Backyard Metalcasting

According to the backyard foundry experts the most useful casting metal that s even easier to melt than aluminum is zinc. Molten metal will chase you down the street and burn everything. Anyway standard disclaimer applie.

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The metal has a melting point of 1 200 degrees fahrenheit but ordinary propane blow torches produce flames twice that temperature.

Backyard metalcasting. Home foundry can be defined as basic metal casting facilities setup in the home or backyard by hobby metal professionals to make small castings for various needs. The 2 bucks furnace was my first use of an actual refractory formula. Hot metal can fall and maybe burn you. This is meant to offer up process information.

To start viewing messages select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. A place for the discussion of all manner of metal casting and foundry work whether in the backyard or on a commercial scale. A home foundry is different from a commercial foundry in the way it is generally setup using things and equipment that are easily available in the market and can be used to perform simple metal casting works. This page will detail some of the refractory formulas that i experiment with my previous furnaces were all made from a clay form surrounded with regular concrete or mortar.

Click the register link above to proceed. How to melt aluminum cans feel free to add to the information below. Sand castings are produced in specialized factories called foundries over 60 of all metal castings are produced via sand casting process. Sand casting also known as sand molded casting is a metal casting process characterized by using sand as the mold material.

If this is your first visit be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. Create a profile post project photos blogs questions comments etc. You may have to register before you can post. Hefty harriette it was time to crank it up a few degrees literally and figuratively and build a big furnace capable of withstanding repeated iron melts.

First of all i wanna say this is dangerous. 94 videos play all metal casting at home the backyard foundry myfordboy metal casting at home part 7 oddside mould making duration. It melts around 420 c 800 f so you can even melt it on a hot stove. The term sand casting can also refer to an object produced via the sand casting process.

It casts harder than aluminum for better wear and zinc aluminum alloys can approach cast iron in strength and durability.