New hobby melting aluminum

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Lee in the Woods

Ай бұрын

Just having some fun melting aluminum in my new furnace.

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@MeltAbilities Ай бұрын

Welcome to the Metal Casting universe‼️ An ingot is a ‘gateway drug' 🤣

@LeeintheWoods Ай бұрын

Hey thanks! Lol I've got some small molds now that I'm going to try. It'll be tricky putting from that massive crucible though.

@MeltAbilities Ай бұрын

@@LeeintheWoods …way, way, way back… when the world was simpler, in March of '22 😉, I received my first furnace. I didn’t even open the box, until I could pay the 'cover charge’. And, that self imposed cover charge was to build my own tools‼️😊(Tongs, lifter, etc.) At that time, I didn’t even know how to cut, shape, or weld metal… so, I had to learn them first. Prefect timing cause KZbin University was just about to start 🤣, truthfully, it gave me time to understand the true dangers and how to possibly avoid the. 😊

@smudger797 Ай бұрын

🤠 Hi Lee, great to see you back - Tim

@LeeintheWoods Ай бұрын

Hey Tim! Thanks for hanging around!

@stevencatone Ай бұрын

Nice... Ive been wanting to get into melting my own metals down as a hobby also... this looks like a simple easy to use setup you got here do you mind sharing what brand it is/where you got it? And maybe the approximate cost it took you to get started doing this small batch stuff?

@LeeintheWoods Ай бұрын

I don't mind at all. This one is a Canalhout brand. I'm sure it's a Chinese deal. I got it off eBay for $334. I also got the ingot mold from eBay for $34. All being said I'm probably $400 in on the set up. I do plan to get more molds and some different size crucibles.

@stevencatone Ай бұрын

@@LeeintheWoods thats honestly a very small investment when it comes to investing in new hobbies so I'm glad to hear that entry level is pretty much attainable by anyone with some time and effort. I appreciate you're quick responses and help with numbers. Cheers brother!

@WereAllThatBored Ай бұрын

That is the nicest metal melting foundry I've seen on youtube! Burners are equally as well done.

@LeeintheWoods Ай бұрын

This is the only one I have experience with but it seems to work great. Especially for the cost.

@WereAllThatBored Ай бұрын

@@LeeintheWoods do you have a link? I've been looking at Devil Forge.

@LeeintheWoods Ай бұрын

@@WereAllThatBored this is the one I got. www.ebay.com/itm/394952870526

@WereAllThatBored Ай бұрын

@@LeeintheWoods Nice!!!! I found the smaller unit. Your link is way better. 25kg is a lot of weight

@LeeintheWoods Ай бұрын

@@WereAllThatBored it's bigger than I thought it would be but I'm glad. It's worked out well with getting bigger chunks of stuff in the crucible.

@sassafrasvalley1939 Ай бұрын

Lee, I’ve seen some of those ant hill castings. They look awesome. I hope you find one that will take a successful pour. My brother and law melts lead to pour into fishing jigs. He has a tea cup crucible and a propane torch. I think he’s spent enough on molds, hooks and plastic bodies that he could have bought out the inventory at Bass Pro Shop! I’d send you all the aluminum cans I have but… my 11 year old grandson crushes them, sells them… and buys hunting or fishing gear! A man whose hobby includes fire has his priorities all sorted out!!!

@LeeintheWoods Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Dave. No worries on the pop cans. I'm glad your grandson puts them to good use. Lead melts at a pretty low temp so it's pretty fun to work with. We'll be trying out the ant hills this summer once the ground is a little dryer. I'll be sure to share.

@katough Ай бұрын

i love the furnace. and the metal doesn't solidify all that fast. the key is to build up a little funnel with sand around the entrance, and once you start pouring, you dont stop until the crucible is empty. just dont expect a tiny ant nest to take all of that material.

@LeeintheWoods Ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip. I'm anxious to give it a try.

@maverickmeteor Ай бұрын

Looks like fun! Also, that ancient root beer can is cool.

@LeeintheWoods Ай бұрын

It is fun! We found those cans in my wife's grandparents old barn. Cool find for sure.

@MBouchard Ай бұрын

The impurities in the cans will give you a feeling of stability and control but make no mistakes because if water is combined with the aluminum your probably going to die if you are close. I witnessed a aluminum cable plant that was completely destroyed when a casting furnace cracked and emptied into a water pool.

@LeeintheWoods Ай бұрын

Luckily this is small scale and there's no pool near by. Did the plant use Oxygen for it's furnace?

@MBouchard Ай бұрын

Aluminum only seems stable because of the impurities.It's not stable at all with water

@LeeintheWoods Ай бұрын

@@MBouchard Where does the water come into play here?

@stevencatone Ай бұрын

And yeah youre right about the inside of the can.. it actually has a plastic lining to keep the beverage from coming in contact with the aluminum. The aluminum layer is really thin too, i seen one of the youtube chemistry guys disolve the aluminum leaving just the plastic bag inside with the beverage still sealed inside it was pretty cool. Edited some spelling. Cheers

@LeeintheWoods Ай бұрын

That would be cool to see. The cans are still worth melting at the end of the day. For me anyway.

@stevencatone Ай бұрын

@@LeeintheWoods i currently crush mine I have several bags waiting 🙃

@stevencatone Ай бұрын

@@LeeintheWoods kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnO0dqGMh5ysb80si=r1-nlSIF366ktwZA this is a link to one of the KZbin videos where they disolve the can leaving the inner liner, the one where he leave the soda inside is one of the related videos. Cheers!

@LeeintheWoods Ай бұрын

@@stevencatone Thank you!

@sassafrasvalley1939 Ай бұрын

@@stevencatone I read your note… thanks for the link… I’m gonna do me some Scientific-ing!!