Furnaces -- Burners -- First Heat -- Coke Fired Furnace -- Tapped Crucible Furnace -- Pouring the Casting Mold -- Kilns -- Cupolas -- Cupola Operations -- Jammed Taps -- Metal Handling and Pouring Devices -- Crucibles -- Ladles -- Care of Crucibles -- Tongs -- Temperature Determinations -- Optical Pyrometer -- Thermocouple Pyrometer -- Casting Small Items -- Investment Casting Basics -- Making the Pattern -- Burn-out Oven -- Super Simple Setup -- Electrical Burn-out Ovens -- Clean Burn-outs -- Investments -- Investing -- Metallurgical Properties of Cast Metals -- Popular Alloys -- Aluminum -- Silicon Bronze -- Red Brass -- Bronze -- Bronwite -- Zinc -- Undesirable Alloys -- Managanese Bronze -- Aluminum Bronze -- Brass -- Scrap Versus Virgin Alloys -- Cores and Their Application -- Binders -- Core Mixes -- Stand-up Cores -- Pasted Cores -- Three Part Core Box -- Loose Piece Box -- Swept Core -- Core Driers -- Balance Core -- Chaplets -- Ram-Up Core -- Core Washes -- Core Plates -- Vent Wax -- Core Ovens -- Shell Coremaking -- False Coring of Bas-Reliefs -- Patterns and Related Equipment -- Draft -- Shrinkage -- Machining Allowance -- Production Pattern -- Master Pattern -- Parting Line -- Back Draft -- Gated Pattern -- Split Pattern -- Medium Pattern -- Mounted Pattern -- Matchplate -- Cope and Drag Mounts -- Follow Board -- Miscellaneous Patterns -- Wood Patterns -- Mounting Patterns -- Recessed Pattern.

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