Posts Tagged ‘Home’

Home built foundry


Aluminum pour

Metal Casting at Home Part 9 The Furnace .


Details of the equpment I use in my home foundry.Please watch Metal Casting at Home Parts 1 to 8 & 10 for details of how a sand casting is made.

Metal Casting at Home Part 4 Backyard Foundry


Casting parts for a model engine in alloy.

home made Electric foundry for Aluminium


It is my second edition of homemade electric foundry for aluminium. This foundry has 2000 Watt electric power and need electric temperature regulation. I do not regulate electric power and teater was overheated :( Do not let heater’s temperature increase more, then 800 C.

Metal Casting at Home Part 5 Backyard Foundry Core Making


Making sand cores as used in Metal casting at Home part 1 and 4

Metal Casting at Home Part 2 Backyard Foundry


In part one I made the sand mould. Now I melt metal and complete the casting.

Metal Casting at Home Part 10 Another Day in my Home Foundry


How to make a casting from making the sand mould to the finished item. The video has been edited to fit the 10 minute time limit of You tube. It takes much longer than this!

Metal Casting at Home Part 3. Backyard foundry


How to make a greensand mould using a loose piece.

Home Foundry


Getting a little smoother at the melts. Still have some bugs to work out. Still want ot build a new waste oil burner. Foundry holds heat well. Skin temp doesn’t get above about 170 deg.

Metal Casting at Home Part 1 Backyard Foundry


The first of 12 videos showing how I make alloy castings in my home made foundry. Part one shows how the mould is made and in part two the metal is melted and poured.