Smelting, Melting, Foundry, and Casting

301 topics in this forum

1. Overview of metal casting for beginners

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   By dan_m, December 15, 2011
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   • mangaliron
   • September 28, 2017
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3. Mini cast aluminium anvil

   By Brasso, Wednesday at 09:28 AM
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   • PVF Al
   • Sunday at 11:38 AM

4. I’m ready for serious casting?

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   By Hans Richter, October 28, 2017   

   • bronze casting
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   • Hans Richter
   • September 2

5. Iron Ore Pellets

   By Aggiebit, August 27
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   • MotoMike
   • August 31

6. A few new bronzes.

   By Ibor, August 4
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   • Hans Richter
   • August 5

7. I NEED HELP. With my foundry furnace

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   By Sudsii, July 5
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   • Glenn
   • July 6

8. Crucible Shattered

   By C.Read, June 23
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   • ThomasPowers
   • July 4

9. Building a forge/ foundry (Carlsbad NM)

   By Chris Barber, July 1
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   • ThomasPowers
   • July 3

10. Bronze sword casting

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    By Andrew Golabek, May 7
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    • ThomasPowers
    • June 8

11. Bronze knife casting

    By Andrew Golabek, January 1
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    • Andrew Golabek
    • June 7

12. Help with new furnace

    By Bear Creek Iron Works, April 14
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    • John in Oly, WA
    • May 14

13. cello bending iron

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    By ravenhome777, April 26
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    • Nobody Special
    • May 4

14. Melting aluminium

    By Nivsknives, April 29
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    • mutant
    • May 3

15. Casting an aluminum handle

    By JD Bragg, April 25
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    • JHCC
    • April 26

16. Murdoch's 1st furnace

    By GMURDOCH, March 28
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    • Frosty
    • April 9

17. Section name change

    By Glenn, March 12
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    • Glenn
    • March 12

18. How can i make a gap in my mould

    By Conor Saxton, July 21, 2017   

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

19. First Crucible Steel Run, and Forging.

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

20. Noob Needs Help <split from HIjack>

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

21. A few patterns we have made recently

    By JNewman, March 10, 2017
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    • JNewman
    • November 12, 2017

22. Looking at building a Foundry with a 55 Gallon drum

    By TheGleaner, November 9, 2017
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    • TheGleaner
    • November 9, 2017

23. Food Safe Bronze?

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    By GandalftheGold, October 2, 2017   

    • safety
    • casting
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      • cookwear
      • bronze
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    • ThomasPowers
    • October 31, 2017

24. Clip of zinc burning in a crucible of brass

    By eseemann, October 24, 2017
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    • eseemann
    • October 25, 2017

25. i wonder if this will work?

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    By CraftyWolf, May 31, 2011
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    • ThomasPowers
    • October 15, 2017

26. Melting steel in an enclosed clay container (NOT CASTING)

    By Matthias 0311, August 13, 2017
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    • ThomasPowers
    • August 30, 2017