| People who like to make their own artifacts and are | | | | built very easily and most importantly, it can be built |
| enchanted with the idea of building new and useful | | | | using the waste material from your back yard. All you |
| things from scratch are sure to enjoy ‘do it | | | | need is an old flower pot and a few metal cans. Melt |
| yourself casting’ that can be done at home using | | | | the metal cans and coat the inside of the flower pot |
| simple methods and techniques. Many amazing things | | | | with the melted metal and you furnace is ready. |
| can be produced and created using you home made | | | | Other types of furnaces that can be built at home |
| metal foundry. A good understanding of some basic | | | | are dirt and brick furnace, chimney pipe furnace and |
| foundry knowledge and few simple tools can help | | | | breaking metal in barbecue. |
| you make metal casting at home possible. Many | | | | Tools and material needed: |
| people find it difficult to get special parts for their | | | | Home made Aluminum pulleys: Pulleys of different |
| cars or bikes or even find it very costly to modify | | | | size and shapes can be made by bending aluminum |
| their cars, house or even bikes. If you develop your | | | | rods or plates. They are very simple to make and |
| hobby of metal casting, then you can easily make | | | | once you get the hang of it, you’ll enjoy making |
| special parts for your cars and bikes and also will find | | | | them. |
| it easy and save a lot of money. Casting can be used | | | | Building steel crucibles: Steel crucibles are a bit difficult |
| to make many things like, simple ornaments knobs | | | | to make. You need to cut the steel and weld it using |
| and even handles. Hand wheels and small machinery | | | | a welder, so it is a bit risky job and can cause injuries. |
| or tools can also be made. Small articles like brass | | | | It needs to be done with utmost care and |
| name plates, statues, vintage motorcycle and car | | | | precaution. |
| parts, etc can also be made at home. | | | | Home made ladle: A ladle can be made at home using |
| Furnace Designs that can be made at home: | | | | a small portion of a steel water pipe; you can select |
| Coffee Can Furnace: This is very easy to build and | | | | the water pipe according to your needs and then cut |
| even a large coffee-can will serve the purpose. This | | | | it in the desired dimensions to create your home |
| can be used to build a simple gas fired furnace. | | | | made ladle. |
| The “2 bucks” furnace: Is not as the name | | | | After doing all this basic work and gathering all the |
| suggests, the furnace can’t be built in two bucks. | | | | required information, you can now start your own |
| It refers to the design based on two buckets. It is | | | | metal casting and make desired articles. You also |
| very useful and a good experienced person can build | | | | need to make the molds of your desired shape and |
| it with a budget that is below 10 bucks. It effectively | | | | size and you are ready to go. All types of metals and |
| burns propane. | | | | alloys can be used and melted for home casting, only |
| Flowerpot crucible furnace: This furnace can also be | | | | their degree of heat required varies. |