I Bought an Aluminum Melter (Devil Forge 10KG Propane Furnace) Review

[@MetalMelters]

When you melt copper should use a graphite mold or a thick steel mold with graphite powder, Preheat everything that is going to touch the metal in including the copper steam explosion are a lot worse than aluminum steam explosion. Slag is the stuff that is already on the stuff you want to melt, Dross is a residue that is left on the surface of molten metal ( AKA a thin oxidized layer). I recommend that you have a ceramic piece in you smelter to raze you crucible to increase the life on it. Also be care full that you are not over heating you're metal. I have done a lot of research in to this because it was the only way my parents would let me so if you have questions pleases let me know.

[@AmplifiedStatic]

Thanks for the tips

[@beefan1596]

Hello Metal Melters, What do you mean, when you say to put a ceramic piece in to "raze" the crucible? I'm very new to all this, and so I'm not sure if this term is something I ought to already know of. Thank you for your time.

[@AmplifiedStatic]

It refers to the piece of ceramic or fire brick. That is commonly put in the bottom of the forge to protect both the forge and the crucible.

[@beefan1596]

​@@AmplifiedStatic Thank you for your help. Is it essential to do this, or could you go without?

[@molinator2a]

Watch out when pushing down the aluminum. I was pushing the aluminum down in a smelter before and some bubbled up and got me in the hand.

[@AmplifiedStatic]

I'm always careful and wear welding gloves

[@HeinrichsMade]

yeah working with molten metal is very dangerous

[@norbertgabler8267]

Your thumbnail picture hairstyle gives me the shivers. Greetings from Germany.

[@AmplifiedStatic]

I changed the thumbnail

[@PaganWizard]

1:00 You had your propane tank valve opened too much. All I do is open the valve just enough to lite the propane. Getting close to the propane with that much flow, combines with the air valve being open, you're almost begging for a very bad day. A much safer way to lite the propane is to set a small piece of paper on fire and drop it into the furnace. If you're having issues with the crucible sticking to the fire brick, put the crucible into the furnace before lighting the propane, but put a small piece of cardboard, slightly larger than the bottom of your crucible, under the the crucible and then light the propane. The ashes from the cardboard will prevent the crucible from sticking to the fire brick. Get your tools and molds hot before use. It is really easy for moisture to cause an explosion that can cause a lot of damage, not only to your tools, but to yourself as well. Watch KZbinr "bigstakD Casting" for a lot of very useful and helpful information.

[@AmplifiedStatic]

Thanks for the tips. I do watch a lot of bigstackD.

[@mvdh877]

@@AmplifiedStatic if you watch him a lot then you should know what to do and what not to do i watched a few minutes of this video and you are being extremely dangerous

[@outkast187]

He who smelt it, delt it.

[@notchcraft360]

Aluminum

[@TheWhitde]

worried a bit when you took the tong and placed the bar in water and submerged the tongs. Then used those now wet tongs to upright the mold. Last thing we need is a steam explosion demo. Also with a plastic visor wouldn't hot metal at speed just go straight through? Maybe not aluminum but thinking copper etc would. Got the same furnace but waiting 1 more day for the cement to harden a bit more. Have a big bin full of metal but my main prize from the local tip was a huge aluminum support bar that must be at least 15+ kg.

[@AmplifiedStatic]

Thanks for your comment In my experience with aluminum, I have not had to worry too much about steam explosions unless the metal comes in direct contact with water. However, definitely be safer than me. The plastic face mask has been fine so far for my purposes. If you have a better one though you should use it. Ps sounds like you gotta great haul.

[@mr.mrscreations]

cool casting please be safe when using the furnace i subscribed to your channel i also love melting metal

[@bootiecothrantv]

Yo thanks, have you found a good use for the aluminum? I’m trying to figure out if there’s a market to sell it in such small quantities.

[@AmplifiedStatic]

All I've done with it so far is put it in a chest. 🤷‍♂️

[@galacticmarine663]

One of my buddies got steel to melt but ran out of propane to get it to a pourable temp both of us were devastated

[@alanwhitcombe5358]

also keep all the waste slag till you get a good amount of it the smelter that down. you will get more out of it

[@michaelsprout8762]

Big bars cool 😎 big copper bars cool 😎

[@AmplifiedStatic]

Copper is 😎

[@bitsofeverything8385]

Be really careful when not preheating stuff, i seen a recent vid of a dude after a steam explosion, not worth the saved time. Also watch out for air pockets in the metal, it can explode about the same way a steam explosion does (mostly to worry on pipes). The ingots came amazingly btw!

[@AmplifiedStatic]

Thanks for the advice

[@howardosborne8647]

This is not a smelter. Smelting is a very different process used to extract base metal from ore. This is a melting furnace.

[@AmplifiedStatic]

Thanks for the clarification

[@Oweee]

Buy a proper iron cast mould instead of an old, bent, bread baking pan. You'll get much nicer looking ingots out of it.

[@AmplifiedStatic]

I have since the filming of this video

[@xAdam2gx]

its funny how you hand out safety advice about working around hot metal in your short sleaved shirt haha.

[@TheBritishbeeman]

And crocks 😆

[@Graham-pz2qc]

Watch out with alumuminum!

[@AmplifiedStatic]

I will

[@1DumbSquirrel]

cool no pun in tendid

[@ElbertPoling]

Does 10Kg mean the crucible will hold 20ish pounds of molten aluminum?

[@AmplifiedStatic]

I'm not entirely sure but I believe so

[@DragonAtelier]

@@AmplifiedStatic unfortunately you are wrong. The weight of ceucibles is described in copper wise sometimes gold wise. So 10kg is the weight what it can hold of molten copper. Aluminium wise it would be something like 3kg - 10kg crucible has a safe volume of about 1.1liter of molten metal

[@DjSwiti]

@@DragonAtelier i think i read on devil forge website that was the brass weight. Not the copper weight. But i might be wrong

[@TheBritishbeeman]

I’m 50/50 on buying this one. I will be melting brass. Iv never done it before. So KZbin for info lol

[@AmplifiedStatic]

This one will work well for brass

[@TheBritishbeeman]

@@AmplifiedStatic thank you mate I think I’m just guna get it 🔥✌🏽

[@AmplifiedStatic]

I’m Happy to help

[@bilboScrappins1333]

Be careful not to overheat the brass.

[@berkaybrtc]

nice video

[@AmplifiedStatic]

Thanks for the visit

[@anoo3rrr]

استمر❤ الله يوفقك

[@Abu160]

Nice video

[@AmplifiedStatic]

Thanks

[@Taro-ef9ls]

Do aluminum cans plz

[@AmplifiedStatic]

I CAN!

[@yashasvi_handa]

The leftover materials, oxides and other shit produced when melting ferrous metals is called slag. When melting non ferrous metals like aluminum, copper, brass, bronze, the shit that’s left is called dross.

[@AmplifiedStatic]

Thanks for the info

[@australopytekus02]

Hi

[@AmplifiedStatic]

Hello

[@bmw5128]

@@AmplifiedStatic Hello dear

[@AmplifiedStatic]

Hi?

[@Lum3n4ry]

MINECRAFT!!!!!

[@yashasvi_handa]

Dude avoid moisture…..

[@alanwhitcombe5358]

you wanted me to comment what you want you to do with the smelter. you could send it to me as you asked what we wanted. you can send to a address in nz. you may want to chose your words better

[@AmplifiedStatic]

Lol

[@alanwhitcombe5358]

@@AmplifiedStatic i was only just pulling your leg on it . have you tried any other metals with it?

[@AmplifiedStatic]

I've done aluminum and copper thus far

[@waynerainey2606]

This guy is going to hurt himself, something to laugh at for sure.

[@AmplifiedStatic]

:(

[@nicklepony3227]

But seriously. Do use more cation around extremely hot items... Treating 3rd burns are no laughing matter (and I dislike having to do that). Please please don't just mention what you should do, actually take the extra time and perp and be safer. It just might save you a painful recovery.