Beau Dirt's cheap foundry!

[Beau]

I have wanted to pour aluminum for a quite a while. The past week I started gathering materials for a build. Most of the items can be found in the shop/farm. I purchased a lot of it because I was impatient.
Forge
3- Boxes of Fire Brick- $45 Menards

Burner-
1- Used Smith Acetylene regulator- $40
1- Propane tank (I had one)
1- 1 1/2" to 3/4" bell reducer- $5 Menards
1- 8" long, 3/4" pipe nipple- Menards
2- 4" long x 1/8" bass nipple
1- 1/8" coupler
1- 1/8" cap
1- .035" welding tip
1- Propane hose

Crucible-

5"x5"x1"4 wall square tube with a plate welded on the bottom. I also weld a couple nubs for lifting it out of the forge.

Muffin tin to pour the ingots.

The right people could probably build this for free.

I will use what I learned to cast club plaques and whatever else I can dream up. It was well worth the time spent learning. The joy of seeing molten metal is pretty awesome. 





Briggs and Stratton parts-



Enjoy the VIDEO (click the picture)

http://smg.photobucket.com/user/beau_layman/media/2013-04-06_22-03-15_940_zps0f72de66.mp4.html

[Beau]

Oops. double post

[AntiBling]

I saw the video on facebook when Delinquents page shared it, thanks for posting how you made the forge here, sandcasting is something I've always wanted to try.

[Beau]

It's really pretty simple! We winged it pretty hard! I rushed. I'm kind of surprised it worked!

I used these links-

http://njba.abana-chapter.com/pfs/pfs.htm

http://www.instructables.com/id/how-to-build-a-gas-forge-burner/

http://www.popsci.com/diy/article/2009-11/build-your-own-propane-forge

http://www.arscives.com/bladesign/forge.tutorial.htm

http://ronreil.abana.org/burner.gif

http://ronreil.abana.org/ezburner.shtml

And everything you would ever want to know in a hard to read, color blinding website.

http://ronreil.abana.org/sitemap.html

[sko_ford]

I was hoping you'd post this here