Smelting, Melting, Foundry, and Casting

308 topics in this forum

1. Melting points of Metals and Alloys

   By Glenn, October 3, 2018
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   • ausfire
   • October 6, 2018

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. Ferrous Rated Crucibles

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   By Clayton M., November 18, 2014   

   • foundry
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   • David C.
   • 21 hours ago

5. Built a New Furnace

   By materman, December 28, 2018
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   • materman
   • December 28, 2018

6. Bronze knife casting

   By Andrew Golabek, January 1, 2018
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   • Andrew Golabek
   • November 21, 2018

7. I’m ready for serious casting?

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   By Hans Richter, October 28, 2017   

   • bronze casting
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   • Cincinnatus
   • November 17, 2018

8. Forge as a foundry

   By Timber Ridge Forge, November 9, 2018
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   • Timber Ridge Forge
   • November 11, 2018

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

   By vincentmarche, November 1, 2018
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   • Charles R. Stevens
   • November 7, 2018

10. First solo Tamahagane smelt

    By vincentmarche, November 6, 2018
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    • vincentmarche
    • November 6, 2018

11. First Crucible Steel Run, and Forging.

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    By DanielC, November 11, 2017
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    • HojPoj
    • November 5, 2018

12. Ceramic blanket or refractory cement, or both?

    By Third_Placer, October 20, 2018
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    • ThomasPowers
    • October 20, 2018

13. Mini cast aluminium anvil

    By Brasso, September 19, 2018
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    • ausfire
    • October 14, 2018

14. Recipe for making crucible steel?

    By Bo T, June 19, 2016
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    • Tim Mitchell
    • September 26, 2018

15. Iron Ore Pellets

    By Aggiebit, August 27, 2018
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    • MotoMike
    • August 31, 2018

16. A few new bronzes.

    By Ibor, August 4, 2018
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    • Hans Richter
    • August 5, 2018

17. I NEED HELP. With my foundry furnace

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    By Sudsii, July 5, 2018
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    • Glenn
    • July 6, 2018

18. Crucible Shattered

    By C.Read, June 23, 2018
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    • ThomasPowers
    • July 4, 2018

19. Building a forge/ foundry (Carlsbad NM)

    By Chris Barber, July 1, 2018
    • 11 replies
    • 555 views
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    • ThomasPowers
    • July 3, 2018

20. Bronze sword casting

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    By Andrew Golabek, May 7, 2018
    • 37 replies
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    • ThomasPowers
    • June 8, 2018

21. Help with new furnace

    By Bear Creek Iron Works, April 14, 2018
    • 21 replies
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    • John in Oly, WA
    • May 14, 2018

22. cello bending iron

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    By ravenhome777, April 26, 2018
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    • Nobody Special
    • May 4, 2018

23. Melting aluminium

    By Gavj75, April 29, 2018
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    • mutant
    • May 3, 2018

24. Casting an aluminum handle

    By JD Bragg, April 25, 2018
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    • JHCC
    • April 26, 2018

25. Murdoch's 1st furnace

    By GMURDOCH, March 28, 2018
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    • Frosty
    • April 9, 2018

26. Section name change

    By Glenn, March 12, 2018
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    • Glenn
    • March 12, 2018