3kg electric metal melter unboxing
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- Опубликовано: 9 авг 2022
- It was time for an upgrade.
We got a larger melter from Pepetools: pepetools.com/collections/fur...
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Just got the 3kg. Im just starting out with the whole jewelry casting and Dave at PePe told me about you guys. Im really excited to go thru all of your videos
Davids a decent guy, If you have any questions as you get started just let us know.
Lol, I thought you were US bases,i could have known, i believe you told us before. Haha.
Really cool that you need to scale up to meet demands.
Greetings,
Jeff
How much bronze does the 3kg crucible realistically hold? You obviously can’t fill it to the top and still have control over the pouring. I need at least 4# for each flask. I’m currently using a propane furnace that will hold 20# and pour three flasks but am looking for a quieter , safer option. Thanks
About 2kg so about 4.4lbs
I bought that 3kg model and an extra crucible from Pepe a few weeks ago. First time using a melting furnace. I don't know if you have experienced this, but the top edge of the crucible is breaking down with each casting, which is expected, but it's breaking down into pieces about the size of sand, which I have seen fall into the flask right as I am starting to pour. Would this be because of poor quality graphite? I bought both the machine and extra crucible from Pepe, but I am not sure which one is actually in the melter that is breaking down.
This happens with mine as well. Mine is 1kg. It's just going to happen. That is where the oxygen hits it and that breaks it down. As you see in this video, how the top of his 1kg crucible is gone causing it to sink in. It takes a while before that happens, just check it before each use to make sure it's still safe to use.
Graphite creates its own reducing atmosphere. In doing so it slowly burns away and will create graphite dust. Some falling into the crucible is expected. You can use a quartz or graphite rod to skim the top of your metal once it is molten and you will most likely pick up anything if it hasn't already burned off.
Have you guys ever had to repair this furnace? Outside of new crucibles, any issue with the coil? It seems like the coil is a consumable also for these electric furnaces, it certainly has been on all the ones I have tried previously. If so, they don't seem to offer a replacement option. I'd love to buy one but I would like to know if there is at least a semi-custom diy option available for replacement . I don't want to spin anymore up myself.
Had the 1kg for 5+yrs the 3kg for approximately 5 months. Haven’t replaced anything on either of them.
Not sure if you can get replacement coils as we haven’t had to look
@@ClearMindJewellery hey thanks for the reply! Thank you for the videos. Love the content, super helpful to this amateur.
Can I buy the smaller one?
From you if it still works
We will be keeping it to use with smaller silver and/or gold casts.
You can find the smaller one here if your interested in getting it retail pepetools.com/collections/casting-1/products/electro-melt-gold-melting-furnace-3kg-100oz-1kg-30oz?variant=36343055909015/?aff=24%20
hello!
big fan of this channel, really informative. I recently bought this beast as well, not having to deal with buttons was a big reason. had a couple questions if you had a second.
The instructions say to heat up the machine first, then add the crucible, heat back up, then the metal. Is there any possibility of everything heating up at the same time? or does this degrade the crucible too much?
If having to add the crucible to the heated up machine, are heat gloves enough or are tongs necessary?
Can you add more metal after casting without turning it off for another cast?
That’s all I can think of for now thank you very much for your time,
Adam