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)

PHOTO BY: Paul Shirk

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CAMERA

Canon EOS R5

LENS

RF24-70mm F2.8 L IS USM

APERTURE

56/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/125

ISO

1000

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