Smelting, Melting, Foundry, and Casting

353 topics in this forum

1. Melting points of Metals and Alloys

   By Glenn, October 3, 2018
   • 9 replies
   • 4,920 views
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   • ausfire
   • October 6, 2018

3. Overview of metal casting for beginners 1 2

   By dan_m, December 15, 2011
   • 25 replies
   • 246,906 views
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   • mangaliron
   • September 28, 2017

4. Foundry sample crucible help needed

   By Sling-it, October 4, 2016
   • 9 replies
   • 897 views
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   • Ingots and Slingots
   • 15 hours ago

5. diy cast iron anvil?

   By molten, March 9
   • 20 replies
   • 513 views
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   • Frosty
   • Yesterday at 02:36 AM

6. New foundry setup

   By Jonah k, February 8
   • 4 replies
   • 375 views
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   • Jonah k
   • March 22

7. Valid material?

   By CtG, February 27
   • 1 reply
   • 247 views
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   • ThomasPowers
   • February 27

8. Thinking of starting, hints, tips, and tricks?

   By Anytimedude00, February 24
   • 4 replies
   • 186 views
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   • Irondragon Forge & Clay
   • February 24

9. K23 Bricks for Bronze?

   By Art Student, February 14
   • 10 replies
   • 330 views
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   • Phil K.
   • February 20

10. Basher on History Channel

    By Steve Sells, July 1, 2019
    • 2 replies
    • 521 views
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    • jlpservicesinc
    • February 14

11. Bog iron tips and tricks

    By GuardedDig2, January 31
    • 8 replies
    • 388 views
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    • Stash
    • February 1

12. I’m ready for serious casting? 1 2 3 4

    By Hans Richter, October 28, 2017   

    • bronze casting
    • 88 replies
    • 7,487 views
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    • Hans Richter
    • January 28

13. I finally made something

    By HeinrichsFit, January 19   

    • aluminum casting
    • sand castings
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • aluminum casting
      • sand castings
      • sand casting
      • greensand
    • 4 replies
    • 424 views
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    • Steve Shimanek
    • January 21

14. First Crucible Steel Run, and Forging. 1 2

    By DanielC, November 11, 2017
    • 37 replies
    • 5,766 views
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    • DanielC
    • January 14

15. First experience with bloom steel

    By matthewfromers, September 3, 2019
    • 7 replies
    • 683 views
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    • bluerooster
    • December 31, 2019

16. My high output mini burner

    By Matt Matt, November 12, 2019
    • 2 replies
    • 510 views
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    • jlpservicesinc
    • December 26, 2019

17. In Search Of Company To Make A Custom Mold

    By Kait, November 11, 2019
    • 12 replies
    • 832 views
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    • ThomasPowers
    • November 18, 2019

18. Pouring H13

    By Frank0987, October 31, 2019
    • 2 replies
    • 530 views
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    • jlpservicesinc
    • November 9, 2019

19. first furnace, first melt 1 2

    By gadget, October 5, 2019
    • 47 replies
    • 1,736 views
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    • gadget
    • October 18, 2019

20. 1.3-1.4% C Crucible Steel 1 2

    By DanielC, October 4, 2019
    • 31 replies
    • 1,000 views
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    • DanielC
    • October 15, 2019

21. Crucible Stand Advice

    By MJP, August 26, 2019
    • 12 replies
    • 624 views
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    • gwynlaredogranger
    • October 1, 2019

22. Kiln, foundry.forge, whatever

    By Saint 5150, September 6, 2019
    • 5 replies
    • 608 views
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    • gwynlaredogranger
    • September 26, 2019

23. Flux for nickel

    By medieval, September 22, 2019
    • 3 replies
    • 376 views
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    • gwynlaredogranger
    • September 26, 2019

24. Help refueling charcoal furnace

    By Gabe Moses, August 15, 2019
    • 7 replies
    • 509 views
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    • Nobody Special
    • August 22, 2019

25. Tips to get furnace hotter?

    By AnubisAnkh, August 13, 2019   

    • propane furnace
    • burner
    • 4 replies
    • 433 views
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    • Irondragon Forge & Clay
    • August 14, 2019

26. Vertical forge build

    By woody15, April 12, 2016   

    • propane forge
    • vertical
    • 17 replies
    • 2,443 views
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    • ThomasPowers
    • August 11, 2019