MMS Fall Iron Pour
The Casting Area is running another Iron Pour.
This Event will be open to participants, Members and Non-Members.
Please contact Dave directly if you are a Visiting Artist/Non-member and need studio time to make your own artist mold. All non-members must sign the “Iron Casting Waiver” to participate.
Studio Time must be scheduled in advance. If you plan on bringing a mold or making a mold, all weights must be estimated and metal must be broken by said attendee. If you are unable to break iron due to medical reasons, please reach out to Dave.
Resin-bonded sand molds are weighed before they get to the pour floor.
See Facebook Link for the event as well.
Artist Tile and Doodle Bowl Workshops:
Saturday 10-4-25 @ 12:30-3:30
Sunday 10-12-25 @ 12:30-3:30
Saturday 10-25-25 @ 12:30-3:30
Please stop by October 19th at Makers Village anytime 10am-4pm to help Break Iron and Coke.
Day of Event Schedule
We are planning to have the Safety Meeting at noon. If you plan on participating on the pour floor, show up to the safety meeting and sign the waiver, it’s required. Observation will be available from the north side of the pour floor. Observation will only be accessible from Norwich Ave.
Saturday November 1st, 20258:00am Pour floor setup (leveling and placing molds)
9:00am Scratch blocks & Doodle Bowls available for sale.
10:30am burn-in (preheat furnace with immersion burner forced air and natural gas)
11:00am Lunch – This is a good time to eat lunch as the safety meeting is at noon.
12:00 safety meeting – Immediately after the safety meeting, we go on blast.
* Going on Blast – removing immersion burner and attaching Blower to the furnace and entirely running off forced air and Coke . Then we start charging iron/coke as it settles
1:00pm Should have first tap, Tapping every 13 minutes.
4:00pm Drop bottom when all molds are filled – brief clean up.
Clean up
Sunday, Novemeber 2nd10:00am Clean-up and devesting molds:Clean-up is required if you have an artist mold on the pour floor. All Artist Tiles/Doodle Bowls will be out on display for pickup. No additional payment beyond initial purchase is required for artist tiles and doodle bowls. For Artist Molds, gating and pour cups may be cut off and thrown in the iron pile.
Please weigh your castings and provide cash payment in the donation bin or via Wild Apricot bit.ly/3wKtOcS
Please Refer to the rates section for pricing https://wiki.milwaukeemakerspace.org/areas/casting/rates
Contact Dave for more information at dave@davidmarnold.com or via cell phone 4142150449
