Posted by LincolnIA on February 02, 2010 at 18:00:43 from (205.188.116.74):
In Reply to: O/T Metal Casting posted by Christos on February 02, 2010 at 14:52:44:
I worked at a foundry while in college. Setting up a furnace to cast iron would be a big undertaking. An induction furnace or arc furnace would be out of the question. You may be able to build a cupala furnace. The furnace itself would be easy enough to build. I'm sure uou could buy the refractory to line it with. You would need a source for coke, propane and air to fire it with. Handeling molten iron would be a big pain without all the proper equipment. You would be way money ahead to have a small local foundry make a pattern from an origional part and have them cast it. The University of Northern Iowa has a foundry which may be of some help to you. I'd suggest you start with aluminum, brass or copper, they are a chinch compared to iron. Check out backyardmetalcasting.com
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