In this video, we show our longest-running steelmaking furnace project. The home foundry was made from an old gas cylinder.

It takes a lot to melt metal — you generally need some sort of heavy-duty torch and a whole lot of time to spare. But if you’re familiar with the application of electrical energy and have a basic ...

In this video we will make wootz steel from threading tap. After the ingot, we will make a hidden bamboo knife. To make a ...

Steel of West Virginia will shut down its melt shop in Huntington, the company announced Nov. 12, 2025. In conjunction with its closure, the company is planning a multi-year investment campaign of ...

Aluminum and magnesium are among the “many” metals that melt at lower temperatures under extremely high pressure. The results came from a quantum computer simulation, but model real materials ...

Steel of West Virginia will idle its melt shop in Huntington, the company announced Wednesday. The decision will affect about ...

Tungsten has the highest melting point of all metals, 3,422 degrees Celsius. This makes the material ideal for use at high temperatures in e.g. space rocket nozzles, heating elements of ...

Wait, what? Is it time for the podcast again? Seems like only yesterday that Dan joined Elliot for the weekly rundown of the ...

Editor’s note: This story includes content and information about the events of Sept. 11, 2001, and may be distressing to some readers. On Sept. 11, 2001, suicide bombers linked to terrorist group ...