Building the ‘Sandcastle’: 76 CMXG starts sand casting aluminum parts
Ted Fetchik, a 553rd Commodities Maintenance Squadron welder, pours molten aluminum into a mold at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, June 1, 2023. The 76th Commodities Maintenance Group and the Reverse Engineering and Critical Tooling Lab have recently added the ability to sand cast in aluminum, creating parts weighing up to 120 pounds through its newly launched foundry. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)
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