Casting Metal

At a glance..

The purpose is to give you the basic information on casting metal parts, including making an oven and furnace.

The details..

'Casting Metal Parts' is a comprehensive guide on making an electric oven capable of temperatures up to 1900, which can be used for melting metal and casting parts. The book provides step-by-step instructions on constructing the oven using easily available materials at a cost of around twenty to thirty dollars.

The heating element used in the oven is made of Nichrome wire, which offers resistance to current flow, thus producing the necessary heat. If it burns out, replacement is simple and inexpensive compared to commercial units. Additionally, with imagination one can find many other applications and uses for this piece of equipment such as heat-treating steel tools or enameling.

The construction process involves cutting galvanized iron sheet into required dimensions given in detail sketches provided by the author. All pieces must be bent at a right angle before assembling them together carefully avoiding interference between bends.

This book also covers insulating firebricks that are very soft but chosen because they have high temperature properties suitable for making furnaces like these ones commercially available in stores. This type of brick should be handled with care when routing so that heating elements fit perfectly without protruding too much above its surface.