its a really bad idea to hold a crucible at those temps in one small spot with tongs. The material weakens with high temps and could break. A cheap alternative is to modify fire place log tongs to fit your crucible.
could you please post another video or slide show showing the ingots to see the color because sometimes when I melt brass the zinc vaporises also what type of casings were they
It is coal, I don't know where we got it that time but we usually get it in large quantities. I do not know where he got the crucible. It is a common ceramic crucible, you should be able to find one online easily.
its a really bad idea to hold a crucible at those temps in one small spot with tongs. The material weakens with high temps and could break. A cheap alternative is to modify fire place log tongs to fit your crucible.
billygotgrove 2 years ago 2
Thanks for the tip, comments are always appreciated
Pouscat 2 years ago
could you please post another video or slide show showing the ingots to see the color because sometimes when I melt brass the zinc vaporises also what type of casings were they
surfaceradio 3 years ago
well we took this video a long time ago unfortunately and none of the original material is left. It was brass colored, once it cooled off :-/
I believe the casings were from a rifle, relatively small caliber, but I am not sure exactly what kind they were
Pouscat 3 years ago
thanks
surfaceradio 3 years ago
is that brasss from bullet cashings?
TopOfTheLine3 4 years ago
Yes it is from bullet casings, took quite a while to melt them down.
Pouscat 4 years ago
is that charcoal or coal fuel.
and where do you buy the pots that you melt the brass at>.nice video.
jordanw2013 4 years ago
It is coal, I don't know where we got it that time but we usually get it in large quantities. I do not know where he got the crucible. It is a common ceramic crucible, you should be able to find one online easily.
Pouscat 4 years ago