Pattern Making Help Request. Hi all. I am looking for the right timber to use in making patterns. I will be milling them with a CNC mill so need wood that wont splinter easily I guess. I did do a …
The Hobby Metal Casting Journey
Involvement in certain hobbies can be due to all kinds of factors, in some cases it stems from a curiosity point of view, with others it can be because a friend insisted on showing you how, but the …
Melting Temps Of Metal
Every metal you can think of has a specific melting temperature, but it is difficult to remember what all of those different temperatures are. So below we provide a reference chart. If the …
The Forging Of Steel
The Forging of steel. Did you realize that metal is liquid, even in its solid state, hard to believe isn't it. But if it wasn't, we would not be able to bend and form it into various …
The Colour Of Steel
When heat is applied to steel, it takes on a particular colour at certain temperatures, the colour range can vary from faint straw to white hot as shown in the chart …
Furnace Burner Details
The following info is for MHF Members, it includes special details about the finer details of furnace burner construction. When building a foundry melting furnace, the burner seems to be a bit of a …