... works ... own, ... works ... deal ... stuff. ... back ... Melting a car wheel hmm.. Thoguht about designing your own "oddshaped cupola"? As cheap as my ...
... is a bad ... through ... bottom of your ... in the ... for this. ... nothing ... I understand that. I think thermite, like you said, is supposed to burn...
... of ... not ... turn ... crucible ... has ... Im really trying to change hte process and use charcoal only as a sortof continual, simple heat source .Im...
... temperature to ... Melting the ... even though ... occur if ... aluminum ... and ... aluminum, ... generates ... There is a ... glass, ... thermite ... me...
... and get it ... until it gets ... glass but rather ... drive ... What kind of wheel are you talking about? I assumed you were attempting to melt a steel...
I noticed that there is some satin cast on ebay this week for about a dollar a pound. Good to know if you are thinking of trying your hand at investment...
QUESTION: Why is it so difficult to melt & reclaim aluminium in a hobby gas fired crucible furnace? Most commercial scrap metal recovery foundries use what is...
Hi Kiwiavi, my experience has shown that the swarf from shops isn't the best source of melting stock, mainly due to oils and/or solvents used on the metal...
Hi Charles, as far as the alloy wheels are concerned, I've melted about 5 or so, all of different makes. I've not found any Magnesium in any of them. The...
The video is too big of a download for me. Look at his mini arc furnace, though. I guess this is proof that you can use a graphite mold for thermite. He...
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grantjoh@...
Nov 1, 2004 4:13 pm
I keep reading about the problems of melting swarf and soda cans and breaking down large castings down to fit in a crucible. Is there really a shortage of...
Hi John, in my opinion, the only shortage associated with pistons is the knowledge of how and where to obtain them. I have routinely used pistons, they come...
... brother ... ++++++++Some wheels might be mag? but the ones I've been getting are what's being touted as 356 AL alloy. I got some from a recycler that were...
... Hello Gene - I was doing tonight's crossword and giving the above a secondary think... Thoughts went something like so ... build a 24" diameter x 8" high...
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John Grant
grantjoh@...
Nov 1, 2004 11:53 pm
... Seems like finding pistons would be no harder than finding swarf or wheels. ... Sounds like a good deal to me. John Grant...
... remember is to ... a good mix of ... extruded scrap ... Go to your local junk yard. The actual junk yard not one of the ripoff parts stripper/reseller...
Thanks a lot for the info. I didnt mean to sound.. "know it all" or rude or anything. I just know (as you do better than i it seems) that people have actually...
No reason i can see you couldnt use a graphite mold. This guy is THROWING money at his projects though heh. Machined graphite molds for chain links? Heck we...
Read my previous post on this if you will. I didnt mean it to sound rude if it did. Ah my brothers a nut. You could chop a car in half with the splitter he got...
Try this out http://www.metalwebnews.com/howto/furnace2/furnace.html Notice the extremely cool lack of a crucible :) ... etc! ... furnace. ... in the ... big...
The local tip guy here converts all his aluminium scrap into ingots in a homemade tilt furnace...basically a cement mixer with refractory lining , lid and...
... ++++++Yes !!! Exactly what I was thinking but probably a stand alone unit. Thanks for the great idea!! Gene ... furnace. ... in the ... big enough ... ...
Hello Gene - I started thinking of the pancake furnace as a stand alone unit. Then I thought about where and how to handle the melt. Taraaah - taraah -...
... Just make sure that whatever you are ... ++++++++There in lies the problem! I suspect an AL wheel would be more mtal than I would want dropping into a...
Gene, I think that you probably want something like this http://www.forzano.com/smelter.html . But is a big tipping furnace. Dan ... From: gene98329...
I'll post a pic of my two man/woman er person tongs we.............. the wife and I. lift 35 lb of cast iron with them )16 lb aluminum) out of a 22 inch tall...
Hey Leon, be careful when you're posting the pics, the photo album is almost full again and it has a propensity to "lock up" when the max is exceeded... Maybe...
