@tubeuploader120 I made the crucible from a piece of 6" pipe with a plate welded on the bottom. The heat generated by the foundry is enough to melt the aluminum, but not hot enough to met the steel. If you are doing precision casting you may want to get a real crucible as mine probably adds some minor contaminates to the aluminum.
Nice! Great to see concrete is enough for a simple aluminum foundry... any issues with it though, versus refractory concrete? Does it fall apart after a few uses?
@phector2004 The concrete does get crumbly, but it works when I need it to. I'v actually made a similar foundry without any concrete. The bucket got red hot and took a while to melt the aluminum, but it worked. The concrete is used to provide insulation, reducing heat loss.
charcoal instead of propane ? i'll have to try that i'm building a foundry too rom a bucket and furnace cement . how long to melting point for aluminum , and can you melt brass this way too.
hi phietisme, in the video first two buckets were shown, putting the smaller one into the larger one and leaving the space by the side and in bottom , makes the mould for foundry. Then , mixture of sand , cement and silt should be prepared to put it into the sides of smaller buckets, the container of foundry will be ready, but i dont have the fire pressure machine, i just wanna use the home gas pipe line, any response to my e.mail will be highly appreciated. munsif_44@yahoo.co.uk
what is needed to keep the metal hot? i'm casting my own projects pretty much the size of a key... what is that metal thing called is it to keep the metal hot?
your four is a too small and u should to use a thermique stone the four will live a long life and u can dissolve hight tenperature iron and i can help u after a week i wiil down a video how to do a big four and u can use a hight tenperature 2000c ok
@pyrea17 I used everyday concrete, just what ever was laying around the farm. I think it might have had fiberglass in it, but as long as you don't plan to use it commercially any cement or concrete should be fine. Just get out there and try it
@pyrea17 Hi Mate, i built one of these myself, i made a mix of finely crushed fire bricks and, miixed it with firecrete which is a type of powdered fire cement, When you tamp it down into your mold allways tamp in the same direction as this will prevent cracking when its fired,
I finished mine today, built the same way as your except that I use a hairdryer instead of a leaf blower. Started up with some aluminium to check if it works and that MoFo burnt it down like hell :)
Already got 12 pounds of copper and zinn aside, gotta do some copper and brass ingots next time.
Seriously, Youtube inspires me to a lot of really interesting spare time activities.
@Allroundmoviemaker I used a hair drier on one of my first foundry's but had to abandon it because it kept over heating. I knew that i didn't need the heat so I tried to remove the heating coil, but soon realized that the heating element was a resistor that was necessary for the motor to work. In the past I have used the blowing end of a shop vac (a small one or regular vac is plenty) and compressed air. The leaf blower was a last second experiment, too much vol and velocity and I need a cap.
Why would anyone pour aluminum while using no safety gear?
At the very least wear long jeans, a long sleeve shirt and a damn face shield. My health insurance is already way too expensive covering idiots like you.
@rcman450 I used a 5 gal metal bucket for the big container, the plastic bucket and cardboard as form to pour the insulating layer of concerte and a piece of heave pipe with plate on one end for a crucible.
you made that look easy, tell me did you notice much slag material on your casting? i might try to build a 12 cylinder model airplane engine after seeing your video. you are a real man, as myself. tell me to do the impossible and i shove the impossible in your face. if only the world had more of our kind.
@datzfast I should ahve pulled the slag off, but in this run I totally forgot about it. It Probibly resilted in lower quality aluminum, but as you see it still worked.
@MikeofWyoming Right?!?!?! The only reason I made this video was because I realized I could make my own stock, now if only I could test and measure the composition (need a mass spectromoeter for that). If I had a milling machine, life would be perfect.
@MikeofWyoming Right?!?!?! The only reason I made this video was because I realized I could make my own stock, now if only I could test and measure the composition (need a mass spectromoeter for that). If I had a milling machine, life would be perfect.
Well, I am going to lathe me a mini canon. Not for function but will look cool after it gets painted and mounted on my deck. Kids are going to love it!
@MikeofWyoming I made a brass cannon on my lathe and fired it with blackpowder, I used two table spoons instead two teaspoons and blew a pivot pin out the side but man did it give off a bang. Within the next month I'll be casting parts for a steam engine that runs off concentrated light from a fresnel and generates electricity from a hard drive magnet motor.
@PhilETisMe I just read your idea of running steam engine from light through the fresnel lens, to generate electric from a hdd magnet motor. !!! wtf! that sounds amazing. did it work? can you show me how?
I was in the same position, I couldn't find any refractory mix so I just used regular concrete and it has worked fine. My very first foundry was just one of those metal five gallon buckets with no concrete and it worked fine but took a while to heat up because a lot of heat was being lost to the surroundings.
where did you get the crucible from and for how much
tubeuploader120 1 week ago
@tubeuploader120 I made the crucible from a piece of 6" pipe with a plate welded on the bottom. The heat generated by the foundry is enough to melt the aluminum, but not hot enough to met the steel. If you are doing precision casting you may want to get a real crucible as mine probably adds some minor contaminates to the aluminum.
PhilETisMe 4 days ago
Nice! Great to see concrete is enough for a simple aluminum foundry... any issues with it though, versus refractory concrete? Does it fall apart after a few uses?
phector2004 1 month ago
@phector2004 The concrete does get crumbly, but it works when I need it to. I'v actually made a similar foundry without any concrete. The bucket got red hot and took a while to melt the aluminum, but it worked. The concrete is used to provide insulation, reducing heat loss.
PhilETisMe 4 days ago
This looks so much more simple than how I was going to build one, the hot beads will save on LPG cost.
175myles 4 months ago
Great job....was unsure of the metal 'till reading the comments.
magna59 7 months ago
Wow what a proper gear to work with liquid metal!
Anyway nice video!
RKM4entertainment 1 year ago
Great video man, is it necessary to cool it with water or can I let it cool over night?
LEON951 1 year ago
nice man ! very nice!!!
VorVZakonie 1 year ago
Any idea how long it takes for the melt never done it before and what products are aluminum ty really like your idea.
slickster3100 1 year ago
The technical term for the steam coming off the cast is called "Hot as F#$@!" in case anyone was wondering.
Naddycat 1 year ago 3
what was the liquid you put in the pot?
twentyfoursevenmix 1 year ago
i want to build foundry guide me
shreyas954 1 year ago
Comment removed
srikanth94 1 year ago
my home doesnot have such awesome stuff....lyk u.... :(
srikanth94 1 year ago
charcoal instead of propane ? i'll have to try that i'm building a foundry too rom a bucket and furnace cement . how long to melting point for aluminum , and can you melt brass this way too.
starr8719 1 year ago
"stage 1: the build" yea i bet :P
deskmations 1 year ago
how much coal did you use?
ilovemygirlslots 1 year ago
Comment removed
ilovemygirlslots 1 year ago
Comment removed
ilovemygirlslots 1 year ago
Comment removed
ilovemygirlslots 1 year ago
hi phietisme, in the video first two buckets were shown, putting the smaller one into the larger one and leaving the space by the side and in bottom , makes the mould for foundry. Then , mixture of sand , cement and silt should be prepared to put it into the sides of smaller buckets, the container of foundry will be ready, but i dont have the fire pressure machine, i just wanna use the home gas pipe line, any response to my e.mail will be highly appreciated. munsif_44@yahoo.co.uk
munsif55 1 year ago
you really can't see any details to build one.
EddieGoregor 1 year ago
what is needed to keep the metal hot? i'm casting my own projects pretty much the size of a key... what is that metal thing called is it to keep the metal hot?
532nick 1 year ago
Great video.
usd25674 1 year ago
a leaf blower lol good idea man-i doubt if it could get hot enough to melt copper or silver
-i use fire brick morter for mine way lighter to put away after i use it,and i just use a tiger torch with propane -awesome idea man
coyoteewater 1 year ago
what metal are you melting dude ????? looks like led pipe if so thats easy i need to melt alloy whats the tips on this metal - anyone help cheers
we66y357 1 year ago
@we66y357 Aluminum
twizz420 1 year ago
dude that's fuckin wild.. hahaha. Thanks for this awesome video that's truthly ingenious stuff!!
madfastmax 1 year ago
your four is a too small and u should to use a thermique stone the four will live a long life and u can dissolve hight tenperature iron and i can help u after a week i wiil down a video how to do a big four and u can use a hight tenperature 2000c ok
tarekelonoo 1 year ago
Nice one. I got some copper to melt down. Its 99% pure just in dust/mud form. Scrap yard tossed me other day lmao.
joeb199999 1 year ago
can i get some scematics or something?
DOUaustinROUX 1 year ago
great job
goat20101 1 year ago
what are you melting tin or iron??
brentusman 1 year ago
@brentusman aluminum I think...
twizz420 1 year ago
you should wait cooling to fast can crack metal!
ctgormans 1 year ago
@ctgormans it also makes the metal stronger
ste3fc 1 year ago
Good school! Thanks a heat!
radiootoo 1 year ago
that was pretty cool, was that a gas blower like a leaf blower/ cool joseph t fly2000jtb
fly2000jtb 1 year ago
what did you make the bar into on the lathe?
McSpaz626 1 year ago
What kind of sand did you use for the molding?
noxnflame 1 year ago
Sir:
this video has answered all my questions about how to make a homemade foundry.
I do thank you !
locolopelocolope 1 year ago
what is the lining to the furnace made of? I am trying to build one but I can't find the right materials.
pyrea17 1 year ago
@pyrea17 I used everyday concrete, just what ever was laying around the farm. I think it might have had fiberglass in it, but as long as you don't plan to use it commercially any cement or concrete should be fine. Just get out there and try it
PhilETisMe 1 year ago
@pyrea17 Hi Mate, i built one of these myself, i made a mix of finely crushed fire bricks and, miixed it with firecrete which is a type of powdered fire cement, When you tamp it down into your mold allways tamp in the same direction as this will prevent cracking when its fired,
spinaway 1 year ago
I actually tried this today and it was really interesting how easy it is to make a foundry really, i mean u dont need a lot at all.
WoWbob396 1 year ago
Good job,and good filming as well.I like the way you edited it.
punkjewellery 1 year ago
NICE DUDE IM WORKING ON ONE OF THESE MY SELF BUT MADE OF BRICK...LMAO AND I WOULD HAVE MADE THAT SHIT INTO A DAGGER OR SOMETHIN' LOL NICE VID THOUGH.
WILDCATX117 1 year ago
most helpful, thanks!
scobbler1976 1 year ago
Nice, very nice. I work with aluminum alot, I'd like to try this.
DrFrankensteam 1 year ago
This is very interesting! What kind of concrete did you use?
DrFrankensteam 1 year ago
I want to use a fan to blow in the extra air, would one that blows 165 m3 per hour be enough or overkill?
BarneySaysHi 1 year ago
I'm so gonna build this thing for this summer! I've got lost of aluminium and copper laying around that I want to melt into ingots!
BarneySaysHi 1 year ago
Thank you very much for this video!!!
dragosm90 1 year ago
I finished mine today, built the same way as your except that I use a hairdryer instead of a leaf blower. Started up with some aluminium to check if it works and that MoFo burnt it down like hell :)
Already got 12 pounds of copper and zinn aside, gotta do some copper and brass ingots next time.
Seriously, Youtube inspires me to a lot of really interesting spare time activities.
Keep it up!
Allroundmoviemaker 2 years ago
@Allroundmoviemaker I used a hair drier on one of my first foundry's but had to abandon it because it kept over heating. I knew that i didn't need the heat so I tried to remove the heating coil, but soon realized that the heating element was a resistor that was necessary for the motor to work. In the past I have used the blowing end of a shop vac (a small one or regular vac is plenty) and compressed air. The leaf blower was a last second experiment, too much vol and velocity and I need a cap.
PhilETisMe 1 year ago
Why would anyone pour aluminum while using no safety gear?
At the very least wear long jeans, a long sleeve shirt and a damn face shield. My health insurance is already way too expensive covering idiots like you.
zeedee21 2 years ago
@zeedee21 Ha ha thanks for the advice. I pay for own health insureance, so don't worry.
PhilETisMe 2 years ago
It's creative people like you who will always ride out even the most difficult economic downturns. Bravo!
peterbilt2004 2 years ago
My favorite so far...the homemade foundry...complete with lathe ...leaf blower was a touch of genius.
NKPROUD 2 years ago
What did you do so the bucket didnt melt
rcman450 2 years ago
@rcman450 I used a 5 gal metal bucket for the big container, the plastic bucket and cardboard as form to pour the insulating layer of concerte and a piece of heave pipe with plate on one end for a crucible.
PhilETisMe 2 years ago
what is the container which surrounded by the fire, and how much is that?
foodgarbage 2 years ago
What'd you do about the slag?
sabaths1fan 2 years ago
you made that look easy, tell me did you notice much slag material on your casting? i might try to build a 12 cylinder model airplane engine after seeing your video. you are a real man, as myself. tell me to do the impossible and i shove the impossible in your face. if only the world had more of our kind.
datzfast 2 years ago
@datzfast I should ahve pulled the slag off, but in this run I totally forgot about it. It Probibly resilted in lower quality aluminum, but as you see it still worked.
PhilETisMe 2 years ago
this was brilliant !
Thank you for posting, I really enjoyed it.
timeonfilm 2 years ago
so if you pour the m luiqued it wont take the dirt with it
xavierxman123 2 years ago
You Da man! I never put lathe and cast aluminum in the same sentence! Great Idea, this opens up a whole new area for me to explore.
MikeofWyoming 2 years ago
@MikeofWyoming Right?!?!?! The only reason I made this video was because I realized I could make my own stock, now if only I could test and measure the composition (need a mass spectromoeter for that). If I had a milling machine, life would be perfect.
PhilETisMe 1 year ago
@MikeofWyoming Right?!?!?! The only reason I made this video was because I realized I could make my own stock, now if only I could test and measure the composition (need a mass spectromoeter for that). If I had a milling machine, life would be perfect.
PhilETisMe 1 year ago 2
@PhilETisMe
Well, I am going to lathe me a mini canon. Not for function but will look cool after it gets painted and mounted on my deck. Kids are going to love it!
MikeofWyoming 1 year ago
@MikeofWyoming I made a brass cannon on my lathe and fired it with blackpowder, I used two table spoons instead two teaspoons and blew a pivot pin out the side but man did it give off a bang. Within the next month I'll be casting parts for a steam engine that runs off concentrated light from a fresnel and generates electricity from a hard drive magnet motor.
PhilETisMe 1 year ago 2
@PhilETisMe I just read your idea of running steam engine from light through the fresnel lens, to generate electric from a hdd magnet motor. !!! wtf! that sounds amazing. did it work? can you show me how?
pistachionut24 1 year ago
@PhilETisMe I used to mill on my lathe, with cutting tool in the spindle and vise on the cross slide...
worked great for small stuff, i even machined another slide for the y-axis
you can even cut gears on a lathe-
best machine ever!
ycats1000 1 year ago
did you just leave the slag in or how did you get it out
tmoney818 2 years ago
Excellent.. great vid.
zintoit 2 years ago
Are you using a hacksaw to cut that metal ?
vinee94yo 2 years ago
Yes, I realize that aluminum will clog the teeth, but I just had to rip through it.
PhilETisMe 2 years ago
hi what was you melting
27simber 2 years ago
Aluminum
PhilETisMe 2 years ago
Nice foundry! What was your recipe for the refractory? I am wanting to make one but cant get true refractory material around here.
junkman6261 2 years ago 2
I was in the same position, I couldn't find any refractory mix so I just used regular concrete and it has worked fine. My very first foundry was just one of those metal five gallon buckets with no concrete and it worked fine but took a while to heat up because a lot of heat was being lost to the surroundings.
PhilETisMe 2 years ago