First ever melting aluminium with Devil Forge

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Today I will be melting some aluminium ingots with my Devil Forge furnace! Watch with me how I turn scrap aluminium into ingots!
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The Furnaces I use: FB1SB Devil Forge 4kg
The self made 10kg furnace I use with devil forge DFC burner: • Building the furnace -...
The lifter tong I use: • Making lifting tongs -...
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Disclaimer: Please be aware that working with hot liquid metals is very dangerous! Do not try this at home if you do not exactly know what you do. I have done a lot of preparation and informed myself before I did my first pour.
If you do so, make sure to wear proper personal protection gear like a full face shield, a respirator, a dusk mask, fire retarding clothing or a leather apron, good protective and heat resistant gloves and leather boots. Make sure to work safe and use proper foundry tools.
Finally enjoy the hobby!
A great artist and metal melter is artbyadrock: / @artbyadrock

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29 сен 2024

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@bigstackD 5 лет назад

Aluminium will always have a fair bit of shrinkage that can’t be helped . I missed if you said you had used the rigidizer coating already on the ceramic wool🤔have you coated it yet ? If your loving your first aluminium Ingot you wait until you pour your first copper or aluminium bronze 🥳. I make my aluminium Bronze with 90% copper & 10% aluminium by weight . I put both in the crucible at the start as the molten aluminium will lower the melting point of the copper dramatically, then I give it a very gentle stir and pour . It’ll make a golden coloured Ingot 😆. I’m glad your safety 1st that’s good . And happy your preheating your mold👍🏻. Below is a link to where I got my design for some lifter and tongs to cheaply easily make at home as when that crucible gets older I wouldn’t trust the rim when tilting it with your current tongs . Great to see your starting the pouring and make sure your boy stays clear during operation 😁😉 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-g2ZVw42u9kg.html

@Metalstacker 5 лет назад

Hey Dion thanks for the tips. Im away for work right now so no new video. I have melted copper already. Soooo beautiful video will come soon when I am back! Yeah I am planning on making a lifter/pourer as the top edge of the crucible is already starting to crack after 3 copper melts... I don't trust it either. Cant wait to mix copper with aluminium!

@bigstackD 5 лет назад

Metalscrapper84 melt on in safety my friend 😉

@6sicSIX 4 года назад

Thanks for the advice bigstack, I am lifting with the same method at the moment and I don't like it. I need to get some steel bar :)

@macioscasting9532 3 года назад

Beautiful job! The first time is always fascinating ... Best regards

@Metalstacker 3 года назад

It sure is! It is still fascinating, but after some pours you know what to expect :)

@ArtByAdrock 5 лет назад

Good to see you melting! I know the feeling of the ingot not coming out of the mold! Been there many many times. At least it didn’t explode on you 😂 that groove is most likely caused from from the aluminum shrinking as it cools . That happens to everyone so don’t worry about it 👍🏻

@Metalstacker 5 лет назад

Thanks for watching! Yeah you looked dangerous last week! I had a copper melting last weekend and I putted a copper pipe into the furnace. I think it had some moisture in it as it exploded molten copper 5 feet into the air! Luckily no one was harmed but it gave me a good scare... The package will be shipped this week, little bit later as I was busy. Next video will be in 3 weeks as I am away with work. I have ordered 2 more molds and will make some steel molds soon too!

@williamclark9624 4 года назад

@@Metalstacker was watching some gold melting videos and noticed that it was kept very warm and cooled slowly. Looks like a perfect example.

@Metalstacker 4 года назад

@@williamclark9624 yeah if you keepnit warm it can solidify more even I guess

@massimilianoilardi3571 3 года назад

Ciao

@paulkenville445 4 года назад

Just bought a 10kg devil forge I have 150lb of cans and 100 lb of printing plates to melt I know I can melt the metal I'm worried about the video editing I wanna share my experience with all who care!!!!

@Metalstacker 4 года назад

Sounds great! I will buy the 10 kg furnace next year for bigger projects. Right now I am reading into the theoretically stuff on how to do proper metal casting. If you gonna buy another devil forge, buy it via 'Bigstackd casting' he is on youtube and can offer some discount on the furnaces. Have fun, be safe and for the editing, there are plenty of free video editing softwares on the internet. You should try a trial of a paid editing program. At that way you can try out different programs and eventually if you want to step it up buy a program you can work with. Good luck and hit me up when a video releases!

@s-s-p704 5 лет назад

I bet you wish that your ingots were GOLD 😁 When I was meiting aluminium I was making 7 kilo ingots .. I will show you my moulds soon.. Good video keep up the good work

@Metalstacker 5 лет назад

Thanks for watching! Yeah gold ingots would be awesome, I would be rich as this mold can make 85OZ gold bars :D I want to mix some metals like copper and aluminium in the future to make like gold bars. I heard 90% copper and 10% aluminium by weight does the job. 7 kilo ingots are huuuuuuge! I'm going to make my own steel molds, so I will make bigger bars too! I only need to make myself a lifter and a pouring tongs. Last weekend I melted 1.5 kilo copper and the crucible was used for the third time, all cracking up, and with my current tongs not safe to lift anymore... Looking forward to see your molds!

@Man-in-da-shed 5 лет назад

👀

@stankrieger3598 Год назад

Not bad for your first go, I love that you have your son s help, great job dad!😀

@Metalstacker Год назад

Thanks! I wish I had more molds back then :D My son always likes to help me. He is helping me too with the build of the new shed :)

@6sicSIX 4 года назад

Respect to you for showing the fails. I have done exactly the same :) Glad I'm not the only one. Also, don't tap ingots out of molds on fire brick, it turns out they are quite brittle XD

@Metalstacker 4 года назад

Yeah it is a learning process and I still make mistskes LOL. Hope others will learn from mistakes I make so I am happy to show mistakes.

@erickreynoso3844 4 года назад

How u keep temperature steady?

@Metalstacker 4 года назад

@@erickreynoso3844 with the pressure regulator and air choke you can regulate the temperature

@ninefingermining8694 3 года назад

Awesome & wow looked like someone videos my first aluminum pour did exact same thing. Step by step dropping grabbing it everything lol lol 👍🏻👍🏻love it. I just purchased same forge can’t wait thanks I like your videos 👍🏻👍🏻

@Metalstacker 3 года назад

Thanks! Glad you like it, work safe mate :) Do not pour it next to the mold XD

@ralphmourik 5 лет назад

Its like makeing pancakes, the first one never comes out good, well done on your first ingots, good to see you got all the gear in order, now get me the link to that IR thermometer, I want one too 👍👍👍

@Metalstacker 5 лет назад

Thanks for watching! I should let the metal cool down more. Unlike copper, the aluminium seems to be shrinking some more while cooling. I have 2 more molds coming soon and I am preparing to make molds from steel u shaped bars 👍 I got that thermometer from aliexpress. Search for: HoldPeak HP-1500 Dubbele Laser Digitale Infrarood Thermometer-50 ~ 1500 Niet Contact Temperatuur Meter Gun Laser Display thermometer. It costs 39 euro.

@ralphmourik 5 лет назад

@@Metalstacker only 39,- dang i have been looking at a few models that did not go higher then 1200C and were like 500,- . I am getting one 👍

@ChatterontheWire 5 лет назад

@@Metalstacker Thanks for the info on this, will be looking at this before long as well!

@Metalstacker 5 лет назад

@@ChatterontheWire you're welcome. Hope you can use it in your own benefits 👍👍

@Man-in-da-shed 5 лет назад

Nice first attempt. Make a v mould from angle iron much easier to get out

@Metalstacker 5 лет назад

Thanks for watching! Yeah steel molds are in preperation. I have a u shaped steel bar and a H shaped steel bar lying to be made into molds. A making video will be made.

@mattyal9347 3 года назад

I noticed you placed your red hot crucible next to the shut off valve 22 minutes into the video. Then you turned the gas on and relit your furnace. I cringed.

@Metalstacker 3 года назад

It looked like it was close, but is was not :) Thanks for watching!

@stankrieger3598 Год назад

Just for fun set the hot inget on a block of ice. Ie free a milk jug of water and remove the plastic part the kid will love it

@Metalstacker Год назад

I wll do that one day for sure :) Nothing more satisfying than a squeeking block of ice melting away with a hot ingot :)

@124adams 3 года назад

you need to invest in some proper tongs and other tools. search a foundry area trash bin they get mistakenly tossed now & then

@Metalstacker 3 года назад

I really should! I just mad my own lifter tongs, check out my video on that: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MLS2xmILPrY.html I am afraid there is no professional foundry near my home :) Thanks for watching, hope you enjoyed :)

@GeekGuyMJ 5 лет назад

That is the mold I have. So far I made about 10 copper ingots with it. They are fun to stack up. And they feel nice and heavy in your hand. About 2 lb each. I look forward to more vids.

@Metalstacker 5 лет назад

Yeah they sure are cool to stack! Fridays video I will make some copper ingots with my 3 graphite molds. Thanks for watching and sorry for the late comment 😂

@silverkeys 4 года назад

What brand is your infrared thermometer?

@Metalstacker 4 года назад

It is a "Hold Peak"

@catholic3dod790 3 года назад

@@Metalstacker Is it from eBay or Amazon? Thanks

@stentheman10 3 года назад

Cooool

@Metalstacker 3 года назад

Nee, heet!

@bigtone1062 4 года назад

Hi. Is that the 4 kg forge

@Metalstacker 4 года назад

Yes it's the FB1SB 4kg furnace from devil forge 😁

@bigtone1062 4 года назад

Yes I bought one about 5 weeks ago not had chance to try it out as it’s never stopped raining in uk. Was going to give it ago today but more rain. I got a stack of brass and copper just waiting for a nice day. I will watch the rest of your videos over the weekend.

@Metalstacker 4 года назад

@@bigtone1062 great! Well it's shitty weather here in Holland too 😂 I do melting in the shed if the weather is bad. Tomorrow wil be a project and I guess it will be done in the shed 😂 Have fun with the forge and let me know how it went! What are you going to melt first?

@bigtone1062 4 года назад

I am going to melt copper I think I might make some copper coin shapes and use my stamping set on them. . I bought a thermometer gun but it only goes to 800 not good really .

@Metalstacker 4 года назад

@@bigtone1062 I will look my model up, it's from ali express and costed me around 35 EUR it goes up to 1500 degrees celsius!

@PrinceMGolds 4 года назад

very nice video, please also polish them and may be sell on ebay. ill also buy something from you. can you also share what video editor do you use?

@Metalstacker 4 года назад

I am thinking about opening an etsy shop on internet. I will see. Thanks for the support!

@Metalstacker 4 года назад

Oh and I use videopad

@ChatterontheWire 5 лет назад

Older video now, but good last minute catch on heating your mold. Don't want them blowing up on you!

@Metalstacker 5 лет назад

Thanks for watching! I see you are really into the melting 😁 a lot more to come so stay tuned 👍 yeah I always pre heat the molds, have seen them splashing over at artbyadrock 😂

@markusjohansson159 4 года назад

Its fun to melt metal.

@Metalstacker 4 года назад

It sure is! Next year I will try to cast more self made stuff 👍

@cr62silvermore60 4 года назад

I just poured my first aluminium ingots too. Pretty easy with the Devil-Forge. Like and sub 👍👍👍

@Metalstacker 4 года назад

It sure is with the devil-forge! Have fun, work safe and thanks for the sub!

@cr62silvermore60 4 года назад

@@Metalstacker I will melt some copper this weekend. A friend made me a big steel mold. 👍

@daz41262010 3 года назад

new sub came from artbyadrock channel :)

@Metalstacker 3 года назад

Thanks for the support mate! ArtbyAdrock is such a great guy, he makes great content :)

@TheBussaca 4 года назад

congrats on your first pour. Keep it up!

@Metalstacker 4 года назад

Thanks! Plenty of more melts and pourings on my channel :) Enjoy

@UKscrapper 4 года назад

Great job on the melt

@Metalstacker 4 года назад

Thanks! I really enjoyed that one, my first pours 😍

@rtube03 5 лет назад

Mooi man, ik wil ook een keertje mee doen !!!

@Metalstacker 4 года назад

Mooi he!

@MrSlartiB 4 года назад

Well done for your 1st time!

@Metalstacker 4 года назад

Thanks!

@mansour1968 4 года назад

Well done

@Metalstacker 4 года назад

Thanks! I'm actually much better now. You will see next friday 😁👋👋

@24KProspecting 4 года назад

just a question before my first melt.............. do you adjust the air flow or the pressure of the gas from the tank to control temp?

@Metalstacker 4 года назад

You should use both. The wider the air choke the harder the flame. But mostly you will use the pressure of your propane. My setup is air choke opened around half an inch or 1.5cm. Opening it more than that is useless. My pressure for aluminum is 0.8 mpa, for brass I have a pressure of 1.0 mpa and for copper 1.2 mpa. Just experiment a little bit what you think works best. I did a temperature reading around each 3 or 5 minutes in the melt to see wich set up would give me a certain temperature. Do you have an infrared thermometer? Have fun and let me know how it went 😁👋👋

@24KProspecting 4 года назад

@@Metalstacker it went really well!! Made my first 8oz. Copper ingot. I posted a video of the finished product. I wanted to do a practice melt before I shoot a video. Thank you for your support. Look.forward to your next video.

@svfreakitiki 4 года назад

Aluminum does not create dross.

@Metalstacker 4 года назад

How do you call it? Slag?

@svfreakitiki 4 года назад

@@Metalstacker It is slag you moron. Dross by definition is worthless, can not be reused for anything, material that has no application. Waste by the purest definition. SLAG however can be remelted and reused. Slag is a by product that still has practical application. Aluminum creates slag, not dross.

@svfreakitiki 4 года назад

@@Metalstacker It's not only insulting on a grammatical level, but no one will take you serious if you're using words you don't know the meaning to.

@catholic3dod790 3 года назад

I will take a moron. I will learn quickly. Now, I am studying forges from RU-vid videos. I could never call moron to the forge beginners.😐