Following more or less those directions, I was able to build and run my own mini foundry at home, melting about 30 cans to produce 4 mini-muffin sized ingots of (mostly) pure aluminum: ...

Tungsten has the highest melting point of all metals, 3,422 degrees Celsius. This makes the material ideal for use at high temperatures in e.g. space rocket nozzles, heating elements of ...

It takes a lot to melt metal — you generally need some sort of heavy-duty torch and a whole lot of time to spare. But if you’re familiar with the application of electrical energy and have a basic ...

If you have an excess of soda cans lying around—or just looking for a cool project to work on—this mini foundry can melt metal and doesn't cost very much to build. Melting things is fun, and this ...

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