$30 backyard aluminum foundry
January 20, 2010 - 6:51 am
DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME!!!!! An overview of my aluminum foundry. Only cost me about $30 bucks at Ace Hardware. Got some scrap aluminum at a welding yard for free and tried to mold them into ingots using a wal-mart muffin pan.
Duration : 0:2:5
[youtube gvsZBARVwWg]
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
I had my girls …
I had my girls press hand prints into moist sand and made casts of their hands.
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
dont try this at …
dont try this at home, but you did?
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
Just made …
. Could’ve done lost-foam casting, etc. Just a fun weekend project was all.
Just made paperweights effectively
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
and what do you use …
and what do you use the aluminum for exactly?
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
Heat gun would …
Heat gun would probably hold up alot better than a blow dryer, if you don’t have compressed air.
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
chuck em at CARS!!! …
chuck em at CARS!!!!!!!!!
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
I used a vacuum …
I used a vacuum cleaner blower for my waste oil furnace wired with a dimmer switch to control the blower speed. I had to restrict the intake a lot to keep the airflow down but it worked great. Unfortunately I don’t have that blower anymore but I’m looking for another one for my propane furnace.
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
7 cents a pound!!?! …
7 cents a pound!!?!?! where!?! thats a of a steal!
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
Likely not. That …
Likely not. That blowdryer and pipe wasn’t enough and I later upgraded to compressed air. Try to find a small blower from a vacuum or something instead.
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
hay i have a paint …
hay i have a paint can some charcoal
a steel can for the aluminium
but all i hyave to force air on it is with
straws lol but will that be strong enoughf?
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
I’m with …
I’m with AMSroadrunner on the leaf-blower idea. All you’d really need is a more powerful hair dryer with a dedicated cool setting or a small blower fan.
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
that would seem WAY …
that would seem WAY too powerful for this size. Yes? We are just talking a one gallon bucket.
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
You’re going to …
You’re going to need a ceramic crucible. If your oven is too hot, not only will it melt aluminum but steel too. The melting point for Al is lower than steel.
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
instead of using a …
instead of using a hair dryer, a leaf blower works really well
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
After digging …
After digging various holes, making many small brick ovens, buying a propane weed burner, and even trying road flares, I have discolored plenty of aluminum cans and melted the steel crucible. Never once did I get liquid aluminum. I think I’ll try it your way.
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
what are you going …
what are you going to do with the aluminum after pouring into the ingot trays?
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
Uh…Why can’t we …
Uh…Why can’t we try it?
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
It forces air into …
It forces air into the charcoal to heat it up more.
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
me and my friend …
me and my friend did this it worked excellent! thank you
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
and a hair dryer …
and a hair dryer heats the crucible that high? incredible… I don’t see how this getup absorbs and retains that much heat… Can the same principal be applied to ceramic kilns?
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
paint can is more …
paint can is more likely steel, meltingpoint much higher. Al is around 1200F
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
DUDE!!! thank you …
DUDE!!! thank you so much!!!
Ive been trying to figure out how to do this for so long!!
i think I’m gonna put a little more money into mine
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
why doesnt the …
why doesnt the paint can melt to?
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
Nice vid. As noted, …
Nice vid. As noted, would like to see more info. on melting aluminum.
January 20th, 2010 at 6:51 am
i saw a video where …
i saw a video where a guy puts in a peice of aluminum, about 7 inches long, into a foundry a little bigger than this, and it melted in like 20 seconds. the melting point of aluminum is 1220.58 °F