Brass Casting 2
January 27, 2010 - 1:28 am
Second attempt at brass casting, this time we melted down 130 bullet casings. Waste not want not
Duration : 0:0:44
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Second attempt at brass casting, this time we melted down 130 bullet casings. Waste not want not
Duration : 0:0:44
[youtube uZWgcSznUl4]
January 27th, 2010 at 1:28 am
Thanks for the tip, …
Thanks for the tip, comments are always appreciated
January 27th, 2010 at 1:28 am
its a really bad …
its a really bad idea to hold a crucible at those temps in one small spot with tongs. The material weakens with high temps and could break. A cheap alternative is to modify fire place log tongs to fit your crucible.
January 27th, 2010 at 1:28 am
thanks
thanks
January 27th, 2010 at 1:28 am
well we took this …
well we took this video a long time ago unfortunately and none of the original material is left. It was brass colored, once it cooled off :-/
I believe the casings were from a rifle, relatively small caliber, but I am not sure exactly what kind they were
January 27th, 2010 at 1:28 am
could you please …
could you please post another video or slide show showing the ingots to see the color because sometimes when I melt brass the zinc vaporises also what type of casings were they
January 27th, 2010 at 1:28 am
It is coal, I don’t …
It is coal, I don’t know where we got it that time but we usually get it in large quantities. I do not know where he got the crucible. It is a common ceramic crucible, you should be able to find one online easily.
January 27th, 2010 at 1:28 am
Yes it is from …
Yes it is from bullet casings, took quite a while to melt them down.
January 27th, 2010 at 1:28 am
is that brasss from …
is that brasss from bullet cashings?
January 27th, 2010 at 1:28 am
is that charcoal or …
is that charcoal or coal fuel.
and where do you buy the pots that you melt the brass at>.nice video.