Articles, tagged with "crucible", page 5
12th June 2008
From the earliest attempts to make lead into gold and to the more modern use of making those empty soda cans into a replacement part for that model plane, crucibles have been an absolute necessity in metal casting.
Crucibles are placed inside of the f...
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Author:
Kent Klein
12th June 2008
Metal Casting provides the hobbyist with a great way to create personalized parts and pieces that may otherwise be unattainable or far too expensive. Casting is an ancient art that is still is use to this day by major industries to artists to those with b...
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Author:
Kent Klein
11th June 2008
Metal casting supplies can run the gamut of cheap to expensive. Home foundries tend to use supplies that are not too costly or that can be found close at hand. After all, home metal casting is usually a hobby and many get into this hobby since they need a...
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Author:
Kent Klein
09th June 2008
In Metal Casting, the type of furnace you have at your foundry, or workshop determines a lot of the work you can or can not do. Many metal casters enjoy making their own furnaces and have done so quite successfully. The plans for home made furnaces are ea...
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Author:
Kent Klein
06th June 2008
Aluminum is the most common alloy used in metal casting. There are several reasons for this, but the main one seems to be availability and quality. Many metal casters have access to a large amount of aluminum with soda and beer cans that they crush and me...
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Author:
Kent Klein
27th May 2008
Why is June the perfect month for patriotic quotes? Because Flag Day falls on June 14th of course! Flag Day was first celebrated in 1877, commemorating the adoption of the United States flag back in 1777. A one-hundred-year anniversary, so to speak. This ...
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Author:
Noel Jameson
08th May 2008
A pot in which metal is held, while melting in a furnace is called as a "Crucible." It is made of silicon carbide and clay graphite.
Shapes of crucibles: A bilge shaped crucible has the shape of a barrel. The part of the crucible in the middle region i...
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Author:
Kent Klein
28th March 2006
My devotion to glass is insatiable, it's molten state has an almost hypnotic effect on me. From a solid strip of glass on a hot flame, it becomes molten in front of your eyes and can then be manipulated by the artist to produce a beautiful intriguing lamp...
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Author:
Lorraine Allan
16th November 2005
She stands at the front of the room exuding confidence.
Your companion leans over and whispers, "Remember when she was just another newbie? We all started out together, and back then, she didn't know any more than you or me, but look at her now!"
A...
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Author:
Charles Burke
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