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Here we are at the casting studio.
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South of the Arts District in the city of Vernon
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The wax room
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The sand casting room
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Mmmm, what's for dinner? investment slurry.
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The fabrication and finishing shop
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The typewriter
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More views of the typewriter
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The rear of the typwriter
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It's already kind of hot outside
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Chris and George are dressed and ready to pour
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Chris skimming the surface of the molten metal
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Andy Roth looks on as Chris and George remove the lid
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Attaching the crucible tongs
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Attaching the crucible tongs
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The crucible is lifted out with the crane
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That's one hot crucible.
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The crucible is placed into the pouring shank.
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The hot crucible is put into a single ended pouring shank
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With the aid of the hoist, pouring molten metal looks as easy as pouring orange juice from a pitcher
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Andy Roth
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Hot fun in the summertime
