MELT STUFF - How to Make a Foundry | ask jeff Williams

[@barrybeckford2733]

Showing some people "how to do it" doesnt always work IF the person has almost NO EXPERIENCE with tools, etc. Jeff, you totally nailed this, in everyway...words are not needed..

[@Askjeffwilliams]

thanks again my brother

[@barrybeckford2733]

Best video EVER, 55 years metal fab typing here, pure..simple..effeciant...kudos Jeff!

[@Askjeffwilliams]

thanks Barry

[@stuntdrvr]

one of the best no bullshit instructional videos I've ever seen... I don't need 10min of cutting around a tube..etc. well Done!!

[@Askjeffwilliams]

thanks

[@GeoForge]

I was planning on making a foundry from a old propane tank but I think Ill be going with the barrel design now instead. Your foundry looks very nice and convenient. Great video Jeff

[@reneewolford7329]

The barrel is super nice, my friend made his backyard found dry too... These videos from these handy men are wonderful! kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2fTkqVmmNmHd8k

[@markman63]

What size barrel is that? I only know the 55 gallon types and this looks smaller

[@thegreatders344]

@@markman63 looks like a 10 gallon to me. They're about 100 bucks online

[@thestrainger6384]

After all these years and I just now saw this video…. clean beads, professional work. Strong hands that can still finesse out some Rockin Metal riffs!

[@Askjeffwilliams]

thanks

[@BNorman]

Jeff Williams you my hero. It is such a relief to watch someone build one of these that is not an idiot.

[@Askjeffwilliams]

thanks

[@beepseatsfindingfoodtreasu8756]

Ain't got a furnace, but you wanna smelt Au. Then just watch ol' Jeff Williams son! . He'll show you what to do!.

[@TheFranksantana]

Good one mate!

[@cyranodebergerac636]

JEFF WILLIAMS HAS A BIG SACK FULL OF MAD SKILLS. AWESOME DIY BUILD. GREAT VIDEO

[@joeestes8114]

The best build Ive seen on KZbin! Awesome

[@MakinSawdust]

I have been waiting for soooo long to see an actual good build video of this type of foundry. I have been itching to make a foundry for so long, so I can start smelting and casting ingots for my lathe build. I like to make tools from steel and aluminum and I needed a great tutorial for my next phase. Thank you jeff. I am a long time subscriber and will continiue as always. Love your videos friend!

[@markholland5767]

Jeff you officially blew me away with that video. If that was you building that furnace, than there are no end to your ability’s. Great job

[@Askjeffwilliams]

Thanks Mark and yep that was me....

[@johnbrownlee7623]

Sunny Jim is there anything you cant make?..This video is MOST EXCELLENT........

[@Askjeffwilliams]

thanks and certified welder too

[@johnbrownlee7623]

@@Askjeffwilliams It does show, looking at your beads very smooth..

[@BullProspecting]

Jeff I have great news!! I just bought a Cast Master foundry!! I can now start making my own gold bars!!!😃😃😃😃😃😃⭐⭐⭐⭐ I'm gonna make you a gold bar with the gold I get from my neck of the woods!! I'm sooooo excited! Also I'm breaking ground at my mine the 2nd week of July!! The geology is identical to what you have!! How absolutely crazy is that!! I'm just so excited man!! My dreams are finally coming true and I own it all to Jesus, years of study and you, my motivator!! Thank you for all you do jeff! God bless and give slim a high five for me!!😃

[@MarksGoneWicked]

Video is a little short, but one of the best furnace builds I've seen.

[@georgemijatovic3076]

I like where he cuts away the wasted time as he's sawing through a barrel or whatever. That is great! One of the good features, but not as good as the product

[@georgemijatovic3076]

Well Jeff! That was the first one I went to. Your name did have something to do with my selection. But I'm betting without looking at any of the others that yours is the most professional, best-looking, probably most functionally efficient model out there. Excellent! Thank you.!! Going to use it to melt down gold hahaha. I believe in Providence. This morning I wasn't even looking, yesterday I was thinking got to find the history of volcanoes and this continent and there it was without asking, deceased volcano Mound in this country. Son, I'm a-goin pannin.... sometime this year. I am poor disabled without disability you know without money no you're not disabled George. Oh that's why I can't stand up and walk and sit down Thank you very much Jeff

[@ChiefKandiyohi]

My man, you have to break this down step by step, because this is awesome

[@Askjeffwilliams]

thanks

[@blackturncoat]

I’m with you. I want to build a furnace but this wont tell me anything except this guy is really good

[@f150twinturbo7]

Jeff williams you are a Genius. I love it👌.

[@clutch5sp989]

The lid is impressive how you made it tight fit yet easy to swing open. Great shtuff ! Everyones burner contraptions leave me to wonder though...

[@Askjeffwilliams]

Thanks 👍

[@strange_daiz]

I was working on mine today... And then... I saw your video! Great minds think alike!

[@pitied3117]

Nice foundry dude, I like the attached lid idea with what seems to be a safety lock

[@Allthingstbone]

This has got to be the best backyard furnace video I have ever seen goood job

[@Askjeffwilliams]

thanks Jason

[@MadScientistProspecting]

I could follow everything except the very first bit. Whats the arrangement btw the gas line and the very first iron fitting. Did you leave that out because thats the regulated plumbing bit? Or is it a fitting you can buy? Salvage off an old BBQ?

[@dono6627]

Nice job Jeff, You are receiving my special "Fabricator Extraordinaire" badge!

[@Askjeffwilliams]

thanks

[@dono6627]

@@Askjeffwilliams By the way, I love some of your music choices included in your videos, the trooper was a nice touch!

[@Askjeffwilliams]

thanks

[@davidvilla3243]

Now that;s a hot item for sure.Great job on the furnace.

[@richmolles6224]

Bad ass stuff you got there 4:45 4:45

[@richmolles6224]

Hello Jeff love your channel and all the thing you do . I have one question I pretty good with my hands and can figure out tricky stuff . I made a kiln 10 gall metal bucket put plastic and sand made a top let it sit I put one inch tube I did 12 inch and I did 18 inch I drill a hole at end cap put brass fittings turn on propane it look like it was working and I put coals in with a cup that you melt your metal in 45 minutes it was going and the coals didn't even catch nothing I could pick the top off with my hand . So my question is what did I do wrong .

[@richmolles6224]

Jeff hello again you build is awesome on the burner you show it but you put flame thrower in end cap what did you do to the bad boy drill a hole I don't know but please I don't want to mess this part up . Thanks

[@waynefitch990]

Great build, easy to understand

[@ezlove4653]

Jeff, at minute 2:25 why did you put a hole at the bottom of the foundry? By the way we just finished building our foundry just like the one here in your video! But we didn't put the hole in the bottom....we may carve one into the bottom but why would it be needed?

[@johnramirez5032]

Jeff is a renaissance man! Great short and sweet video!

[@swatlund]

Nice build out Jeff 💪,I just did one out of a propane bottle.

[@mikeshively9977]

Thats a nice furnace, nice build

[@Askjeffwilliams]

thanks

[@1topskyrocket]

Nice build dude lol. The only part I didn't understand was the gas fittings that you are putting together. It was to broke a small on my cell phone. But I can figure it out I like the way the top swings out. Perhaps there should be a guard from idiots walking into it. LOL

[@sharkozym]

I’ve built my own as well and well it probably would have been easier and perhaps cheaper to just by a manufactured furnace however I am a DIY,er and I love that I built it myself and not someone else!

[@LittleBudd13]

Jeff for president!

[@Askjeffwilliams]

and I approve this message

[@dixiegreig7820]

Low duty Stich weld tacks to thin barrel oh yeah!

[@CrucesNomad1]

Interesting burner build. Have everything but perlite and cement here. Time to melt some cans.

[@casteater]

How much refractory cement did that take and what was the ratio of perlite to cement?

[@deetoxinz7252]

Did you do a drying process before first smelt? If you do your furnace will last much longer. Keep pressure at about .03 to .08 and slowly heat that a few times letting I cool and heat Id say 3-8 times. It cures that foundry cement or the castable firebrick which I use in my foundry. Also would highly suggest using ceramic wool installation then us the firebrick or foundry cement. This makes a long lasting furnace that can take even hotter temps.

[@koudousmoutairou6074]

And just like that you just gained a new subscriber. Thank you

[@SHODGES69]

Wow looks better then some of the purchased ones I’ve seen

[@archangel20031]

Pure cement is heavy and prone to cracking. I used fiber insulation at first and it was fine for aluminum, then when I wanted to retain more heat for melting copper, I used a layer of Satenite over the fiber insulation and it worked great, and the whole unit minus the propane cylinder is easy to pick up and carry.

[@JoseLopez-sh4xg]

You rock, Jeff Williams. I need to find some gold, so I can build one of this!! Thank you for all the wonderful knowledge you share with us on your videos! And yes..... I know what you are gonna say!

[@Askjeffwilliams]

thanks Jose....really apprciate that

[@jlunde35]

Nice job Jeff.

[@artmarquez9140]

Jeff your such a bad ass! I dig the toons too.

[@Klesh]

Just started watching, but gotta make one of these! Thanks for uploading buddy

[@BustedknucklesProspecting]

KleshGuitars howdy stranger 🤠

[@Klesh]

Hey buddy! I mean..G'day Mate, how ya goin?

[@BustedknucklesProspecting]

Doing good mate🤠

[@randylewis3080]

Thanks Jeff I was planning to build one this summer.

[@MrMantis1990]

Thanks for the diy content!!! I will rebuild this 😊

[@Askjeffwilliams]

You’re welcome 😊

[@CheekyMonkey1776]

Excellent video. Outstanding build.

[@Askjeffwilliams]

thanks

[@iprofox3758]

How many tines can you fire it up Before it crumbles? How much did the torch parts cost alone and what are all the parts? Nice furnace too!

[@jakubgrochowski3135]

Great idea, well planned thank You Sir

[@rustart]

Is part of the torch an off the shelf weed burner but with a high pressure regulator and then just the Venturi and end that mates to furnace is fabricated?

[@californiamotherlodeprospect]

Awesome build Jeff!

[@arthurmandel6541]

Great build!

[@willwinn8559]

Now that's a super cool design..😎👍

[@NeboGold]

Jeff makes it look easy. I hope to find the plans for this unit. Thanks for sharing.

[@Askjeffwilliams]

we use to sell the plans .

[@scrizvevo7660]

Dang ain't that a top notch machinery there!!! Like the lid and how it rotates off like that, super fancy. Wonder if it would melt my gold specks and powder and won't blast and blow it all over the inside.

[@Askjeffwilliams]

thanks and it will

[@Gemories]

This guy sure knows his fire and metal. I think I will go on ahead and subscribe!

[@Askjeffwilliams]

thanks Barry

[@justinfreeman5601]

Nice build. Good video.

[@danielvrana9444]

Do you sell the plans? Or The whole thing minus the Refractory work? Thank you Dan

[@victorprangecampos74]

This melting furnace, is very good! Brazil.

[@josiasdenzler1320]

You are a man of many talents..Keep them coming!!

[@MrInsaint]

Thank you Boss👍 Excellent job👌 A true master of Backyard Foundry🙏

[@rastamanralph6670]

What a great idea.😉👍I made one a bit like it set into the ground and used clay for an insulator but it ran on coal with a hairdryer for air sonny Jim.

[@tocancho]

Great job you a man of many talents.

[@jurascipakre9200]

great project, well paced video.

[@Askjeffwilliams]

Glad you liked it!

[@MusicByJM]

Jeff Spicole from Fast Times At Ridgemont High.... Awesome! Totally Awesome!

[@mafic_taco7061]

You are an artist my friend . Great work! 🤘🏼⛏

[@goodmoodgoodday5385]

cool stuff, great idea, especially i like the lid that swings away to the side

[@HEMIdouglas]

Consider building a fire barrel circle bound with metal strapping,, or aircrete bricks with water glass treatment. Set it on a raised circle fitting inside so that sides can be lifted after a spill.. Propane is clean and easy, but maybe used oil is cheaper. With air pressure. spray..

[@rogermontney7091]

You should look into k-wool. Cost is about the same as refractory, but it lasts longer, it's tons lighter, much faster construction . It's also super efficient on propane. P.S. I'm one of your oldest subscribers and love your videos. Keep'm comin!!

[@Askjeffwilliams]

Hi Roger yep we figured that out after the build.... Thanks for the info and for the long time viewership...really appreciate that

[@nnthsttrls]

Really like the foot press to allow for pivoting.

[@ChrisRalph]

When you fuse that lead at such high temperatures you need some flux! glass, borax, sodium carbonate - something. Those yellow fumes are lead oxide and nasty stuff. Yellow snow may be bad, but yellow smoke is even worse.

[@snomobila]

jeff! your the man thats a nice build!

[@Askjeffwilliams]

thanks ..we can cook up some good beans in that thing

[@GrooberNedJardine]

what gas does it use .please . great job .

[@robertv8851]

Nice job Jeff I like that

[@stevemazzara8178]

You are the most industrious guy I know! More power to you. Nice furnace Jeff, thanks for sharing. Say hi to Silver Spurs Lila, Pops, Nevada Jack, and lazy bones Slim. Take car my busy friend. See ya all real soon!

[@Askjeffwilliams]

thanks.....had some time to build one so here ya go.....I will and see ya soon my friend..

[@alvinuselton912]

Very very good Jeff ;the best DIY one I’ve seen you are a tremendous blessing from the classroom to the field ,above and below ground ; and every thing in between with all of the tools and tricks of the trade be it drones, detectors ect. You sir are simply the best. Thank you 🙏 for all you do and the passion you do it with. If my situation was different I would definitely be supporting you financially but know my heart is with ya Best wishes in all your endeavors tell ole slim I said hello 🎯I would love to make a trip out there and do a little panning with ya but unfortunately life has other plans maybe I will get to pan a little of y’all’s paydirt before it’s to late keep up the great work and MAY GODS RICHEST BLESSING BE YOURS 🎯

[@Askjeffwilliams]

thanks , really appreciate that

[@goldminer49niner42]

Cool bro you are the Jack of all trades. Thank you

[@HuntrPat]

Jeff,Nice job!

[@LoociferZ]

Okay, I realize I commented a few times but holy shit, Jeff. That is a seriously kickass design for your foundry. Someone building that would charge you a $1000-2000 if you didn't know better. It's stuff like THIS that people should realize the true value that you can immediately save yourself a ginormous amount of money for. How hot does she go? Like can you melt bronze and stuff as well?

[@Horologist-zu5vq]

Get a life..... stop commenting...... this is like the 5th one ive seen..... go outside.. live...

[@rickgrahamsr9778]

Here's a thought... Build one and include it in your next drawing! With a set of the tongs. A propane tank can be had for a reasonable price. But that design is awesome.

[@Marc-qo1gz]

Will it get hot enough to make wootz steel?

[@genofromrenoprospector6940]

Awesome build Jeff.

[@popomomo12]

Nice! That's on my list of things to do. After getting a house and space to build it

[@shanekennedy3082]

Not only a gold minor hes a super Fabricator. 💪🏼💪🏼

[@Askjeffwilliams]

thanks

[@rogerdavies6226]

sure wish I had more confidence in my welding. That is as good of better as some I have seen Good Job Jeff

[@Askjeffwilliams]

thanks

[@brandonroe7334]

great idea and awesome build

[@plasmaguy5]

What a slacker! he plays with aluminum and slim is digging all the gold! Way to go Slim!!

[@BustedknucklesProspecting]

That’s awesome 🤠. When are you and slim coming down to Australia 🇦🇺

[@Famo59]

Fantastic. I will have to have a go.. Happy Easter 🐇🐣🐰 to you all. Cheers Tony & Wendy 👍🤓🍺⛏

[@dustygold55]

Bad ass video brah! Not a word but said it all. Great design too! Really digg'n it...

[@Askjeffwilliams]

thanks

[@911MININGCO]

Pretty cool Jeff!👌

[@codymackniak6328]

Awesome idea, going to try myself, thanks

[@g-wrathk829]

I love it, and want to make one but I'm worried not all viewers know how dangerous cutting open and welding an empty drum can be..Very real explosion hazard if not purged and cleaned properly. Make sure you know what was in the barrel!

[@Askjeffwilliams]

that is why we said the drum is new in the description box.

[@JorgeRodriguez-iq7vb]

Excellent video!!!

[@TheEzlau]

We built it exactly how you did it here but we used regular cement and it just won't melt our borax. We are going to make the inner circle smaller to see if that will help.

[@stclairstclair]

I scored a free oxygen maker for in home use, I run that into my burner tube during heating and it ups the fire nicely.

[@georgeyork8975]

jeff, I came across your video here from facebook etc. I just finished building my furnace and propane heater but I think i may not have enough heat to properly attain temperature. I built the foundry out of a 55 gallon drum. I found someone who had a ceramic shield drum about 2 inches thick and about 14 inches inner diameter and about the height of the drum but i had to cut off some since i cut the drum roughly 5 inches to have a shielded top etc. I also had kaowool and used this to help insulate the space between the ceramic shield and the drum added extra heat protection etc. SO i fired the propane heater and waited fro 10 minutes but it did not get a glowing orange heat. I am suspecting that i have too much volume that needs heating etc. I am debating whether or not to add a blower to the torch to ramp up more heat etc. your thoughts or anyone else etc I could provide pictures etc let me know.... Thanks guys!

[@goldleafminingdevelopments3166]

Marvelous Mr Jeff

[@bodge6886]

Very clever stuff.

[@fritzkocher]

you are the man Jeff!!!!!!!!