You can melt down almost any kind of aluminum—cans, even—but a piece that has already been cast (such as a water pump, wheel, or intake manifold) will have an alloy that's better suited for casting.

With most casting today, the process starts at the computer, where a part has been designed and needs to be developed for precision sand-casting. The part is broken down to determine how many molds ...

In this video, I demonstrate an easy method for making sand casting flasks using inexpensive tongue and groove boards while casting custom knobs for an upcoming project. The use of tongue and groove ...

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 ...

SPRINGFIELD -- In Roman mythology, the sea god Neptune carried a trident. In modern-day Springfield's North End, a new robot playfully nicknamed by his new owners in Neptune's honor is carrying ...

Chris Borge] has made (and revised) many of his own tools using a combination of 3D printing and common hardware, and recently decided to try metal casting. Having created his own tapping arm, he ...