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Backyard Metal Casting Forum

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Hobbyist site and forum on home foundry work: building charcoal, propane, and waste-oil furnaces, making crucibles and green sand molds, and melting aluminum or brass. Readers get build plans and practical guidance for a first safe pour.

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Community-maintained wiki from the hobby foundry subreddit, collecting safety rules, beginner guidance, recommended books, and links to further references. Readers get a starting map of equipment, hazards, and practices before attempting to melt and pour metal at home.

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