10. The gravity feed furnace almost ready to go. It was set up between Lindenwood studio east and
west on First Capital Dr. in St. Charles.
11. The start of the iron melting and starting to come out as sparks fly from the metal.
12. Clif and John, lindenwood students, putting on protective gloves, leather and masks preparing
to starting pouring the iron into molds.
13. The back vent of the furnace stays open while waiting on the iron to melt to check on its statues
during the process. Sparks fly from the opening as the iron melts down.
14. The first pour of the event, a student opens the furnace and lets the molten iron flow into the
ladle.
15. One of the artists slowing guiding the iron from the ladle into scratch blocks that have designs
etched into them.
16. The ladle full of molten iron getting poured into the molds.
17. The ladle takes three people to handle, when full with molten iron it weighs well over 200 lbs.
18. The scratch blocks were down with being filled and the artists moved on to bigger molds.
19. The blow torch heats up the ladles between the pours. The iron pours are usually during the day
but this one was at night which added to the visual show that iron pouring is.
20. An artist scrapping off the top of the iron. The top layer of metal can contain bot and material so
it is taken off before pouring the iron into the molds.
21. The ladle has two handles on one side and that is the person who guides the pour.
22. The 3200 degree iron being poured into the scratch blocks. There were around 100 pieces
submitted for the iron pour.
23. Stu and Clif, Lindenwood students getting the iron from the furnace into the ladle.
25. There were students from Lindenwood, SIU, and SCCC that took part in the iron pour.
26. Marty Linson talking with the students and artists while waiting on the furnace and over seeing
the event as a whole.
27. The single person ladle was used for molds that were really shallow to prevent to much getting
poured into the molds.
28. Noah Kirby assisted during the event and helped a student pour the single ladle into a mold.
29. The spout of the furnace had to be plugged in between the pours to stop the iron from pouring
out and wasting it. Students took turns using fire proof gloves to plug up the spout.
30. The participants paying a lot of attention and detail because of the danger in pouring iron that
is that hot.
31. The artist resting the ladle on the furnace while the molten iron pours into it.
32. The artists taking turns pouring the iron, there were many more complex bigger molds than the
pour that took place on sibley day.
33. The artists waiting for more iron to melt down and admiring the flames shooting out of the
furnace.
34. The gravity feed furnace glowing from the heat. Flames were visible well over the buildings and
the glow at night was a good show for spectators.
35. The artists stay alert while pouring into the log mold because the tend to explode when being
poured in to.
36. The last pour of the night was a wooden mold that give the audience a great show during the
pour.
