DIY Wax Burn Out Kiln from Keg 

Really, it’s hard to find tutorials with such down to earth and thoroughly personable explanations. It’s so nice to see the trial and errors, and all the minute thoughts behind everything. 1/2 my time in the shop is spent on problem solving, and most people omit that kind of stuff. It’s incredibly encouraging

Stainless hardens when it gets hot.. That's why it feels so hard. Low revs and high pressure on the drillbit, it should cut not grind.. Use cutting oil

Drops of water on your drill hole is like lube for cutting stainless steel, saves your bits. Love your honesty in your videos, thanks for sharing!

Looking forward to the next video!

Another great video! Super Job!

A high intense heat right at the beginning of the burnout is best after a few minutes you can throttle back the heat to drop the wax. Preheat the kiln first then use some ingot tongs (easy to make) to put the shell into the kiln. Excellent start! & good video

Use the slower rpm on the drill and drill bit lube like lubri-cut.

someone smarter than I recommended to me wire wrapping on some kaowool to the gloves to pull the shells out of the kiln-worked great. RIP Bob Ross. Way to keep at it

Cobalt drill bits are the way to go when working with stainless! ...and some cutting/drilling oil helps too! 👍

DUUUUUDE!!! Strange Brew!!! Thank you!!! Lol. I have NO idea how many times I watched that probably 30 years ago. Lol. Completely underrated. Where should we go? Loony bin or brewery?

"Dad, bob Broke your Beer...no doug did it". Ay hose, you are indeed a friggen genius -- The Kegger Burnout Furnace - Another Winner!! Wow, they really gave you a deal on the ceramic wool -nice! I have a local firebrick store also, and plan to make a smaller foundry furnace so will check them out. Funny how you just made this video when I had been thinking about similar furnace. Video is helping with my project -thank you! PS. my leather foundry gloves hardened up just like yours - oh well -just call em "flame hardened" :-( I would have poured the bear into a giant water bucket for watering my garden for ever sweeter grape/tomatoes -- You Hoser!

Try tungsten carbide drill bits for S/S. Good idea with 'welding' the holes. Put snow in your baking tray. Good idea with the tablet dye.

Nice!

great !

you have a great voice for this

I used a plasma cutter attachment to the welder, made all of those cuts way easier.

Work hardening aside, I like using Cobalt drill bits for my stainless spearfishing projects.

Use cutting fluid for drilling. It helps a BIT. I used as coating fire-proof cement.

thanks for the reminder why I left Ohio so long ago, and another fun video to watch. I saw Worldtraveler boiling the wax out of ceramic shells, I wonder if he kept doing that? I used ITC 100HT coating in a forge which worked fine but I remember it being expensive. I hear there might be Roman artifacts in the marshes up your way. did you make your own burner?-Andy

Is the slurry used for moulds similar to finely ground clay? If that is the case, can't I just disolve some clay-rich soil in water and sift it through a fine mesh (old t-shirt would do) and use the slurry after the water seperated? It's used to make actual ceramics, so I can't imagine it being notably worse than the expensive store-bought slurry.

Stainless has to be drilled keeping the bit and stainless cool. Lots of pauses and oil or I have been told mustard by several refinery workers. Haven't tried mustard yet.

Hello, sorry to ask you this off topic in the comments, do you take commissions for bronze casting someone else sculptures? You do a great detailed work even on small figures and would like to work with you on a project. Please let me know, thanks!

Stainless beer kegs are super tough to cut! I didn't have much luck cutting that stuff either. Goo idea with the welder to burn holes in it.....I used a 22 rifle! I didn't know that about the wax swelling up.....Might be another problem with my crawdad attempt? The "Z Wash" looks better to me too. I gotta wonder how long that spray on stuff would actually last even if it did work? Great video! I want to get back to this as soon as the weather gets a little better.

Irwin cobalt drill bits works good on stainless. Go slow they will cut better

you need to seal your ceramic wool.... lol ok ludox :) did it work

Why not use electric elements for a wax burnout kiln? Too slow?

Not to mention burning galvanization will KILL you. I caught one wee wiff of it and got so sick that I wished I was dead. Hydrochloric acid does a quick job of removing it though.

Cobalt bits for the stainless.