Forge & Casting

Casting is a manufacturing method and an art form which stretches back millennia. Starting with aluminum due to its low melting point, I constructed a backyard forge using a steel bucket, insulation, a graphene crucible, pvc piping and a hair dryer. Insulations was made out of play sand, plaster of paris, water and thick steel wool. Aluminum was sourced through recycled cans, and once molten, poured into steel baking pans to form “muffin” ingots. Blending the advanced technology of 3D Printing with casting was always interesting to me. When given the chance I took opportunity of designing a casting tree to be printed out of Formlabs Castable Resin. An investment mold was then poured and burnt out for casting purpose.