We’ve seen backyard casting, and for the most part, we know what’s going on. You make a frame out of plywood or two by fours, get some sand, pack it down, and very carefully make a mold around a ...

DIYer and woodworker April Wilkerson builds a backyard foundry for metal casting projects.

Jim sent in his backyard foundry project. This is an improved version of his previous attempt. It uses a large holiday popcorn tin for the main case. This is insulated using perlite mixed with high ...

In this video, we demonstrate how to convert brass junk into shiny brass knuckles using a homemade backyard foundry. This is our first attempt at brass casting, melting brass (an alloy of copper and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lowy is the 2013 recipient of the Casting Society of America Hoyt Bowers achievement award and has nine Emmy nominations; she won ...

EXCLUSIVE: Linda Lowy, the Emmy award-winning casting director of Grey’s Anatomy and Friday Night Lights, has launched Backyard Casting with longtime colleagues Morgan Smith and Lily Trotter. Lowy is ...