For example, an iron foundry uses a blast furnace also known as a cupola. Steel and brass foundries typically use an electrical induction furnace or a gas-heated crucible furnace.

For centuries, iron and steel were produced in small batches by artisan foundry-masters who worked ores and crude ... To conduct his experiments, Kelly constructed a specially-designed cupola furnace.

There is a long list of project updates, but sadly work stalled in 2015 due to difficulties finding an iron foundry that could cast the blocks at an affordable price. It’s a shame to see a ...

All this is grist to [Cody’s Lab]’s mill of course, so in the video below the break he attempts to use a thermite reaction in a rough-and-ready foundry, to make a cast-iron frying pan.

However, drawings of an International Car Co. wide-cupola caboose built for the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton were published in ...

Cupolas are decorative and functional structures for a dome or roof. They are used for ventilation and architectural purposes. Cupolas have three sections: the base, the vents, and the cap with finial ...

It was later decided that the structure’s crowning glory would be the largest cupola on Earth, ensuring the church would be “more useful and beautiful, more powerful and honorable” than any ...

I love the look of cupolas, and this article will show you how to install a decorative cupola on your roof. I first had the ...

So far, only a handful of proofs of concepts have been made as a part of Project Foundry. One features the iconic beacon tower found on every Halo ring in a Pacific Northwest-like landscape which ...

The Earth is currently experiencing its sixth major extinction event. One million species globally are at risk of extinction in the next few decades, including 27 percent of the world’s mammals, 41 ...