Tag Archives: Furnace

$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 →

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

Posted on January 20, 2010 by admin

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! Duration : 0:9:25

Posted in metal casting | Tagged alloy, alluminium, engineer, forge, Furnace, greensand, making, melting, model, mold, Mould, pattern, workshop | 25 Comments

Umha Aois – Bronze Casting Demonstration 2008

Posted on January 16, 2010 by admin

Video by Robert Clarke. A bronze casting demonstration held May 2008 at Glendarragh Studios, Co. Wicklow, Ireland. http://www.umha-aois.com “Umha Aois” (Irish for “Bronze Age”) is an ongoing experimental project organised on a volunteer basis by a committee formed of artists … Continue reading →

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Metal Casting at Home Part 2 Backyard Foundry

Posted on January 2, 2010 by admin

In part one I made the sand mould. Now I melt metal and complete the casting. Duration : 0:7:43

Posted in metal casting | Tagged alloy, aluminium, art, casting, crafts, engineer, Furnace, greensand, model, molten, sand | 25 Comments

Metal Casting at Home Part 3. Backyard foundry

Posted on December 24, 2009 by admin

How to make a greensand mould using a loose piece. Duration : 0:7:23

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DIY Aluminium Casting experiment

Posted on December 11, 2009 by admin

This is a clip of us pouring our molten aluminium from our crucible into our mould. Aluminium from a bell housing, a gearbox, a rocker cover and an alloy wheel. It worked a treat! We do other stuff too. Click … Continue reading →

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Aluminum casting

Posted on December 11, 2009 by admin

Aluminum casting using a sand mold. Duration : 0:2:3

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Metal Casting at Home Part 1 Backyard Foundry

Posted on December 11, 2009 by admin

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. Duration : 0:9:58

Posted in metal casting | Tagged alloy, aluminium, art, casting, crafts, engineer, forge, Foundry, Furnace, greensand, model, molten, sand | 25 Comments