I bought my two furnaces, a 5kg Cast Master and a 10kg knock-off of a Devil Forge, from a local artist who was clearing space in their garage for...
Hi all- first of all I just want to briefly introduce myself- I am very much a beginner in the foundry hobby having bought my first propane...
I am in the beginning stages of building my first foundry furnace. This is going to be a build using insulated fire brick only because I have...
I have finally built what I thought was going to be my dream furnace, it's more like the monster under the bed, but I did accomplish both of my...
Hello everyone, just curious if anybody has had experience using a product similar to this:...
Hello everyone, This is just a thread updating my furnace build that I posted about several months ago. Due to the lighter coursework this...
Hi All New guy here and after having done the introduction thing over in the New members area, I thought I would get into my furnace build here....
This is my first post on this forum, but I've gotten a lot of good advice and information from what others have posted. So, I've decided to post a...
I think it's about time for a new furnace. Not that there's anything wrong with my current furnace, but I've learned a lot from experience, as...
Hello all! I am curious if anyone has used one of these small Chinese induction furnaces (see photo) for melting metal and if so to what extent...
In commercial blast furnaces (these are coke based) air is preheated which differs several hundred degrees in furnace temperature, I don't know...
Is there anyone within a couple of hours of Portland, Oregon who would be willing to show me the ropes of backyard melting and casting? I’ve been...
After spending too much time trying to tweak my current furnace to iron melting temps, I have finally acknowledged failure and ready to move on to...
Situation : New , brand new noob. After Creatation of a forge and a furnace. ( Goals) Mission : decide , keep in mind cost, and postage ....
Hi I have made an initial cut at designing an iron casting furnace. I am aiming for a conventional design fitted with a pressured oil burner (no...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Hello, this is my first time posting, forgive me if this has been asked before but I’m unable to find any...
Hi I found this electric furnace for aluminium that I thought might be of interest. I did a quick search to see if it had been posted already....
Hi This thread will trace the feasibility, design and hopefully construction of a 5kW electric furnace capable of melting cast iron. Dazz
Not much here but Kelly asked about it so I thought I'd post, maybe something someone can glean. My first attempt at a castable furnace I decided...
My situation is different than others, I have a dedicated space for a foundry furnace so mine does not have to be portable. That affects the...
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