Aluminum Pour

Pouring some A356 aluminum into a petrobond mold

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Tags:

• foundry
• aluminum
• metal
• casting
• petrobond
• refractory
• furnace

[MausTanker]

whats the point in melting metals at home down into ingots? are they worth more as scrap then if you bring em in as cans and such?

[jdsprince]

@MausTanker I don't junk aluminum, I make things out of it. It's not worth anything for scrap but parts and stuff makes money

[juliman14]

lol in the rain, but anywayz cool furnace foundry, i did my first pour today( tired to make ingots) but the mold (a brick) leaked

[jdsprince]

@juliman14 Congratulations on the first pour ! Metal casting is addictive ! The main thing is to stay focused and never give up. There will be failures but from each one you will learn something. If you have any questions feel free to ask... Good luck in your future foundry pours ! -Hank

[jdsprince]

A set of these flasks ends up costing about $6.00 in material when finished if you make them yourself.

[Alibi1986]

Cool!  Are you using a couple old drawers for a flask? If so, thats brilliant and very simple :)

What do you use to make your patterns?

[jdsprince]

I made the flasks out of 2 x 4 lumber. I cut a large "V" groove down the center of the 2 x 4 with the table saw then miter cut the angles on the radial arm saw. I used corner clamps and Elmers "NANO" glue then when they were dry I drilled out each of the corners and glued and doweled them. I also don't like the idea of placing weight on my flasks to keep them from hydraulic separating so I use "Draw Catches" to lock the cope and drag together during the pour.

[htirah100]

sooo metal casting is like art to you?looks like fun to me

[zeedee21]

How much i your sight worth?

Maybe a faceshield or at the very least some safety glasses.

[Nanovirus5995]

This is great! I have a dew questions though.

1.) Are you still doing this?

2.) how long does it take generally to melt a substantial portion of aluminium (500grams approx)

3.) how much did that setup cost you?

4.) is that powered by coal and air or is it gas injection?

Thanks anyway for this video. thumbs up.

[LLCoolPass]

how hard would it be for you to make your own like aluminum alloy engine?

[unix125689]

I've got a few questions, and I'd be very grateful for a response, as I'm just getting into this.

First, Where did you get the A356? From what I understand that's not the easiest thing to get ahold of

Second, what fuel are you using for your furnace?

Thanks a million!