-Molten aluminum looks fucking awesome, especially when you pour it. -The fire extinguisher crucible worked fine, but it got hot enough that I'm worried about stressing the metal and I think it will ...

Induction melting uses a magnetic field to create a flow of electrons in a conductive metal, creating resistance, which causes an increase in temperature in the metal. An attribute of induction ...

Microwave ovens are a treasure trove of useful parts: transformers, an HV capacitor, a piezo speaker, and a high torque motor, to name just a few. In a new twist, [Rulof Maker] strips all that out and ...

Melting aluminum is actually pretty easy to do, which is why it’s such a popular metal for beginners at metal casting. Building a foundry that can melt aluminum safely is another matter entirely, and ...

Several months ago at the ISRI Annual Convention, aluminum industry researcher James Southwood remarked that the shut down of smelters in America’s northwest would play a role in strengthening ...

New York-based research consortium says technique it developed helps remove metallic impurities in recycled-content aluminum. A Remade Institute researcher says its aluminum melt shop advance can ...

Tired of waiting for those mountains of snow hogging precious parking spaces and blocking sidewalks to melt? Now engineers have come up with a simple contraption to shrink those piles quickly: a ...