@yellowmetalcyborg Propane is more convenient. You light it and you good. Charcoal is messy and takes a while. I started using charcoal but now I burn waste oil.
thats a pretty nice set up dude...I really like your furnace..the inner walls are rapped with a material that i cant identify...overall this unit is portable and very attractive.. how much metal roughly in average can you melt at one time, using the crucible you have in the video??
@ballistic031983 Thank you ! It started off as a bbq grille that I bought at Wal Mart for about $30 then I bought refractory cement to line it. I used a 10" sonar tube (used for concrete) It weighs around 225 lbs. and works really well. I am running a 500,000 btu weed burner running propane at 2.5 psi The average melt time to pouring temperature is 30 - 35 minutes. Thanks for watching and if you or anyone has any questions please feel free to email me or leave me a comment. -Hank
what can i use for a crucible (im a noobie)
armandolo1000 5 months ago
Help! Can anyone explain why my homemade furnace isn`t melting copper and silver? Any help will be much appreciated. /watch?v=m7WVLWBvcMk
doinen 7 months ago
Why would you use propane if charred wood is so much cheaper and it can reach the same temperatures? Is there something i'm missing?
yellowmetalcyborg 1 year ago
@yellowmetalcyborg Propane is more convenient. You light it and you good. Charcoal is messy and takes a while. I started using charcoal but now I burn waste oil.
billygotgrove 7 months ago
for my crucible i use the cap from an oxygen bottle but i plugged the holes in the sides and attatched rings so i can pick it up with a pair of hooks
mdc2296 1 year ago
that ;il bad boy. is hot;r then snot...
butkatrello 1 year ago
Hank... Do you sell propane? JK lol nice foundry 8)
MrShammalamma 1 year ago
thats a pretty nice set up dude...I really like your furnace..the inner walls are rapped with a material that i cant identify...overall this unit is portable and very attractive.. how much metal roughly in average can you melt at one time, using the crucible you have in the video??
ballistic031983 1 year ago
@ballistic031983 Thank you ! It started off as a bbq grille that I bought at Wal Mart for about $30 then I bought refractory cement to line it. I used a 10" sonar tube (used for concrete) It weighs around 225 lbs. and works really well. I am running a 500,000 btu weed burner running propane at 2.5 psi The average melt time to pouring temperature is 30 - 35 minutes. Thanks for watching and if you or anyone has any questions please feel free to email me or leave me a comment. -Hank
jdsprince 1 year ago
hey how do you make your crucibles is there a tut or can you just say how in a msg?
panzuman 2 years ago
Where do you get those good crucibles.
gott3145 2 years ago
I made the ones that I have but you can buy them on foundry101 or ebay
jdsprince 2 years ago
what temp?
LLCoolPass 2 years ago
1,385 F
jdsprince 2 years ago
How much propane do you use per hour?
technician413 2 years ago
a 20lb propane bottle will last for about 2 days of melting. it's pretty efficient actually...
jdsprince 2 years ago
Thanks, is that running all day? And what kind of temperatures can you achieve?
Chevyforlife502 2 years ago
thats about the size of the one we use at school
goodlikethat123 3 years ago
I use a 500,000 BTU weed burner running on 2.5 psi propane
jdsprince 3 years ago
what did you use for fueL?? propane?
SthealthRaider 3 years ago