Mobile bus foundry parties
Turn a retired transit bus into a private metal-casting studio
WOW Mobile Metal Lab & Show / Sara Hanson
Sara Hanson’s traveling foundry occupies a renovated city bus and offers customized private events making cast-metal keepsakes or collaborative sculptures. Guests can shape molds for objects such as pendants, charms or bottle openers, with the foundry team overseeing the metal-casting experience. Onsite programming at its Minneapolis location is another option.
Current location note / listed area: Northeast Minneapolis, Minnesota; additional locations by inquiry only
Private events are explicit; a wedding package is not. Confirm the exact project, current bus versus studio availability, group throughput, accessibility, age limits, protective equipment and professional heat-handling arrangements. Venue approval, outdoor working conditions and parking clearance are essential; the bus is about 40 feet long. The site retains older COVID and unfinished template sections, while its event calendar records a February 2026 casting program; no future public dates are listed. Do not assume a private date is available or that guests handle molten metal independently.
Public-source research · 2026-10-30 · Not vendor-confirmed or independently vetted.
Original research sources
- https://wowmobilemetallab.com/programs/
- https://wowmobilemetallab.com/about/
- https://wowmobilemetallab.com/events/
- https://wowmobilemetallab.com/teambuilding/
Documented state connections
Geographic evidence is retained historical research, not current service availability.
- Minnesota · based
Owned About page identifies permanent WOW bus parking/workshop operations at Casket Arts in Northeast Minneapolis; owned Programs explicitly offers public/private events and customized casting. Owned calendar records February 28 2026 make-and-take casting event.