Guest Furnaces
Wafflemaker
Kristen Tordella-Williams (Auburn University)
Jeremy Entwistle
John Galt
Lloyd Mandelbaum
Shalor McKee
Skylar Park
Gillian Rader
Autumn Harless
Kenzie McManus
Cokeless furnace with 14" ID, fueled with filtered waste oil, two 2 1/2" grates made from high temp refractory separating the well from the stack. The future is fried!
Hi/Lo
Eric Fuertes (College of DuPage)
FÁTIMA (Artist at Large)
Olayinka Ogunleye (Artist at Large)
Jonathan Lanier (School of the Art Institute of Chicago)
Mac Pierce (School of the Art Institute of Chicago)
Ella Valenstein (Artist at Large)
Dylan Languell (Artist at Large)
A 10” single-tuyere cupolette designed for mobility and efficiency. Fueled by coke, this mighty mini furnace sits on a lift for adjustable height and rides on wheels, bringing the fire wherever the art needs to happen. This mobile furnace brings molten iron directly to the people. Small but mighty—pour high, pour low, cupolette’s ready to go!
Willamenia
Desmond Lewis (Contemporary Arts Memphis, Fisk University)
10" Cupolette, Coke Fired
OGLE
Kevin Vanek & Company (UNCGreensboro)
15" ID Stainless Steel Cupolette blast furnace (coke fired)
Tilting Furnace No. 3
Kurt Dyrhaug (Lamar University; Department of Art & Design)
Dr. Kelley Bradley (Lamar University; Department of Mechanical Engineering)
This furnace is based on the classic cupolette design by Cliff Prokop and Chris Dashke in the mid-1980’s. The tilting concept is based on experiences pouring iron with Michal Staszczak in Wroclaw, Poland and Hans Molzberger in Hilmsen, Germany.
Tommy Joe
Reiss Larkin (The Crucible)
Lucie Scanlon (The Crucible)
Chris Keating (The Crucible)
Jeannie Taylor (The Crucible)
Ivan Berejkoff (The Crucible)
Tommy Joe is a 16” ID, intermittent tap cupola, fueled by coke. This furnace was originally built by Erik Johnson. We pour in remembrance of Erik and all of the individuals who have shaped and strengthened the iron casting community, but are no longer with us.
The Bear
Christopher Luper, Stephen Coles, Stanley Buglass, Elizabeth Helfer (Coles Castings, Dorset UK/ Arizona State University, Phoenix AZ)
The Bear is a waste oil crucible furnace with an internal diameter of 22”. It is capable of running on used or fresh vegetable oil and uses a twin burner system in order to stabilise and distribute the heat throughout the furnace. In turn this allows the furnace to melt cast iron as well as a range of lower temperature alloys including bronze and aluminium.