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Tech Q and A => Tools => Topic started by: Beau on April 07, 2013 4:00 pm

Title: Beau Dirt's cheap foundry!
Post by: Beau on April 07, 2013 4:00 pm

I have wanted to pour aluminum for a quite a while. The past week I started gathering materials for a build. Most of the items can be found in the shop/farm. I purchased a lot of it because I was impatient.
Forge
3- Boxes of Fire Brick- $45 Menards

Burner-
1- Used Smith Acetylene regulator- $40
1- Propane tank (I had one)
1- 1 1/2" to 3/4" bell reducer- $5 Menards
1- 8" long, 3/4" pipe nipple- Menards
2- 4" long x 1/8" bass nipple
1- 1/8" coupler
1- 1/8" cap
1- .035" welding tip
1- Propane hose

Crucible-

5"x5"x1"4 wall square tube with a plate welded on the bottom. I also weld a couple nubs for lifting it out of the forge.

Muffin tin to pour the ingots.

The right people could probably build this for free.

I will use what I learned to cast club plaques and whatever else I can dream up. It was well worth the time spent learning. The joy of seeing molten metal is pretty awesome. 

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v475/beau_layman/DSC00171_zpscf1f4a0a.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v475/beau_layman/DSC00170_zps94fbee56.jpg)

Briggs and Stratton parts-

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v475/beau_layman/DSC00175_zpse98479ac.jpg)

Enjoy the VIDEO (click the picture)

http://smg.photobucket.com/user/beau_layman/media/2013-04-06_22-03-15_940_zps0f72de66.mp4.html (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/beau_layman/media/2013-04-06_22-03-15_940_zps0f72de66.mp4.html)

Title: Re: Beau Dirt's cheap foundry!
Post by: Beau on April 07, 2013 4:04 pm

Oops. double post

Title: Re: Beau Dirt's cheap foundry!
Post by: AntiBling on April 07, 2013 4:48 pm

I saw the video on facebook when Delinquents page shared it, thanks for posting how you made the forge here, sandcasting is something I've always wanted to try.

Title: Re: Beau Dirt's cheap foundry!
Post by: Beau on April 08, 2013 3:19 am

It's really pretty simple! We winged it pretty hard! I rushed. I'm kind of surprised it worked!

I used these links-

http://njba.abana-chapter.com/pfs/pfs.htm (http://njba.abana-chapter.com/pfs/pfs.htm)

http://www.instructables.com/id/how-to-build-a-gas-forge-burner/ (http://www.instructables.com/id/how-to-build-a-gas-forge-burner/)

http://www.popsci.com/diy/article/2009-11/build-your-own-propane-forge (http://www.popsci.com/diy/article/2009-11/build-your-own-propane-forge)

http://www.arscives.com/bladesign/forge.tutorial.htm (http://www.arscives.com/bladesign/forge.tutorial.htm)

http://ronreil.abana.org/burner.gif (http://ronreil.abana.org/burner.gif)

http://ronreil.abana.org/ezburner.shtml (http://ronreil.abana.org/ezburner.shtml)

And everything you would ever want to know in a hard to read, color blinding website.

http://ronreil.abana.org/sitemap.html (http://ronreil.abana.org/sitemap.html)

Title: Re: Beau Dirt's cheap foundry!
Post by: sko_ford on April 09, 2013 9:10 am

I was hoping you'd post this here