If you want to do casting at home, you’ll need a way to melt metal. [Jake]’s DIY foundry furnace gets hot enough to melt aluminium, and is built out a mix of scrap parts. The chamber of the ...

Discover how a satisfying two-way faucet is made by melting brass. The process involves heating, molding, and assembling the brass to create a durable, functional faucet with smooth operation. Watch ...

Why this should be done is simply a matter of practical experience, it having been found that castings of bronze and brass give, at the second melting (when the proportions of the metal are ...

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