Reclaim Your Metals

Let's get acquainted with some of the most basic concepts in melting metal to cast and/or pour metal. You will use this technique to sand cast, although we will not be showing that in this lesson. You will use this technique to pour an ingot and you will also use this method to vacuum cast, if you do not use a melting furnace. The same technique applies when I have to melt metal in the crucible mounted in my centrifugal casting machine.

In this lesson we will talk about different types of crucibles and melting dishes, seasoning your crucible, cover basic definitions, discuss different types of ingot molds, alternative casting methods, and safety.