Fast & Easy Way to Prepare Your Crucible for Casting

I just wanted to show a quick and easy way to season your crucible for casting metals for lost wax, sand casting and just making your own ingots.
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[@GomeowCreations]

I just wanted to show a quick and easy way to season your crucible for casting metals for lost wax, sand casting and just making your own ingots. Tools & Materials: Smiths little torch - bit.ly/SmithLittleTorch5tips Rose Bud Torch End - amzn.to/3krLoaF Heating Tripod - amzn.to/31BEYyg Crucible for Casting - amzn.to/31ARCxr Borax Powder 1lb - amzn.to/2ISMQoA If you are looking for more tools and materials that I use, well you're in luck! I made a page on my website just for that and I'm updating all the time so bookmark it to stay up to date: GomeowCreations.com/tools-and-materials GomeowCreations.com/partners-discount-codes *If you buy any of the tools or materials from my list I will make a small commission at no extra charge to you and it helps support the channel* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you would like to directly support the channel you can do so in a few different ways. If you would like to directly support the channel you can do so in a few different ways. 1. Like, comment and share my videos 2. You can make a one time donation via Paypal of any amount www.paypal.me/gomeowcreations 3. You can sign up a monthly donation via my patreon for as little as $1 per month www.patreon.com/GomeowCreations 4. You can sign up a monthly donation via my Subscribestar for as little as $1 per month www.subscribestar.com/gomeowcreations 5. Just watching my videos helps out too and I'm happy to see that I have been able to help some may people get into jewelry making.

[@FDDLERSGREEN]

Great video. Quick and to the point covering the basics....10 minutes shorter than most other uploaders

[@mt2020]

Thank you. I really appreciate you focusing on what some people would say are the basics. These videos are great

[@kirtandrews1859]

Thank you so much for sharing.

[@made-in-china5331]

For the crucible to last longer, you need to cover the back as well.

[@kirstensanchez3443]

Ooh I can’t wait to what you make!

[@TheJewelryFantasy]

Cool, I have to try

[@catherinemartina6469]

ok I've tried this with bernzomatic ( yellow tank) touch? the borox bubbled but nothing got glassy nor did it sticked? What did I do wrong?

[@QARIB_JEWELRY]

Good. Thanks to you for dis nice video

[@Dan-ji4db]

Nice tutorial as always, thanks 🔥😁👌

[@GomeowCreations]

Thanks 😁👍

[@VincenzoForino-z7d]

can liquid flux be used instead of the borax ?

[@kornkobbler1]

Nice, ty

[@dondoyle111]

You mentioned a ventilation link - can’t find it in your links - otherwise good video

[@thetruthinknowledge8554]

Can you use Mapp gas for this process

[@fedepunk00]

Que buen tutorial!

[@GomeowCreations]

Thank you very much 😁👍

[@Patrick-jd1ku]

I've tried to glaze a crucible, but the borax just keeps clumping up into little beads in the crucible, rather than forming an even layer. How can I prevent this?

[@A55FCKR-ju1zs]

Bump

[@A55FCKR-ju1zs]

Bump

[@GomeowCreations]

More heat and more borax

[@Patrick-jd1ku]

​@@A55FCKR-ju1zs i ended up having better luck by using enough borax that it created a sort of puddle/pool at the bottom, and then I just had to tilt the crucible around until i had a coating of it everywhere in the crucible

[@tammisloan6043]

You mentioned in the video not to melt more than one kind of metal in your crucible. Does that also pertain to your ingot molds?

[@GomeowCreations]

That isn't really a problem seeing that nothing gets left behind

[@tammisloan6043]

@@GomeowCreations I suspected so. Thank you for such a quick response!

[@Nelval573]

Can i use baking soda instead?

[@GomeowCreations]

No

[@user-ze2uf7rn4r]

What type of eye protection do you use when melting the borax?

[@MysticNorthwest]

What type of borax are you using? Are certain kind or will any kind work for this?

[@kevinhubbard8039]

cool how do you do the big ones, so they dont crack or stick

[@GomeowCreations]

What do you mean?

[@lourias]

My question, also. The first time I attempted to season my crucible, the glaze cracked, and cracked, and cracked until it was cooled. I could hear the little pings of the cracks as they formed.

[@lourias]

The first time I attempted to season my crucible, the glaze cracked, and cracked, and cracked until it was cooled. I could hear the little pings of the cracks as they formed. My layer appeared to look as thick as your demonstration did. However, it seemed like there was always one spot which did not accept the Borax properly. From theat points, the glaze cracked. I heated the crucible a second time, and tilted the crucible for better coverage. However, the spot of not cold coverage did move, and the cracking began again as the crucible cooled. Suggestions?

[@richarddietel963]

Can you please add more info on the equipment your using? Thank you

[@sgj85]

Same process for graphite one?

[@GomeowCreations]

I have never used a graphite one like this. But I have used them for molds and electric furnace. With all these as long as the graphite is hot it doesn't need anything else done to it.

[@sgj85]

@@GomeowCreations Awesome thanks!

[@Sputnik100]

Can you do this with normal borax like for laundry or do I need the stuff meant specifically for crucible

[@GomeowCreations]

This is just normal Borax 😁👍

[@Sputnik100]

@@GomeowCreationsokay I used it and I was outside with a fan blowing the fumes away I aldo had a respirator p100 it’s that okay? I did it for about 20 minutes and I took a few brakes

[@catherinemartina6469]

can you use "borax" from the store...the box in the laundry department that says "borax"?

[@GomeowCreations]

Yes

[@_--__--___.3]

Would air/acetylene be hot enough for a crucible this size ?

[@GomeowCreations]

I don't know to be honest, I don't have an air and acetylene setup and didn't know that was a thing.. I know you can use a Mapp gas torch to melt metal in this and that is just air and Mapp gas.

[@starhawke380]

What is the point of this if the birax melts at the same temperature as the metals i am trying to melt and cast? Won't the borax just melt into the metal and mix?

[@GomeowCreations]

They don't mix the metal floats on it

[@starhawke380]

@@GomeowCreations I'll try it again, my first tiny white crucible just shattered. I ordered a couple new ones, just not sure about using them properly. The bottom of the first one turned black and lumpy after dusting with borax.

[@AngelaSams]

Were you at the symposium today?

[@GomeowCreations]

I have been in my house all day due to snow 😅

[@bigalsspeedshop2826]

How do i get gold out of a crucible i didn’t prepare correctly

[@GomeowCreations]

Oh no, what did you do?

[@itailu]

boric acid?

[@GomeowCreations]

Yeah I totally misspoke it's borax not boric acid 😅

[@itailu]

@@GomeowCreations I meant it should be boric acid 😃

[@GomeowCreations]

Why is that?

[@itailu]

@@GomeowCreations has a better chance of not breaking apart. It’s like glass

[@arelgr9407]

like my father taught 40 years ago.

[@GomeowCreations]

So yours saying I did a good job? Haha

[@arelgr9407]

@@GomeowCreations yeap, perfectly. i see that.

[@Zampan0]

Oxygen and natural gas or propane give a much cleaner flame than acetylene.

[@user-ze2uf7rn4r]

What type of eye protection do you use when melting the borax?