There seems to be a lot of interest on the Internet in casting metal.
There is a Yahoo group for metal casting, with lots of links to sup-
pliers, books on casting, etc. at:

    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/castinghobby/.

Take a look at the late Dave Gingery's books at:

    http://www.lindsaybks.com/dgjp/index.html

and the Gingery Machines Group at:

    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gingery_machines/.

There is lots of information at Back Yard Metal Casting:

    http://www.backyardmetalcasting.com/.

A related group is Electroplating at:

    http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Electroplating/.

Mickey E. Sadler
Dublin, Ohio