Melting Copper in Ingots using my Fire Brick Furnace and a Propane Burner

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Dude love the video !!! Especially the chuck Norris part lol

soda can ingots contain
Al (%) 96.35
Si (%) 0.56
Fe (%) 0.60
Mn (%) 0.95
Cr (%) 0.18
Ti (%) 0.064
Cu (%) 0.212
Zn (%) 0.037
Ni (%) 0.005
Pb (%) 0.003
and are used for making AlMn1Mg1 alloy

What does Borax do to metals you put it in?

This was even more interesting than your other videos…which were damn interesting.

If you manage to get some 1000 series aluminum alloy, it is even higher in aluminum than the 6000 series extruded alu you have there, although I doubt you will be able to tell the difference in the final aluminum bronze casting

Same thing happens to me I have two or three tanks when one freezes I stopped in the middle and switch to a new tank it works kind of dangerous though

Can you say 100 lb propane tank? If that is not an option, perhaps you could get another 20 lb tank and swap between the two when one cools down. Or get a big tank of room temperature water and immerse the tank in the water. Obviously hot water would be better, but some would complain that it is dangerous.

If you do some stuff with copper, we could call you Cap’n Copper Beard

I feel like this man deserves extra credit for working a foundry while wearing a fashinable afternoon mens' coat.

Cool Nice job enjoyed the video.

Paul's a brass guy, confirmed. 😉

ever thought about making a electric foundry?

What kind of propane tank do you use? Do you use the one that goes under a barbecue grill or a different one?

Make a belt buckle out of aluminum bronze. I swear your numbers have jump before you know it will be over 10K Thanks Enjoyed

Yo Paul's garage i am going to make a furnace like yours I already made one that will melt aluminum out of a five gallon paint jug it was very interesting but I am going to build one like this one but on a little larger scale

Is propane expensive to use for melting metal?

copper is just great stuff

Looks like a really solid furnace design

Have you seen the video by Tito4re called Making 5 Pound Ingots From Scrap? (8-15-2016) He's got a crucible tool a lot like yours, and a 3-section furnace. (Excluding the burner)

What pressure are you running your propane at? Don't remember you mentioning it

I once tried to make a ring out of standard tin bronze but I ran into a few problems. The solder I used had rosin in it which made the bronze look more like silver and I'm really bad at making wax molds.

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A readily available (purity unknown to me) source of zinc if you want it, is wheel weights. I saw a video on how to identify the 3 major kinds of metals (lead, zinc, & steel) used in wheel weights. Manufacturers are moving away from lead for environmental quality reasons. Have you thought of using a different dunk tank for your muffin tin? Big box stores around here sell 2 sizes of plastic mixing pans (for tile grouting and the like). The smaller one costs about $15 and is probably big enough (24 × 18 x 6 inches, or 61 x 47 x 17 millimeters) to immerse your entire muffin tin horizontally. Just put a few small stones, bottle caps, or finished ingots in the bottom to prevent melting from direct contact. I'm not sure if that will warp your muffin tin, but I'm curious to see. Keep up the fun, & GBY.

looking forward to seeing you doing the alloys! and aluminum bronze is a very underrated alloy, except to those that've heard of it. awesome choice!

Can I cast a 20 cm Copper/Aluminium sculpture of a bird & have good detail do you think? Do different metals have better detail? I know aluminium isn't great. I've been having much success with detailed pewter sculptures but they are very heavy. I'd like to make small bronze ones eventually. Would delft clay or similar survive copper sort of temperatures? Thanks

Hey! Great info on alloys 🙂 Thanks for sharing! Are u still considering the Gingery lathe project? What kind of aluminium would you use for the castings? Extruded or casted aluminium? Or another alloy instead? Thanks!

Nice vid dude I cant wait to see what you make. Maybe grab a second tank, and store on the other side of property, for when it freezes.

Quick question. Does anyone else melt metal in a charcoal foundry, but instead of charcoal you use coal? I do and it melts steel when it’s on full power, I highly recommend it!

I've been excited to see this thing in action since you started building it!
I'll be building my furnace after Christmas (money has delayed me till then).

AND EVERYTHING I SAY IS REPEATING…

Neat!! Copper looks so cool when its hot!

+ I KNOW HOW TO MAKE ELEMENTAL SILICON!!!

+ I KNOW HOW TO MAKE ELEMENTAL SILICON!!!

put the propane tank on top of the furnace for a bit that will heat it up

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Just use the burner to heat the tank back up…………………….JUST KIDDING LOL (I thought this would be your kind of humor) Cool stuff isnt it fun to be a grown-up we still play but our toys are more dangerous LOL

lol im on a quest to make every element except the radioactive ones on the periodic table.

lol im on a quest to make every element except the radioactive ones on the periodic table.

Can't wait to see you start swingin' that hammer!

you done forgot to link the website for the tin and zinc

It looks like your new furnace works really good.

Gotta say, this one looks way more dependable then the old one. I like the look too. Now make a PokeBall

Also get 2 propane tank so you can just hook up the other one once it freezes.

You forgot to put the tin ingot link in the description lol

Hammer is a great idea.