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It was time to "crank it up a few degrees" literally and figuratively and build a big furnace capable of withstanding repeated iron melts. Harriette was born of this desire and she's quite a looker!
Unfortunately "2 bucks" isn't the cost of building the furnace! It refers to the design based on 2 buckets. It burns propane and a good scrounger can build it for under 10 bucks!
Metal Casting Vol. 2
I used this furnace for over a year. The internal chamber was made from a clay chimney flue pipe. So if people say that it won't work (as I've read on "rec.crafts.metalworking") tell them to shut up with their theories because it works and works well!
No a barbecue grill is not a furnace but when it comes to breaking up/down large pieces of aluminum it's close enough.
I know that not everyone has access to a welder so not everyone will be able to make their own crucibles like this. But hey...its still interesting to look at.
Backyard Foundry For Home Machinists, Revised Edition
If any of them from those art-metal newsgroups try to say that you must use graphite or other exotic crucibles and that expensive commercial equipment is the only way to go then send 'em here!
Foundry (foun'dre) n., pl. -dries. 1.A location where metal is melted. 2. The complete setup of equipment to melt and cast metal,
Melting iron is no longer the domain of industial enterprises. An individual can build a blast furnace and melt it in their backyard. I've done it! Go to ironcasting part; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
Aspin, T: Backyard Foundry (workshop Practice Series, Band 25)
Used cooking oil and used motor oil make fantastic fuel if they're in a good waste oil burner. Waste oil burner experimentation has been ongoing here and the technology is steadily improving. Go to oilburners part; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, cooking oil Vs. motor oil, more...
The "best foundry fuel" matchups continue, last time in 2002 it was charcoal Vs. propane. Now it's propane Vs. waste oil. Propane lands a stinging left... waste oil counters with a heavy right hand blow...
Take a look at my progress as I design and build a complete heavy duty abrasive cutoff saw (a.k.a. chop saw) with 14" blade from scratch.
Metal Casting At Home
The depository is a "mini homepage" listing a bunch of my hobby projects that either do not relate to metalcasting or use only minimal metalcasting. Below are just some of my favorites, the complete list is on the depository page.
I appreciate the e-mails I receive from visitors to this website. I read all of them (unless I mistake the e-mail title as junkmail or "spam") but I only respond to about 30% of them. It's usually nothing personal against the sender, I just sometimes don't feel like answering all those e-mails! So for questions I have put together this Frequently Asked Questions page. Hopefully it'll answer your question(s) with no need to e-mail them to me. Also the metalcasting message board is a "happening spot" and good for getting answers to questions.
I rigged up a burner which can be fueled by disposable Mapp gas or propane cannisters. Even a barbeque grill type tank with LOW pressure regulator!
Ein Hausgemachter Altölbrenner
Charcoal has been really good to me, but I had to move on to propane. From common plumbing parts you can build burners to melt any metal from lead to iron.
Get the answers to some of the questions I often receive in e-mails. Hopefully it'll save all of us some time. New questions and answers are added as needed.
Build your own foundry furnace the easy way with one of these kits! When complete you'll have a furnace to be proud of!
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