Month: September 2016

Scrounged Foundry

For the past few days AJ and I have been working to modify a homebrewed wood stove/firepit into a more homebrewed foundry.  Our goal is to begin processing aluminum cans and scrap into ingots for casting future projects. We begin our metallurgical journey with a stove that started life on the road.  Literally.  A gift…

Metalworking

I’m getting interested in metal working. There’s just something powerful about changing metal. Just think, I have the POWER! I have defeated you metal! You will bend (or break) to my will! -insert mighty female rawr- Anyway. Justin has been teaching me how to MIG weld and I made a little metal dude (Sir Weld).…