Building A Moulding Bench For The Hobby Foundry

If you're going to spend a good part of your spareuncomfortable than working at a bench that's not
time working in your hobby foundry, then you'll needtuned to your height.So think carefully when you
to have the best possible equipment & gear that youconstruct your own moulding bench. You don't want
can afford. And there is no need to go out andto have to bend over the bench too far as this will
spend a small fortune, if you are resourceful you cangive a back ache, make it too high, and you wont be
do a lot your self.If you have the ability to fabricateable to carry out your moulding work properly.
& weld steel, then the best way is toMeasure the heights of various tables and benches
self-build, you can custom design & build a mouldingaround your house which are generally made to
bench exactly therecommended table or bench heights, try these out
way you want it.And if you don't know how toin an imaginary way, and then adjust slightly up or
fabricate and weld then building a mouldingdown to suit your height and no one else, simply
bench will provide a learning experience in basicbecause you will be the one working on the bench.A
fabrication and arcgood way to see what bench height is best for you
welding skills. It's not hard; and it's a lot of fun, &is to place your
quite rewarding when you can complete worthwhilemould boxes on a normal table; imagine you are
projects your self.In the 3-Vol-foundry ebook, weabout to start work
illustrate a moulding bench constructed fromin your foundry. Make an assessment to see if the
second-hand steel tube, 3/4" thick MDF board fortable is to high, or to low, or perhaps it's just right,
bench top, it is mounted on casters for mobilitymake an informed decision and then build your new
around the shed. When not being used for makingmoulding bench to suit you.You will be spending a lot
moulds it can be used for other purposes in theof time ramming and making sand moulds, so
workshop.make sure the bench height is the most comfortable
To protect the bench top, it is wise to clad the MDFpossible. You should also think about storage areas
with 16g sheet metal, preferably with a zinc orunderneath your moulding bench, design your bench
galvanised coating to prevent rust occurring, whichto store your sand bins, moulding boxes, bottom
will happen if you use green sand for moulding,boards, tins of parting powder, and other hand tools
because it holds quite a bit moisture, and will corrodeused in your hobby foundry.
plain sheet metal.Moulding Bench Dimensions - What isCol Croucher.Need content? You may use this article
the right size for you?Most tables & benches areat your website, or in your newsletter. The only
made to standard heights, these heightsrequirement is inclusion of the following sentence -
are determined from the average human being size...Article by Col Croucher of - the definitive source for
but what if you'rehobby metal casters of all ages. While at the web
not AVERAGE, you might be quite tall or very short,site you can download your free ebook about hobby
nothing is moremetal casting.