-Molten aluminum looks fucking awesome, especially when you pour it. -The fire extinguisher crucible worked fine, but it got hot enough that I'm worried about stressing the metal and I think it will ...

If you’re interested in melting metal, and you totally should be because it’s basically the most fun way to recycle soda cans, The Art of Weapons details how to make an electric foundry for metal ...

The easiest route for genuine hands-on learning: take apart some old stuff. Old computers, old appliances. What's inside? What can you do with them? How about a microwave? A microwave can be used to ...

You can melt down almost any kind of aluminum—cans, even—but a piece that has already been cast (such as a water pump, wheel, or intake manifold) will have an alloy that's better suited for casting.

Hubbard, Ohio-based Ellwood Engineered Castings has been following through on plans announced in 2018 to add an aluminum castings furnace to diversify its traditional iron foundry business. A video ...

Casting is an important procedure in metalworking in which liquid metal is poured into a mold that features a hollow cavity of the desired shape. The metal is then allowed to cool and harden, forming ...