Uploaded September 2015 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Melting Aluminium in a crucible in the mini Melting furnace. To see all my vids, go to youtube.com/user/glumpy10/videos. Please feel free to rededit this clip!
This furnace is very cheap and easy to make and is ideally suited to those that just want to cast the occasional part and do not want to invest in proper refractory or build a complete furnace.
The crucible was made from some thick wall pipe welded to some steel Plate. The burner is the drip style which uses blown air to push the oil into the preheated furnace consisting of a 60L metal drum. The oil burner provides more than sufficient heat to melt aluminum or copper. The brickwork around the drum act primarily as a heat shield rather than for any insulation value.
The drum has stood up to over half a dozen fire ups now so is good for a decent amount of time before it eventually burns through.
A basic aluminum plate was cast but once the aluminum is melted, a casting of any type can be made in any mold.
Melting Aluminium in a crucible in the mini Melting furnace. To see all my vids, go to youtube.com/user/glumpy10/videos. Please feel free to rededit this clip!
This furnace is very cheap and easy to make and is ideally suited to those that just want to cast the occasional part and do not want to invest in proper refractory or build a complete furnace.
The crucible was made from some thick wall pipe welded to some steel Plate. The burner is the drip style which uses blown air to push the oil into the preheated furnace consisting of a 60L metal drum. The oil burner provides more than sufficient heat to melt aluminum or copper. The brickwork around the drum act primarily as a heat shield rather than for any insulation value.
The drum has stood up to over half a dozen fire ups now so is good for a decent amount of time before it eventually burns through.
A basic aluminum plate was cast but once the aluminum is melted, a casting of any type can be made in any mold.
