Making a Metal Melting Furnace (Simple, Effective, Propane)
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At the new place I can't just light a stinking coal fire in the backyard like I used to, so I had to find a cleaner and more controlled way of melting aluminium. I thought about building an electric furnace, but that seemed to be too much work and too prone to failure because of breking coils and comes with a number of other problems. So I decided to make a propane furnace and keep it as simple as possible. As an outer shell I used a steel barrel. As a mold for the inner chamber I used the container of an old herbicide sprayer, because I couldn't find a bucket of the right size and didn't want to buy one. The substance of the furnace was made from a mixture of fire cement and perlite dry fill insulation. The perlite will insulate the furnace, hence making it more efficient, and the fire cement will glue the perlite particles together to form a solid mass. This also makes this furnace remarkably lightweight.
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Finally someone smart enough to make a wider pouring hole instead of a narrow one, resulting on a messy spill all over the sand... My respects.
@richardmccann4815
2 жыл бұрын
The square crucible helps greatly to pour without spillage. Standard crucibles are hard to pour with.
Wow, this is fantastic. I have been looking at purchasing a furnace but then thought I should be able to build one for much less and this was the first thing I saw. I could probably find most of these materials for free at the dump if I keep an eye out. Thank you for sharing this.
Hey there, nice design you came up with. I'm a blacksmith, this is a much better way to make Damascus steel billets. ThankQ for sharing. From Pensacola, Florida 🇺🇸
Very cool crucible system to pour the aluminum! nice!
Wieder mal ein sehr, sehr qualitativ hochwertiges und unterhaltendes Video, Cosmas :D
Looks like a great project and it even had a trolley setup
Nice simple idea, I enjoyed your video. Very practical.
Good job, great idea for the crucible for pouring.
Hmmm i wonder how big i would need to make a furnace to melt down 10 kilo of steel
got to love the Swedish pipe wrench!
Great idea to handle the crucible !!
Awesome stuff!
There appears to be pro's and con's to your square crucible. You intentionally made the furnace so that the flame would swirl, but then the square crucible prevents the swirling. However your system of pulling out the crucible looks good and the crucible has it's own pouring spout! Overall it works so kudos to you !
@branni6538
2 жыл бұрын
Squares don't prevent swirling.
Thank You - Enjoyed your video. Great idea adding the perlite to the cement for lightweight and effective insulation.
wait, what did you cast?
rly nice! I need to build my own too! :) Now using charcoal which is messy.
You should use a cylindrical crucible, the squareness prevents the fire from spinning around the crucible. But great project and awesome video!
@CosmasBauer
7 жыл бұрын
Yes you're right!
@ikennaihevueme1953
5 жыл бұрын
How profitable is smelting aluminium? A how do u sale it?. I did a great job
@richardmccann4815
2 жыл бұрын
Actually, the squareness adds turbulence and slows the flames slightly, resulting in faster heat transfer to the crucible. And the surface area of a square crucible is greater than a cylinder, again adding more surface exposed to the heat. Crucible placement and orientation to the flame front may be a possible place for experimenting. Try not to be so negative, it seems to work very well, the pour spout is less constructive than a standard crucible, it poured quickly, and easily! All thumbs up!
I like youre video, thank yiu for sharing youre expirience. Can you tel me how did you connect burner hose with propane bottle? Did you use any safety valve or did you connected hose directly to the propane bottle valve?
Love it and you know how to talk thanks mate
That crucible is super, simple cheap and full proof, great design. I think I will do mine that way.
@luhnith7473
Жыл бұрын
Crucible is super cheap if you have a welder or friend with one. That's the part that holds the molten metal itself.
I like your setup.
This is cool! But, tell us how Perlite and fire cement is mixed
GREAT JOB!!!
Looks good! Thanks! I am thinking of making something similar. I'll post my video soon!
Great project Cosmas! Can you share the type of sand you use on your molds? Where can I buy it from in Europe?
Thank you!
What a cliff hanger ending :D thanks for sharing!
Makes me want to cast something... Very ingenious to use the herbicide sprayer as a mould!
@dannycasto4009
7 жыл бұрын
FinnCrafted b
@samuelluria4744
6 жыл бұрын
"very" ingenious?...🤔...that might be an exaggeration....
very nice job
is this true i was told to put fire bricks back over furnaces hole this will help keep it from cracking
In this furnace you can melt cast iron? or just aluminum? or for cast iron I have to use propane, because the coal does not release enough heat? Thanks and greetings for yours success. :))
remember kids: always wear crocs while playing with molten metal!
@snoopdog68
6 жыл бұрын
LMAO, funny
@davidendres7808
5 жыл бұрын
SatanicSlave love my crocks have you seen the safety version of them
@espenforfen1334
5 жыл бұрын
might be leather ones?
grate show joly old chap i am going to try same thing just with an old hot water system
why is it the insulate wall collapse in some areas? could i fill in this area when you burned test at low temperature? can i use the powder pyrite in place the bead shape mixed in with the high-temperature cement? how high the temperature this furnace reached? it was informative to see this.
Awesome thanks
I like that pull cart, where did you get it?
can useing cement to making a metal melting furnace
very cheap and cool
Hi! How did you make the crucible?
what's in the right bag? Can you link a page where you can buy it?
very nice
I was planning to make a furnace like this. Can i use a LPG alternative for propane? Then add a blower for airsupply to increase oxygen level which increase temperature?
@richardesckelson1688
2 жыл бұрын
LPG vs propane = they are the same thing.
What did you useful the cement? The universal super stuff. I could see no manufacturer name. Details, details, details. This actually worked, so it would be great to have the ability to replicate it. Without the details, comparable materials cannot be found. Thanks!
Wieviel Gas brauchst du für einen Tiegel? Bei meinem Versuch ist die Flasche angefroren und das Gas wollte nicht mehr herauskommen, dadurch war der Brenner nur noch "lauwarm"
Hochwertiges Video, ich will ein neue Rocket Stove machen, jetzt habe ich eine bessere Idee fur eine Bauweise. Vielen Dank aus Schottland!
Great video, I wanted to know what type of crucible you are using and where you purchased it? Thanks!
@richardmccann4815
2 жыл бұрын
@Adam it appears to be a box tube with a welded in bottom, an old 50 lb welding rod can would work for a short term.
Quite the shoes for handling molten metal. No judge though, i wear them in my shop too
How well has that furnace worn?
what did you cast?
@JasonSipe16
3 жыл бұрын
My question EXACTLY!
Nice!
Awesome!
What kind of cement is it and where can you buy it? I love the design and that was an awesome idea to use the weed spray container I wanna make the same thing as you but with a lid
plz how much time you need to melt the aluminium with this furnace ?
There is a concrete releasing agent they use to help the concrete release from the tube, after the concrete dries.
@samuelluria4744
6 жыл бұрын
Yes, there are many.
@jamesjupp9968
4 жыл бұрын
We used to use washing up liquid on site but I'm not sure it would work with the heat
سلام از چه موادی برای عایق استفاده کردی ؟
Хороший вариант!
Hi can you tell the names of the two bags that you used
Very well done, sir. Would you know what 'fire cement' is called in other places?
@CosmasBauer
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks! In Germany it is called Schamottemörtel.
@Rottinrock
10 ай бұрын
refractory cement
Hi what mix did you do in percentages
“That’s a clean burning furnace I tell ya ‘hwat”
The melting point of copper is 1984 degrees F can it reach that tempature with propane?
what is the ration of furnace cement to perlite?
In which thing u melt the metal
Also will it melt iron with that setup?
Nice....
What’s the maximum temperature this gets?
What ratio did you do the mix
Are you worried about the perlite exploding?
how long did it take to melt it.
i always thought that molten metal interacting with the tiniest bit of moisture from the ground would make it pop. was it so little metal that it cooled quickly?
@CosmasBauer
4 жыл бұрын
You were wrong. That sounds like something out of an action movie.
@TheFinalformsora
4 жыл бұрын
@@CosmasBauer ah cool. just something I read. Higher metal to water makes boom, like if it splashed onto concrete a day after a rain. I know about splash casting being safe because it can cool quickly though.
Good video nut no mix ratios.
Is it only the Gaz we know you use?
What steel is that square thing sir.
Landlord: "Hi Cosmas, I watched your video yesterday". Cosmas: "That's great, did you like it?" Landlord: "Yes, but you burnt the grass $#@&!! ". Cosmas: "It's OK, they were just weeds!"
So what did you Make?
Can you provide exact product name or link to the product?
Does anyone have any design ideas for open furnace?
So for bigger a 55 gallon metal drum, and 30 gallon plastic drum insert, concept seems the same, might need 2 burners tho. Thoughts sir?
@richardmccann4815
2 жыл бұрын
Might need three burners.
Propane Weed Burner from Harbor Freight. Does it get hot enough to melt silver?
@brendenfullmer1052
6 жыл бұрын
the burner itself often isn't the biggest factor to how hot the foundry gets, its actually the insulation. The better insulated the more heat goes from the burner to the crucible. Propane can actually melt steel, but you've got to have the right conditions. A forced air burner will get hotter and burn more reliably than a atmospheric burner like weed burners are.
Hi What did you use to make the furnace ??
@viktorn4975
4 жыл бұрын
He used 8 cobblestone
Cool
can we use methane gas or natural gas dude?
What did you cast?
Deine Arbeitsschutzschuhe sehen aus wie meine ;-)
can that thing melt gold?
What is that torch device called? I need to buy one.
@brendenfullmer1052
6 жыл бұрын
its a weed burner, each hardware store seems to have its own model of weed burner, but they are all pretty much the same.
@jamesjupp9968
4 жыл бұрын
I've made one like kor (rip) and I've used a weed burner but the tin can doesn't get hot enough before my gas freezes up? What have I done wrong??
So the big question is, what is your heat source? Building a furnace means shit if we don't know how to fire it. How are you firing this up?
@scottgurtel4855
5 жыл бұрын
It's a propane weed burner. You can pick them up at most hardware stores.
where do u come from?
What happened to the plastic caulk tube? Didnt like 800 degrees?
@CosmasBauer
5 жыл бұрын
I removed it before.
Would this be good for smoking meats?
also laut wiki bläht sich das perlit bei 800°c aufs 15-20 fache auf. hattest du da irgendwelche probleme mit rissen in deinem zement oder ist das ergebnis zufriedenstellend?
@CosmasBauer
7 жыл бұрын
Nachdem es sich dann Popcornartig aufgebläht hat ist es der Dämmstoff den ich verarbeitet habe. Stell dir mal vor der Dämmstoff würde sich bei einem Brand auf einmal auf das 20-fache ausdehnen, das wäre ein Schlamassel ^^
@CannibalCorpse1337
7 жыл бұрын
den gedanken hatte ich auch gerade :D
@karlmccreight5071
6 жыл бұрын
Cosmas Bauer Wenn Du das Perlit mit einer Mischung aus Wasserglas, Aluminiumoxid, etwas Stuckgips und Talkum-Babypuder(Magnesiumoxid) mischst( genaue Mischung:KZread:DIY-COFFE CAN FORGE o.ä.), dann bläht sich das Perlit nicht. Obendrauf nochmal die gleiche Mischung ohne Perlit...
could you melt copper in that steel crucible?
@hanelyp1
5 жыл бұрын
A steel crucible would not hold up well melting copper. Both higher temperatures, and steel dissolving in the copper.
will this melt iron? can it reach 1000 degrees?
@jamesjupp9968
4 жыл бұрын
I doubt it with that burner
Hi is there a specific amount of perlite you use with the fire cement or did you just kinda guess?
Propane and propane accessories
sieht wie meine Esse aus selber Brenner 😃
What Are Your Ratio Portion Of The Cement And Perlite? Do You Speak English?
@user-vm9gp1eq2x
5 жыл бұрын
اطتلا عات عمو می رسد
Gas name pls bro
♥.♥ Thanx... But i prefer to buy an induction furnace.
How did uou make your crucible?????
@CosmasBauer
3 жыл бұрын
I welded up a couple of pieces of steel.
@lincolnhantsbarger3306
3 жыл бұрын
@@CosmasBauer i need to get my own welder.....my boss taught me to use his havent had much need to use it on my own.......maby its time