Melting Aluminum With Shop Made tools.
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- Опубликовано: 24 апр 2024
- In today's video I test the shop made tools for handling and pouring molten metal. I use the custom made ingot mold to make some big aluminum ingots. Thanks for watching! #transformers #electric #electricmotor #recycling #scrapping #scrap #copperwire #aluminum #diy #projectshopfl #copperking #led #ledlights #lighting #generator #statorwindingmachine #electricmotor
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Get one of those big restaurant spoons.✌️
Thanks for the info.
Oil in mold is FINE. The oil burning off actually creates a carbon barrier so Ingot slides out. Jason at MBMM sprays his metal molds with WD40 to create the carbon barrier. 😊 I really appreciate your errors because Hopefully it'll keep me from making the same ones when I do my first melts this summer. 💖 from MN.
No carbon in wd40, metals need no help releasing from ingots as all metals shrink when cooled it's the nature of the beast. So tell your friend its a pointless dangerous gas he is creating rather than a carbon barrier
Thanks for the info!
New setup looking tight 👌. The mould is a friggin hog ate that crucibles contents up.
Thanks! 😂
Old Steve is awesome.
Thanks he will appreciate your comment
You need to keep a (metal) bucket handy full of cold water to cool the ingots off quicker.
Thanks for the suggestion
My friend. 1000 C is around 1800 F. Wicked hot
Thanks, I'm gonna mod it.
Ask Big stack D 👍
Thanks!
i concur, def ask BigstackD
Looks real nice for being dirty cast aluminum.
When I smelted some copper, I used bare brite copper wire and didn’t have any dross to remove.
Weighed out my copper before and then weighed ingots after cleaned with a wire wheel. The weight stayed the same.
Thanks for the info.
Great ingots . Their going to look really great when you fly cut them .
I'm gonna try and make a custom fly cutter.
Congrats on your 2 large Aluminum ingots loafs! The second pore went really well, looks great
Thanks!
Great ingots. Throw them in metal bucket of water when solid. Those tools & moulds are awesome. You will either have to get graphite moulds for copper, or but graphite powder in steel mould, as copper will fuse to bottom. Another great vid
Thanks for the info.
hey mate, congrats on your ingots..looks great.. i want to tell you that you should cover the gas hose with something, because of the molted sparkles and flames/heat. have a great day.
Thanks for the tip.
well ok im impressed with your ingots it looks like your getting in dialed in now cant wait too see the copper one next.thanks for shareing and keep the faith
Thanks!
Big Boy ingots. That's what I'm talking about. Love the progression in refining your technique. Looks great dude! I would think you will always have some little imperfections from the molds, but the milling machine will finish it off nicely. After that and depending on what kind of look you're going after you could get a mirror finish buffing the ingots out on a high speed polishing wheel with some type of polishing compound on the wheel. I'm not really sure what's involved with polishing different types of metal.
Thanks, I'm looking in to a polishing wheel.
Now you need to find an ant hill and pour it in that.!!!...... I've watched a couple forging vids lately and seen them use candle wax as a flux. It sounds like it's not the wax but the carbon produced by burning that sticks to the impurities and allows them to float to surface..... graet job can't wait for next week!
Thanks!
Nice ingot!!
Thanks!
Very interesting video keep going great job
Thanks!
You should check out okie scrapper. His homemade forge that uses oil, and the aluminum drips out the bottom into the molds.
Thanks for the suggestion , I've seen his setup.
Hi Project Shop FL & it's is Randy and i like yours video is cool & Thanks Project Shop FL & Friends Randy
Thanks Randy
by using a rod you can get it indicated square to your back jaw of your vise
Thanks for the suggestion
Congrats on the pour m8!
Few things: Steve's right, if that third ingot fits back in the crucible, just go ahead and remelt it, the condensed metal will melt faster than loose pieces.
That dross, the leftover crap you spooned out, should be brittle, pound it out with a hammer, the cleaner pieces of metal should come out and you can throw those in with the next batch.
Glad you'll be adding a handle to that big mold.
I see you guys sprayed the area down with a hose, I'm glad you called it there. In the future you'll want to refrain from introducing water the the environment, aside of a quenching pan/bucket off to the side, Water is your enemy here.
Get a better spoon, you could probably pick something up for a quarter at a garage sale.
On the machining front: I'm not sure what exactly you're going for with surfacing the ingots, is it just for sleek storage? There is a method to square a block. Take the widest ~flat surface against the fixed jaw (the back one) and place a piece of round stock between the ingot and the moving jaw. Machine that side flat, now you have a flat surface, unclamp and in this case put that flat on the bottom and machine the other tapered angle. Now you have 2 opposing flat sides and can machine the wide base and then the top. Check it with a Machinist square for 90, adjust with fillet gages and roll around the sides again if necessary. The squared up faces should allow you to clamp normally and machine the leftover sides. Hope this helps.
Now if you want to retain the general shape of the bars as they are, you could use a sine bar or plate and remove material until you get your desired finish.
Thanks for the info. The machined ingots are not for stacking I will get into why in a future video.
Hey Man, go to a food utensils catering shop and buy a metal ladle spoon with the long handle.
Thanks for the suggestion
Nice camp fire outdoors!
Thanks, Wait till I make a hot rodded one. lol
That incinerator is perfect for ali melting. You only need 660C. to melt aluminium and copper is 1,085C.
Thanks!
Awesome brother now you see how addictive melting metals is once they start stacking you not want to sell them either awesome episode stevo lid for ingot 😂😂😂😂 sometimes they do spit Moulton metal at you brother jeans or welders legs
Thanks for the suggestion, I was gonna ware pants but I can't find them. lol
@@ProjectShopFl lol if you watch bigstackd latest episode you see a few metal explosions
@@empirefinds I will check it out thanks.
looks better than most vetrans have done
Thank you!
Take the angle out of the tongs you use to remove the crucible (rounder better) everything is round. ✌️
Thanks for the suggestion
Use a smaller piece of steel under the ingot that would raise it but wouldn’t be in the way. If the clamp is flat? Just spitballing.😂
Thanks for the info
No expert but I believe pure al or close to it contracts when it cools. Stay safe
Thanks for the info
Watch big stacked casting
Thanks!
Good skills.
I think you mentioned you don't pay for electric so maybe build a electric foundry. Vog ( veg oil guy )has a few videos on making one
Thanks, I will look in to that.
I know you have a reason for milling it but I can’t see why. It’s just an ingot. You don’t get points for cuteness 😂. ✌️
I'm looking for the perfect ingot and I have a plan for them.
I really hope steve was thinking of Kathy Griffin when he said "that redheaded guy that stepped on lava" 😂
She walked on it barefoot a long time ago for some show.
😂😂😂
Couldn't you change the plate on your vice to an angled? One that matches the Shape to hold it.
Yes but the top is gonna be a challenge
Yea why do you need them perfect? As far as clamping them in the vise use adjustable parallels.
I have a plan for the perfect ingot. Thanks for the info.
instead of milling that aluminum bar as it is, you'll be better off re-melting that bar and pouring it back into the mold when it's on a LEVEL surface, you're going to have to remove a LOT of material to mill that bar flat and even. Also, if you don't remove all the Slag off the aluminum before you pour, it will get integrated into the bar, especially if you pour it really fast. Aluminum cools slowly, so you can pour slowly and not worry about it freezing up on you. Pre-heating the mold also helps.
Thanks for the info
Use a pair of vice grips to clamp onto that spoon. Later go to the Goodwill and get one of those large spoons with holes in it to scoop off all that slag and allow the molten metal to leak out.
Also, you can make that crucible removal tool fit better if you bend the welded-on V pieces round to better fit the crucible..
Thanks for the suggestion
That converts to 1832 degrees Fahrenheit
Thanks for the info
Check-out oki scrapers wast oil burner for preemelter it burns of all paints and oil's then he smelts the aluminum to get ingots .
Thanks for the suggestion
the slag save and remelt later
Thanks I did save it.
Good job on the tongs.Don't remelt the slag,chuck it.
Not worth the time,propane when you have basically a limitless supply of aluminum and copper.
"Oh, but bigstackD remelts the slag".Don't listen to these bigstackD Jamokes,He tries to put out watchable videos,but he is not the "know all" when it comes to melting metal.👍👍
Also if you're going to mill these ingots you 'll want to remelt them. You will see why if you don't. Overall good job.
Thanks for the info. lol 👍
I wonder if the cast Al doesn’t have a lot more slag in it than some extrusion or sheet maybe why it’s cheaper? Poor Steve we’ve all been under there beating on old shit😊 All things considered I think you should give the people that sent you that a thumbs up,I mean I don’t know what the price point was and it’s far from top of the line but it does seem to be getting the job done with a few modifications,I mean even if you buy a brand new house or car you have to do some things to get them right. Dude they sell these sets of blocks that look like little triangles at different angles we had them all over the shop I know that’s what you use to fixture an angle but I don’t remember what they are called some milling clamp blocks smth 🤷oh and I think you should change the channel name to Project Shop and Metallurgicals/Metallurgy the risk to reward is very good
Thanks for the info.
A I would like to know how much they will pay you for a aluminum ingot versus cans?. Rob from California thanks.
It's not worth it if you are gonna just scrap it.
Very good information about melting copper and other materials
This is the youtube title in case youtube remove the direct link:
35KG Treasure Vault Ingots Add On - ASMR Metal Melting - Treasure Room Bulk Ingots - BigStackD Koper
ruclips.net/video/Aoup1Edeqj0/видео.html
Thanks you 👊
Need a bucket of water to cool them down.
Thanks!
What's the purpose of milling them
I will revile in a future video.
Its all fun and games but it doesn't pay the bills unfortunately
Not at the moment but it's part of a bigger plan.
Have a watch of bigstackd
Thanks for the info.
I dont know who needs to hear this but traffic photo enforcement cameras hold 5lbs of copper 😂
😂😂😂
Are you going to change the name of your channel to Ingot Shop Florida?
Haha, no but I will be making big ingots.
check out devels forge
Thanks for the suggestion
Whats the reason or purpose for making ingots?
To sell them
Do ingots sell at a higher price?
@@chadm4229 Online they do
New spoons. Next time you see a garage sale stop and see if their selling used spoons. Buy a bunch real cheap.
Thanks for the tip.
Have you bought borax yet?
No not yet.
You should design a coin for your subscribers to buy alum or copper be cool pour them yourself
Thanks I will
I suggested that a month ago. The Official Project Shop Copper coin. Doctor Derek will get there. We're in Doctor Frankenstein mode currently. 🤣