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Melting the Unmeltable

There are many ways to melt metal, but an arc furnace can liquefy almost anything you put in it, using only electricity.

By Theodore Gray Posted 05.01.2004 at 2:00 pm 0 Comments

Dept: Gray Matter

Element: Tungsten

Project: Arc melting

Cost: $220

Time: 30 minutes

DABBLER | | | | | MASTER

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