Here are some of my adventures in casting aluminum with my homemade foundry
In my quest to melt aluminum, I have decided to build my own propane torch for my furnace.
Here's a video that I made that covers the lost foam casting process from cutting the foamy with a CNC machine to pouring the molten aluminum to finishing the part with a fly cutter! Check it out!
In the building of my two homemade CNC machines I have come to realize that to make my own aluminum parts would be really really helpful. So... I am starting my own homemade aluminum foundry :)
Not everything goes according to plan! Here are a few examples of that rule...