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[@nihtgengalastnamegoeshere7526]

Good idea with the bolts- I chopped open an old fire extinguisher not too long ago, and once the weather improves I'm planning on casting with it. I was just going to pick it up with a set of adjustible pliers, but giving the crucible some 'arms' to hook onto instead sounds like a much safer idea.

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Please LIKE & SUBSCRIBE if you find the video useful...Thank You For Watching!

[@othoapproto9603]

Thanks, that was GREAT!. I would take a cold steel chisel and form a spout at the top 180° from the pull ring. It really helps to manage the pour.

[@amanofmanyparts9120]

Just what I was thinking. Along with using the bottom end of a 'scrap' oxygen or argon cylinder (I was given a few) because of the thicker metal used in their construction. I made the error of using charcoal to heat my crucible the last time and completely burned out the bottom of it in my forced air wood fired furnace. D'oh!

[@othoapproto9603]

@@amanofmanyparts9120 Agreed

[@thefishbum1]

It's a nice idea, but I used a fire extinguisher as a crucible and melted the bottom off the first time I used it. I now have a 4" steel pipe (1/4" thick) with a cap welded to one end. It has worked well for me so far.

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Yup, thats what happens when one uses an aluminum fire extinguisher as a crucible to melt aluminum in....The steel pipe on the other hand is a good choice :)

[@theskysthelimit9609]

I can't imagine how many people you have helped with sharing your knowledge on making lost wax sand and everything else you have shown us all with minimal coast, and now people you help are collecting scrap they find freely on the side of the roads, that would have ended up in a dump? like aluminium brass copper etc, and are making works of art like lost wax casting art, and are actually making some extra money to put in us poor buggers pockets. Trash to recycled treasures, you sir are a dying breed, not many people want to share and help for nothing now days, god bless you and for all your help on behalf of us all who love to watch your videos. The gods have taken a shining to you, may your life be blessed with the holy spirit now and forever my friend. Ow p.s! by the way' l just loved that aluminium mother mary cast" my favourite. And you have an awsome day now, and a hole lot more of them to follow. ✌👉 👣📿

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Thanks for all the kind words....so nice to read comments like that. Have a wonderful day!

[@dimitar4y]

I love your approach and content. It's the exact opposite of consumerism (and I never understood consumerism). This is one of the fine products of patience, skill, craftsmanship and knowledge! It's intellectual fun :D

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Thanks!, why buy something one can make :)

[@dimitar4y]

That's exactly how I think of things! I always hesitate before I buy anything, I think "Why buy something you probably already have! It's just a transformer that's hiding in its primal form". That, and most "buy it" solutions cost a hand and a leg extra on top of their real price.

[@dimitar4y]

>_>

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Hence...the channel name was born! :)

[@lloydmilton]

thanks for the video :) I seen where you did something really simple (you used a drill timber on the edge of the bench) and will include it in my list of things to remember :) nice one... When I made mine, I did add a pouring spout by basically hitting the from inside of the crucible with a blunt cold chisel...

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Thanks! I did a pour spout once but really find it not necessary. Thanks for Watching! :)

[@buckshot75two]

great videos. i like the way you get on with the demonstration and don't waste a lot of time with a bunch of safety crap like we were a bunch of morons. Safety is good but it is elementry.

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

I assume anyone wanting to melt metal understands the risks involved. I catch shit for some of my practices but until someone offers to pay for my health insurance I will take the precautions I feel are needed for the given situation. Melting copper, brass or cast iron calls for greater care. Not to sell aluminum short.....Molten Aluminum will ruin your day if you are negligent :)

[@pcarey36]

Shoes are probably a good idea though 👌

[@roscoecoltrane6137]

I use to work in a foundry. Pouring steal, gray iron, manganese and when we poured manganese we dump from the furnace into the transfer laddle approx 600 lbs, then have to have another transfer laddle right there bc we dumped into the other laddle abd while pouring we tossed in our annoculants making the mag, man it would get brighter then 1000 welders arcing at once then run the rails to the guys catching I'm hand laddles to pour into the molds and believe me it was art bc to hit a button and effectively pour down the riser while blind without spilling a drop out careful not to missrun or blow out the mold...I loved the job but seriously underpaid considering the primitive working conditions. Walking in there was stepping back in time it was the 1930s. Even the machines I ran were so old that parts were obsolete therefore I learned fast how to make our parts. Running a turret lathe, a engine lathe, a mill machine,sharpening drill bits on a bench grinder by sight so I could guage it right for a 6/32 tap and I got so good that I could run the tap until it would no longer tap which is impeccable bc most ppl get run 1000 pieces without snapping them off rendering the part useless...the best thing about the place I was the knowledge I absorbed being so small I did everything

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

I am small potatoes compared to what you did for a living...fascinating story, thanks for sharing your experience in foundry work! 👍🏼

[@bigrenegade7121]

I know my comment now is on an older video but I'm looking at 2 possible crucibles out of the extinguisher not just 1. All you would need to do is smooth down the hole from the nozzle area and weld a steel plate over it (steel plate can actually be a part of the extinguisher itself).

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

sure, would work. Make the plate is large enough to remain stable

[@suoppsdn9751]

Downloaded this one also. I am also looking into microwave smelting. I here you can make a graphite crucible out of clay and number two pencil leads. Never tried it though. Thanks again for sharing

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

They sell powdered graphite, might save loads of work! :) I have never tried it.

[@suoppsdn9751]

You think that would be cheaper also?

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Not sure....never bought any

[@suoppsdn9751]

I was thinking of buying a big pack of pencils from the dollartree. They are suppose to be good for microwave smelting

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Pencil leads arent pure graphite I dont believe...may wanna research that

[@stephenmacvey7164]

HEY BACK 2 THE SHOP SAFETY...NEVER...SET A GRINDER ON ITS FACE ...WHEN IT STILL ROTATING...HAHA !!!...IT WAS A GOOD INFO SHOW...THANXS !!!

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Thanks! sorry for the late reply, was out getting stitches to close up an angle grinder injury LOL

[@abgsupport2716]

i just found a guy who deals in fire extingushires i get 12 for £15 delivered just the cylinders no nozzles, love your video's not used them yet as just in process of getting going

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Sweet, nothing wrong with crucibles costing just over a buck or so! :)

[@trentw26]

I have a guy here local that services fire extinguishers. I went and asked if he had any old ones that were out of service. He took me around to the back of his shop where he had a whole trash pile full of them. He said I could have as many as I wanted!

[@abgsupport2716]

awesome wow lots of cruicibles for you

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Yup, its as simple as that, thats how I get my free ones :)

[@markhubbard1927]

Thank you for this great idea and informative video! I had a commercial vendor pour me a 2" diameter x 12" long rod of lead for my "comparative density" collection, but what they delivered has lots of voids and "lap lines" and isn't even straight, so it looks kind of stupid beside my 2" x 12" rods of other elemental metals. I hope someday to find someone who can make me a STRAIGHT and SMOOTH lead rod that I can then Varathane so that students can safely pick it up and compare it to the others. If I can't find anyone, I guess I'll have to do it myself, although I have ZERO equipment or experience. At least now I know how to make my own crucible, thanks to your excellent video. If you know of anyone who could manufacture a SOLID, STRAIGHT 2" x12" round rod of lead with a clean unbroken surface, please let me know. Great video, man, and lots of fun! Thank you!

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

I believe the problem arises from the vendor using multiple pours to make the 2" x 12" ingot. I assume it is a cylinder shape. That is quite a large and heavy chunk of lead. I am not sure if lead could be purchased online in extruded form like you can purchase steel, aluminum, brass etc which would be free of defects from casting. You may want to check with sites like Online Metals, Mc-MasterCarr and of course a local supplier would be your best bet to avoid shipping costs. I recently stumbled onto a youtube channel called "Periodic Videos" which is filmed at the University of Nottingham Chemistry Lab....is all videos about elements....I highly recommend it. Good luck with your ingot....it will require a pretty large crucible and a quick continuous pour into a heated mold to avoid casting issues me thinks :)

[@TheCAPTAINman128]

Thanks for the reply. I was hoping there was an answer that involved an air release without releasing the dry chemical. This way will probably work better than just twisting off the top thanks again

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Its the only way I know of to release the pressure in the canister. Do NOT unscrew the top without bringing the pressure to zero by releasing the dry chemical :)

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Your avatar is funny :)

[@jthreeb]

That's a rich man's crucible! LOL I don't own a fire extinguisher LOL

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Hahah, I get them free so its a cheap way out. Thx for Watchin...subscribe! :)

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Stop by, will give ya working one! :)

[@blackfordoblique1965]

You had one from your local fire dept. Ya, I stole it. So that's very true.

[@DuralMetalurg]

Thanks for the video. I often have problems with "pouring loops". :) They just melting and burning. My crucibles took a lot of abuse when I melting brass in them. I just try to use big nuts as "pouring loops". Some of them last enough long.

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

The pull rings on the extinguishers work well for me...never had one burn through or melt off and luckily never had one of my welds fail at a critical time if ya know what I mean. Try a race from a small junk ball bearing...that steel is good stuff. Thanks for Watching and For Commenting! :)

[@DuralMetalurg]

Yeah. Thanks. It should be a good idea. I'll try it.

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Good Luck...Happy Casting! :)

[@gvet47]

I was worried when you tried to cut the tank. Without a V-block to hold it I am glade it did not fly out from your clamps. Got her done though!

[@blackfordoblique1965]

whoa who whoa! how do you cut so straight with a angle grinder like that? seriously, despite my sarcasm I am now sincere.

[@kytrapping5829]

You should keep the dry powder and add water and see if it’ll make some kind of fire proofing stuff

[@rednose900]

I made just the same one. Oh Works really good👍👍👍👌

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Great job! 😊

[@glennfelpel9785]

Nice to see you back. Hope you had a good Christmas! Thanks for the video.

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Happy Holidays Glenn!

[@danielharrold5930]

Good video but might i give you some safety advice.... Wear shoes when you are in the shop!!!!😂

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Thanks Daniel, I appreciate the sound advice, glad you liked the video 👍🏼

[@joaquin698]

Daniel Harrold Safety “always first” Its a good video ... I wasn’t interested in his feet, Tks for your advise.

[@mysticdavestarotmachinesho5093]

OMG! He is barefoot. Must be a VERY clean shop. If I were barefoot in my shop my shop ... ouch! LOL

[@JO-ly3hi]

@@joaquin698 *advice

[@xmrrush8355]

I have a buddy who test and inspects these tanks and one day he was removing the top just like you did on what he thought was a empty tank and guess what it wasn't, needless to say he spent a long time cleaning his shop afterwards

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Thats why I empty them.....no surprises that way! 😊

[@louisealcott8384]

love your videos! nice yard too!

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Thanks Louise, glad you like them! :)

[@eviltwinx]

Nice and congrats on the big 5K! You should use a ball peen hammer and with a few hits, form a pouring spout.

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Thanks ETX, one of these days I will remember to beat one into the crucible :)

[@palangimiko]

Makin Sumthin From Nuthin I found it really easy to make a pour spout by clamping a crappy adjustable wrench in my bench vise then tightning the wrench on the crucible and twisting the crucible.

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Good idea...my bench vise isnt bolted to my table so I can move it around so that suggestion wouldn't work for me. But I am sure your option works well. Thanks! :)

[@theonlywaytogta6665]

Great video. Thanks. DO you recommend a ceramic crucible over metal when melting at higher temps?

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

clay graphite or ceramic crucible for high temp melts is optimum

[@blackfordoblique1965]

oh, goodie! fun emptying a fire extinguisher; I got nothing but time to waste! perfect!

[@riverlizard2952]

There's always going to be someone who has a suggestion..... and here it comes. It's probably a very good idea not to be barefoot while working in your shop........for quite a few reasons. Let's just say for starters that you drop your freshly cut crucible and it landed cut side down on the top of your foot. OK enough said...I think you get the picture...hopefully. Other than that.....good video and idea for a short term crucible.

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

I cant say I disagree with anything you said :) Sandspurs in the front yard out by the mailbox aint no fun either, LOL. Thanks for Watching! :-)

[@johnnymwillis7133]

Love the video. I noticed the aluminum bars, and was wondering if you used pipes for some of your molds. Very interesting.

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

I used a variety of jars & plastic containers I had laying around I believe, nothing fancy

[@4WorldPeace2]

I'm not sure about the chemical composition of the fire-extinguisher powder these days, but back in the 1970s we used to call those chemical fire-extinguishers, PKPs for short (Purple Colored Powder), and boy were those things full of corrosive powder! Instead of discharging, is there a known method of safely bleeding off the gas propellant to allow the powder to be disposed of separately?

[@KRGraphicsCG]

This looks like so much fun... I am interested in the hooks for holding the heated crucibles

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Casting is pretty fun, the tools to pick up the crucibles are all shop made, just stiff steel rod heated & bent using a propane torch. I never did a vid about those tools :(

[@KRGraphicsCG]

I do have some steel rods at work that I can purchase... I would have to carefully weld a flat steel bar on the back of the rods. And maybe a drawer pull on the ends of them as a handle. Sir, you are making me want to start my personal tool shop.

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Just about everything I have is fabricated from scrap...hence the name of my channel....LOL :) I pick up free stuff off craigslist....I rarely buy anything

[@spenchai4729]

Great video mate Im just starting up is a gas cylinder with no fire cement in it good enuff for melting

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Yes, it should work without refractory material but you will be losing a lot of heat and will use much more fuel, and melt times will be longer

[@spenchai4729]

Makin Sumthin From Nuthin ok thanks mate

[@johnautry6851]

Great video! OKAY, QUESTION: I need to make a solid =-3" cylinder 1'long. Can I simply put aluminum pieces in crucible and fire it in my pottery kiln and then let it cool and some how pound it out of the crucible., then dress up the outside....doesn't have to be perfect. ?? ja

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Better to pour it into an old soup can of the correct size, baked beans can, etc, then snip the can off

[@johnautry6851]

@@MakinSumthinFromNuthin I was hoping I could bypass the pour, and just melt in a from and break the form away. Not a good idea? ALso, my fire extinguisher is not magnetic, so I suppose it is aluminum. Agghhh! Need to make a trip to the scrap yard. lol

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

@@johnautry6851 Yes, you need a steel extinguisher LOL You could bypass the pour if you wanted

[@mr.l2871]

Good idea 👍💯✔

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Just snagged up 12+ extinguishers a few days ago :)

[@Ravewayvideos]

Always GREAT. Tks. Nice new year brow. =)

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Hope 2017 is a good one for ya, Thanks for Watching! :)

[@maidenlord6663]

Your awesome no shoes what so ever but didn't forget that bib

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Safety 1st 😊

[@brandonedwards7166]

For about $20 you could make a 6" x 12" crucible out of steel pipe and it would last much longer.

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

True, would require a bit of welding tho...I get these free so me likes them :)

[@johnblanke3407]

Speaking of the life span of the life span of the crucible, What are the common failure modes of a steel crucible used for Aluminum? What would accelerate those failures?

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

In my case with thinner crucibles the enemy is excessive heat, you dont need 2000 degrees to melt aluminum. In addition, molten aluminum eats away at steel over time so pinholes develop after approx 8-12 melts....sometimes I can go longer than 12 if I keep the heat moderate. Cleaning the crucible after each use helps prolong its life. Anyone else is welcome to chime in 😊

[@brandonedwards7166]

John Blanke mine develops mill scale after every use. Looks like I will get about 100 pours out of it. I have to wire brush it after every couple of uses. For $20 I can live with that. I have a huge mig welder and plasma cutter so it's quick work.

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Thats awesome Brandon, if I had a mig and plasma cutter I would probly do the same thing 😊

[@pauloamaral8590]

Have you try to use the new crucible that you just sow us?!

[@pickledtoenail168]

FRound one in the woods lol so it was actually free. Excluding the hacksaw

[@yeoldmaker4037]

Thanks

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Welcome

[@pauloamaral8590]

Could you sow us you use the crucible that made from that tank?!!

[@jondoes8222]

I had a nice steel crucible and was melting brass and a hole came in it and emptyed out my melt. Guess i will get a graphite crucible

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Yep, I had it happen as well. Good learning experience on longevity of steel crucibles. I get free extinguishers so a new one is not an issue

[@mystwolfe7791]

What about using cast iron pipe or square stock to make one?

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Commonly done, also a great alternative. Use steel, not cast iron

[@blackfordoblique1965]

I wish this video could be your whole life story

[@agelectronics1]

awesome!

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

I had to make one...may as well film it! :)

[@agelectronics1]

Makin Sumthin From Nuthin definitely! ;)

[@limeylime8027]

Hello! I wanted to get a much larger crucible so I could melt way more aluminum at once, and found a set of 2 gallon stainless steel bucket on Home Depot. I knew that stainless steel didn’t hold up as well in a furnace, but it was 22 gauge which is thicker than most crucibles I saw others using. The problem comes is that the first two were melted through on their first burn with aluminum. Is there any tips you could give me to help mitigate this problem... I’m a bit of a newbie so I may just be looking at this the wrong way.

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

molten aluminum is corrosive to steel so all steel crucibles eventually fail. 22 gauge is not very thick so not surprised it failed, probably near where tour flame met the steel. For large melts you will have to go with a clay/graphite crucible, the commercial type.

[@limeylime8027]

Makin Sumthin From Nuthin alright I’m looking into it. Hope I’ll find it cheap because they tend to be expensive. Thank you so much for the help!

[@illumiNOTme326]

would lining the inside with silica sand and sodium silicate increase its durability?

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

No, these are disposable crucibles. The sand would contaminate the melt. Just use them till they show age and discard :)

[@yeoldmaker4037]

Richard, you have a new edit program. Do you mind telling me the name and where I can obtain one. Thanks Tom

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

I use mac computers so I use Apple's included software called "iMovie"

[@yoyosfpv823]

I built my own electric foundry but it’s not that big and I am having trouble finding a fire extinguisher that’s the right size for me. My foundry uses a pid temp controller

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

I wish I had a thermocouple to monitor temps 😊

[@yoyosfpv823]

Makin Sumthin From Nuthin the pid controller and thermocouple where bought off amazon for roughly $60. The issue I’m having is my foundry is rather small. 4 1/4 opening I have tried propane torch tanks and got 1 pour out of 2

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Yup, thats a tiny little guy...good for small melts tho

[@yoyosfpv823]

I don’t plan to do anything very big. It is roughly 10 inches deep though. I built it to mainly melt all my scraps down into ingots then build something a little bigger later on but still using my current electrics and switching from 110v to 220v but crucible is my main issue propane torch bottles are to thin

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

If you can weld make a custom one from thick walled steel pipe

[@bacres8334]

Nice one

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Thanks Shady! 😎

[@billywaynemcwilliams9063]

Uhh wouldn't a fire extinguisher be comparable in price to just buying a crucible?

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

I have used up over 50 extinguishers or thereabouts....never paid for any of them. I tell people how I get them free when they ask nicely 😊

[@mountainmanfab]

think maybe the bare feet had something to do with the choice to use the oa rig instead of the stick,the grinding sparks and drill scarf alone me wincing in pain lol.Ohh well..your body..your choice but damn m8!..think your going for a toughest man alive award .

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

"maybe the bare feet had something to do with the choice to use the oa rig instead" I think you may be on to something there :) Thanks for Watching!

[@justchris846]

Could you show how to make a foundry?

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

I have videos on how I made my two foundries! Thanks for watching & Happy Holidays! 😊🎉

[@jeanrosewagas6491]

Sir can i melt the silver in that crucible? Tnx!

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

I would not use these for precious metals Dante, use pure graphite crucibles...check ebay or amazon

[@Chuffin_ell]

Is that an aluminum fire extinguisher?

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Steel, the aluminum ones get cut up and melted. Check the alloy before using one as a crucible :)

[@OtisENGINEuity]

You could heat the opposing side at the top (from the hooking spot) and hit it into a piece of angle iron so you have a pour spout. Take a shot every time he says "y'know" oh wait you'd get alcohol poisoning LOL

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

I'll drink to that! LOL

[@homeworks8865]

If I understand correctly, you receive additional 'brownie points' , so: Comment.

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Not sure what that means but thanks for watching

[@StephenMortimer]

You got me waiting ... for your "that'll larn him" moment !! (stubbed and BURNED toes)

[@StephenMortimer]

Makin Sumthin From Nuthin I see a "Huck is finished" day in your future !!

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

You need a new Optometrist :)

[@StephenMortimer]

Makin Sumthin From Nuthin You need to stay away from your Optimist !!

[@ronchilders7478]

Hmm, spend $50-$100 on a fire extinguisher to build a $30 crucible. Not to mention that most fire extinguishers are aluminum.

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Most are steel actually and I get them free from the local fire extinguisher company....after so many years they must retire them. YW!! Thanks for watching & Happy Holidays! 😊🎉

[@kenschultz743]

ever get metal shavings in your feet ?

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Sometimes :)

[@biofall38]

how do you get a fire extinguisher

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

The free craigslist section is a good start and also check with your local extinguisher vendor for rejects :)

[@FireworksFreak8008]

The dry "chemical" is just some baking powder

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Baking powder?....not exactly :) - Monoammonium phosphate, ABC Dry Chemical, ABE Powder, tri-class, or multi-purpose dry chemical is a dry chemical extinguishing agent used on class A, class B, and class C fires. It uses a specially fluidized and siliconized monoammonium phosphatepowder. ABC dry chemical is usually a mix of monoammonium phosphate and ammonium sulfate, the former being the active one. The mix between the two agents is usually 40-60%, 60-40%, or 90-10% depending on local standards worldwide. The USGS uses a similar mixture, called Phos Chek G75F

[@plunderjunky5754]

I just liked it even more when I noticed he was barefoot :)

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Ha!! My kind of viewer! :)

[@phbrinsden]

Laughed at myself the other day. I needed a crucible to melt lead and aluminium. I had a nice dead extinguisher. Removed the valve etc and then noticed it was aluminium! Not much use for melting ally!!

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Lol, I have had people complain to me that their crucible melted and that my video was worthless. Then I asked them to stick a magnet on the part they didnt use.....they never reply back 😊

[@phbrinsden]

Makin Sumthin From Nuthin Yup. Shoulda done that simple little thing.

[@JDeWittDIY]

Where do you get the fire extinguishers from?

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Check for unusable ones from your local company that rents fire extinguishers to businesses :) ~ Richard

[@JDeWittDIY]

Thanks, never thought of that. I'll have to see if any local rental companies rent fire extinguishers.

[@janerikrasmussen]

drill hole before cutting bottel.

[@blackfordoblique1965]

soon we'll finding out what we are doing here!

[@markvietti]

lets see it work

[@CohassetMA]

Line it with grogg and it will last much longer

[@shauntucker5145]

I am surprised that wire loop lasts in the furnace!

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Those loops are the pull pins from the extinguishers I chop up. Some are aluminum and some are stainless, you gotta make sure to use the stainless ones...LOL

[@geodezix]

what if you have a fire?

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Have plenty of extinguishers! 😊

[@lucidrecluse3893]

neato.

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Easy solution to a common problem :)

[@joaquin698]

Tks for the vid Richard; I’m looking to buy a PROPANE FURNANCE to melt HMS, COPPER, ALUMINUM AND OTHERS... would you let me know where can a buy one? Maybe you could and would build o e for me if you would se d me a quote and the sized or weight in Kg that you would make it; I would pay for shipping to Florida. Tks for your vids and any advice you me provide 👌🏻. God Bless!! 🙏🏻

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

HI, most of the fun about foundry work is making the the needed supplies like the foundry. I have a video on how I made mine. Not difficult...fun too :)

[@capitainehaddock9388]

Scraping a working extinguisher is $0.00?

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

I have dozens of them, I get them free...rejects from a fire extinguisher company :)

[@BisonWorkshop]

i dont see anything wrong with the old one

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

I melted a bunch of trash aluminum in it and it had some steel bits and trash, slag & some rust in the bottom. I have a paying casting job I need to turn in the Lathe so wanted a new crucible to avoid any garbage in the castings for the job. The old one still had some life left

[@brothertyler]

Anxiety watching his cutoff wheel shrink!

[@joestewart7487]

let's hope you don't have a fire

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

🏃🏻🏃🏻👣👣🔥🔥

[@wallywadd]

Having FLAME towards hoses is very dangerous.

[@reginaldwigglebottom4731]

🤔...a fire extinguisher that size is way more expensive than an actual crucible. Amazon- No work, no chemicals, at your door the next day.

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

I never paid a penny for any of the extinguishers, nor should you

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

spend away on amazon if you wish LOL

[@reginaldwigglebottom4731]

I’m not sure where you find your fire extinguishers, but the chance of people just having a spent canister lying around is slim, wouldn’t you say? You say “spend away” on Amazon like it’s shameful. But spending 30 bucks for a thing specifically designed for the task seems like a better deal just considering the time...Not to mention the materials. 30$ for a new crucible that will long outlive that thin steel pays for itself just by avoiding the hour or two needed for construction, and that’s IF I already happen to have a large spent fire extinguisher. I’ll “spend away” and watch you source and rebuild three times over or more . Then I’ll spend away all the time I saved having fun with the foundry.

[@ramwall1500]

why not just used a cast iron skillet

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Great for eggs & bacon, not so much for foundry work :)

[@gasd6542]

It is most definitely rocket surgery.

[@lukasnantz2945]

dat stuff ain't free

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Just picked up 12 extinguishers last week...free. Check with local extinguisher company...they have rejects they cant rent out :)

[@lukasnantz2945]

in the luckiest scenario you might get them free but other wise to produce them you need to pay 💰 witch will then be sold to you unless they don't want them, so in this case it's free

[@blackfordoblique1965]

No shoes. lol

[@stevecallachor]

You keep saying you're gunna "go ahead and..........", Why can't you just do it without "goin' ahead"?

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

👍🏼 I am going to go ahead and stop doing that. Thx for watching!

[@dpow2120]

lmao looks like it cost you a grinding wheel

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Lol, that angle grinder was toast 6 months before this video was shot. But I will use that harbor freight POS til it dies :)

[@mydixierekt7182]

Your legs tho at 8:25

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Too hairy? :)

He said Deez nuts :D

[@MrLamigra1337]

Fire extinguishers are not $0.00

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

I have gotten 50 or more free...you dont use brand new ones. Check with fire extinguisher rental places for their junk ones 😊

[@MrLamigra1337]

Makin Sumthin From Nuthin so just walk up and ask for free stuff like a bum?

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

They usually have hundreds, tell them what you plan to use them for and they will be glad to give you some....bring a magnet...some are made of aluminum

[@kytrapping5829]

Making something from something

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

I should def change may channel name then 👍🏼

[@НиколайМаслов-я9ж]

Такой бедный , что даже штанов нет

[@MikeOxolong]

Not every1 has these things... It's not free.

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Find your local fire extinguisher dealer, they have lots of scrap ones that are no good to them they will give you. I just picked up 12 :)

[@MikeOxolong]

How am I supposed to cut it? And the nearest one is far away.

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Angle grinders with a cutoff blade work good. Cant help you with the distance thing but you can get them free like I do :)

[@MikeOxolong]

I am not saying it's super expensive, but if you don't have angle grinder, you just have to buy it -> not free for everyone. Or you can spend a lot of time getting/borrowing all things you need, but that costs something too.

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

It is a cheap alternative to buying a commercial crucible. I bought my angle grinder new for $12 from harbor freight. There is always the 'ole hacksaw :)

[@bichnibba3311]

Who just has a fire extinguisher lying around. you have to buy one

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Me? I have gotten about 40 free so far...never paid for one

[@aidanstevenson9868]

Ha ha nuts

[@meandog061980]

I lost a lot of respect for this guy when he use vice grips to grab a bolt head. Thats what wrenches are for. Informative videos should be about using ALL of the correct tools for the task at hand.

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

Sorry I disappointed ya but I had lent my toolbox to my daughter to put together the new furniture she purchased for her new home as she owns virtually no tools....so used what I had to finish the vid. A crucible isnt really a precision piece of equipment but I respect your opinion. Thx for Watching :)

[@1pcfred]

Vise Grips fit everything. That's why they're adjustable.

[@meandog061980]

Paul Frederick........Well Paul, go ahead and use them to hold nuts and bolts at your own free will. Why chew up the heads of nuts and bolts when you can use the correct wrench. Vise grips were designed for the welding/fabrication trade. They are to be used for clamping materials together or to aid in the removal of STRIPPED nuts and bolts. You may use whatever tools you want to do the job, however, you are the kind of person known as a "hack" and I wouldn't let you touch my lawnmower with a tool.

[@1pcfred]

meandog061980 That's OK. I have my own tools i.imgur.com/tSO6pU2.jpg You can mow your own lawn too.

[@markhubbard1927]

Thank you for this generous and thoughtful response to someone who could probably use a little kindness and compassion.

[@kytrapping5829]

Are you barefoot 😂

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

I might be......people arent born with shoes last I checked :)

[@steveu235]

expensive crucible.

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

i get them free, anyone can

[@davidb8466]

freedom of speech ya putting sulphur in the air doesn't seem good for the ozone layer, how about a bucket of water?

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

I dont know what you mean by this comment :-/

[@davidb8466]

vulpes vulgaris He's making things look like its health careless but it's alright for a project well done with using old materials

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

I can see myself explaning to the fireman that I didnt use an extinguisher because I was worried about the ozone layer :)

[@MakinSumthinFromNuthin]

If extinguishers were harmful we wouldnt have them :)