Steel Angle Ingot Molds for Molten Metal

As the casting season heats up again, I wanted to have an improved way of breaking down my scrap aluminum into ingots. There are nice commercial ones available, but I decided to design and fabricate my own and in this video I will go into all of the details!

[@jasonmcburney2370]

Seeing the plan first is a very professional approach to your videos. Thank you.

[@robrob3193]

I am constantly amazed by your videos. Not only is the work you do amazing, but the way you present it is also amazing. Thank you for all the work you put into your videos.

[@Grunblau]

+Rob Rob You bet! Thank you very much for your comment!

[@drsdrs2525]

Thank you sir for sharing your awesome work, when I see there's a new video of yours, I make myself some coffee and get a pleasant time watching.

[@Tiro1000]

Your videos really make me want to try aluminum casting.

[@tomsdreamshopworx]

LOL, loved the buzzer sound. Great thinking on the molds. Should hold up much better too.

[@stuvs830]

Seeing beautiful work is so satisfying!

[@brucebostwick256]

Suggestion: A set of tongs to fit one of these ingots so you can put it gently into the crucible and avoid splashing. I'm planning on starting out with this type of ingot mold precisely because it will allow loading ingots through the top hole without removing the lid. The fewer thermal stress cycles on the rim of the crucible, the better. :)

[@BradleyMakesThings]

Awesome! Looks like it worked out pretty well!

[@bigstackD]

Awesome video mate 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@R3V0LV3R45]

I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this video, and not noticed you had commented on it! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie!

[@ralphwilson4263]

Simple but effective! Nice work

[@michel3265]

Embossing a name or design onto the steel ingot mold...just because you can. That would be awesome....just a thought

[@lvd2001]

Thank You - T had the same problem with my keg and I never thought of this - Thank You

[@cashh_n]

Hey Brian nice video I love the idea but could you tell me what crucible and holder you use

[@catherineharris4746]

Outstanding!👍👍👍👍

[@Chris-bg8mk]

Hey Brian, nice work as always. Very thoughtful. What are the fancy crucible tongs I see you using? Chris

[@3dmoddeler]

you should make a Apature style cover for the hole... Like ... just because :) dont know how much use it would be but hey...

[@colinmcleod2605]

That porta-bandsaw is the business

[@brenovsky]

Nicely done! But... what about the splashing?

[@NickCharlton0]

+brenovsky they are longer so can be lowered down into the crucible I think

[@Grunblau]

+Nick Charlton This is the hope! The lid is about 4" thick at the hole and the crucible is about an inch below that. This leaves about 3" of ingot to hang down into the crucible. If it isn't touching the top of the aluminum, it would be very close. The shape might at least lend itself to between a 9.4 and a 9.8 on the Olympic splash scale...

[@NickCharlton0]

Brian Oltrogge Hahaha yeh you wouldn't want to be in the 'splash zone' for that one!

[@brenovsky]

+Brian Oltrogge Oh I see! Thanks! :D

[@jagboy69]

Splashing always sucks when ya drop the kids off at the pool.

[@joshuahutcheson9371]

Love the sound effects!

[@Grunblau]

+Joshua Hutcheson took me awhile to find the right ones!

[@shalormckee2784]

MP Dragon has a really cool ingot mold that you should check out

[@TheSloppyDingo]

Great videos! Just curious, where do you source your aluminum?

[@Grunblau]

+Andrew Girgen Local recycling yard. Only look for cast aluminum...

[@Rich_ard]

amazing work sir I'll need two shipped to tampa fl lol.

[@cody1570]

Awesome bro

[@julienmart8049]

Is that mold useful for casting bronze?. And if i use this mold for casting bronze , i should make the mold hot before put the bronze inside or no?

[@richardwesterfield4578]

when will the plans for the foundry be done thank you Richard Westerfield

[@didiergallego4931]

Good job Man

[@Muzkaw]

Nice idea !

[@Grunblau]

+Muzkaw Thanks! Not my idea, just my take on it!

[@declanwittkowske7128]

It would make any difference pouring copper vs aluminum would it?

[@Grunblau]

Not really. Obviously, the weight would be different.

[@Brainmalfuction]

Fuckin beauty ! Do you use any type of flux, to slag off impurities ? Or do you just remove what ever floats?

[@Grunblau]

+Brainmalfuction Morton's lite salt for flux. Arm and Hammer Washing Soda for degassing. Then remove what floats...

[@Brainmalfuction]

thanks a bunch for all the responses!

[@rocketn8]

damn this guy works fast. You can come work for me anytime. ..........

[@tluanem]

👍👍👍

[@MLFranklin]

Nice!

[@MakerInTraining]

I like it!

[@DC0919]

I've been meaning to ask, what kind of crucible do you use?

[@pinnaclemotoring8393]

+Daniel Cavanaugh He made it himself, if you look at his past videos, there is a multi part series on the entire build.

[@DC0919]

+Hopeless Semantics the crucible is what holds the aluminum in the furnace

[@Grunblau]

+Daniel Cavanaugh #10 Budget graphite crucible from lmine.com this is the first one I bought and it is still going strong!

[@rexczi6299]

I melt lead and that shit always get stuck, why and what can i do?

[@thejoshmoss]

Make a thing to make some things to make some other things.. DIY purity.

[@ChristopherJones16]

can you fit soda cans thru the hole in the lid?

[@Grunblau]

+Christopher Jones I don't think so, unless you drink a lot of 12oz red bull... (~2" diameter). Aluminum cans are about the worst source for aluminum thin, wrong alloy and covered in misc coatings...

[@ChristopherJones16]

Brian Oltrogge just curious. Im about to chop my half keg tomorrow to make this to burn soda cans.. so i guess ill make my hole just a bit bigger than yours

[@427med]

where can i get a saw that cuts that fast. i have three and none cuts that fast . still waiting where to send these cubicles

[@Grunblau]

+427med I thought you were building a foundry! Won't you need the crucibles?

[@427med]

we already made four from 5 inch pipe . a deal is a deal. will send you e mail address

[@larrynewingham1494]

👍

[@cripster213]

Can I buy or are you gonna do any like special giveaway

[@Grunblau]

+Simon cavazos Give away for ingot molds? :). Drawings are all there, it would be cheaper to buy a welder a beer than to pay for shipping!

[@CINEMALABPRO]

дуже гарна і проста ідея дякую

[@DC0919]

noice

[@mavos1211]

I detect that you are very smug at the end of the video and so you should be! In the immortal words of Hannibal ( A-Team not the Carthaginian general ) “I love it when a plan comes together!”

[@marcbotnope1728]

METRIC!

[@Grunblau]

+MarcBot Nope Yeah, I wish the schools would have tried harder when they were trying to convert all of us in the early 90's

[@AlexNZL]

+Brian Oltrogge I grew up and live in New Zealand where it has been metric my whole life yet I still use inch's and feet.

[@DC0919]

+AlexNZL Merica here, we use feet and inches, you'd be a good American

[@rexczi6299]

I melt lead and that shit always get stuck, why and what can i do?