DIY Electric Foundry For Metal Casting

Тәжірибелік нұсқаулар және стиль

Sorry, I missed posting a video last week! This project took a couple hang-ups!
intro music:
bensound.com
other music:
Trogdor - homestarrunner.com

Пікірлер: 70

  • @shedtime_au
    @shedtime_au3 жыл бұрын

    Entertaining, and unlike most electric kiln videos it actually looks safe. Well done.

  • @tek4

    @tek4

    2 жыл бұрын

    Agreed

  • @izaakramsay4819
    @izaakramsay48192 жыл бұрын

    Trogdor is still something I reference in my everyday life so this was much appreciated.

  • @SlyGuy2000
    @SlyGuy20002 жыл бұрын

    Holy Shit! TROGDOR!!! 🤣👍 damn thats a far reach in time!!! Homestar Runner days!!

  • @davidchanget2563
    @davidchanget25632 жыл бұрын

    Your channel is easily my most favorite channel on youtube. Very impressed with all you can do. I'm sure there are plenty of corporations that would love to have you as one of their engineers but if you're anything like me, You'd rather attain as many skills as possible on your own and use them for your own benefit. Great content and great sense of humor as well man.

  • @yertelt5570
    @yertelt55702 жыл бұрын

    Love your "I don't know how to do this but let's do it anyways" mind set. Awesome!!

  • @grantfielder
    @grantfielder Жыл бұрын

    You're my newest KZread addiction dude. Been checking out all your videos, love what you do. I like how your brain works 🧠💪 can't wait to see future projects. Keep up the awesome work!

  • @blakegittings7891
    @blakegittings78912 ай бұрын

    "Just Solving 1st World Problems Here" .. cracks me. Great Stuff Brother

  • @cantocraft
    @cantocraft3 жыл бұрын

    Homestar Runner...it’s been years!

  • @cranktowncity

    @cranktowncity

    3 жыл бұрын

    Gotta respect the classics haha

  • @Vikingwerk
    @Vikingwerk Жыл бұрын

    I know this is old, but in terms of high heat paint, the manifold paint they sell at the auto parts store greatly out performs the bbq high heat paint from the hardware store. Nice build!

  • @ogfoxhound
    @ogfoxhound Жыл бұрын

    Great vid. Sidenote: putting that handle off to one side will greatly reduce hand-felt heat when opening/closing.

  • @samykamkar
    @samykamkar3 жыл бұрын

    Awesome build! I've wanted to build one and will likely steal your method! PS not sure if you did but would make sure the inside of the electronic box is grounded in case a live wire ever makes contact with the case inside, and if there are any sides of the electronic box that aren't welded (just screwed in), would also ground that side as well. Thanks for the vid & liked!

  • @cranktowncity

    @cranktowncity

    3 жыл бұрын

    Oh it's all good and grounded. There's something about red-hot, exposed 240v lines that makes me check over my wiring twice hahaha Thanks so much for the support!

  • @samykamkar

    @samykamkar

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@cranktowncity Awesome! After going through some of your other vids it was clear you knew how to make it happen :)

  • @icarus901
    @icarus9012 жыл бұрын

    Awesome vid. These vids are great, to the point that I'm going back to older content to bingewatch earlier adventures. Keep up the good work!

  • @skunkjobb
    @skunkjobb29 күн бұрын

    Just be aware that the heating elements are exposed live wires. If you touch them with a conductive crucible like yours (and graphite is also conductive) you might get an unpleasant kiss from some angry pixies. It's safest to turn the power off when handling the crucible.

  • @marcushaldane3778
    @marcushaldane37782 жыл бұрын

    That turned out awesome. Thanks for sharing!

  • @oldmangilbert723
    @oldmangilbert7232 жыл бұрын

    Dude your a hoot I don't even need a furnace yours was very nice. I just love the video's. Thanks for the laughs.

  • @ethanglenn7183
    @ethanglenn71832 жыл бұрын

    Love the project and I love your videos!

  • @rpkamins
    @rpkamins Жыл бұрын

    I've been watching some of your stuff. Dude, Awesome!

  • @glenrodgers5532
    @glenrodgers55323 жыл бұрын

    Another good video. Keep it up, you got me waiting and looking for the next one. Thanks.

  • @cranktowncity

    @cranktowncity

    3 жыл бұрын

    Always happy to see you're still here, Glen. Thanks so much for your continued support!

  • @GuruImperium
    @GuruImperium11 ай бұрын

    Educative and most especially awesome ❤

  • @RitzScythe
    @RitzScythe2 жыл бұрын

    Your edits are great. honestly.

  • @joelahale
    @joelahale2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for keeping it real!! Great Job

  • @deannavance3643
    @deannavance36433 жыл бұрын

    Wow! I’m amazed!

  • @flyback_driver
    @flyback_driver Жыл бұрын

    "I know you're on your third bad soldering iron from home Depot.." I'll have you know it's the fifth soldering gun from Menards! I was just wanting to get a proper soldering station out of frustration of #5 making me miserable.

  • @Machine_NZ
    @Machine_NZ3 жыл бұрын

    Thats a nice furnace. I've just built a Coffee Can Furnace to experiment with. Boy its noisey and the neighbours will probably moan. Might have to build one the same as yours. Looking forward to more videos of melting stuff. Regards Kevin

  • @Danbatio
    @Danbatio3 жыл бұрын

    9:15 I know your pain. Nice build and a funny video. Subscribed!

  • @torpemonguz
    @torpemonguz7 ай бұрын

    Great video, thx man!

  • @alexvazquez7098
    @alexvazquez7098 Жыл бұрын

    Bro I just found your channel and ur vids are 🔥🔥🔥. Making complex shit look easy lol

  • @nikon9871
    @nikon9871 Жыл бұрын

    Your vids are great!! :)

  • @sammorgan31
    @sammorgan312 жыл бұрын

    PID is 100-240v. Doesn't matter which is hot and which is neutral. They'll both be hot when powered 240v.

  • @user-sn7kp4jk9m
    @user-sn7kp4jk9m Жыл бұрын

    good work

  • @lumotroph
    @lumotroph2 жыл бұрын

    Very nice

  • @DStageGarage
    @DStageGarage2 жыл бұрын

    Dragooooon! :D Nice! Now I'm feeling stupid for letting some scrap collectors take my old coal furnace like a week ago as now I realized it had a fair chunk of those fire brick like plates, damn!

  • @stevesrt8
    @stevesrt83 жыл бұрын

    Awesome. I subbed. Im looking to make one of these too.

  • @cranktowncity

    @cranktowncity

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the support! When you build yours, make sure your coil has the right resistance where it doesn't pull more current than its rated for. I overlooked that, and had to redo the coils on mine!

  • @TheCalvinSkinner
    @TheCalvinSkinner2 жыл бұрын

    The burninator!!!

  • @natep2290
    @natep22903 жыл бұрын

    Good job! Just built a propane foundry and it didn't come out nearly as nice as yours. I subscribed and hope you keep sharing your work.

  • @cranktowncity

    @cranktowncity

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much for the support!

  • @anikac8380
    @anikac838020 күн бұрын

    To get a view down into the crucible without risking expensive cameras, you could probably use a mirror. Holding a hand mirror over the crucible, you could film the reflection and stay clear of the heat. Do you have a lot of interesting skills it’s funny how either of you are to try a project That you just jump in like Robin Hood. With a little swashbuckling, you save the day. Tally-ho! PS, when you burninate, what will you do with those ingots? And how hot can it get? I mean, what can it melt?

  • @gavendb
    @gavendb2 жыл бұрын

    your parents must have loved you!

  • @jadenstyma7151
    @jadenstyma71512 ай бұрын

    Chronically underappreciated chanel. Youre awesome dude.

  • @tek4
    @tek42 жыл бұрын

    There is a different type of brick that's white and very much air filled. I am trying to buy a few at a time, because good lord of darkness they are expensive. But can be cut with a hand saw for wood due to how much more air is between particules if the brick. I first bought some heavy fire bricks like you got, and use them for my oxy ace melting needs lol

  • @adrianhenle
    @adrianhenle2 жыл бұрын

    I used to work for a contract research company that does R&D for the US military (so, "defense contractor," but with much less money). This level of jank takes me right back. Seriously, we'd spend thousands of dollars to get results this "good." All that matters in the end is that the shit works. And no one ever let me label things with epic memes, at least not outright. I had to write SCADA software and sneak it in: Data Acquisition, Telemetry, And Safety Software (DATASS)

  • @kentklapstein9879

    @kentklapstein9879

    Жыл бұрын

    So plugging into the DATASS would be “tapping DATASS”?

  • @entropynetwork
    @entropynetwork Жыл бұрын

    I was surprised you hadn't built an arc furnace for use with your welder, which looks like it has an arc output. Resistance wire by itself is pretty lame for foundry stuff because the metal fumes will generally alloy with the wire (they'll also alloy with your corporeal metals and I wish you would wear gloves while welding). I would take the box and make an arc furnace from it when the elements fail, for example.

  • @shirleypetchprapa8771
    @shirleypetchprapa8771 Жыл бұрын

    how has this held up? what max temps are you getting on 220?

  • @a-yates
    @a-yates2 жыл бұрын

    Just a little smaller than the refractory furnaces I work on 😆

  • @ciekaweurzadzenia
    @ciekaweurzadzenia8 ай бұрын

    co to za czarny klej?

  • @platin2148
    @platin2148 Жыл бұрын

    Hmm is it using induction?

  • @IronRiviera
    @IronRiviera3 жыл бұрын

    You may already know this, but old Briggs and techumseh engines work better for casting. Those extrusions you melted don't have the right alloy. Awesome foundry. I'm still using LP.

  • @turbinetech3000
    @turbinetech30002 жыл бұрын

    May I pay you to make me an electric foundry. I bought two already and they don't work after 6 melts?

  • @Misats
    @Misats Жыл бұрын

    If it's 240V both are hot.

  • @eslammazen6906
    @eslammazen69068 ай бұрын

    Can you mention the component of this project

  • @DoRC
    @DoRC2 жыл бұрын

    Yes but does it burninnate the peasants?

  • @jaredcosta6396
    @jaredcosta6396 Жыл бұрын

    Aye I know I’m 2 years to late but for anyone new watching, fire bricks are silica based so please ware a mask and have proper dust collection because that stuff is horrible for the lungs!

  • @stevesrt8
    @stevesrt83 жыл бұрын

    nice shirt lol

  • @plasmaguy5
    @plasmaguy5 Жыл бұрын

    Hmmm didnt need the spout after all

  • @jvon3885
    @jvon3885 Жыл бұрын

    I feel like I'm watching thing a cooler Seth Rogan.

  • @jackkuehneman9300
    @jackkuehneman93002 жыл бұрын

    Nice job. Now go take a bath

  • @ethanglenn7183

    @ethanglenn7183

    2 жыл бұрын

    What a horrible person you have to be to judge someone by his hands and leave a shitty comment because his hands are stained from hard work.

  • @kentklapstein9879

    @kentklapstein9879

    Жыл бұрын

    Dirty hands, clean money

  • @jvon3885
    @jvon3885 Жыл бұрын

    Right handed ppl look weird when writing. It just looks uncomfortable.

  • @shravankumar316
    @shravankumar316 Жыл бұрын

    Do you have a girlfriend !..

  • @johnnybotz
    @johnnybotz9 ай бұрын

    gLAD i DDIDNT WATCH THIS WHEN IT WAS MADE. sO MUCH WASTE.

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