The Complete Handbook of Sand Casting (Paperback)

by C. W. Ammen (Author) "The foundry is a place where the principal activity is that of making castings..." (more)
Key Phrases: natural bonded molding sand, natural bonded sands, parting powder, New Orleans (more...)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 238 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 1 edition (March 1, 1979)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 083061043X
• ISBN-13: 978-0830610433
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #121,617 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent reference for sand casting., December 15, 1998

By	Nick Janes (Tucson, AZ) - See all my reviews

This is possibly the best reference work for sand casting that I have ever read. It covers bench and floor castings, in all the popular metals (iron, brass, etc..) Ammen uses his 35 years of foundry experience to provide a complete and explicit reference for sand casting.

39 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Establishing your own foundry, February 4, 2000

By	Forrest Addy (Bremerton Wa) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

C. W. Ammen has done an admirable job of condensing the three foundry trades apprenticeships into a paperback. If ever a live steamer or inventor wanted to set up a small foundry this would be the book to buy.

Mr Ammen knows his business and how to teach it but he is not a technical writer. You will have to live with the book's faults. It's poorly edited and there are a good many clumsy sentances and examples of bad grammar.

Do not let these faults distract you from the narrative. A good industrial craftsman with little knowledge of foundry practice can follow the instructions given to ultimately produce practice sand castings of most any metal of good quality.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Sand Crabs View, September 23, 2001

By	T. Janstrom "vacuum monkey" (Queensland, Australia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This has got to be the sand casting bible, because for one it really does start at the begining. This book will treach you how to start from scratch, build your own furnace, and how to make the anciliary equipment. Most importantly it is written by one of the experts in the field, he will take stepby step through your first casting, and teach you how to figure out what went wrong. So if this is what you want to do this is the book for you.