Paddle Your Own Canoe
Getting on for forty years now, I’ve been involved with running foundries. One of the things that has grown in importance and frustration over this time has been the ability to access craft and technical training tailored to the foundry industry. I was lucky. I was one of the last people to be able to… Read More
- Posted By: Mike Naylor | Posted On: 8th June 2018
A Little Bit of History
Every now and then a job comes along that stands out from the routine. It can be for all sorts of reasons. Technically challenging, innovative, stuff that pushes the boundaries. Sometimes though, the ones that stick in the memory are nothing to do with those sorts of things but are remembered due to where we… Read More
- Posted By: Mike Naylor | Posted On: 1st May 2018
So cast iron is just cast iron, right?
Over the years, I’ve had many discussions with a wide variety of people about cast iron. One topic that crops up time and time again is people’s understanding of what a cast iron based material can achieve. The conversation usually goes something like this. Customer – “But surely cast iron is just cast iron. I’m… Read More
- Posted By: Mike Naylor | Posted On: 4th April 2018
Welcome to Durham Foundry’s Blog
Hello everyone and welcome to Durham Foundry’s first blog post. I’ve been wanting to create this for a while and the recent upgrade of our websites (courtesy of the guys at Splendid Apple) was the ideal opportunity. So, to start off our foray into the wonderful world of blogging, check out our new websites. Tech… Read More
- Posted By: Mike Naylor | Posted On: 6th March 2018
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