Added: May 25, 2008
From: emailspangy
Duration: 2:11
This is a clip of us pouring our molten aluminium from our crucible into our mould. Aluminium from a bell housing, a gearbox, a rocker cover and an alloy wheel. It worked a treat!
Channel: Tech
Tags: aluminium casting crucible diy furnace mould
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emailspangy Says:
Jun 22, 2008 - We're making a conversion plate to bolt a 3cylinder kubota engine onto a small marine gearbox. We've since machined, drilled and tapped the casting successfully. To melt the aluminium we used old wooden pallets burning with a forced draught from an electric fan blowing in through a hole in the bottom of the 45 gallon drum. The crucible full of broken bits of aluminium was suspended in this heat. The 45 Gallon drum was glowing Cherry red at times!
Muskyhoto69 Says:
Aug 25, 2008 - Hi Spangy, is this how you made the new parts for the KX????? If so i could do with a piston for a KTM 65cc ;)
Muskyhoto69 Says:
Aug 25, 2008 - Hi Spangy, is this how you made the new parts for the KX????? If so i could do with a piston for a KTM 65cc ;)
Surveyor001 Says:
Sep 7, 2008 - Spangy ...You must have learned this from a Harrisman !!!
calabrese623 Says:
Oct 15, 2008 - Cool...I've got £4m in gold bullion that needs melting down in a hurry...can you help!!!
RobbindaNegus Says:
Nov 26, 2008 - whut did you use for a cruicible?
emailspangy Says:
Nov 27, 2008 - We used the bottom of a compressed air gas cylinder. Approx 7mm wall thickness. Thanks for watching. As for the gold bullion, We may need to collect a few more pallets to burn...
drzoidberg223 Says:
Dec 3, 2008 - its not hard to melt aluminum, it melts at 1200 degrees ferenhiet, i do it over a small campfire.
violentstreak Says:
Jun 21, 2008 - what you making dude? how did you get it hot enough to melt it ?