Found Dreaming

Well....my skill set is the only metal I've melted are beer cans in the fire pit. You have to start somewhere. I'm in and out of Big Lake all the time. I would like to build a furnace this summer, have most everything I need except hot face, insulation, etc. So would like to pick your brain on where...

Anyone on this form from Alaska? Looking for a sorce for all my foundry build needs. (hotface, refractory, insulation...etc) Thanks!

I have not YET built a furnace but am gathering all that is needed. I make a regular trip to the local landfill and almost always walk away with something cast. (aluminum and/or iron) I found a 10" steel pipe about 1/2" thick. It seems that a lot of folks have had problems with the "h...