Port Washington-based Modern Equipment Company Inc. makes furnaces and ladles that can undergo the stresses of metal melting at foundries. It can take several months to manufacture a product that can ...

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 ...

So the casting didn't go great. First, open molds suck, wasted a lot of extra material on overspill. Second, I suck at pouring. Finally, the kinetic sand didn't work as well as I hoped. When I made ...

April Wilkerson demonstrates how to melt metal at home with a backyard foundry build, creating your own metalworking setup. Powerful Earthquake Causes Buildings To Collapse Democratic Mayor Signs ICE ...

If you have an excess of soda cans lying around—or just looking for a cool project to work on—this mini foundry can melt metal and doesn't cost very much to build. Melting things is fun, and this ...

Melting aluminum is actually pretty easy to do, which is why it’s such a popular metal for beginners at metal casting. Building a foundry that can melt aluminum safely is another matter entirely, and ...

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 ...