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Foundry101
A blow by blow description(pics and text), excellent. To Foundry101
Scott's Site
Scott's site has info and photos detailing the building of his furnace, the building of his muller, photos of his lathe, mill and Harley motor-cycle. He also has a resources (Links) page To Scott's Place
Rupert's Site
Rupert has a foundry set up in it's own shed. With a normally aspirated propane burner, ie no blower, Rupert can melt cast iron in his furnace. Go to his "Todays Episode" to see inside his foundry. There are a number of good pages on Rupert's site. To Rupert's Place
Ron's Site
A site detailing model ships, steam engines, renovations to an Atlas lathe, renovations to a Clausing mill, metalworking projects etcetra. Links page to various Atlas lathe sites and metalworking links. There is also a page in memory of a special boy. To Ron's Place
Jan-Eric's Site
Jan-Eric is building a model steam engine based on the Baldwin 3003. He has a lot of pages on various aspects of the project. He has also detailed his first attempt at casting cast iron. To Jan-Eric Nystrom's Place
The Ray-Vin Lost Wax Primer Site
This is an excellent primer on the lost wax process and stuff associated with it. To Ray-Vin's Lost Wax Primer
The Ray-Vin RTV Silicone rubber mould(mold) Primer Site
This is an excellent primer on the RTV Silicone rubber mould(mold) making process and stuff associated with it. To Ray-Vin's RTV Primer
The House of a Zillion Burners - Almost
This is Ron Reil's site with burner and forge stuff par excellence. To Ron Reil's site
The Freon Tank Foundry
Simplicity and very nice and dare I say elegant. To The Freon Foundry
Cupola furnace, you can buy plans etc.
Some photos here to get the idea. To Cupola Place
JP Pistons Australia
Check out how JP do small quantity manufacture of pistons. To JP Pistons
Copper, Brass, Bronze Alloys Data.
Anchor Bronze and Metals Inc. Lots of info here on Copper and it's alloys. To "Anchor Bronze and Metals Inc.
THE LAB aka Backyardmetalcasting.com
Lionel Oliver II's great site on how to do things on a tight budget. Features various furnaces and low cost insulation. Foundry gallery of other people's stuff. Melting brass in the "Flower Pot" furnace. Lionel is building the Gingery Lathe and has a heap of photos and info of his progress. Also some pattern making ideas for the beginner. To The Lab
Morganite Crucible Manufacturers
Morganite have been manufacturing crucibles for a very long time. Have a look here for some info. Morganite Crucibles
Pat McGuirk's Links
Pat's metal working links page is like Wayne Bourke's, hugh, again you won't get through all Pat's links in one sitting, I bet. To Pat's Links
Metal Web News
Metal Web News has lots of links to practical type stuff, how to's etc, metal removal, welding, blacksmithing, foundry and on and on. To Metal Web News
DMD Australia
If you want a big project, have a look here, the making of an Aluminium 6 cylinder engine block for an Austin Healey. To DMD Australia
Chris Heapy's Site
Several workshop tool projects, workshop tips, Locos, stationary engines, drawings, making worm drive, telescope info etc. This is now a mirror site of Chris' original web site which has disappeared from the internet. Apparently the email address does not work so don't try to contact Chris that way. To Chris Heapy's Site
Apecs Investment Castings Pty Ltd
Heaps of photos here showing the investment, lost wax casting method used to make jewellery. Very interesting and thorough overview of the process. The very well illustrated lost wax casing process is now a download from their site, go to the botttom of the page and look for "Downloads". To Apecs Site
John Schwytzer's Gingery Machines and Foundry
This fella has made the Gingery Lathe, Shaper, Mill and Drill Press. His new shop looks very impressive, lots of room to fill with stuff :-)) To John Schwytzer's Site
J Kelly McCoy's Machine Shop
Enco mill/drill and small Enco lathe and other bits and pieces shown on JKM's site. His links page leads to other home machine shops etc. To J K McCoy's Site
Steve Bedair's Machine Shop
9x20 Lathe and other small machines. Some nice modifications to the 9x20 lathe and other projects. Some telescope (star gazing type) mounts etc also featured. To Steve Bedair's Site
Frugal Machinist aka Chipmakers Metal Working World
Roy has some interesting machinist projects and a foundry set up. Using his well equipped, very nice worhshop there are a number of interesting things he has made including an impressive Dave Gingery shaper with a few personal alterations. This is now a link to an archive of his site as his original web site disappeared from the internet. To Roy's Site
The Hobbyist's Machine Shop
Dan Kautz has a lathe or two and a mini mill. He has an excellent running commentary and pics of building an "Upshur Farm Engine" model in his "Projects" section. He says "The purpose of this site, is to help inspire other beginning hobbyists", I'm sure this site will do that. To Dan's Site
Great Blacksmithing Info - iForge
Very interesting site with plenty of step by step instructions on smithing various tools, tongs, decorative items etc etc. The dropdown box will show the way to some blacksmithing web rings. To the iForge Site
Lathes.co.uk
If you want to do some lathe and other machine research then this is the site to start. There are also some Lathe Technical articles there. Books and machinery for sale as well. A lot of work has gone into this site and well worth visiting. To Lathes.co.uk Site
The Hermit's Machine Shop
Ken Stuempges has a well equipped workshop with foundry and it's shown with lots of good pics. He has been busy making various nice looking model engines so check them out on his site. The Hermit's Machine Shop Site
James P. Riser's Shop
This fella does wood turning, crystal engraving, metal spinning, metal machining and some blacksmithing. To check out the beautifully restored machinery as well as his other machines and stuff just go to his "information about machinery" page. Plenty of good pics. Other subjects covered are, reconditioned blacksmithing equipment, building a nice and simple forge, and some forge work making metal spinning tools. James P. Riser's Site
Steve's 1911 Waterloo Boy Restoration Project
A good series of pages showing the steps in the restoration of a 1911 Waterloo Boy 1-1/2 Horsepower hit and miss engine. When finished viewing those pages do go to his home page to see other old engine pics and info. His links page has plenty of links to other old engine sites etc. Steve's Old Engine Shed, Waterloo Boy Project
Links Page of the Lewis-Clark Antique Power Club
A hell of a lot of interesting links listed under a number of subject headings. Also go to the "Home Page" to learn more about the Lewis-Clark Antique Power Club. The Club gets its name from the twin cities of Lewiston, Idaho and Clarkston in the state of Washington, U.S.A. The home page also points the way to a good article "How to get started in the 'old iron' hobby. Links Page of Lewis-Clark Antique Power Club
The Flury Foundry
A very good series of pictures, courtesy of quoitpits.com site, showing the moulding and casting of brass quoits in a commercial foundry, The Flury Foundry, Lancaster PA, USA. When finished there you may wish to shorten the URL (WWW address) and go to the quoitpits.com site and order a set. (I have no financial interest) To The Flury Foundry page
Marc's Site
A friend whose site is just at the beginning stage. He shifted recently and is very busy on house renovations at the moment so I will keep at him to SHOW US MORE!!!!!!!!!!. One of his current projects is the restoration of a D type Lister 2 horse power single cylinder petrol engine. Marc's Site
Reg Ingold's Site
A down to earth type of bloke who is obviously on an old engine mission. Great site with plenty of restored old engines shown plus plenty of model engines. He has a very nice workshop and there are some interesting ideas in his "SHOP TIPS" section. To Reg's Site
Stellar Technologies International's Site
On this page of Stellar Technologies' site there are a number of interesting modifications to, and accessories fitted on, a 9" x 20" lathe. To Stellar Technologies Lathe Site
Dave Cerutti's (Rulezman Workshop) Site
Looks like Dave has some nice tools and equipment and has been busy making bits and pieces for them as well as other projects. His lathe is a Sieg C6B, and his milling machine is Sieg X3. He has also done a referbishment of a 4x6 horizontal bandsaw, the finished item looks really nice and clean. Do check out what Dave's been up to. To Dave's Site
Willy Ermers' Site
Willy Ermer shows his lathe and mill/drill and some modifications. There is a "Hints and Tips" page with some good ideas. He has also detailed his projects. I especially like his control panel for the mill/drill with its swinging support arm. Certainly looks like he is proficient on the electrical side of things, nice work on the control panel and the small variable power supply unit. To Willy's Site in The Netherlands
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