Posts Tagged ‘forge’

Metal Casting at Home Part 12. When Castings Go Bad

March 9, 2010 - 5:05 pm 23 Comments

Things don’t always go well in the home foundry.

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Metal Casting at Home Part 4 Backyard Foundry

March 6, 2010 - 2:22 pm 25 Comments

Casting parts for a model engine in alloy.

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Failed Bronze Casting Attempt

February 16, 2010 - 1:17 am 6 Comments

This video documents my attempt at casting a bronze cane (or hammer) head for a project. The mould failed, and I attempted to salvage it. I failed.

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Brass Casting 2

January 27, 2010 - 1:28 am 9 Comments

Second attempt at brass casting, this time we melted down 130 bullet casings. Waste not want not

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Metal Casting at Home Part 10 Another Day in my Home Foundry

January 20, 2010 - 6:51 am 25 Comments

How to make a casting from making the sand mould to the finished item. The video has been edited to fit the 10 minute time limit of You tube. It takes much longer than this!

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Metal Casting at Home Part 1 Backyard Foundry

December 11, 2009 - 2:34 pm 25 Comments

The first video in my 11 part series showing how I make alloy castings in my home made foundry.
Part one shows how the mould is made and in part two the metal is melted and poured.

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