Melting scrap aluminum into ingots (110kg or 242lb)

[@Viniter]

Now you're set up for the most bad-ass game of Jenga in history...

[@christopherpretti6712]

I like that you use waste oil burner instead of propane. I've been wanting to build one but hard to get motivated.

[@mpdragon6295]

To use oil is cheaper, especially if you can get it for free

[@jaycemaartensz9394]

Can you make a video where you go through your set up?

[@prettipcservices]

I think we all would be very interested to see a video about how you get the fire started in your setup, maybe show what you are using for the blower and maybe draw up a sketch of what's going on where the oil/air mixes. Last time I melted aluminum I just dug a hole in the ground, and a tunnel to blow air in, started a wood fire and forced air with a leafblower. I just bought a 55 gallon steel barrel to use in a waste oil burner project for melting and casting things for fun, and am looking at different designs and yours seems like a good one.

[@mpdragon6295]

Pretti PC Services I am planning to make a video about my aluminum melting setup pretty soon

[@jukees3658]

Please do, very interested about that.

[@saminasir6611]

Never seen such a disciplined youtuber till now *thumbs up*

[@doctorlove3536]

It is very satisfying to melt it clean

[@drone2136]

How did you make your foundry and ingot mold make a Video about each please

[@reanafridi4175]

What is the purpose of it? Why do so many people want to learn about it? What do you melt it for at home? Is it for some sort of business?

[@luppo7812]

Just subbed, this is the coolest thing ever please make more

[@BillAC-]

Good video, but the music made it unwatchable without muting, so I left a dislike

[@meobeo173]

no one gives a fuck

[@dragsterdolme]

Great!! I´ve started dislike every damn vid with crap music.

[@user-yx7dp2pl8t]

did the same

[@preciouse72]

for sure no one gives a fuck !!!

[@valentinemarnane4687]

looks cool you should try melting some brass

[@alexanest4344]

that's very cool

[@rrrlalatimmy]

can you show some measurements for your ingot molds? and how much the ingots weigh each. it looks like a very good design thanks!

[@mpdragon6295]

I used 10X4,5X25 cm U profile for the ingot molds and each ingot weight approximately 2.5 kg.

[@RyanStonedonCanadianGaming]

i don't understand how you were using the waste oil.

[@devoncollins9924]

melt the dross and see what you can get from it? or just sell it?

[@2000136496]

i like that pile of aluminum im thinking of building my own set up as well ! is that other pipe you have an air source to blow the oil in the furnace?

[@mpdragon6295]

Yes. For my air supply I am using a modified leaf blower

[@2000136496]

+MP Dragon so what keeps the oil from burning back up the pipe into the tank?

[@erikpettersson91]

no oxygen?

[@psychopyro5781]

+Jared C. The oil has to be aerosolized or very hot in order to burn. It's pretty safe.

[@andysanchez7050]

you should show hot to make the oil burner

[@Braeden123698745]

Do you have spotify playlists? I enjoy your music choices.

[@nationalwashproducts2124]

Wear a damn respirator when you cut up any metal

[@therealfranklin]

and two condoms and a helmnet and ten steel toad boots and a zika virus warning label.

[@nationalwashproducts2124]

Do you like cancer

[@vlad.6285]

lmao dafuq. what kind of question is that? Also, why would he need to do that?

[@vlad.6285]

Lmao aluminum isn't galvanized

[@nationalwashproducts2124]

Never said it was galvanized. I know a hand in my shop that worked there for 20 years and got lung cancer from poor air quality... no respirator or ventilation welding and cutting metal. Ya melted metal fumes and particles are great for your lungs guys

[@TheMrPinus]

Super! Prieks skatīties.

[@BabbeAndersson]

i would like a workshop tour

[@classicalcrossthehalobring4829]

how long did that all take

[@goruto567]

How much would it be for one of those aluminum ingots?

[@TBSchemer]

A few dollars at the most.

[@Pizzamanrule]

MP Dragon will you ever make throwing stars with your logo on it?

[@jucineiaterapeutaintegrati7810]

You need a bigger crucible for melting the metal.

[@jannickgamingofficial172]

How much was it worth

[@Birakon]

i liked this video

[@zippofanmc]

how do u burn used oil?

[@DimaProk]

wow... I really like your ingot setup!

[@shalormckee2784]

It's genius!

[@numbereight886]

Yes, it's a production line setup for a home business.

[@ForeverMan]

ikr... awesome idea

[@lvd2001]

Me too, I also like his furnace, crucible handles - I built mine but his is simple but far more effective...Damn I wished I have seen this video before I built mine

[@rodhardman5237]

how does you forge work with oil as i am starting to build a gas one but very curious about yours great job

[@thomascarter6152]

How much do they cost

[@williamela3340]

Do you have a video on your oil burner? I would be really interested to see the setup

[@gabeutsecks5427]

William Ela same here... been looking for an oil ran foundry for a long time

[@xellish]

he links this adress: kzbin.info there is a ton of videos about the individual parts of his burner.

[@birendrakumarsharma6701]

William Ela

[@anomujakic1254]

Cz uh

[@lydiasprouls100]

@@gabeutsecks5427 are you the real barack obama

[@Jcreek201]

This is the best looking foundry I've seen yet. Would you be willing to walk us through the design and construction if it and the oil burner? Like materials used etc?

[@jamesrindley6215]

Please make the music crappier and louder.

[@jahweh]

and by all means, talk softly while doing so. ty

[@nicklehman3984]

Dude haha, what is it with all these DIY montage videos set to terrible techno

[@mikhailmalakhov9967]

it isn't techno. it is a really really shitty club electronica!! rave garbage for intoxicated kids.

[@dethmaul]

@@mikhailmalakhov9967 It's all THE SAME. The same slow buildup, getting faster, getting faster, getting faster, then BLEEOOO BMMBWAA BMMBWAA BMMBWAAA

[@TheCbrown146]

To reduce fat skim the top off. This will result in 2% aluminum.

[@kasifmurat2172]

Did you line the ingot holder with something? Also any paint, chemicals left those cause problems inside the burner?

[@murraylowe8677]

May I ask if you had built your furnace and other equipment and do you have a video on the build it is a wonderful set up. I really loved this video. Thank you very much.

[@PigJusticeYass]

Yeah, his set up is sweet.

[@mpdragon6295]

Yes everything is DIY, but unfortunately I didn't have my camera when I made my setup. But I will be making a new siphon burner an a new furnace.

[@murraylowe8677]

Great I look forward to seeing that because with what you have looks like a real craftsman had built it. May I also ask what you are using for a crucible?

[@gregslater5839]

what is that dross stuff is it dirt leftover on the aluminum or some other metal in it (like a compound metal)

[@gregslater5839]

also why do i like videos like this so much?

[@glumpy10]

Love the ingot maker! That's genius! You must be intending to melt a lot more ally to go to the trouble of building that. Great vid, Well done!

[@mpdragon6295]

+Oil Burner Thanks! For now I am making green sand for casting, but there will be more scraping videos.

[@johnlennon335]

@@mpdragon6295 I use Petrobond which I bought quite a few years ago. It didn't seem too expensive at the time. The foundry store had all kinds of other useful tools and things like degassing compounds.

[@MarkusWITH_a_k]

Not any trouble for those of us who love to build and weld. It just give us something to do for when we want to do something else

[@jernulf268]

waist oil and elbow grease is very important to use when melting aluminium

[@fireandcopper]

Waist oil is the good stuff, waste oil is horrible

[@Grizzydan]

Women love it when you burn all of your waist oil.

[@kalebbruwer]

Don't forget the winiger

[@consistentbass]

I think he is just making fun of how he writes. We can pardon the speaking part. All joking aside, it is seriously getting harder to find a person that writes well these days, even in their own native language!Maybe its the fact that this generation spends more time in social media and "texting" (which is full of spelling and grammatical errors) than actually reading books (which have to be reviewed and edited for such errors before being printed). Just a thought.

[@jozalynndavila186]

Jernulf I

[@SturtevantRails]

Can you not do the music. it's really loud and annoying, especially if you don't like that type of music.

[@screengames5307]

Yeah the music is really crap and makes the video unbearable. I had to cancel out after 1 min because I got a headache.

[@pbl_07]

Mute volume

[@DxBlack]

Shortened : I don't like your music, but don't want to sound 100% like an entitled ass...so, "could turn it down instead of me turning my own shit down :< "

[@HighVoltageMadness]

How about mute!?

[@b3poj2d2]

neebie,lmao, open new tab, put your play list on, then mute this video, now you got the video to your favorite song, duh,,, Rookies

[@cbpuzzle]

Love that flip over gravity auto stacker. Genius!

[@Jason7380]

I really like the crucible. Did you make it and if so, can you make a video showing how.

[@mpdragon6295]

I am going to buy a air compressor, then I will make a new aluminum melting setup.

[@drTERRRORRR]

"Waist oil" xd

[@bohdanvondabelsky5972]

Please pick more tolerable music next time

[@ducknorris9715]

most songs here are copyrighted though. still a lot of songs to choose from that are better than this one! xD

[@mikelipsey8837]

I would have REALLY enjoyed just natural sounds of the forge.

[@freddykoopmans6985]

i agree...

[@jenniferbrewer5370]

He could, but then he'd have to pay for it, and ask all of YOU for contributions to do it.

[@sumboredazn]

next time it should be relaxing music.

[@MuzikBike]

Does this work with torso oil instead of waist oil? But in all seriousness, that's a serious lot of aluminium to melt down

[@draggy76]

Anyone else love how flowing aluminum looks still when being poured? So cool,

[@nononsenseday]

@draggy76...meeeeeeeee! Mesmerizing!

[@disabilitaspunyacara]

The aluminum smelting and printing process ... is very inspiring

[@southtexasprepper1837]

I love that you use waste motor oil as fuel for your furnace. I also like the pouring and ingot mold setup as well. Impressive!

[@attack125]

this is sick. i wanna do this myself.

[@markfryer9880]

It was the ingot casting, flip over, drop out when cool, onto a storage rack which got me. Diabolically simple.

[@stwhite5135]

Not only is this a cool professionally done recycling setup, it is a very professionally done video. The editing and lettering telling what is going on is very well done. Thanks.

[@acosmiccrisis3741]

Dude that was fucking awesome, I wish to do what you do

[@niteshpingale8336]

you use only oil as fuel??

[@mpdragon6295]

Yes

[@niteshpingale8336]

how??

[@TheRasNyabinghi]

Air + Oil = fire

[@niteshpingale8336]

oh thnxx

[@malayrojak]

I think there is a propane pilot or ignition source to preheat and burn the waste oil. That waste oil would be impossible to ignite otherwise

[@mikealman63tab]

great vid an set up ;-) I love ally, one of my fave metals to work with, when they first discovered how to extract an process it ( not easy then ) it was more expensive than PLATINUM :-o look forward to more vids, Subbed !

[@bigidiot123]

What do you do with the dross after you're finished?

[@jacobpaziuk6011]

he throws it away.

[@dethmaul]

+Jacob Paziuk HE SHOULD MAKE DROSS INGOTS $$$ loljk

[@Grizzydan]

Sell it to scrap yards with the rest of the iron you don't want to reuse for other projects.

[@ascensionunlimited4182]

couldnt he just keep smelting it down purging out the various metals?

[@Grizzydan]

If his furnace got hot enough. Takes a lot more heat though. Not really worth it.

[@xBeauGaming]

What's the return on your time for the amount of AL you were able to recover? Seems like 2 days and all that work would have a terrible ROI

[@mpdragon6295]

yeah, it took me two days to melt down all aluminum, but I mostly did it to save space in my workshop.

[@timothylongblacksmithing6743]

@@mpdragon6295 It sometimes surprises me how much aluminum can fit into one ingot...

[@dachronic6709]

@@timothylongblacksmithing6743 good luck on getting a reply

[@TVHF_POND]

@@dachronic6709 people are saying he's dead but I don't wanna believe that

[@dachronic6709]

@@TVHF_POND Yeah same. I think he either emigrated or started a family and youtube isn't his priority now. Because he was living with his girlfriend already. So i think its a plausible explanation

[@jakewarren2369]

how do you make that foundry for oil usage? i cant find any vids for anything like it...

[@illumiNOTme326]

jake warren - any? nothing at all? did you try Typing oil burner foundry?????

[@anoray6]

99 Smithing achieved

[@darkwaffle69]

This entire video was complete eye candy. Your tools, your foundry, your fuel system, and the way you flipped over the ingots and they just stacked all nice and neat.

[@nijazavdic6894]

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[@nicg4179]

So this is the first video of yours I've come across and holy shit, your setup is AWESOME! I love it! Especially the ingot flipper. The definition of "work smarter not harder" LOL

[@alan30189]

0:38 "WASTE" oil. You have a nice set-up there as well as a safe operation. I like the tools you made to handle the hot aluminum. The large ingot molds are the way to go. Why mess with anything smaller? Great use of waste oil as well.

[@raytheperson]

I would keep the dross separate and re-fire it to get the aluminum stuck because I know its alto of aluminum in the slag

[@pwrovld]

I agree somewhat. Using proper smelting techniques is a better solution. Most of the dross is aluminum oxide that formed on the original pieces. Proper fluxing can reduce or eliminate oxides completely by combining with the oxygen and leaving the aluminum part behind, thus increasing your pour yield considerably. There are commercial fluxes available, but I use kosher canning salt (no iodine) as flux, and don't get much aluminum in the dross, and a lot less dross as well, if used sparingly. Whatever process you may be using, always remember to use proper safety precautions, and personal safety gear that is rated for the job you are doing.

[@taylor5263]

awesome video! im about to melt all of my scrap aluminium down too ive built a new more efficient foundry to do it. i have a few questions about your foundry, what is the refractory cement made of it looks like a sand/cement mixture but im not sure, secondly why is the gap between the crucible so wide if it was 3-5cm the foundry would be alot more efficient thirdly what is the purpose of the angle iron keeping the lid open? if anyone is interested in my foundry setup my a video will be released tomorrow on my channel

[@mpdragon6295]

1.Yes that was regular concrete, don't use that, it doesn't hold up to the heat. 2.I was planning to make the lining of the furnace thicker, but then it would be immovable. 3.The the angle iron is there because it didn't get enough air and it would not burn properly.

[@taylor5263]

1 Ive used 50/50 concrete sand for 2 years and it retains the hear better but lasts less time 2 My previous foundry weighed over 80kg it was in a 55 gallon oil drum and the cement was 20cm thick it to combat the weight issues i "acquired" an old shopping trolley and used the bottom half to roll the foundry around on 3 perhaps getting a blower with a higher volume but the same velocity would stop that problem Also have you considered using a graphite crucible i used a steel one for a year and if your treat it well and let it cool slowly then it will warp out of shape before it springs a hole. However saying that i just transitioned to an A12 graphite crucible and its great

[@mpdragon6295]

There is no need to heat the crucible red hot to melt aluminum, then steel the crucible will last longer.

[@skyhawk551]

at high temps the graphite slowly burns into CO2 untill the wall thickness causes structural failure, the only real need for graphite is melting metals above iron, and those are done in argon plasma furnaces. i'd like to build one soon, just allocated 1,200 in funds for my projects.

[@marcuslossmann6376]

do your own logo inside the molds?

[@TWOHEADEDOGRE]

Is the oil used engine oil

[@人車-h3t]

I also want to know it is the waste lub oil or waste cooking oil.

[@timothylongblacksmithing6743]

I always enjoy a good meltdown...

[@Tiwey]

how much do you sell them? or do you keep them?

[@Lilpiip123]

he keeps them for casting

[@saifshahin3644]

Hugh Mungus is beast

[@schautamatic]

Just once, JUST ONCE would I like to hear some good METAL music to go with a video like this!!!

[@warrdogg3376]

What makes it waist oil could I use waste oil instead

[@vipervidsgamingplus5723]

Warrdogg33 only waist oil will work according to this

[@Jimbob5926]

waist oil is from the liposuction clinic...you can get arse and thigh oil from them too!

[@GroovingPict]

hey could you maybe use music thats even more annoying in your future videos? thanks! I was nearly enjoying this video and we cant have that can we. Luckily the annoying music prevented that but only barely, so if you could kick up the annoyance a notch on the music in the future, that would be great

[@brianwynn5081]

what affect does the magnesium have ?

[@mpdragon6295]

I read when placed in a molten aluminum it can start to burn and bubble throwing molten aluminum in all directions

[@brianwynn5081]

so does that make it unsuitable for melting of just more precautions necessary ?

[@williamela3340]

+MP Dragon I can verify this....I was melting down some computer aluminum and accidentally put some magnesium parts in it resulting in the whole thing catching on fire and causing small explosions

[@davidlee2221]

thanks for the heads up x) was about to make that mistake.

[@williamela3340]

David Lee I managed to repeat the process at lower temperatures and was able to cast magnesium ingots safely but inless you have all safety precautions i would steer clear

[@iliketrains0pwned]

What do you usually do with the ingots after you cast them? They look cool, but I'm sure you won't just make them to be on display.

[@braincell4536]

iliketrains0pwned He will either use it for future use which requires metals or sell the pure bricks to people who need them

[@pbl_07]

Melt them again to make new pieces

[@TBSchemer]

Total value: $172.

[@Everfalling]

what's the purpose of testing for magnesium in the aluminum? how does the vinegar work in testing for it?

[@mpdragon6295]

on magnesium the vinegar bubbles. you check for magnesium because it doesn't melt but burns and and can cause the molten aluminum to splash

[@tatehenry429]

What is the part about putting vinegar on it all about?

[@mpdragon6295]

To check for magnesium

[@tatehenry429]

+MP Dragon is there sometimes magnesium in aluminum? how does the vinegar react when there is magnesium present? thanks!

[@mpdragon6295]

You could have magnesium mixed into the aluminum scrap pile. the vinegar will start to bubble on the magnesium.

[@tatehenry429]

oh okay, can you still melt it down if it has magnesium in it? sorry for all the questions, just trying to get an idea before I begin my aluminum smelting process.

[@mpdragon6295]

Tate Henry magnesium burns and it can make the molten aluminum splatter everywhere so it is more a safety issue

[@surf2257]

music ruins the vid, imout

[@johnzacharias1104]

I really like how you’ve set up your system for mass production and safety. It’s brilliant!

[@briandoesstuff4831]

0:35 I spill waist oil every morning lol

[@erikpettersson91]

How can you tell if it is cast aluminium? And whats the diference?

[@erikpettersson91]

thanks

[@Larry1942Will]

Cast aluminum is alloyed to meat industrial standards. Usually contains copper and other metals. CNC is any aluminum being machined by a computer controled machine. It is not "compacted!" We use a lot of 6061. I melt both extruded, which is almost pure AL and quite soft, not very strong. And I melt castings like intake maniforlds, heads, pump housings, pistons etc. I keep them separated because they have different properties. I use the castings for things that need more strength and that machine better.

[@mikewhiteman6259]

Erik Pettersso

[@stevens5541]

You get a dislike for having music......

[@bleaux6015]

how did you get the aluminum

[@aarontena]

visting a scrapyard?

[@eoinkennedy8361]

if you are looking for some then yes go to a scrap yard or if there is a mechanic around ask them my dad is a mechanic and we have a tonne of scrap we will never use thats not worth much at all

[@blank5390]

he stole it from your daddy

[@alexsandoval5166]

Derryl james he did

[@jimjones9866]

Such a cool video man, love the way you put all this together it’s very impressive.....

[@markuspl4y]

1:31 Its a magig Furnace :D You just need to close the lid for 1 sec then its molten ez

[@sexycooljulesverne]

majig*

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[@TECHNICUSChannel]

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[@RovingPunster]

CORRECTION: At 0:38 "WAIST OIL", which should be "WASTE OIL". Kinda embarrassing.

[@midnightsilvercrafters]

great job- check out my 300 dollar jewelry casting setup!

[@gothicangel6313]

Would be cool to know the breakdown of your setup. How you got everything, etc. LIKE THIS IS SO FUCKING COOL!!!!! YOU MUST TELL ME!!! 😍😍😍😈😈😈👊👊👊

[@wolfyboy]

Why don't you use propane instead of oil? Propane burns cleanly, as well as very hot.

[@munzeez21]

it took a couple of seconds to do the math but...110kg is about 242.5lbsaluminum is roughly $0.75/lb in the USthat's a little over 180$ of aluminum.

[@moosescrapper5928]

That is one of the sweetest systems I have seen. How hot does it get? Can you do copper too?

[@DomVito87]

I actually work in an alum foundry. An the scap we get is pretty cool. cans, pots, foil, cable, car parts, rims sometimes. Although we need to build 130k lbs charges lol.

[@user-vh4dd3xk5e]

جميل 💜😍

[@franklinplummer9057]

I am having a problem. I have a graphic crucible and had a fire extinguisher to melt metal. My steel extinguisher failed as in dumbed 1/3 of my copper in furnace but the rest wouldn’t melt. So I switched to my graphite with same fuel(coal) crucible would melt copper any thoughts?

[@joaquin698]

TKS for the vid.. would you advise on the set up of the furnace.. "what is the use of the used oil?, how to run it &show high it should be?, as you may noticed I'm a complete ignorant on the matter,, just would like some advise on how to start melting aluminum and copper on small scale for me to stack. Hope you would help me, or let me know where could I order or purchase a set up like yours, tools and everything, I would be willing to purchase it from you if you would build a rig like yours; if you would advise on estimated price, labor an all, I would pay for shipping to Florida. Thanks. Best to you!! 👌🏻

[@ilizangelavianadaluz2981]

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[@ilizangelavianadaluz2981]

Congratulação 🇧🇷

[@Jimbob5926]

I thought using a steel crucible will contaminate the aluminium and make it 'undesirable ' to scrap dealers and not good for casting anything but 'artwork'......???

[@gordonburns8731]

I hope that I'm not too picky, but why are KZbin videos like this invariably accompanied by a shit music soundtrack? If I want to learn a new engineering process, I'll go to a KZbin video that teaches me that process but if I want to listen to shit music, I'll go to a shit music site (or probably not).

[@undernetjack]

Great Video. Thanks. KZbin red and google are putting too many ads. Videos are becoming unwatchable with so many ads. I will not be extorted by google criminals. They make enough money from my personal information. I hope this business model with ridiculous numbers of ads bankrupts their company and they get sued into oblivion. Bad way to treat loyal viewers.

[@drewman4441]

Burning the oil as fuel?!?!?What the fuck dude?!? Stop burning that shit!!

[@broham776]

You can still sell the dross/slag as aluminum to the scrap yards. It's not magnetic and its aluminum so they will probably give you a lower grade aluminum price. Getting some money beats throwing it away!$!$

[@mosesnacorie9681]

Asking brow: Do we need to warm the molding box. Before pouring into it And . No music is better Natural

[@thingstoknow8318]

i think it took you so long because you used a small crucible maybe easier to handle but longer time would you try melting with the forge inclined at the angle allowing continuous flow of molten AL and with a larger crucible ? did you watch the OilBurner guy ? With some improvements that way of melting by dripping molten AL and slag/dross staying in the drum is i think is more than smart time wise and money wise beside that's no investment in the forge what do you think?