Smelting, Melting, Foundry, and Casting

307 topics in this forum

1. Melting points of Metals and Alloys

   By Glenn, October 3
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   • ausfire
   • October 6

3. Overview of metal casting for beginners

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

4. Forge as a foundry

   By Timber Ridge Forge, Friday at 01:04 AM
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   • 132 views
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   • Timber Ridge Forge
   • Sunday at 03:44 AM

5. I’m ready for serious casting?

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   By Hans Richter, October 28, 2017   

   • bronze casting
   • 85 replies
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   • Hans Richter
   • Saturday at 09:09 AM

6. Advice on how to keep Magnetite from blowing out of smelt furnace?

   By vincentmarche, November 1
   • 20 replies
   • 257 views
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   • Charles R. Stevens
   • November 7

7. First solo Tamahagane smelt

   By vincentmarche, November 6
   • 2 replies
   • 125 views
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   • vincentmarche
   • November 6

8. First Crucible Steel Run, and Forging.

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   By DanielC, November 11, 2017
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   • HojPoj
   • November 5

9. Ceramic blanket or refractory cement, or both?

   By Third_Placer, October 20
   • 3 replies
   • 148 views
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   • ThomasPowers
   • October 20

10. Mini cast aluminium anvil

    By Brasso, September 19
    • 12 replies
    • 465 views
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    • ausfire
    • October 14

11. Recipe for making crucible steel?

    By Bo T, June 19, 2016
    • 12 replies
    • 4,770 views
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    • Tim Mitchell
    • September 26

12. Iron Ore Pellets

    By Aggiebit, August 27
    • 20 replies
    • 458 views
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    • MotoMike
    • August 31

13. A few new bronzes.

    By Ibor, August 4
    • 4 replies
    • 356 views
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    • Hans Richter
    • August 5

14. I NEED HELP. With my foundry furnace

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    By Sudsii, July 5
    • 43 replies
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    • Glenn
    • July 6

15. Crucible Shattered

    By C.Read, June 23
    • 19 replies
    • 606 views
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    • ThomasPowers
    • July 4

16. Building a forge/ foundry (Carlsbad NM)

    By Chris Barber, July 1
    • 11 replies
    • 469 views
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    • ThomasPowers
    • July 3

17. Bronze sword casting

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    By Andrew Golabek, May 7
    • 37 replies
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    • ThomasPowers
    • June 8

18. Bronze knife casting

    By Andrew Golabek, January 1
    • 14 replies
    • 1,238 views
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    • Andrew Golabek
    • June 7

19. Help with new furnace

    By Bear Creek Iron Works, April 14
    • 21 replies
    • 850 views
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    • John in Oly, WA
    • May 14

20. cello bending iron

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    By ravenhome777, April 26
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    • Nobody Special
    • May 4

21. Melting aluminium

    By Gavj75, April 29
    • 7 replies
    • 481 views
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    • mutant
    • May 3

22. Casting an aluminum handle

    By JD Bragg, April 25
    • 12 replies
    • 339 views
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    • JHCC
    • April 26

23. Murdoch's 1st furnace

    By GMURDOCH, March 28
    • 9 replies
    • 433 views
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    • Frosty
    • April 9

24. Section name change

    By Glenn, March 12
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    • Glenn
    • March 12

25. How can i make a gap in my mould

    By Conor Saxton, July 21, 2017   

    • casting
    • axe heads
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      • casting
      • axe heads
      • bronze casting
    • 6 replies
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    • John in Oly, WA
    • February 23

26. Noob Needs Help <split from HIjack>

    By STC4476, November 22, 2017
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    • 395 views
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    • ThomasPowers
    • November 27, 2017