Uploaded October 2019 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago

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We cast aluminum into orbeez to make an ant hill art alternative. This thing looks great in our living room, but really this project was an opportunity to get my wife in the shop to make something together. If you want one of these castings check out the shop I set up.

makercise.myshopify.com/products/aluminum-casting-ant-hill-alternative

Here is how I built the foundry: youtu.be/2B9BLASX3YQ

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