$30 backyard aluminum foundry – TURBOCHARGED
February 19, 2010 - 4:14 am
DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME!!! The hair dryer was enough to heat aluminum cans but not aluminum rods. I switched to an air compressor to push more air in and it definitely did the trick. Even though I was wearing safety glasses, a hot ember managed to get under them and burn off three of my eye lashes.
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February 19th, 2010 at 4:14 am
“DON’T TRY THIS AT …
“DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME” damn, now i MUST to try this at home :/
February 19th, 2010 at 4:14 am
I didn’t, but since …
I didn’t, but since it floats on the top you can use a piece of iron to scoop it off the top.
February 19th, 2010 at 4:14 am
Are you using …
Are you using anything to remove slag? and what?
February 19th, 2010 at 4:14 am
It was but it was …
It was but it was empty to begin with. You can get clean and empty paint cans from most hardware stores for about 1-3 bucks.
February 19th, 2010 at 4:14 am
was that a paint …
was that a paint can? and if so was there anything on the inside? please reply, thank you
February 19th, 2010 at 4:14 am
Be careful, too …
Be careful, too much air can cut through the steel crucible, it happened to me.
February 19th, 2010 at 4:14 am
Could I melt copper …
Could I melt copper in a setup like yours?
February 19th, 2010 at 4:14 am
Maybe…I attached …
Maybe…I attached the hose to a black iron pipe and shoved it in the furnace on an angle. You don’t need a super high volume unit to make it work.
February 19th, 2010 at 4:14 am
Would a Wet-Vac set …
Would a Wet-Vac set on blow work too? I’m curious.
February 19th, 2010 at 4:14 am
Yes it worked very …
Yes it worked very good.. I used BBQ charcoal and coal when i could find it..It got super hot..It was a canister dirt devil now that i remember.
February 19th, 2010 at 4:14 am
That sounds like a …
That sounds like a much better idea than what I did. I’m sure I took a good couple months off that compressors life running it continuously like that.
February 19th, 2010 at 4:14 am
Yup, just plain ole …
Yup, just plain ole coal. One thing you didn’t see in the video though, I had to remove the lid from time to time to reload the paint can with coal. With all the heat and compressed air the coal actually incinerates down to nothing though so you don’t have to worry about emptying the coal ashes.
February 19th, 2010 at 4:14 am
It’s just a simple …
It’s just a simple metal paint can. You can get empty ones at hardware stores. The crucible is a pipe nipple with a cap on one end and a hole drilled through the top so you can lift the crucible out with a piece of rebar.
February 19th, 2010 at 4:14 am
Whats your fuel …
Whats your fuel source? Coal? You just get a nice coal fire all stoked up, then get her really hot with the compressed air? Im asking cuz im gonna make my own too!
February 19th, 2010 at 4:14 am
HOw did you build …
HOw did you build that forge, I am planning on building something small like that but I have never done it before.
February 19th, 2010 at 4:14 am
Nice vid man.Good …
Nice vid man.Good basic foundry. I’m inspired
February 19th, 2010 at 4:14 am
I made one of those …
I made one of those years ago to melt brass and gold..I use an old hoover vac reverse the hose into the pipe.
February 19th, 2010 at 4:14 am
i was thinking the …
i was thinking the exact same thing, would be like asking to get scarred for life in my opinion,
February 19th, 2010 at 4:14 am
sorry 4 my english, …
sorry 4 my english, i’m italian. melting zinc alloys using crucibles furnaces but magnesium alloys use electric crucibles furnaces!! Mg is too dangerous if start burning!!!