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I decided that I wanted another project to start that'll hinder me from finishing my other projects ![]() Enter the homebuilt furnace for melting metal ![]() This small unit with the help of propane should be able to melt 6 pounds of aluminum in about 20 minutes. Once I get the hang of it, I will build larger unit to be fueled by used oil (yes, it burns clean with no smoke) For the furnace body, I was going to use 2 914 steel rims welded together (and still might if I need another one), I cut the center section out of one, it should work very well, it's just ugly. For my 1st furnace, I am using a 5 gallon can...the lining is a special refractory cement that can withstand up to 2900° I'll have to make the propane burner later this week. Sharp eyed viewers will notice that I used a shock "dust" cover on the lid as well as for the exhuast (tube near top of furnace) The bottom tube is from a bad spindle from a 914 ![]() The burner is finished, I got the plans from http://www.backyardmetalcasting.com/index.html It's a pretty simple propane burner, built from steel pipe for gas lines....cost a few bucks to make (the regulator with gauge cost about $40) I hope to be melting some aluminum and brass sometime this week. Attached thumbnail(s) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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