Smelting, Melting, Foundry, and Casting

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1. Casting then forging old spring steel

   By gypsyghaun, June 9, 2023
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   • Goods
   • August 9, 2023

3. Using chaplet in Aluminum casting

   By Daniel_Tran, June 28, 2023
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   • Irondragon Forge ClayWorks
   • June 29, 2023

4. Crucible Steel Venture

   By huntmaster99, June 24, 2023
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   • Frosty
   • June 26, 2023

5. Coarse Magnetite

   By Scwootz, May 19, 2023
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   • Stash
   • May 20, 2023

6. Gas Smelter and Crucible base

   By BEBailey3, April 7, 2023
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   • Frosty
   • April 13, 2023

7. making bronze 1 2

   By GhostTownForge, February 20, 2023   

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   • GhostTownForge
   • March 29, 2023

8. Propane forge melting copper 1 2 3

   By Moss, February 23, 2019
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   • MK4
   • March 26, 2023

9. Furnace lining

   By Peter D, March 21, 2023
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   • Goods
   • March 21, 2023

10. Gas popping

    By Peter D, March 20, 2023
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    • Irondragon Forge ClayWorks
    • March 21, 2023

11. Just to give an idea of how dangerous foundry work can be....

    By Irondragon Forge ClayWorks, February 21, 2023
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    • anvil
    • March 11, 2023

12. What size & buy vs build for first foundry?

    By Fallon, March 3, 2023
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    • Fallon
    • March 3, 2023

13. Will what I bought for cement be sufficient?

    By Saltyrad, March 2, 2023
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    • Saltyrad
    • March 3, 2023

14. Looking for some good tips since I'm new to this

    By Saltyrad, February 23, 2023
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    • Latticino
    • February 24, 2023

15. Pheasibility of old permanent mold formulas

    By Jack Hirsch, February 19, 2023
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    • Scott NC
    • February 19, 2023

16. Casting sand with very high clay content

    By oldnewprobs, February 18, 2023
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    • George N. M.
    • February 19, 2023

17. Smelting iron in a microwave 1 2

    By Iron Falcon 72, July 10, 2009
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    • JHCC
    • February 15, 2023

18. Something we are working on...

    By JPH, January 13, 2023
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    • Irondragon Forge ClayWorks
    • February 15, 2023

19. Making my own iron melting furnace

    By Kanus_oq_Seruna, May 18, 2011
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    • Steve Sells
    • January 28, 2023

20. Best method of large at home forge

    By Mario prefontaine, January 8, 2021
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    • cam0216
    • January 13, 2023

21. Homemade Waste oil burning foundry

    By White Fox Forge, January 11, 2023
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    • White Fox Forge
    • January 11, 2023

22. Carcoal furnace on the cheap

    By huntmaster99, December 31, 2022
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    • ThomasPowers
    • January 8, 2023

23. Attempting to Melting Copper in a Keg Furnace

    By Blueprint222, December 28, 2022
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    • Frosty
    • December 29, 2022

24. Melting furnace build log

    By oldnewprobs, December 10, 2022
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    • oldnewprobs
    • December 25, 2022

25. First Crucible Steel Run, and Forging. 1 2 3 4

    By DanielC, November 11, 2017
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    • huntmaster99
    • December 23, 2022

26. Home furnace oil burner as power source?

    By oldnewprobs, December 18, 2022
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    • oldnewprobs
    • December 22, 2022