Smelting, Melting, Foundry, and Casting

387 topics in this forum

1. Melting points of Metals and Alloys

   By Glenn, October 3, 2018
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   • Hans Richter
   • June 3, 2020

3. Overview of metal casting for beginners 1 2

   By dan_m, December 15, 2011
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   • mangaliron
   • September 28, 2017

4. Electric forge for casting 45 lbs barbell plates

   By Mario prefontaine, April 9
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   • Irondragon ForgeClay Works
   • April 10

5. ingot sticking to mold

   By Forger29, June 19, 2020
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   • pnut
   • April 6

6. MPa and how to figure it out for different metals 1 2

   By Rkam, March 21
   • 31 replies
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   • Frosty
   • April 4

7. Devil forge furnace FB2MB

   By patrickjc, April 1
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   • Frosty
   • April 1

8. need advice (sourcing manufacturer US/EU) & casting method! 1 2

   By JóneK, March 24   

   • manufactured
   • lost wax
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     • lost wax
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   • 33 replies
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   • Apple Duck
   • April 1

9. small electric arc furnace

   By damsafteylways, March 23
   • 1 reply
   • 107 views
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   • Deimos
   • March 24

10. Questions about electric blacksmith/using welding stuff to melt stuff

    By damsafteylways, March 23   

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    • electrical
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      • jewlery
    • 9 replies
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    • ThomasPowers
    • March 23

11. Lost Wax Castings

    By woodwalker, July 2, 2010
    • 13 replies
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    • MICHAEL D
    • March 16

12. Building First Foundry

    By Amusingkarma, March 12
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    • Amusingkarma
    • March 12

13. Brass melting or burning ? 1 2

    By BartW, February 17
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    • Frosty
    • March 7

14. Is It Possible To Melt Pure Iron Into Round Bars?

    By MineralMan, February 16
    • 23 replies
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    • Deimos
    • February 16

15. Crucible size vs furnace diameter?

    By cds333, February 10
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    • ThomasPowers
    • February 12

16. brass melting

    By cikker, February 2
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    • cikker
    • February 12

17. Crucible Stand Advice

    By MJP, August 26, 2019
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    • Frosty
    • February 6

18. Melting Steel 1 2

    By KFatha, April 12, 2019
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    • ThomasPowers
    • February 1

19. Electric Furnace and Melting Copper

    By Keets, January 14
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    • Nobody Special
    • January 21

20. Best method of large at home forge

    By Mario prefontaine, January 8
    • 12 replies
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    • ThomasPowers
    • January 11

21. 6061 - Casting

    By Bob La londe, December 21, 2020
    • 4 replies
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    • teenylittlemetalguy
    • December 21, 2020

22. Aluminum casting

    By William_James, July 28, 2016
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    • Welshj
    • December 21, 2020

23. Devil Forge MPA for metals

    By ToXic Productions, December 12, 2020   

    • devil forge
    • foundry
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    • 3 replies
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    • Frosty
    • December 13, 2020

24. Is it possible to melt and cast railroad track steel? 1 2

    By Germaan, June 12, 2011
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    • Frosty
    • November 29, 2020

25. Identifying Oddity - Railroad Crucible?

    By Marilyn Jordan, November 26, 2020
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    • pnut
    • November 27, 2020

26. Input welcome

    By NachoSupreme, October 8, 2020
    • 12 replies
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    • ThomasPowers
    • October 12, 2020