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  1. How to Cast Metal: Creating & Filling Your Own Mold

    • Create personalized metal art, tools, and more with this DIY metal casting guide
      Metal casting is an ancient crafting process where you pour molten metal into a custom mold to create objects like coins, swords… See more

    Creating a Casting Mold

    Get a 2-piece mold frame.
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    Adding Sprue & Riser Holes

    Create a sprue hole using a dowel rod.
    Grab a dowel rod and push it into the molding sand next to your casting object. Rub the dowel rod into the sand until you create an a… See more

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  1. Pouring of Metal the process whereby molten metal is introduced into molds, where the metal then crystallizes to form ingots.
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    Casting consists of pouring molten metal into a mold, where it solidifies into the shape of the mold. The process was well established in the Bronze Age (beginning c. 3000 bc), when it was used to form most of the bronze pieces now found in museums.
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    founding, the process of pouring molten metal into a cavity that has been molded according to a pattern of the desired shape. When the metal solidifies, the result is a casting —a metal object conforming to that shape.
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    Metals are cast into shapes by melting them in a furnace into a liquid, pouring the metal into a mould, and removing the mould material after the cooled metal has solidified leaving the cast metal in the required shape or design.
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    Pour the molten metal into your casting mold. Remove your crucible’s lid and scoop off any unmelted metal dross using a slotted steel spoon. Then, lift the crucible with a metal hook and place it on an iron frying pan. From here, grab the crucible with thick tongs, carry it to your casting mold, and carefully pour it into the mold’s sprue hole.
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