[Jewelry making - Article 00280] - Re: [Orchid] Sand Casting Advice

[ben]

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>     Any sand casters out there ? I'm about to begin casting my own
>     pieces, and I could use some general advice. My father-in-law was
>     a caster/pattern-maker in an iron foundry for 50 years so I've had
>     some expert advice. 

    I understand your thought real well. 

    Before I began vacuum lost wax I did a good bit of sand casting. I
    bought a procraft kit and ended up using home made copes and drags. I
    even got pretty good results from clean sand out of the river. I
    bummed a 5 gallon bucket of real casting sand from a local foundry.
    They have truck loads and a bucket full was trivial gift to a
    dedicated caster apprentice.

    I would heartily recommend the book "The complete Handbook of Sand
    Casting" by C.W Ammen. He is an old time foundry man and could very
    well be your father in law. They sound alike......war tales about the
    good old days etc. it is published by TAB books 1979. 

    He also wrote a companion about Lost Wax Casting that is also good
    but out of date. 

    He is very practical as opposed to theoretical or technical. He
    knows his subject inside out and tells it like it is. 

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    The Complete Handbook of Sand Casting
    By C. W. Ammen
    Price $11.67
    http://www.ganoksin.com/jewelry-books/us/product/083061043X.htm

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Ben

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