The Lost Sand Foundry

The Lost Sand Foundry Experimenting with various new hybrid metal alloys so that sturdy and light weight props and costume items can be created for the costuming community.

When you slightly under predict the temp of a wood fire and warp the 1/4" steel support rods holding up your heat concen...
11/30/2017

When you slightly under predict the temp of a wood fire and warp the 1/4" steel support rods holding up your heat concentrator...

Pics from this evening...
11/29/2017

Pics from this evening...

11/28/2017

High intensity!

11/28/2017

Wood fire with a heat concentrator breaking down silver!

Bells are ringing! Graphite cruci-bells from McMaster-Carr are here. $41 each and they are rated to 2,500 F. Game on!
08/09/2016

Bells are ringing! Graphite cruci-bells from McMaster-Carr are here. $41 each and they are rated to 2,500 F. Game on!

This is a simple smelter cap, crucible stand and heat concentrator that I created from a 6 inch deep steel bucket.
08/08/2016

This is a simple smelter cap, crucible stand and heat concentrator that I created from a 6 inch deep steel bucket.

Using plans that were shared with me by Devon Berg, we got together yesterday and created charcoal smelters from steel b...
08/08/2016

Using plans that were shared with me by Devon Berg, we got together yesterday and created charcoal smelters from steel buckets, 8 inch steel vent pipe, 2 inch steel electrical conduit, cheap play sand and Plaster of Paris. All of the joints were sealed up with high temperature caulk. An old hair dryer with a burned out heating element will be attached to the 2" electrical conduit fitting as a blower. I should be able to use a quarter to a third of a bag of charcoal and easily reach melt temperatures of 1000+ degrees.

This album will show my experiments in metallurgy and the creation of lightweight hybrid alloys. I am focusing on creati...
08/05/2016

This album will show my experiments in metallurgy and the creation of lightweight hybrid alloys. I am focusing on creating hybrids of zinc, aluminum, pewter, silver and brass. My goal is to create non-toxic lightweight metals to cast for use in costuming and props.

Address

Durham, NC
27713

Telephone

(816) 797-8032

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when The Lost Sand Foundry posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Share

Category