Backyard Casting
The strange thing is that the burner i used to melt this iron is the simplest most basic burner i ve ever used to melt metal.
Backyard casting. Backyard metal casting and homemade forges. Although some of the technology to work metals is relatively recent the initial human drive to create is still with us. Iron casting and waste oil fuel. Welcome to my flamingfurnace backyard metal casting blog.
My email platform stopped allowing me to send out my e zine so i have set up a google site to keep everyone updated with my latest projects and to interact. The complete setup of equipment to melt and cast metal esp. The equipment required is quite simple a basic furnace can be built but once the basics are dealt with are more robust and better designed melting furnace will be the aim. Melting iron melting iron is no longer the domain of industial enterprises.
An individual can build a blast furnace and melt it in their backyard. Aluminum is a very versatile material and i would like to promote the awareness of aluminum recycling via different metal casting projects. If you can successfully melt and cast iron then you ve really developed your foundry. A man in his 40s 50s visits casually his father 70s 80s in the latter s backyard the former home of the son as well.
For thousands of years man has worked metals. For awhile i ve considered casting iron to be the holy grail of backyard metalcasting. The practical home handyman can melt metal in the backyard hobby foundry. 94 videos play all metal casting at home the backyard foundry myfordboy metal casting at home part 7 oddside mould making duration.