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At one time, most towns of any size had somewhere a small foundry
that would undertake small casting jobs, often more out of interest
and good neighbourliness than for commercial gain. Regrettably,
those days are no more and the model engineer in many areas must
either adapt commercially available castings or send away to a
specialist foundry that will undertake small jobs, often at some
expense and with some delay. The alternative is to make your own
patterns and castings, which is in fact much easier than you may
think. The Backyard Foundry covers basic principles, materials and
techniques, pattern making, moulding boxes, cores and core-boxes,
electric, gas and coke furnaces, and includes step-by-step
procedures with examples of locomotive cylinders and wheels.
Sources of specialised materials and even the design of an outdoor
furnace suitable for small-scale commercial work are given. Each
stage and subject is covered in detail so that even the
inexperienced can undertake casting with confidence. Although the
book is written primarily for the model engineer, anyone wishing to
make mouldings or castings will profit from its pages.
This book is regarded as the perfect introduction to casting common
hot metals in moulds, providing all the information needed by
amateur foundrymen. Since 1954, when Foundrywork for the Amateur
was first published, the advance of technology and engineering has
been enormous and there have been many revisions along the way.
However, conditions in the 21st century are so far removed from the
state of affairs in the 1950s that, although the basic principle of
the foundry remains the same, the language and the presentation of
the book was due to be uplifted. This present edition therefore
represents a complete rewrite to conform to the era and, in
particular, to the availability of material which at one time was
taken for granted. Not only has the text been updated, but the
illustrations have been completely redrawn and, on the basis of the
advances made in the amateur foundry since the early days, the
photographs have also been renewed and increased in number. This
new edition also reflects the author's growing interest in the
model steam locomotive.
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