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- The largest non commercial furnace in the US
- Another view
- Pre heating the furnace to 2200 F
- Pre heating the 1500 lb. crucible
- Using Chuck’s optical pyrometer_ 2800 F, pour temp is 3200f
- Mixing the clay plug for the crucible stopper
- Breaking the plug to start the pour
- Another view
- 1500 lbs. of molten cast iron ready to fill the molds
- Skimming the slag
- Moving the crucible over a mold
- The first pour, a 750 lb sculpture
- recharging the furnace