Every foundry engineer knows that the secret to a structurally sound metal component does not just lie in the alloy composition; it heavily depends on the invisible plumbing system inside the sand mold. When molten iron reaches temperatures upwards of 1,400°C (2,550°F), its behavior becomes...

You can really do any size, any metal, and any level of detail. It all depends on the type of sand you choose, the type of casting you’ve picked, and the heat you use. For smaller things, such as bakeware, dumbell,  I would tell you to use a Lost-Material casting, which is to use a materi...