19 Dec
2018
19 Dec
'18
5:34 p.m.
On Dec 19, 2018, at 8:07 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
> On Dec 19, 2018, at 4:32 PM, Jim Manley via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
wrote:
>
> BTW, he cited his source for all of his knowledge as the WW-II era U.S.
> Navy manual for casting metal, from back when sailors just made whatever
> parts were needed. ...
Another nice resource for casting, especially for aluminum and for amateurs, is the famous
series by Dave Gingery on how to build machinery (lathe, mill, shaper) from cast aluminum
(recycled aluminum scrap). I have a couple of his books; the full series starts with how
to make a foundry using charcoal for fuel, and goes on to making a lathe, then a shaper,
then a mill, and more. Neat stuff.
Lindsay Publications used to print these, but Lindsay retired and that company closed
down. I did see Gingery's books still in print via some other path more recently,
though.
paul