sharxbyte Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 It's multi purpose. I may even be able to make steel ingots to forge blades from, but we'll see. The primary reason I built it as a furnace and not strictly a forge was to make bronze knife furniture. But there are all sorts of fun things to cast, including a scrap metal lathe eventually Without further adieu, here's the video Also, some pictures of the knife in working on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latticino Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 Casting aluminum and silicon bronze is one thing. Casting steel something else altogether. Please do more research, outside of youtube, and try to avoid a Darwin Award. I have no experience with foundries so can be of no real assistance, but do know the temperatures and atmosphere control involved are very different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharxbyte Posted February 6, 2017 Author Share Posted February 6, 2017 Definitely will. I like all my fingers, and want to keep making things for a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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