It was a short project, but still worth showing because the photos tell the story well.
Heat and casting experiment
Workshop experiment
Pot Furnace
The pot furnace project was short, rough, and exactly the kind of workshop experiment I like keeping around. It was one solid test session with a lot of visual progress packed into it and just enough uncertainty to make it memorable.
Build at a glance
What shaped Pot Furnace
The main turning points and the parts that gave the build its own character.
The result was not immediately obvious, which is part of what makes the experiment interesting.
Even with only a little text, it still feels like a real hands-on workshop story.
Timeline
Story of Pot Furnace
The longer version of the build, milestone by milestone — each one with the notes, photos, and video from that stage.
March 15, 2016
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One proper furnace test run
This one was all about the test itself. I gave it a go, got the run done, and then had to wait for it to cool down before I really knew how successful it had been. Sometimes that is exactly how these experiments go.
Workshop service
Need a part made rather than a project story?
The project archive shows how the workshop builds. If you are here because you need something printed, repaired, or prototyped, the service page is the right next stop.