Portable Foundry - A Lightweight Design For Casting on the Road

Would you like to be able to melt aluminum anywhere? Well, I certainly do. Sign-up for early access to project videos: http://makercise.com/signup I wanted to melt aluminum to demonstrate metal casting at Maker Faire Atlanta but did not have a feasible foundry in which to do so. My kiln would be too slow for regular demonstrations. My old kerosene foundry was languishing in disrepair, but regardless foundry's that use a sand and clay refractory are fairly heavy. I decided that I would like to make a portable lightweight propane-fired foundry. The foundry weighs in at 5.14kg (11.3lbs), without crucible or fuel cylinder, and the burner weighs in at 2.14kg, (4.7lbs). Check out the build article here: http://www.makercise.com/portable-lig... Support this project directly:   / makercise   Below you'll find my affiliate links. If you click the link and make a purchase, I receive a commission. You can read my full disclosure policy here- https://www.makercise.com/privacy-pol... 2600F Cerachem Ceramic Fiber Insulation: http://amzn.to/2jEPUTv Check out Makercise on: http://www.makercise.com/instagram http://www.makercise.com/facebook http://www.makercise.com/twitter