Uploaded February 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Today i take a look at safety equipment and safety considerations you should think about when casting metal at home.

Additional reading in foundry stuff, has an excellent safety section: alloyavenue.com/vb/showthread.php?2469-Foundry-Tutorial-Book

Some items mentioned can be found at:

Face Shield: amazon.com/3M-90028-Face-Shield/dp/B000BO6RIE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1487911780&sr=8-2&keywords=plastic+face+shield
Resp-O-Rator: amazon.com/Resp-O-Rator-Dust-Respirator-Model-JR-7/dp/B002KA0CMO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1487918795&sr=8-1&keywords=resp+o+rator
Welding Gloves: amazon.com/John-Tillman-Co-Reinforcements-Forefinger/dp/B002WOW6ZY/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1487918818&sr=8-6&keywords=welding+gloves

There's a lot of safety equipment out there, use a lot of it. However, if you want to be safe, don't cast metal at home. It's, like, crazy dangerous. You are literally melting metal. METAL. That's not safe. Don't try this at home.

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