Sodium Chloride has a melting point of 801 C (1,474 F), putting it comfortably between commonly-cast materials like aluminum and bronze. Which led to [Robinson Foundry] asking the question: can you ...

If you’ve visited the Palm Beach homes of Suzanne and Michael Ainslie or Kit Pannill, you might have noticed Marlene Rose’s translucent glass Buddhas. The Ainslies’ 6-foot-tall Buddha stands in front ...

The second process is used in the foundries for producing cast products. This is the oldest and simplest (in theory but not in practice) means of manufacturing shaped components. Other techniques, ...

Pouring molten metal into three-dimensional molds to make metal parts is the basis behind both sand and investment casting. But there are significant differences between these two methods. In sand ...