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Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

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April 12th, 2009August 14th, 2015 10

MAKE subscriber Pete Marchetto pointed us to this awesome site covering all manner of backyard metal casting. In fact, that’s its name: Backyard Metal Casting. Peter writes:

Blame Kaden Harris. He got me onto this wonderful site describing many metal casting and metalworking projects.

Okay, Kaden. It’s all your fault we’re posting this link. You should be…. ashamed?

Backyard Metal Casting

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