Tag Archives: backyard

Pouring brass into a lost foam casting mold using k-bond sand to make Rabbit plaque

Posted on April 14, 2010 by admin

Don’t try this without taking more safety precautions than I have…and don’t blame me if you hurt yourself!!! I am going to be writing an e-zine about this whole project. If you would like to sign up for the e-zine, … Continue reading →

Posted in brass casting | Tagged backyard, Brass, casting, foam, k-bond, lost, metal, plaque, rabbittry | 2 Comments

Home Aluminum Foundry

Posted on April 5, 2010 by admin

Me and the guys melting some aluminum in a home foundry we set up at the shop. We made some ingates and after i get some good sand and frames made up i’m gonna try and make a hood ornament … Continue reading →

Posted in aluminum casting | Tagged aluminum, backyard, cadillac, car, classic, clay, custom, dizzle, exclusive, exterior, Foundry, hillbilly, home, hood, How, killa, limo, lowrider, melting, metal, molten, ornament, parts, pigeon, shop, to | 19 Comments

Metal Casting at Home Part 9 The Furnace .

Posted on March 15, 2010 by admin

Details of the equpment I use in my home foundry.Please watch Metal Casting at Home Parts 1 to 8 & 10 for details of how a sand casting is made. Duration : 0:4:11

Posted in metal casting | Tagged alloy, aluminium, backyard, Crucible, Engineering, forge, Foundry, greensand, melting, model | 25 Comments

Backyard Aluminum casting

Posted on March 12, 2010 by admin

Backyard aluminum casting at home. Melting aluminum in a charcoal foundry and pouring it into a greensand mold. The little flare up at the end was easily contained and nothing was damaged except the wooden box. Duration : 0:1:40

Posted in aluminium casting | Tagged aluminum casting, backyard, charcoal, flower pot furnace, Foundry | 8 Comments

Metal Casting Other Site Areas

Posted on March 12, 2010 by admin

http://www.metalcastingzone.com In this video we look over the other ares on the site. Metal Casting eCourse, Recent Casting Forum Posts and more are in this video. Come visit us today and get two ebooks. Duration : 0:6:18

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Aluminum Ingots From The $30 Backyard Foundry.

Posted on March 9, 2010 by admin

After the pour. Aluminum, like any heavy metal will recycle 100% (save the stuff still stuck in the crucible). The ingots are perfectly size for the crucible. Once I get my first foam carving done I can just throw these … Continue reading →

Posted in aluminum casting | Tagged aluminum, backyard, blast, can, casting, coffee, DIY, Foundry, Furnace, homebrew, ingots, melt, molten, paint, smelt | 14 Comments

Metal Casting at Home Part 12. When Castings Go Bad

Posted on March 9, 2010 by admin

Things don’t always go well in the home foundry. Duration : 0:4:58

Posted in metal casting | Tagged alloy, backyard, Engineering, forge, Furnace, greensand, model, mold, Mould, pattern | 23 Comments

$30 backyard aluminum foundry – TURBOCHARGED

Posted on February 19, 2010 by admin

DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME!!! The hair dryer was enough to heat aluminum cans but not aluminum rods. I switched to an air compressor to push more air in and it definitely did the trick. Even though I was wearing … Continue reading →

Posted in aluminium casting | Tagged aluminum, backyard, blast, can, casting, coffee, DIY, Foundry, Furnace, homebrew, melt, molten, paint, smelt | 19 Comments

$30 backyard aluminum foundry

Posted on January 20, 2010 by admin

DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME!!!!! An overview of my aluminum foundry. Only cost me about $30 bucks at Ace Hardware. Got some scrap aluminum at a welding yard for free and tried to mold them into ingots using a wal-mart … Continue reading →

Posted in aluminum casting | Tagged aluminum, backyard, blast, can, casting, coffee, DIY, Foundry, Furnace, homebrew, melt, molten, paint, smelt | 25 Comments