Hobby Metal Casting -The Journey & Exploration.
Involvement in certain hobbies can be due to all kinds of
factors, in some cases it stems from a curiosity point of view,
with others it can be because a friend insisted on showing you
how, but the urge can also come from a personal need or
challenge to create and make something which you know is the
only way in which you will obtain that certain something.
>From a pure novice point of view, the learning and mastering of
hobby metal casting could seem to be an impossibility, simply
because of the assumption that there is an awful lot to learn
about the subject, and if the truth be known, there probably is,
but like many other skills you learn throughout life, the more
you do, the better your skills get, a surgeon doesn't get to
learn the intricate art of amputating a leg without first
studying and learning about the human body.
Likewise you can't expect to master the art of hobby metal
casting with out at first doing a lot of reading and then
applying the knowledge you've learnt and combine this together
with some solid practice.
If you have just an ounce of practical skill in your body, you
will be able to turn that small amount of skill into a valuable
resource you'll be able to use for life.
You could begin your metal casting by using the most basic
furnace, equipment & tools, many people who started in this way
are now experienced metal casters, and are able to create all
manner of things from metal, they have also discovered that
sooner or later, other people get to hear about their special
talents, and it's not long before the odd paying job comes in,
which helps to make your hobby self sufficient
The type of people that get involved with hobby metal casting
range from radio controlled racing car enthusiasts, Go-Kart
Builders, antique restorers, vintage motorcycle and car
rebuilders, people who build miniature steam engines & aero
engines and parts. Some people have found It is even possible to
design and build miniature engines that run on gasoline, there
are several home trained hobby foundry workers who have
undertaken to design & build intricate patterns and cores to
cast and build miniature 4 cylinder & V8 engines, real engines
that have spark plugs and they run on petrol.
They have managed to make all of the many parts required for
these amazing home designed & built projects.
Think you cant do any of those kind of projects? Well think
again, because many of the people who build these projects
started out just like you, they were eager to learn how to cast
metal, they found the right knowledge, then learnt by doing,
soon they found that the things they once thought impossible,
were now achievable, that's the power of knowledge, belief in
your self, and the commitment to get the job done. Col Croucher.
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