Making Electric Aluminum Foundry DIY
I decided to make an electric furnace because it's totally silent, I may use it inside my workshop, I also may control temperature and I don't have to worry about lack of gas or wood coal.
The furnace works perfectly, after an hour of preheating the temperature is ready to melt aluminium. I didn't test it to maximum temperature because 800 degrees of Celsius is sufficient.
An external case is a bit warm but it doesn't pose a problem in using it. I heat workshop in winter so I won't have problem with it :)
I am going to use this furnace mostly to cast aluminium, later I am going to use it on lathe.
Things I used:
REX-C100FK02-V*AN AC 230V
TEMPERATURE SENSOR TYPE K 0 ° C .. 800 ° C
Fotek SSR-25DA SSR-25 DA Solid State Relay 25A
19 Insulating FireBrick J23
Some tools I use in my constructions:
Self made:
Belt grinder 2x48 - • DIY Belt Grinder 2x48"...
Vise - • Super Strong Hydraulic...
Drill press STAND with COOLANT SYSTEM - • Drill press STAND with...
and
Welder IDEAL Tecnomig 200GD
LATHE Cormak 330x770
Band saw Stiler BS 712R
Drill press ZX7016
Chop saw Evolution RAGE 3
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I admire the way you built your project. You make it in such a way that the average person can learn from you!
You are clearly a man that takes pride in his workmanship and ability. Nice job.
Years ago, I worked for a company building High temp (5,432° C) furnaces. May I suggest instead of troweling the cement, add enough water that it can be "painted on with a brush(skim coat)". We would dip both faces of the joint. This will reduce the amount of cement used and after firing, the gap is almost invisible and less susceptible to cracking or leaking. Once the interior is ready for the electrical elements, skim coat the interior walls and floor. The skim coat should be thin enough to pour. Experiment it, if too thin, add more cement powder. GREAT VIDEO!!
I've been researching ideas and plans for a heat treat oven. The use of electric oven burners gave me the simplest and fastest way to make one.
Made in Poland is great. I always learn something. Thank you for the video. Regards from Germany.
Well there are many great things built in Poland, Your furnace is another to add to the list. Enjoyed your video, many thanks
The moment you cut a square hole with that round grinder is EPIC.
Bardzo dawno nie oglądałem Twoich filmów. Pamiętam jednak te sprzed lat. Muszę przyznać że widać ogromny postęp w czasie! Doceniam szczególnie zwracanie uwagi na drobne detale. Super! Im dalej tym lepiej!
this dangles around perfect cure and posion for my ocd, its so satisfying and painful to watch at the same time
Niesamowite, jakość wykonania, dbałość o szczegóły i sam pomysł MEGA. 👍👏👍👏👏
@wiktornowicki1706
4 жыл бұрын
Dokładnie tak
@qwekwe
3 жыл бұрын
dbałość o szczegóły? to czemu na niektórych bloczkach "23" do gory nogami? 🤔 nie moge na to patrzeć 🥺😰
Man I love seeing people build stuff! I have a similar lathe and I dream of smelting all my beer cans into billets to make stuff! Thanks for posting this!
This foundry is beautiful, the care put into making it is amazing.
Восхитительное видео! Грамотно и со вкусом! Благодарю за работу и вдохновение!
You amaze me every time I watch one of your videos.👍👍👍👍👍
Every time I think this guy is done, he adds another feature.
@mikemillken2874
4 жыл бұрын
Even put a gauge on his hydra-vise?? I must of missed that video! Cool
You sir are truly a Master Craftsman! Outstanding work!
Dude, you make me want to go and weld something!............nice job.
I scrapped out a stove like this one and head this in mind to make, Then I run across this video, AWESOME! Now I know how! Thank you for sharing this! I subscribed!
@captainz9
5 жыл бұрын
Please wear appropriate protective gear when cutting high silica high-risk fire bricks. An N95 face mask and goggles at a minimum. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicosis
I really enjoyed watching in fine detail.! Well done with a big thumbs up, and a thank you for sharing on KZread.!
Hi from Ukraine, and thanks for the very good idea! It's amazing! Temperature control, powered by electricity, and so small and portable. I will make this for my mini home workshop. Thanks again and good luck in your workshop.
@dieparedes5642
2 жыл бұрын
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Nice job! You could also drill tiny holes in the edges of front plate for controller. This would make easier the way to cut out.
Very smart, great idea, enjoyed your video of the project
Oglądanie rzemieślnika przy pracy to prawdziwa przyjemność. Dziękuję Ci.
Wow... the best fabrication skills
Your oven is quality workmanship! Before my father died my parents used to run an engineering business , They did non ferrous casting. Aluminium, zinc , bronze\brass and the furnaces looked almost the same, circular with insulation brick walls but on a much larger scale. They didn't use electric just coke(coal), a giant blower fan and a crucible made of silicone, Graphite or steel for Zinc. It was fucking noisy and dirty. So electric is much safer because coal produces loads of unhealthy fumes & carbon monoxide.
@xv3672
4 жыл бұрын
@Ognjen Radojevic Tradition =/= better, this is why we need newer technology.
@PugWinter
4 жыл бұрын
Depending on your state, it can be likely you get your electricity from coal being burned.
Outstanding work I salute you keep it coming
A really nice build, a great combination of precision and freehand skills. Thanks for sharing.
Не устаю удивляться этому мужику! Прям гений какой то!)))
Jest i piecyk :) Polak potrafi Pozdrowiam 😉
that was beautiful to watch, you are very skilled and hardworking
Ништяк, браток! Получил огромное удовольствие от процесса постройки, руки у тебя золотые!
I was stressed out before watching this.... now I'm all relaxed. Very soothing.
Fantastic work, dude. Really well done!!! 😃
Fajnie się rozwinął Twój kanał odkąd bylem tu pierwszy raz, gratuluję i subskrybuję :)
NICE!!! well planned project... excellent craftsmanship and assembly using quality materials...
I'm impressed! Very cool! Great workmanship. Makes me want to go scrapping for aluminum. Definitely a project I'd like to build. Only if I had the time.
@taunteratwill1787
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah the 'time'. . . . . . right. :-)
I like that you use simple things and often things that other people throw away! Kind of recycling
@improvisando5623
5 жыл бұрын
Is called upcycling :)
@villiersman951
5 жыл бұрын
one mans trash is another mans treasure
Idk why its in my suggested videos and why did I watched it but have my subscribe and like that was impressive
This is a great design. Love your bandsaw setup! I don't think I've seen a nicer vice/pivot setup on a bandsaw before. Also excellent techniques on working with those fire bricks. I'm taking notes on the various ways you were cutting and shaping them.
BEAUTIFUL WORK.RESPECT from the UK!
that was incredibly satisfying to watch!
Awesome work bro👍we look forward to more videos...
What a quality foundry. Well done!!
Ale czad! Grande szacun- jestem oczarowany, ogląda się tak dobrze jak najlepsze filmy, wciąga na maxa. Efekt końcowy wymiata. Zmotywowałeś mnie do roboty. Idę do warsztatu!
Nice job dude!
@MadeinPolandChannel
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!! :)
@jameshub327
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah Dude nice Job!
@tonywilson4713
3 жыл бұрын
Love the fact you are using a temperature controller WITH an Solid State Relay (SSR). I do control systems for a living and I see way too many people use relays and contactors and SSR outperform them by so far its not worth the discussion. 1 Thing - SSRs do like to be mounted on a heat sink. Your getting away with it because its mounted on a heavy (by control cabinet standards) steel plate, which gives it at least some heat sinking. I personally don't like cramming any electronics into tiny small boxes. I know Mechanical people want all electrical boxes to be as small as possible, but its never wise with devices that like ventilation and unless you know its built for it you should treat all electrical devices as if they want ventilation. Look at the top & bottom of the temperature controller - those slots are there for a reason. Even the lowest powered electrical components generate heat. Overall your mechanical build is excellent and for all that I have seen this past year its easily the best home made furnace. Its not any one thing its all the little things From how you made the bricks fit, to the support frame and the castors. Overall it deserves way more than the 1 thumb I can give it. From Australia 👍👍👍👍👍 & 🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘
@texnikmexanik8086
2 жыл бұрын
@@MadeinPolandChannel Здравствуй, што за значек 12 у тебя в названии канала?
@01mustang05
2 жыл бұрын
@@MadeinPolandChannel Did you ever regret breathing in all that dust?
Как всегда ЛАЙКОС от САНТЕХНИКА 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Aaaaaaaaaah, It's a thing of beauty...! Great job..! Makes me jealous...!
such an expert worker! a pleasure watchig this
Świetny pomysł, oraz wykonanie jak zawsze na wysokim poziomie 😀 Pozdrawiam 😀
11:30 that control box is meant to withstand - atom bombs, emp's fall from 10 kilometers hight, being submerged 10 km under the surface of the sea. impressive.
@iteerrex8166
5 жыл бұрын
lol Exactly what I was thinking. I guess easier and faster then messing with sheet metal.
@garybaris139
5 жыл бұрын
...and a direct hit from a tank projectile...
@garybaris139
5 жыл бұрын
@@gary851 lol
@johnnywalker2947
5 жыл бұрын
What are you talking about.They baby is going to fail quite quickly. 12:42 do you see those ventilation slots in the controller. Did you see any made in that steel box? Did you notice he but that 25amp max relay in that unventilated box with the controller?
@garybaris139
5 жыл бұрын
@@johnnywalker2947 , did you notice that the SSR has the entire box as a heat sink? Have you ever seen one of those controllers in use? I've not only seen many in use in much more confined spaces but have also installed quite a few in confined and un-ventilated boxes through the years and I've yet to see one fail because of it. Besides that, we were talking about the box, not the contents and the reference made to the box was in reference to the mechanical strength.
This is the best thing I’ve seen the entire time I’ve known KZread. Awesome!
man i'm speechless: you are the best!
You are a genius, finally the youtube algorithm works.
Great job. I like watching people manufacturing things
That was a very impressive build. Excellent job!
I just stumbled onto this channel. What a gem - so many ideas and skills demonstrated without one spoken word. Very impressive. Quickly subscribed.
Рукастый ты парень! Благодарность за серию. Однозначно - подписка! Привет из Красноярска !!!
amazing work, you have great skills. congrats
Two Words : WELL DONE !!! Nice job ,you are clever , and you have exactly the right tool to make what you want , and if you hven't it you built it HAHA !! Amazing ! I follow :)
Not only fire bricks are expensive, to think you'd have to cut so much of it inorder to make this is really a mouth opener
Warning: The Dust those bricks give off is really nasty, wear PPE (IE respirators or atleast a n95)
@109Rage
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, just looking at the video of all that dust gave me lung cancer.
@DamithaNadeeshaWanniarachchi
Жыл бұрын
What about Aluminium fumes?
@AmongUs-vj1ew
Жыл бұрын
@@DamithaNadeeshaWanniarachchi don’t worry about it to much but wear one anyway because stuff in aluminum from not being pure can be semi toxic
@michaeladam626
Жыл бұрын
5 minutes
@kinbolluck476
Жыл бұрын
U can replace firebrick with bread
Zajebista robota 😁 wow zresztą jak każdy twój projekt szacunek pozdrawiam
Really nice production. I feel like I could build one from watching the video. Great Job!
You are an artist! Very well done.
Brilliantjob, youmade, itlooksoeasy.welldone.
@prakharmishra3000
4 жыл бұрын
Isyour spacekeybroken?
@Firenamer2
4 жыл бұрын
@@prakharmishra3000Whatsa, spacekey?
@prakharmishra3000
4 жыл бұрын
@@Firenamer2 itsa bigbar inspace calledspacebar
I may have said this here before but it bears repeating.....you are going to be worth your weight in gold during the apocalypse
@MaturePatriot
5 жыл бұрын
I plan to avoid the apocalypse by being in the rapture!
@ArnaudMEURET
5 жыл бұрын
Gold won’t be worth anything during the apocalypse.
@damnoldguy
5 жыл бұрын
@@ArnaudMEURET not about the gold, it's about the skills. Please try to keep up. If you paid attention at all you would know he can make just about anything.
@MaturePatriot
5 жыл бұрын
@@ArnaudMEURET Yes, food will be more costly than gold. I have invested in a lot of brass and lead.
@lazyh-online4839
4 жыл бұрын
Unless the apocalypse comes from alumina dust inhalation, in which case he'll be one of the first to go.
Great homemade stuff!
Waouh! I was watching your video with love! You work like a Cook prepare his cake! You are really an incredible perfectionist worker! Thanks for the good moment
Cieszę się, że są prawdziwe mechaniki! Zawsze z Tobą Białoruś!
I subscribed when you had around 400 subcribers. Now its 400.000. Nice work, keep it up!
@Karl-yh2oy
5 жыл бұрын
oh and dont inhale the aluminium vapor, not very healthy
Thank you for sharing your idea. This goes to the few selected videos that are stored, in addition to liked 👍👍
Super robota! Niesamowite pomysły u wykonanie. Z moim warsztatem nie byłoby tak szybko stworzyć coś takiego. 💪
Зрелище чужого труда завораживает...
It´s very cool, you´re a genius!
it's avesome! man, you have golden hands!
Cleaver, simple, solid, an nicely executed.
Why do I find this therapeutic watching this? I'm never going to have the skill nor the tools to build one.
@maxjohnson1758
4 жыл бұрын
Ha! Every time I see someone break out a welder I think to myself, "Oh, no."
@an_what
4 жыл бұрын
Genghis Kong because when you watch a master craftsmen/ craftwoman just being allowed to watch them work is payment enough for your time
@an_what
4 жыл бұрын
Max Johnson that makes absolutely no fucking sense! To the point to where that’s even a non-statement
@antr7493
4 жыл бұрын
because it's inventive and great craftsmanship
@johnbarbour3788
4 жыл бұрын
@@an_what It made sense to me...
For a moment i thought "Ok, this is by far the weirdest cake I've ever seen" By the way nice work dude.
Brak mi słów.!!!Fantastyczny projekt i bezkompromisowe wykonanie..Rodak potrafi..Pozadrawiam
My man, you have got some awesome skills. Love all the projects you do.
You are a wery smart guy 😎keep Up The god work
Awesome build, my big metal melting furnace is still charcoal powered, I got a small electric one, I want to bluid a big electric one like yours, you got yourself a new subscriber!!!
the video I was searching for 2 years, thank you
You are an Artist. Beautiful.
Very, very impressive You've used some sophisticated machine shop tools but it obvious that basic hand tools, for example a cheap grinder and stick welder, will do the same job albeit slower. Your channel is (arguably) one of the top 10 "make-it' channels on KZread because it features very useful projects, uses re-purposed parts or sheet metal to reduce costs, has clear instructions and is well filmed Many thanks for your terrific content!
Великолепно! Автору респект!
Wow, incredible workmanship
The mushroom stopper for the top is my favorite part 😄
норм печка.мне-бы такую.но заморачиваться не охота.мужик молодец.респект
@chiboreache
5 жыл бұрын
если хуйней не страдать и не ебаться снимать фаски, а просто сложить куб и обварить полосой блять хотя бы немного тоньше танковой брони - то хуйня, делов на вечер, два, под пивчанский
Be very careful when adding beverage cans to your furnace any remaining liquid will turn to steam and cause a molten metal eruption.
@derekcooley9345
5 жыл бұрын
Jeff Alessi The easiest way to avoid that is a preheat. I've worked with different foundries, and you can throw a wet charge in, if given enough time to evaporate liquids. That's why I think a gravity fed setup works the best. Preheat some material, melt, then stick larger pieces in to act as a stand, and continue. As the material liquefies, the next batch is preheated. Huge metal pops are no fun. The foundry I work at now had a leak in the roof, and a SOW mould had sitting water. One of the workers saw a bubble forming, so he walked away. About 5 seconds later, it sounded like a shotgun went off, and molten metal hit the ceiling (which was about 80 feet high.) Luckily, no one was hurt, and the leak was sealed by the aluminum that cooled.
@jeffalessi
5 жыл бұрын
@@derekcooley9345 We do production casting daily and completely agree with preheating however we both know what can happen when liquids hit molten metal.
@derekcooley9345
5 жыл бұрын
Jeff Alessi As long as it's only on the surface, it's all good haha.
@cjsmith1713
5 жыл бұрын
That’s why you make sure the cans are washed out and there a couple weeks old before you melt down
@lazyh-online4839
4 жыл бұрын
@Bobby Fisher I've seen someone get half their face melted off because they wanted to prove exactly what you just said, added just about a teaspoon of water to a steel mold to prove a point and poured in the melted aluminum, half of it went onto the floor, about a quarter of it stayed in the mold, and another quarter went to work melting off his ear, cheek, left eye, and a big chunk of his shoulder and burned off most of his hair on that side of his head. But hey, at least he's not a pussy, right? The thing that sucks was he was left handed and left eye dominant, so it got his good side real bad.
Pretty Goddam nifty,except now I know where my tent poles went!Love the ladle and the cradle you made for it to set in the furnace,smart!
every video from "made in Poland" channel is exceptional . Keep going man !
Master 👍🏻
Never thought I'd be happy my oven is broke. This is definitely getting done in the next month.
You my friend are a genius
Amazing work almost over-engineered but my god you did not cut any corners. I am so Impressed...
Awesome job. You’re smart and creative. Well done.
Мастер! Смотришь видео, и хочется повторить!
The Human is really creative. Wonderful
Nice professional work . You are an talented guy! 👍