DIY Aztec Sun Stone Silicone Mold: Engraved Plywood to Plaster Casting Adventure! Welcome to our DIY adventure, where we embark on the journey of crafting a Aztec Sun Stone Silicone Mold from engraved ...

There exists a need for ever more accurate parts and products to be created, and to be created quickly and efficiently. One way of doing this is to use rapid prototyping technologies. Rapid ...

Gravity casting aluminum in permanent molds beats conventional sand and pressure die casting. Today, gravity-fed permanent metal molds can produce near-net-shape parts from a variety of aluminum ...

In this video, I show the full process of casting plaster in a huge silicone mold, from pouring the liquid plaster to revealing the final result and applying a detailed, artistic paint finish. Large ...

Continuous casting is a cornerstone process in modern steel production, where molten metal is solidified into a semi-finished slab within a mould. Thermal analysis of the mould is fundamental to ...

In any casting process it becomes tough to judge the exact cause of defects because they are quite perceptive in nature. Therefore, first of all, it is necessary to identify the process parameters ...

We’ll admit that most of the Hackaday staff wouldn’t get too far on a skateboard, but that doesn’t mean we can’t appreciate the impressive DIY wheels that [Chris McCann] has managed to cast using 3D ...

As we look toward the second half of the 2020s, the casting and foundry industry is being reshaped by several key macro-trends. For a market leader like Taiyuan Simis, these shifts represent an ...