Scrapping Furnace DIY foundary melts Aluminium engine @glumpy10

Uploaded February 2015 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago

Waste oil Fired DIY furnace melting aluminum off steel engine components for scrapping. The burner was fired with waste Vegetable oil which is pushed into the burner by the forced air from the blower.
The engine I'm melting is a small 2 stroke Victa which would be familiar to all Ozzies and a lot of people in other countries as well. See all my other Burner vids here: youtube.com/user/glumpy10

When selling metal for scrap, If you have any more than a few percent of steel in the Aluminum, they pay a much lower steel rate rather than the higher Aluminum price.

I figure on an aluminum 4 Cyl engine, I should be able to melt it down to separate the steel and improve the scrap value from about $20 to 70+ .
Not bad for a few minutes work and some free fuel.

I'll be bringing you more of these melting /scrapping vids and some new burner designs soon!

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Scrapping Furnace DIY foundary melts Aluminium engine

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