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.
Duration : 0:0:28
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Tags: aluminum, backyard, blast, can, casting, coffee, DIY, Foundry, Furnace, homebrew, melt, molten, paint, smelt Posted in aluminium casting |
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
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Tags: aluminum, backyard, blast, can, casting, coffee, DIY, Foundry, Furnace, homebrew, melt, molten, paint, smelt Posted in aluminum casting |