Backyard Aluminum Casting
For a backyard hobbyist.
Backyard aluminum casting. Part 1 2. Feel free to check my youtube channel where i provide detailed explanations tips tutorials for best backyard aluminum casting methods homemade foundry equipment of course the importance of safety when working with molten aluminum. George vontorne s sand muller plans george has kindly shared the plans for his sand muller built around a propane tank if you need a small muller this may be your ticket.
Extrusion aluminum isn t good for casting. Aluminum is a very versatile material and i would like to promote the awareness of aluminum recycling via different metal casting projects. The pieces of aluminum that had been casted are preferred.
Soda cans is one of the worst source of aluminum extrusion too thin and too much dross. The first of many videos showing how i make aluminium castings in my home made foundry. According to the backyard foundry experts the most useful casting metal that s even easier to melt than aluminum is zinc.
My email platform stopped allowing me to send out my e zine so i have set up a google site to keep everyone updated with my latest projects and to interact. Foundry foun dre n pl. Although some of the technology to work metals is relatively recent the initial human drive to create is still with us.
Look for how to do that in another project video. 1 a location where metal is melted. Aluminum chips are also not good for casting.
Iron casting and waste oil fuel. Part one shows how the mould is made and in part two the metal is mel. An individual can build a blast furnace and melt it in their.
The complete setup of equipment to melt and cast metal esp. It casts harder than aluminum for better wear and zinc aluminum alloys can approach cast iron in strength and durability. Backyard metal casting and homemade forges.
For thousands of years man has worked metals. Tim williams tiny tim carbon arc welder tim the most frequent poster on the lab s forum has rigged together a tiny welder from a microwave oven transformer. With this homemade furnace you have the power to liquify aluminum in the backyard and cast just about any object you can think of.
It melts around 420 c 800 f so you can even melt it on a hot stove. When you get it fired up the mini foundry gets so hot on the inside that it will melt soda cans within seconds and fill a crucible with liquid aluminum.
