I've witnessed casting, but never tried my hand at it. I don't remember enough of the setup process to replicate what I saw as a kid, but this might be a good start. Cast aluminium... What common cheap things are cast in aluminium? Can you just add silicon to molten aluminium and get the desired effect? Reading pages 1-6 of this steam casting tutorial will also help.
Posted by kstroke at June 8, 2005 06:39 PM