Home Foundry
A selection of products for use in your own home foundry. The term home foundry is used to describe the domestic facility for hobby metal casting, as opposed to the industrial or commercial foundries.
Hobby furnace
When it comes to metal casting at home, our products can come in handy for creating your very own crucible furnace. Check out our article to learn step-by-step how to make your own foundry at home.
Our offer
We offer a range of suitable products such as Refractory Castable 1700oC for lining a metal drum or bucket, Zircon Paint Coating for painting the inside of the metal container and the lining and Ceramic Fibre Blanket or Aluminium Coated Glass Mat for insulating around the outside of the container.
- Refractory Castable Grade 1700°CSpecial Price £47.99 £39.99 Regular Price £59.99
VITCAS Refractory Castable 1700 this material is suitable for use in a home foundry project as the material for lining a metal drum to make a small scale crucible furnace. Suitable even for melting cast iron.
Read more - Bio Soluble Insulation Fibre Blanket 1200°C, 25mmSpecial Price £72.00 £60.00 Regular Price £118.80
Bio soluble fibre insulation blanket can withstand temperatures of up to 1200ºC/ 2192ºF. It has a very low risk of hazard and is safe in use due to its low bio persistence and bio-degradability. Dimensions: 25mm thick, 610mm wide with a density of 128KG/m³.
Read more - CFA - Ceramic Fibre AdhesiveSpecial Price £11.99 £9.99 Regular Price £23.99
VITCAS CFA Ceramic Fibre Adhesive is used with all types of ceramic fibre products; blankets, boards, modules and other insulation products to adhere them to bricks, cement or metalwork. Examples of application include lining the sides of a forge and insulating a wood burning oven.
Read more - BIO Soluble Insulation Blanket 1200°C -25mm per MetreSpecial Price £14.39 £11.99 Regular Price £21.59
Bio soluble fibre insulation blanket can withstand temperatures of up to 1200ºC/ 2192ºF. It has a very low risk of hazard and is safe in use due to its low bio persistence and bio-degradability. Dimensions: 25mm thick, 610mm wide with a density of 128KG/m³.
Read more - VITCAS Ceramic Fibre RigidiserSpecial Price £35.99 £29.99 Regular Price £59.99
Vitcas Ceramic Fibre Rigidiser- a silicate compound. The rigidiser is used for coating the surfaces of ceramic fibre materials. These include the ones used in ceramic kilns, forges and those exposed to high velocity gases. The product acts as a hardener and sealant for these different ceramic fibre surfaces.
Read more - VITCAS Zircon Paint Coating 1750°CSpecial Price £47.99 £39.99 Regular Price £83.99
VITCAS Zircon Refractory Paint Coating. It has a creamy consistency and can be applied directly. For spray application, it has to be thinned with water. Its maximum service temperature is of 1750°C / 3180°F. For use on furnaces, ladles, molten alloys, ceramic fibre linings and glass.
Read more - Ceramic Fibre Blanket 1260°CAs low as £66.00 £55.00
VITCAS Ceramic Fibre Blanket. Resistant to maximum service temperature of 1260oC / 2300oF. Density of 128kg/m3. Available in thickness of 13mm, 25mm and 50mm. Can be utilised in many industries such as petrochemical, steel and ceramics industries. Often used as insulation or for lining of furnaces.
Read more - CFA - Ceramic Fibre Adhesive-VitcasAs low as £23.99 £19.99
CFA - Ceramic Fibre Adhesive is a silica based, high temperature, air setting cement for use as an adhesive for sticking ceramic fibre materials to brickwork, pizza ovens or metal.
Read more - Ceramic Fibre Blanket 1430°CAs low as £90.00 £75.00
VITCAS Ceramic Fibre Blanket. Resistant to 1430oC / 2600oF. Density of 128kg/m3. Available in thickness of 13mm, 25mm and 50mm. Can be used in ceramic kilns and in firing stoneware, in making of porcelain or bone china, and in stress relieving insulation, fire protection and power generation.
Read more - Vitset 45-Refractory Mortar Ready Mixed 1700°CAs low as £17.99 £14.99
Vitset 45 - Redy Mix Refractory Mortar - withstands temperatures up to 1700°C / 3100°F. Used for trowelling, patching and setting refractory and insulation firebricks of all grades rating higher than 1400oC, and ceramic fibre boards and blankets.
Read more - VITCAS Fire bricks 230x114x76mmSpecial Price £3.00 £2.50 Regular Price £4.79
VITCAS Fire bricks 230x114x76mm 42% Alumina Fire Clay Bricks Size 230 x 114 x 76mm. Maximum temperature in service up to 1430°C For kiln linings, ceramics, metal casting, forges and brazing hearths.
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