Casting zinc ingots - Devil Forge

[@donl4914]

Great find!!!! Looks good and love Zinc for getting the detail of a cast. Nice work!!! 👍🏻👍🏻🔥🔥👍🏻👍🏻💯💯

[@Metalstacker]

Thanks! You will love tomorrows video ;)

[@JsStack]

Great melt and pour. Love seeing all that great zinc. Awesome job 👍

[@Metalstacker]

Thanks! More zinc tomorrow but totally different :)

[@Thewulf56]

Nice melt my friend, zinc really does pick up some great details. I have a chunk i need to melt down one day. I think its around 30 lbs, but I can't remember exactly lol

[@Metalstacker]

Nice one! Do you intend to make a video of it? Missing some melting vids lately from you ;) I do not have time to watch everything anymore, but now and then I watch others melting the good stuff, I have not seen you making something the last weeks :(

[@Thewulf56]

@@Metalstacker one of theses days i will, hoping to possibly get back at it soon, been a while now

[@dutchman0625]

Mooi gedaan👌

[@Metalstacker]

Dankjewel! Komt meer zink aan morgen ;)

[@sierraecho884]

How do you get the temp. right ? It´s a pretty narrow band before the material boils and you are at risk to get zinc fever. Also I have seen you cut the material down with an angle grinder, don´t do that, use shears instead, otherwise you can breath in the zinc particles and get sick.

[@Metalstacker]

I always wear a respirator while melting. For the grinding you are totally right! I do not have proper shears, but I should wear a respirator too in this step. I have a experience setting the choke and pressure and have the lid open to keep a steady low temperature. Normally I have it at 0.02 PSI 😉👍🏻👍🏻

[@sierraecho884]

@@Metalstacker Yes please wear a respirator while grinding too and don´t do that in closed spaces. I don´t mean to lecture you, just want to make a comment for other people who read this too. I see you have figured out the temp with your equipment, very good. That´s something I still have to do. I can get my hands on some scrap Zamac from my company since we produce parts for the automotive industry. However I completely lack the equipment, my only means of melting metal is a stove and a small gas burner. My goal is to 3D print a master pattern and then cast it in metal. Have you done something like that ? Any advise ?

[@Metalstacker]

@@sierraecho884 thanks buddy! I have no 3d printer, but I made several sand casts, you can look them up on my channel 😃👍🏻

[@sierraecho884]

@@Metalstacker Sure will do, happy smelting =)

[@buentaste]

How can i recognize zinc? there is so many silver color metal out there. Any explanation appreciate m, thanks 🙏

[@Metalstacker]

Hey there, zinc is pretty easy to mould in different shapes, it also tends to get white oxidation on it overtime and as a non ferrous metal it will not be magnetic. Hope this helps 👊🏻🔥🔥🔥

[@buentaste]

@@Metalstacker Thanks a lot for taking the time to respond. You answer definitely helps but I have seen many silver color metal and the majority of them does not stick to the magnet. For instance i took apart a small meat grinder and the metal on it does not stick to the magnet. it is a thick piece and does not weigh that much as stainless steel also it's very hard so the magnet tactic dont work in this case. Also I have noticed aluminum get white oxidation. Do you know besides those manners to find out what metal is? thanks...

[@Metalstacker]

@@buentaste zinc is heavier than aluminium, so that should defenitely make the difference 😃

[@buentaste]

@@Metalstacker Correct, I believe my emotion betray me when I find metals and don't stick to the magnet i get exited and frustrate and can't think right. I want to know so bad what metal is ..also there are so many alloy that make it worst for me Thansk one more time for your time on answering me. Your input help me a lot ..🙏

[@wolfgangstitz2852]

Nice Job 🙋

[@Metalstacker]

Thanks a lot!

[@bigcoolviking]

What is the value of Zinc?

[@Metalstacker]

Zinc goed for EUR 3 per kilogram :)

[@LongTrout]

Do not tell anyone about how cool zinc is and how easy it is to use. Love that zinc. I want all that zinc

[@Metalstacker]

Good to hear, more zinv meltings tomorrow buddy :)

[@irishcoffee6894]

Mooi resultaat. Schitterende klompen trouwens. Je mag wat mij betreft een tweetal paar opsturen, maat 45 graag. 😁😁😁

[@Metalstacker]

Haha dankje! Even voor mijn beeldvorming, ben je nu Engelstalig of Nederlandstalig? Tot morgen!

[@irishcoffee6894]

@@Metalstacker both ! En eigenlijk 4 talig. Duits en Fries horen ook in het rijtje. 😁