Aluminium and Copper Foundry
February 19, 2010 - 4:13 am
Aluminium and copper foundry. The furnace is fed by charcoal and wood.
Duration : 0:2:37
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Aluminium and copper foundry. The furnace is fed by charcoal and wood.
Duration : 0:2:37
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February 19th, 2010 at 4:13 am
did you make your …
did you make your crucable? if so how or at least what materials?
February 19th, 2010 at 4:13 am
dude is that a …
dude is that a music from rf online or something?
February 19th, 2010 at 4:13 am
nice bucket idea. I …
nice bucket idea. I prefer a bunsen burner with h2o2 and propane
February 19th, 2010 at 4:13 am
i forgot to mention …
i forgot to mention you guys should be using tools to keep you distanced from the metal i dont care if you dont,but a casual worker who worked at intercast had molten steel down his leg the guy had no skin on his foot for three years and will be paid out for life by workcover,in your backyard you will have to pay the all the bills.very stupid
February 19th, 2010 at 4:13 am
you need a area …
you need a area sitting just above the height of the metal you want to keep that will allow a little excess,this area will fill with all the air bubbles since they naturally rise then remove the excess and clean it up with a grinder or something similar this is a common practice in foundries to give a higher quality product. also you will need the ideal temperature for smelting i used to work in iron so i dont know you will find it on the net
February 19th, 2010 at 4:13 am
sometimes …
sometimes scrapyards will have copper pipe for plumbing or old electrical wires but if you do find some electrical wires you might have to strip them which takes a little bit of time and patience…
February 19th, 2010 at 4:13 am
Go to the hardware …
Go to the hardware store and ask for copper pipe…Or salvage it yourself from old motors, electric cordage, etc.
February 19th, 2010 at 4:13 am
Well not to sound …
Well not to sound like a know it all but all metal tools started out as copper including weapons. Later someone added 10% tin and you had the bronze age. The copper swords and knives were cast with handle included.
February 19th, 2010 at 4:13 am
where could i find …
where could i find copper? I dont want to buy copper wire it would be pretty expensive.
February 19th, 2010 at 4:13 am
@MikeofWyoming i …
@MikeofWyoming i thought only some tools were made of copper and the weapons were made from brass
February 19th, 2010 at 4:13 am
Nice soundtrack, …
Nice soundtrack, Conan would be proud! Time to make a copper sword mould.
February 19th, 2010 at 4:13 am
lesser temp.
lesser temp.
February 19th, 2010 at 4:13 am
Very nice.
Very nice.
February 19th, 2010 at 4:13 am
i would think maybe …
i would think maybe make sure your mold doesnt contain any moisture but ive never done anything like this.
February 19th, 2010 at 4:13 am
what do i add to …
what do i add to the copper so it doesnt have bubbles when i pour it into the mold?
February 19th, 2010 at 4:13 am
ok i like it
ima …
ok i like it
ima make my necklaces like this
February 19th, 2010 at 4:13 am
how many time you …
how many time you let copper in?
February 19th, 2010 at 4:13 am
Not much sense in …
Not much sense in using aluminium, then. I suppose swords used to be some sort of wrought iron and somehow treated for a higher carbon content, but I guess you’re better off machining a piece of high-carbon steel than casting it, which would require a cupola.
February 19th, 2010 at 4:13 am
I just use a piece …
and still very little oxidation. It’s not professional by any means for it works great for what I use it for.
I just use a piece of 2″ steel pipe with a flat piece welded on the end. I’ve done at least 10 Al pours and 1 brass pour last night
February 19th, 2010 at 4:13 am
HAHAHA I’d love to …
HAHAHA I’d love to see Conan’s sword pop out of there! Great job, that’s a nice looking furnace. What did you use to make it?
February 19th, 2010 at 4:13 am
Cool, what are you …
Cool, what are you making? The music leads me to believe you might be making Conan’s sword…is it so?…lol…nice vid
February 19th, 2010 at 4:13 am
I didn’t make this …
I didn’t make this video, but I think the first one is a soup can, the second one is some kind of stainless steel cup. I wouldn’t suggest a soup can because it might start leaking pretty fast, but stainless cups work if they’re nice and thick. You could always buy a fancy graphite whatever one from Ebay, but my aluminum work got by fine with just a bit o’ iron pipe.
February 19th, 2010 at 4:13 am
is that a tin soup …
is that a tin soup can, just wondering and begining to make my own foundry, i thought the soup can would melt… some ppl in my woods dump a bunch of waste, including “rocks”, “clumps” waste of aluminum. (vid comin soon) anyway i found out there an old very well used crucible to melt stuff in. Heavy and had to make something to pick it up without burning my hands if i’m messing around with 1220 degrees
February 19th, 2010 at 4:13 am
this is cool..great …
this is cool..great foundry guy..
February 19th, 2010 at 4:13 am
They are cast into …
They are cast into various things ranging from model cars to jewelery.