Diy Aluminum Melting Furnace

This furnace will melt low temperature metals such as aluminum and brass.

Diy aluminum melting furnace.

Pour the molten metal into the pan. To melt aluminum you will need to have a furnace capable of high temperatures and the proper equipment and safety procedures in place. Let it cool for about 1 2 an hour because the metal holds heat very well. Now it s ready to pour.

Let it heat the furnace for about 15 minutes. This amazing video will show you how to diy very simple aluminum furnace. Allow the furnace to heat the crucible and melt the metal before taking it out with tongs for casting. Very simple aluminum furnace by mrhomescientist.

Aluminum see the video of this foundry furnace in action. A crucible is a metal container that you put inside of your furnace that holds the metal you re melting. In today s video i ll show you how i built a very crude aluminum melting furnace. Cover the furnace with the vented lid then grab a chair a drink and wait.

And now you have a dollop of solid aluminium. When the aluminum is liquid skim the floaties off the top with the hooked metal rod until the molten aluminum looks like a shiny pool of mercury. Cover the top of the furnace with a brick. Put the metal you want to melt inside the crucible and use a pair of fire tongs to set it in the middle of your furnace.

Slowly feed the metal in until it reaches the level of the pipe fitting.