Free Homemade Foundry

Here is a video of me using my homemade foundry. To make and use the foundry cost me $0.00, but many hours. I was fortunate enough to have all the materials laying around my garage. If i was more serious I would have a cover on the foundry, as well as wash all my metal and use better casting sand.

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Science & Technology

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• free
• foundry
• homemade
• home
• made
• recycle
• aluminum
• scrap
• easy

[tubeuploader120]

where did you get the crucible from and for how much

[PhilETisMe]

@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.

[phector2004]

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?

[PhilETisMe]

@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.

[pyrea17]

what is the lining to the furnace made of? I am trying to build one but I can't find the right materials.

[PhilETisMe]

@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

[Naddycat]

The technical term for the steam coming off the cast is called "Hot as F#$@!" in case anyone was wondering.

[PhilETisMe]

@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.

[175myles]

This looks so much more simple than how I was going to build one, the hot beads will save on LPG cost.

[magna59]

Great job....was unsure of the metal 'till reading the comments.

[RKM4entertainment]

Wow what a proper gear to work with liquid metal!

Anyway nice video!

[LEON951]

Great video man, is it necessary to cool it with water or can I let it cool over night?

[VorVZakonie]

nice man ! very nice!!!

[slickster3100]

Any idea how long it takes for the melt never done it before and what products are aluminum ty really like your idea.