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Anthill Art...my next project

Discussion in 'Everything Else (off topic)' started by basod, Feb 17, 2015.

  1. basod

    basod

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    Coworker showed me a youtube video of these cool creations.
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    They pour molten aluminum down fireant mounds and then dig up the casting.
     
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  2. My IS heats my home

    My IS heats my home

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    Can't say I could quite get into that kind of art.
    But it is cool of how they create it.
     
  3. basod

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    I'm really just looking for a reason to make a small metal furnace:fire:
     
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    I think it was BrianK that had a thread on making a mini foundry.
     
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    Cool, I want to try it on some woodchuck holes!:D
     
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    Shew that be a lot of aluminum.
     
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    Propane, oxygen and an igniter works better on woodchuck holes. (click the big explosion emoticon here)