Backyard Aluminum Foundry
Jim sent in his backyard foundry project.
Backyard aluminum foundry. Foundry foun dre n pl. Th3badwolf has been wanting to build a foundry for some time now. Once you build a foundry which is super cheap to do all you have to pay for is fuel unless you collect and burn wood in your furnace making everything free.
See more ideas about aluminum cans ingot backyard. A close look at the picture will show you that i get my aluminum from old lawn chairs storm doors rain gutters soda and beer cans foil and any other aluminum item that a less should i say. Mad scientist inclined individual may.
For thousands of years man has worked metals. How to make a simple backyard foundry for less than 20 for melting pop cans and casting aluminum. Dec 1 2015 this has info about my personal metal melting projects.
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. It melts around 420 c 800 f so you can even melt it on a hot stove.
Look for how to do that in another project video. I started with melting aluminum cans and making ingots. This is an improved version of his previous attempt.
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 s fairly easy to do aluminum castings and if you re clever enough a foundry can. Aluminum is a very versatile material and i would like to promote the awareness of aluminum recycling via different metal casting projects.
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. Iron casting and waste oil fuel. An individual can build a blast furnace and melt it in their.
Although some of the technology to work metals is relatively recent the initial human drive to create is still with us. I will add more info as i progress in my efforts. Done right it s a very neat tool.
Melting iron melting iron is no longer the domain of industial enterprises. According to the backyard foundry experts the most useful casting metal that s even easier to melt than aluminum is zinc. The complete setup of equipment to melt and cast metal esp.
