Casting Aluminum Ingots 

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+Black Beard Projects When you said "drossing the flux" I think you meant to say fluxing the dross.

Black Beard Projects what flux do you use

Hi! The furnace is made of refractory cement and sand mixed approximately 1:1 . After a year it is starting to crack a bit, if the damage will get worst I will fill those crack with more cement I guess :) I don't know about the king of random mix because I never tried! As flux I am using lite salt (a mix of Potasium Cloride and Sodium Cloride) and as degassing agent when I cast stuff I use baking soda (sodium carbonate) that I both buy at the mall for really cheap and they works great for me. Some of the pours went a bit uncontrolled because the crucible was really full and so really heavy too xD No other particular reason! :) Thank you!

Thanks for replying in timely manner :). Grant Thompson's mix was plaster of paris and sand of a 1:1 ratio (I'm pretty sure).

Well I guess refractory cement would hold better against heat xD But I don't really know since I never tried ;)

Aaron West grant Thompsons furnace was for small project beginners that don't want to spend too much money. he said it in another video that there is stuff that will last longer and insulate better but it will cost a lot more

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Great! Melting metal is such a good feeling! :'D Thank you!

Usually I don't bother xD I might try next time!

Black Beard Projects cool can't wait to see it I love these vids

Well, with my pan they always get a bit stuck, but a quick tap with something from behind always frees them :D Maybe there is still a layer of anti-adhesive stuff? I really don't know :(

Thank you! :)

Hi there! Yeah that project was made before I was recording myself :) I have a couple of building process photo on my social pages, but that's how it works :) I take out the ash every time I use it with a spoonlike tool.. nothing fancy!

Thanks man! hard to control the crucible when it's so full, it's very heavy :')

I can't find any graphite stuff that doesn't cost an eye here where I live xD

I could melt brass or other copper metals with this foundry if I had a proper graphite crucible, my steel one can't stand that temperature for long :) Steel is very hard to melt at home, too high melting point :) Thank you bro

I use 2 powder! As flux: lite salt (a mix of Potasium Cloride and Sodium Cloride). As degassing agent: baking soda (sodium carbonate). I degass the aluminum only when I cast stuff. I buy them both at the mall for really cheap and they works great for me!

I made it myself out of scrap steel, I have a video about it :)

I used a mix of refractory cement and sand :)

Haha! Thank you mate!

your the best

No Aluminium it is not toxic, however is always recommended to use a mask due to fumes. like unwanted reaction due contamination, like oil, other metals that may cause a random reaction. Long exposure to metal fumes can be toxic indeed, for a small hobby low working hours in metal foundry generally speaking is fine. Always use mask better to be safe than sorry.

It gets thrown away :) It has no use as far as I know!

Nothing, as far as I know, you could try to remelt it to extract every little drop of aluminum but it's not really worth it imo :)

As far as I know nothing xD

It helps to aggregate all the little impurities inside the aluminum and it makes them float to the top :) In some of my video you can really see how much black stuff It forms to the top when I mix in the flux!

Not correct. Pointless and ignorant. The black "stuff" your referring to is the flux.... and any Aluminum that Oxidizes would already float due to its lack of mass and density, oh and the fact it melts at over the melting point of copper. I've been casting for quite some time, tried it all each with different variables ALL when under same conditions come out exact same.

As far as I know you can't :) Some people suggested me to melt it again to gather some more aluminum, but I haven't tried yet!

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Thank you for watching mate :) See you!

Waste? I've remelted the bits already :D These pour where a bit uncontrolled due to the weight of the crucible being so full. When I cast parts there is always less aluminum and it's much easier to get a clean pour :)

+Patrick Novak de Paula I have been told it doesn't work. You Need sodium carbonate :)

1 carbon molecule does the difference, or are you two talking about the same stuff without noticing?

Hehe... That was a really hot day xD

As flux I use lite salt (a mix of Potasium Cloride and Sodium Cloride). As degassing agent I use baking soda (sodium carbonate) but I degass only when I cast stuff! :) I buy them both at the mall for really cheap and they work great for me.

Black Beard Projects Do you have any tips for what i could use when I'm casting brass and dont want the zink to boil off and burn? something so that the oxygen wont come in contact with the melt.

+Toffladum I you don't want oxygen to come into contact with the metal when you are pouring it I have seen a few videos where they light a propane flame above the mold, which also helps to heat the mold preventing thermal shock.

Of course I do :)

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Thank you my friend ;)

Thank you for watching! :)

The flux helps to aggregate all the impurities in the molten aluminum and the degassing release all the gases that gets trapped during the melting process :)

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Thank you!! I will :)

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