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* Crucible | * Crucible | ||
* Crucible Tongs | * Crucible Tongs | ||
* ingot molds | |||
Sand | |||
* Green Sand | * Green Sand | ||
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Plaster | |||
* Plaster | |||
* Vacuum chamber | |||
== Foundry == | |||
Gas | |||
* Pro | |||
** simple | |||
** fairly cheap | |||
* Con | |||
** Need to refill gas | |||
Electric Resistance | |||
* Pro | |||
** Mildly complex | |||
** fairly cheap | |||
Revision as of 18:41, 11 March 2019
I'd like to make a small foundry at some point. It seems like it would be useful to be able to melt aluminum and glass.
Aluminum is easier, it melts at 660C. Glass is much harder, 1400-1600C. This should be possible with propane, it burns at 1995C.
Graphite crucibles are fairly cheap, they should work for this. Steel crucibles also work for aluminum.
Basic supplies to do anything useful
- Foundry
- Crucible
- Crucible Tongs
- ingot molds
Sand
- Green Sand
Plaster
- Plaster
- Vacuum chamber
Foundry
Gas
- Pro
- simple
- fairly cheap
- Con
- Need to refill gas
Electric Resistance
- Pro
- Mildly complex
- fairly cheap