Casting for the Home Workshop
$59.77
- Hardcover
128 pages
- Release Date
29 May 2018
Summary
The techniques of casting are of crucial importance in our day-to-day lives, being used in the manufacture of diverse products ranging from dental implants and hip replacement joints, through bicycle frames and car engine parts, to the most exquisite items of sculpture and jewellery. Nevertheless, the prospect of casting can seem daunting to the home metalworker.
Casting for the Home Workshop aims to demystify the craft and make it accessible to all. Topics covered include th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781785003530 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1785003534 |
| Author: | Henry Tindell, Dave Cooper |
| Publisher: | The Crowood Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | The Crowood Press Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 29 May 2018 |
| Weight: | 662g |
| Dimensions: | 14mm x 215mm x 260mm |
| Series: | Crowood Metalworking Guides |
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Henry Tindell
Henry Tindell is a chartered engineer with a thirty-five year career. He gained a double first in Metallurgy and Mechanical Engineering from the University of Manchester, followed by an M.Sc and Ph.D for work on metal-matrix composites for orthopaedic surgery. Now semi-retired, he works as a consultant and home workshop-based engineer.
Dave Cooper undertook an apprenticeship as a moulder coremaker and has worked in both ferrous and non-ferrous foundries, making items ranging from bronze propellers to cast iron lathe beds. He has always been interested in steam and is currently working on making a beam engine, making the pattern moulds and cores himself, before undertaking the casting, machining and assembly.
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