Smelting, Melting, Foundry, and Casting

465 topics in this forum

1. Vertical forge build

   By woody15, April 12, 2016   

   • propane forge
   • vertical
   • 17 replies
   • 8.9k views
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   • ThomasPowers
   • August 11, 2019

3. aluminum ingots

   By alwe1, May 20, 2014
   • 15 replies
   • 13.8k views
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   • BIGGUNDOCTOR
   • August 9, 2019

4. Inside dimensions of furnace?

   By Tooly236, August 6, 2019
   • 4 replies
   • 1.1k views
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   • Irondragon Forge ClayWorks
   • August 6, 2019

5. What is this hard fb rated at can't find any information

   By Travis Southern, August 4, 2019   

   • mo
   • flint
   • 3 replies
   • 1.2k views
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   • Irondragon Forge ClayWorks
   • August 5, 2019

6. New Foundry Build

   By kevlar99, July 31, 2019   

   • gas
   • 7 replies
   • 2.3k views
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   • Mikey98118
   • August 2, 2019

7. Copper Wire Granulator

   By hungoversheep, June 29, 2019   

   • scrap
   • 8 replies
   • 2.4k views
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   • hungoversheep
   • July 7, 2019

8. Forge recommendations

   By mike83350, July 3, 2019
   • 11 replies
   • 1.4k views
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   • Latticino
   • July 3, 2019

9. Insulation Thickness?

   By PinguForPresident, June 30, 2019
   • 3 replies
   • 1.1k views
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   • Steve Sells
   • July 1, 2019

10. advice needed for oil-burner foundry refractory

    By Saving Private Brian, June 12, 2019
    • 14 replies
    • 2k views
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    • Frosty
    • June 16, 2019

11. CaO (quicklime) is both a refractory and flux??

    By PinguForPresident, June 10, 2019
    • 3 replies
    • 1.3k views
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    • Frosty
    • June 11, 2019

12. DIY super-cheap refractory to melt steel in oil burner

    By Saving Private Brian, June 8, 2019
    • 1 reply
    • 3.9k views
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    • Frosty
    • June 8, 2019

13. Pewter melt/cast question by a new hobbyist

    By savagenights, June 5, 2019
    • 9 replies
    • 2.6k views
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    • anvil
    • June 7, 2019

14. Backyard bloomery

    By AaronIronandSteel, May 8, 2019   

    • diy
    • experiment
    • 15 replies
    • 3.8k views
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    • anvil
    • May 11, 2019

15. Blast furnace?

    By Grant Kegllr, April 3, 2019
    • 4 replies
    • 1.5k views
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    • Nobody Special
    • April 6, 2019

16. smelting and venting

    By Steve Sells, March 25, 2019
    • 6 replies
    • 1.3k views
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    • ThomasPowers
    • March 26, 2019

17. Buying a small smelting forge

    By Beginner, March 18, 2019   

    • small forge
    • 4 replies
    • 1.9k views
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    • ThomasPowers
    • March 18, 2019

18. Anvil Horn Casting

    By TheSingedWolf93, March 15, 2019   

    • new guy
    • 10 replies
    • 1.8k views
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    • ThomasPowers
    • March 15, 2019

19. New to this. Bought a devil Forge

    By Quenten Wills, March 13, 2019
    • 4 replies
    • 2.6k views
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    • ThomasPowers
    • March 13, 2019

20. Need advice on refractory for new foundry build

    By Jay.bro, March 12, 2019   

    • foundry
    • furnace
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • foundry
      • furnace
      • kaowool
      • plaster of paris
    • 4 replies
    • 1.4k views
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    • Jay.bro
    • March 12, 2019

21. Refractory help

    By SweetPeaWilly, March 10, 2019   

    • refractory
    • fireclay
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • refractory
      • fireclay
      • sand
      • portland cement
    • 6 replies
    • 1.6k views
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    • ThomasPowers
    • March 12, 2019

22. Wood Ash or Clay

    By TwistedPitchfork, February 26, 2019   

    • metalwork
    • casting
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • metalwork
      • casting
      • mold
    • 10 replies
    • 3k views
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    • TwistedPitchfork
    • February 26, 2019

23. First solo Tamahagane smelt 1 2 3

    By vincentmarche, November 6, 2018
    • 60 replies
    • 5.8k views
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    • J.P. Hall
    • February 23, 2019

24. Bronze knife casting

    By Andrew Golabek, January 1, 2018
    • 21 replies
    • 12.5k views
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    • eseemann
    • February 12, 2019

25. A use for Scale?

    By Aubrey, February 8, 2019
    • 14 replies
    • 2.5k views
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    • Al Stephens
    • February 11, 2019

26. titanium mold casting

    By v_dude, February 5, 2019
    • 13 replies
    • 1.8k views
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    • Irondragon Forge ClayWorks
    • February 7, 2019