The Foundry is a small but functioning shop at TinkerMill. A Foundry is a shop that produces metal castings. Metals are cast into shapes by melting them into a liquid, pouring the metal into a mold, and removing the mold material after the metal has solidified as it cools. A Foundry Shop is a rarity in co-maker space organizations, and Tinkermill is lucky to have this capability. The Foundry Shop is located on the south side of the established shop areas in the back bay, next to the pottery/kilns.
Tommy Farrell
Contact Info: thomas.farrell@tinkermill.org, and active on our Slack
A training class is required before accessing any equipment independently in this shop.
1. Foundry Safety & Policies Quiz: Carefully review the Safety & Policies Class Documentation here then take the online quiz at the link here.
2. Foundry 101 – Basic Foundry Introduction into Aluminum Sand Casting (General Certification): In this class, students will learn the: Rules & Procedures, Core Foundry Safety Policies, gain the knowledge & hands-on experience necessary to safely use the sand Mixer, Furnace, create basic sand molds for casting and melt & cast aluminum. They will have time to do their four pours required to use the Foundry on their own. Must first take the Safety & Policy quiz prior to the certification class.
Minors ages 15-17 may use the shop but must have a certified legal guardian present with them in the shop at all times and must be certified as well.
In addition to being a member, there is additional cost to use shop space. Shop use fees for time and consumables are used to maintain each of the shops.
Foundry 102 is currently in development to approve member certification for finishing tools. Please reach out to Shop Captain, Tommy Farrell if you are interested! (Members, find him on Slack! Non-Members can email thomas.farrell@tinkermill.org
Only members can use the space independently after certification due to safety and community considerations. Non-members may only use the space if supervised by a certified member (this member assumes all responsibility for damages).
Reservations on our Google Resource Calendar (members only) are not required but receive precedence.
TinkerMill provides PPE, although you are encouraged to have your own.
Slack Channels (members only) – #foundry
If there are no classes available, feel free to email Shop Captain, thomas.farrell@tinkermill.org, to let him know you’re interested! Members can DM on Slack!
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