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#SciArtSeptember Day 10: Algae

(This was going to be cast in brass, until some guy dropped it on the ground and utterly destroyed it. An incomplete process photo is the only thing left)

I arranged found Araucaria leaves so they evoked the motion of algae in water.

#sculpture #process #leaves #araucaria #metalCasting #abstract #nature #wax #SciArt #ContemporaryArt

DIY Microwave Crucibles https://hackaday.com/2025/02/12/diy-microwave-crucibles/ #metalcasting #MiscHacks #crucible

DIY Microwave Crucibles - You know the problem. You are ready to melt some metal in your microwave oven, and... - https://hackaday.com/2025/02/12/diy-microwave-crucibles/ #metalcasting #mischacks #crucible

Industrial Solar Heat Hits 1000˚C https://hackaday.com/2024/05/21/industrial-solar-heat-hits-1000%CB%9Ac/ #concentratedsolar #metalcasting #solarthermal #solarenergy #greenhacks #SolarHacks #smelting #Quartz #solar

Industrial Solar Heat Hits 1000˚C - While electricity generation has been the star of the energy transition show, abou... - https://hackaday.com/2024/05/21/industrial-solar-heat-hits-1000%cb%9ac/ #concentratedsolar #metalcasting #solarthermal #solarenergy #greenhacks #solarhacks #smelting #quartz #solar

The Die Is Cast! - We all know the basics of how metal casting works, a metal is heated up to melting... - https://hackaday.com/2023/03/01/the-die-is-cast/ #hackadaycolumns #metalcasting #sandcasting #diecasting #metal

Brass cast little sculpture of a wood cube showing tunnels carved by a woodworm. Of course the tree was already firewood when I found it, I only cut it into a rough cube. And the woodworm was long gone: Wherever you are, I hope you're OK, it was nice making this collab with you.

#MetalCasting #art #ContemporaryArt #sculpture #insect #beetle #abstract #organic #geometric #contrast #WoodWorm #carcoma #SciArt #wood #biology #entomology #casting #xylophague #collaboration

Smelting Solar Style - If you attended the 2022 Supercon, you might have heard the story about the SMD so... - https://hackaday.com/2022/11/07/smelting-solar-style/ #metalcasting #solarenergy #solarhacks #fresnel

Flip-Top Foundry Helps Manage the Danger of Metal Casting - Melting aluminum is actually pretty easy to do, which is why it’s such a popular m... - https://hackaday.com/2021/09/11/flip-top-foundry-helps-manage-the-danger-of-metal-casting/ #metalcasting #refractory #mischacks #crucible #ceramic #foundry #furnace #propane #burner #forge