Smelting, Melting, Foundry, and Casting

465 topics in this forum

1. 300 lbs of coal, what should I do with it?

   By weldandfb, September 16, 2015
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   • Charles R. Stevens
   • September 18, 2015

3. First try at making steel

   By K. Bryan Morgan, August 14, 2015   

   • tamahagane
   • tatara
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     • tatara
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   • Nobody Special
   • September 13, 2015

4. reply to bronze color

   By ned, September 12, 2015
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   • ned
   • September 12, 2015

5. Casting Zinc/Lead/Aluminium

   By drago_arms, August 26, 2015
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   • JNewman
   • September 4, 2015

6. melting of cast iron

   By murali bangaru, August 6, 2015
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   • Steve Sells
   • August 9, 2015

7. Thermocouples

   By Cary Brief, June 26, 2015   

   • casting thermometer thermocouple
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   • DanielC
   • June 29, 2015

8. bronse sand casting

   By WL smith, June 1, 2015
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   • WL smith
   • June 27, 2015

9. Improper Use of Forge

   By Clayton M., October 29, 2014   

   • Foundry
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   • Frosty
   • June 26, 2015

10. Magnetite Smelt 2015

    By DanielC, June 21, 2015
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    • Frosty
    • June 22, 2015

11. Catalan Smelting Furnace 2015 1 2 3

    By DanielC, June 1, 2015
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    • DanielC
    • June 20, 2015

12. Can I leave metal in steel crucible?

    By The Armourer, May 30, 2015
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    • The Armourer
    • May 31, 2015

13. Advice casting brass hammer

    By territorialmillworks, May 22, 2015
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    • Nobody Special
    • May 26, 2015

14. looking for John Newman

    By R.Chapple Wv, May 17, 2015
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    • JNewman
    • May 20, 2015

15. Potential Darwin award winner

    By DSW, May 5, 2015
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    • DSW
    • May 16, 2015

16. tilting furnace plans?

    By Cary Brief, April 18, 2015   

    • casting furnace
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    • arftist
    • April 19, 2015

17. Itc 100 peeling

    By Cary Brief, April 17, 2015   

    • itc 100
    • refractory
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    • Glenn
    • April 18, 2015

18. Setting up a furnace, with a couple questions 1 2

    By Michael Spaulding, February 24, 2015
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    • Michael Spaulding
    • March 15, 2015

19. Ore source for smelting??? 1 2

    By Jason @ MacTalis Ironworks, January 4, 2012
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    • Michael Cochran
    • March 13, 2015

20. First Foundry, Advice on Castable Refractory

    By drago_arms, February 15, 2015   

    • Foundry
    • aluminium
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      • Foundry
      • aluminium
      • FeTiO2 smelting
    • 17 replies
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    • Frosty
    • February 18, 2015

21. Crucibles???

    By thelittleguy, January 20, 2015
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    • thelittleguy
    • January 21, 2015

22. Casting steel

    By jacobd, November 19, 2014
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    • jacobd
    • November 21, 2014

23. Refining/Shaping Bloom Steel.

    By DanielC, November 17, 2014
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    • ThomasPowers
    • November 20, 2014

24. Casting a forging-ready sword base

    By Kiel366, November 10, 2014
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    • Dodge
    • November 11, 2014

25. my latest adventure in steel

    By Dave Budd, October 23, 2014   

    • aristotle furnace
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    • Copper Elf
    • November 1, 2014

26. how to color aluminium

    By Matt Smith, October 11, 2014
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    • BIGGUNDOCTOR
    • October 19, 2014