| Imagine, you've just discovered that it
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| | foundry that you actually start to truly
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| is possible to melt and cast metal in
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| | learn. You can look at a heap of moulding
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| your own backyard foundry, you feel
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| | sand till your blue in the face, but you
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| excited at the prospect of making your
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| | wont be able to tell whether it is
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| very own metal castings. The enthusiasm
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| | suitable to use for casting or not, you
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| builds as you start to slowly begin to
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| | have to physically grab a hand full of
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| understand the; how, what & when of this
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| | sand and squeeze
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| ancient metal craft.You're eager to begin
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| | it as hard as you can, then grab the wad
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| the search for the right kind of
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| | of sand between the fingers and gently
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| knowledge, because there is so much to
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| | apply a force to see if it breaks cleanly
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| learn, you wonder who you can ask for
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| | or not.If the sand crumbles in your hand,
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| guidance, or where to start.In days gone
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| | you have some issues to address with the
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| by, the first port of call in the search
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| | amount of binders (bentonite) or water it
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| for knowledge was the local library,
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| | contains, moulding sand needs to be
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| alas, you begin to browse around the
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| | neither to dry nor wet to make it ideal
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| foundry/metal casting section only to be
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| | for sand casting. It can be a complex
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| confronted with big fat text books
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| | substance.Only lots of practice using the
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| written for the serious career minded
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| | sand will teach you the correct temper
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| commercial foundry worker. Which is great
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| | for your sand. In the early years of
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| for the student or advanced metal caster,
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| | casting you can spend many hours
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| but not so for the novice.So you ask your
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| | dragging, adding water, cutting, turning
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| friendly librarian "do you have any books
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| | and dumping green sand with a small spade
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| on home hobby foundry work, The librarian
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| | in an effort to condition the sand ready
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| replies, "ah, well, no I don't think so".
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| | for casting.
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| You then turn and walk out of the library
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| | This is real back breaking work.And when
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| muttering to your self about the lack of
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| | the moulding sand has been used up - the
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| info for the hobby foundry worker..One of
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| | metal melted
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| the best ways to find the right kind of
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| | & poured, and the castings cooled and
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| hobby foundry info is the Internet, it is
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| | removed from the sand, the whole process
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| possible to download info rich "How To"
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| | has to be repeated all over again.You
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| ebooks in just a few minutes, you can
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| | will begin to dislike the chore of
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| then start reading & learning right away.
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| | re-conditioning green sand, until you
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| What a huge time saving that is!Once
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| | start to use a small-motorised gyratory
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| you've absorbed the knowledge, you can
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| | riddle. You can learn "How To Build" this
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| then start thinking about equipment. But
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| | wonderful little machine by reading the
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| where do you get the equipment to set up
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| | three-volume hobby foundry ebook called
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| a small hobby foundry? Eventually you get
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| | Metal Casting Made Easy.Re-conditioning
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| to talk to someone who understands your
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| | green sand with the riddle is actually
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| needs, perhaps it is the local technical
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| | quite a bit of fun and it produces the
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| college trade teacher, who just so
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| | smoothest, silkiest green sand this side
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| happens to have been in involved the
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| | of the Black Stump. (Fictitious place in
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| foundry trade, but now teaches the
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| | Australia)You now have about the most
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| subject to industry apprentices.After
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| | perfect green sand you can produce, with
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| explaining what you intend to do with
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| | good moulding sand you have everything in
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| your hobby, he then suggests that you
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| | your favour. Sand moulding is not really
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| enrol in the six month foundry class
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| | a black art, it's about learning what
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| that's about to start. After considering
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| | works best for you. Sure, there are a few
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| the cost, which can be considerable, you
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| | rules to follow, but these become second
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| decide this is a good option, as you no
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| | nature after you become familiar with all
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| doubt will learn much from this wise man
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| | the steps. Remember to take notes of your
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| of the trade.Six months down the road,
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| | successes and failures, note the things
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| you've completed your hobby foundry
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| | that worked best for you, it's just a
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| course. And now you really want to get
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| | simple log to write down all sorts of
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| stuck into this hobby foundry thing. You
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| | notes about your foundry project.
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| now know how to go about building your
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| | Hobby foundry work is learnt by
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| own equipment and tools, there's no
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| | doing.Col CroucherNeed content? You may
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| guesswork, & you won't be groping in the
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| | use this article at your website, or in
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| dark.But don't stop your learning just
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| | your newsletter. The only requirement is
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| because you've completed your basic
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| | inclusion of the following
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| foundry course, buy some more books and
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| | sentence:Article by Col Croucher of -
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| learn more about the methods &
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| | the definitive source for hobby metal
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| techniques.It is not until you actually
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| | casters of all ages.
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| start moulding and doing things in your
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