Brass Casting 2

January 27, 2010 - 1:28 am 9 Comments

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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9 Responses to “Brass Casting 2”

  1. Pouscat Says:

    Thanks for the tip, …
    Thanks for the tip, comments are always appreciated

  2. billygotgrove Says:

    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.

  3. surfaceradio Says:

    thanks
    thanks

  4. Pouscat Says:

    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

  5. surfaceradio Says:

    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

  6. Pouscat Says:

    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.

  7. Pouscat Says:

    Yes it is from …
    Yes it is from bullet casings, took quite a while to melt them down.

  8. TopOfTheLine3 Says:

    is that brasss from …
    is that brasss from bullet cashings?

  9. jordanw2013 Says:

    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.

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