Congratulations on your first melt. The lerning curve is always interesting. I watched many melters do a can melt and all of them showed that almost half of the melt is dross. But they keep it and when they have a lot of it they do a melt just for the dross and get a little ingot or two out of it. Good luck with the future melts too.
@@DuckShop Actually, that is an interesting point. I don't seem to get that much dross, but I might be doing something wrong. I'm gonna check the weight ratios! (I always only poor when all the surface dross is gone and after some stirring up of hidden dross.. But those cans do give quite the dross :) Maybe some tips (I am not an expert!!): 1. I stir the alu to loosen the dross from the bottom and sides and stir it to the top 2. I wait 1+ minute to reheat the whole, since the stirring stick cools the solution down and creates 'fake dross' 3. After that I stir the dross again (only the top layer) so the actual alu has a chance to join the pool again 4. Then I start scooping of the tops, but also keep disturbing as in 3. 5. As soon as I see molten alu layer and most of the top is gone, I let the mixture heat up the spoon (steel) to the mixture (at least red-hot!) 6. Scrape around to find dross in the mixture, one last chance for dross 7. Give it another few minutes to heat back up after opening to prevent a undercooled top layer. Scoop the last and then: 8. Pour the love out! I barely end up with the 'end-cake-in-the-bottom' that way, always something of course. But that is rich dross, ofhten cooled due to exposion, not composition. Love your vid :)
@@Helyzz82 glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for the tip! If youre getting more yield, Im sure youre doing it correctly! Ill need to find a better tool to stir the aluminum, and then ill be able to try out this method 👍
@@DuckShop No thanks, good to see fellow hobbyist take a hit at recycling :) Maybe try using a thin steel rod, like 4mm ish. I use 8mm, it works but it is actually too thick since it cools down the alu too easily. But be aware when melting with gas, it can also melt the steel also. I melt electric, i can pretty finely adjust the temperature, but it is also at least twice as slow, if not more..
Great first run and pour. Like someone else said about the galvanized bucket, could put off some nasty fumes. A few helpful hints, put your hot slag on your firebrick til it cools, then put it in the bucket. No fumes and won’t stick to bucket. Pour just a tad slower and you won’t get as much sink in the middle. I am now a subscriber and look forward to more great videos. Keep it up brother.
Thanks man! Yeah, my slag pile is pretty heavy now. Bet I can get a lot out of it.
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Hi. Great video and beginner foult. The cans are a lot of waste and therefore fill the crucible up to the top and stir a little slag. Slag putting on a brick and making small piles. After the run remelting with borax.
The angle makes it look like it is set on top but I should still set it further away like you said. Thanks for watching out for my safety and glad you enjoyed the video!
1. What model devil forge is that? 2. Is that bucket you are putting the slag in galvanized steel? If so that contains zinc and can give off some very nasty toxic fumes. I’m not an expert by any means. I don’t know if the zinc needs to be melting or just burning though. Great vid!
A bit creepy, because I was thinking about to make a small foundry out of empty helium tank today and youtube gives me this... 🤔 I was thinking more about gold cupelation and not aluminium, so Google does not read my mind with 100 % accuracy, so, some hope for humans... Nice video, everything looks so new and nice... 😁
Id say about 3.50. Haha but jokes aside, I don't think there really is any profit from melting aluminum cans. I wouldnt melt cans to make money, but rather melt to have fun 😎
@@DuckShop I’m pretty new to this too, but when I melt I like to use a rectangular tray (steel) and every time I take a scoop of slag out, I put in in a separate section of the tray so that each spoon full should make its own little “rock”. With your big one, either clean it up and use it as decor, or take a hammer to it with safety goggles. Either way the coolest part is done. You have turned trash to treasure lol woot woot
Hi Sagar, welcome to the channel. I believe that Bigstackd Casting is an insiration to many people who melt metal and to those who are into this hobby. Let's keep our passion aflame! And thanks for watching!
Well done on first melt turned out good getting into melting myself watch out for my video's i have subscribed maybe could do same look forward to seeing more from you thanks for sharing
