How to Make an Electric Foundry For Metal Casting - Part 1
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- čas přidán 21. 05. 2016
- In this video I am going to be showing you how to make a metal melting foundry that can melt aluminium in under 20 minuets!
This project is probably one of my more dangerous ones combining both extreme temperatures and lethal voltages and all safety precautions should be taken and always wear enough personal safety gear. This project could easily kill you!
The video where I upgrade this foundry with a PID temperature controller and many other good thigs is now up!
• How to Make an Electri...
Part 3 upgrades video is now up as well:
• DIY Electric Foundry U...
enjoy!
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Here is a new upgrade and maintenance video about this foundry after a year of hard use:
czcams.com/video/p7uSGXR8NDs/video.html
is there any way i can just buy one from you
how hot does this actually get? could it melt glass? ps good video :)
TAOW WE LOVED every thing about your furnace but, yes here is always a but. do you really pour hot metal on your wood deck, e should say on your mom and dad's wood deck!!? DUDE NEVER POUR ON CONCRETE OR MOM AND DAD'S WOODEN DECK!!! Now we will be going to the next video, so we can see about finding something to bitch about because we jealous of your furnace. Old One Legged Joseph T
If you wanted it cheaper you could have just encased it in a few inches of cement or lime with chicken wire reinforcement.
It would take less time and be cheaper.
I've been watching you , since you poured your first slingshot, online. Love your videos...You are amazingly innovative and inspiring.
Keep up the great work.
"It might not have been the quickest way but it was satisfying" Made my day.
INR
The King of Random pointed me here. GREAT video
THE DERP kNUGHT me 2
Same here
Same here
SAME
Me too
This is an amazing and inspiring tutorial video. I'm an industrial engineer, and I must say, your approach and breakdown is really professional and relevant. Thank your parents for allowing you the freedom of doing all those things on your own from such a young age. I'd say your talents are an ironclad insurance for an awesome future, but that would be the wrong metal, wouldn't it?
I really like how close knit this community is. you all promote each other spread viewers around. that's refreshing to see.
Good to see you back! I've been interested in having something like this in my workshop. Great video
+NightHawkInLight Awesome, thanks man!
+The Art Of Weapons you too should definitely do an collaboration together it would make such a good video I'd love to watch it !
I second that! 2 of the best channels on CZcams!
Enjoy the video!
Comment below telling me what upgrades you want me to make to this project for the next video and don't forget to follow me on Instagram for more updates and projects: instagram.com/theartofweapons/
Could please drop a link. Cheers
Can it be used to forge knifes?
Mybe something to secure the wires? I think that it is a bit dangerous if you just put them in there like that...
+The Art Of Weapons I'd say find a way to prevent the crucible from making contact with the wires.. Idk how you'd do that. Also a lid with a hole in it could be a cool addition. If the crucible was sitting securely in place, you could drop metal in without ever opening the lid.
+syed waqar pretty much... but I imagine one with a hinge
Great project - just discovering aluminum casting .... You have great delivery - one of the best I've ever come across on CZcams ... maybe Perfect !!!. Clear, efficient, to the point - no time wasted on insignificant or unrelated details, no babbling about side topics or digressing to unrelated discussion. I'm very impressed - you truly have the best delivery of educational content I have ever seen on CZcams !
You're a really smart kid and I can see you going far in life with the skills I've seen you demonstrate in your videos so far!! Keep it up man, I love watching what you do on The Art of Weapons!!
I still cannot wrap my head around the fact that you're only 16 years old. You seem so mature, professional and intelligent. :)
+Achw3l Kids been doing this for years now and hes got it down pat!
You're probably used to only knowing 16 year olds in the American school system
Yep. My thoughts exactly. Kids around our parts are dumber than bricks and/or too busy on their phones.
There are plenty of smart kids in the US, the problem is that most are homeschooled or private, and the one in public schools that are smart are held back by the dumb ones. That is the problem, as much as we want everyone to be educated, the fact is that only a few will really put the time to become educated. Has nothing to do with wealth or genetics, it is pure willpower.
Let's not kid ourselves, wealth and genetics do determine intelligence. I agree with the rest, but that last bit is wrong. Genetics literally determines your intelligence capacity. And wealth absolutely increases your odds of being a successful and educated person. Willpower won't do you much good if you want to be educated but your city is under constant bombing. Not everyone lives in a 1st world country, most people don't have access to education without working 3 jobs to pay for their families and their education.
I've seen a few of your videos and would like to say: a) this reminds me of my youth back in England, and b) if I were your Dad I'd be pretty proud.
and if I were your mum pretty worried
Wow... that was unessasary
I do this kind of stuff all the time, and my dad fucking hates it.
Honestly, i was amazed by all the intricate details that you showed in this video. Very well done, and I wish you all the best in your future projects as well.
This was my first contact with someone casting at home! Really cool! Never realized you can do this other than at a factory-sized foundry!
your ingenuity makes me feel guilty for buying a nice welder. keep up the stellar work, were all learning from you. stay humble dude 👍
I don't know what I am more impressed with, the build or the professional way in which you have clearly planned, filmed and narrated the subsequent video.
Many on here have suggested improvements, grounding the cage, heat resistant cable to connect, a proper lid, etc. And you already have plans for these improvements (and of course the PID). Looking forward to another vid showing all of these in practise.
Keep up the good work and good luck with the GCSEs!
I really like how you don't just say what you are doing/did, you SHOW us EVERYTHING you were doing while you talk about. No skipping steps. Would like to see a video more in depth about the wiring but for all i know you may have already done one and i just havn't seen it yet. Very well done :)
1st time viewer, new subscriber from the middle of California. Kid, you are amazingly creative. Fabulous job. Thanks for sharing your video.
That's a pretty impressive build kid. I can only hope my son picks up skills and the will to want to do these sorts of projects. I do my own work and I have to admit you have nailed a lot skill sets. I look forward to seeing your projects on CZcams. Once again, well done little man!
The amount of effort, editing and knowledge you display is quite amazing, keep it up you did an awesome job.
For being such a young wipper-snapper, I have been impressed with a number of your builds. Your crossbow was one of my favorites...until this came along. I haven't watched part two yet (that will come as soon as I finish this post!) but even without any temperature control, you have managed to build a quite usable little furnace. Kudos, my young friend.
crazy amount of detail in this video, great job.
"If you do touch the coils you will probably die"... I don't like this design anymore :D
Well to be fair in any version you can die of heat, the coal and propane versions actually get much hotter too
I know, I was just playing :D
well i think you would be really badly burn with the others but not kill unless you do something crazy, this one is more dangerous since its electricity
Hey Jerry pls uninstall Windows 10.
y? its a very good operating system?
I really like your work. Also, the way you speak fast with no wasted words.Excellent stuff!
Impressive work for a budget type build. Glad to see you've stepped up your game since your early videos. Very impressive man.
I don't know why I watched this but it was very satisfying
The video where I upgrade this foundry with a PID temperature controller and many other good thigs is now up!
czcams.com/video/6fvBzlrlKl0/video.html
enjoy!
hey when your cleaning off the slag on the welds dont beat the weld slide chisel down the side it comes off easier and doestn stress the weld good job though ima gonna make one to you should try and make a hho genarter there fun but dangerous my to faverite things also whAt electrodes are you using
I know this has nothing to do with what you just said do you have the best handwriting ever
Exactly what's needed for forging and hardening steel for knife making!!!
TAOW
Oscar23 Vision908 ????????
Man i have to take my hat off you are truly an inspiration to anyone who enjoys building things or designing things. This would also be a good design for making a tempering system for knives if you can control the output. Keep doing what you do man.
Great video. I really like that you show your missteps and adjustments as you fabricate and test.
"Hey son"
"Yea"
"Wtf happened to the heater"
"Ummmmmmm"
I made a better one
Ayyy lmao
Mr Handy Conservation Society
For safety reasons, please connect the green and yellow wire (earth) to the outside metal parts of the foundry. This way in case the insulation breaks and shorts to the outside, it will trip the fuse and will not shock you if you're touching the outside metal parts.
He's got bigger electrical safety problems than just the earth
Great video, really well done! Thanks for taking the time to make it and I hope the GCSE's went well!
I'm very impressed with the detailed information and your professional manner. Great job!
Any other kid on their birthday: "can I have a playstation?" This guy: "I would like an arc welder please".
you mean "I would like an old microwave that i can use to make an Arc Welder please"
+Christopher Jones lol i just did that and im 14
ilovetheusers PC Master Race
ilovetheusers
I asked for a drill
He's not a kid
Woah! I didn't expect you to be that young and doing awesome stuff like this!
Superb work man!
Instantly Subscribed!
MrHSX I'm thirteen and just made my first mold yesterday 😄 I'm about to turn fourteen
MrHSX forge not mold sorry
no one cares kid
Chris Scully I care
y u gotta be like that dood?
Outstanding video tutorial mate absolutely fantastic, I want to go electric for the reasons you have already stated, I used gas to fire my foundry which worked great but the noise did my head in, and this is a great solution, looking forwards to the updates.
Dude you're 100% a genius like no question.. at 16 I was/ still am nowhere near capable of the thought process to do something like this.
Brilliant job. I wish my son was half as practically motivated as you. All the best for the exams.
+InnaSoulSounds thanks!
+InnaSoulSounds Great parent you are! Talking about how you are disappointed in your son of the internet to another kid.
do you have a shop with tools? my dad kind of did, but he's a dipshit and TBH it never really occurred to me to even ask to use his tools.
He's not wishing is son was someone else, he just wishes his wasnt as lazy
rolo
Brilliant project thanks! I'd love to try making one of these! How did you manage to do this without tripping a circuit breaker?
Love the design and the simplicity of your explanations. Not going to deny that I'm jealous as hell, but keep up the great work! Beautiful engineering
OUTSTANDING WORK! THANK YOU for ALL your Efforts producing this very informative and detailed video.... SUBSCRIBED and LIKED !
This is a very impressive young guy. Thumbs up buddy
What? He just wrote a supportive comment. How on Earth is that patronizing?
Nah, it's just you who thinks that xD
Sure dud
Impressive young guy, not impressive for a young guy...
What he did is already more DIY work then most of us will be able (or need) to do in our life.. hats off
Ya got to try this very cool
honestly man you did great this is the first electric foundry I've seen and it's brilliant
A nice video..! Also, you have a very professional attitude to things. I must say, it's the first time I see a DIY furnace that runs electric. Thanks for sharing.
The frame must be earthed.
The hot wire should not go through the metal frame, the sharp edge can easily cut into the insulation. If you can't make the hole elsewhere in the brick you need a ceramic tube (e.g. from a fuse) to protect the wire. These two things will not make this contraption anywhere near safe but cost nothing and would eliminate completely unnecessary hazards.
Only operate this thing on an RCD protected outlet, or better yet use a plug with integrated RCD. It's only $10 and can save your live. It would be better to use an isolation transformer, but for 2kW you are looking at maybe $100+.
The solid state relay will likely require a heatsink for the 7amps. Just thought I mention it before you burn one up.
+stefantrethan Thanks, I already have earthed the frame and bought some high temperature cable but it didn't make it into this video. Also thanks about the heat sink, I wasn't sure if I would need one but now I know :)
What a clever young man, you sir will no doubt make huge contributions to the world in the future, well don, be proud.
This video helped me build my forge/foundry which isn’t an exact copy but I used the same pid controller. I had access to an old kiln for ceramics so mine is comprised of fire brick from that and various parts from it
How you cut almost through and bent that 90, then welded the open cut was clever. It's fun watching your progress in ability, keep it up.
Awesome video! I'm here from Grant Thompson.
same
Jacob Forsman same
YOURE SO COOL YOU WATCH CZcams OMG!
R O M C H O M P A Yelling in caps and getting agitated in the comments section clearly shows you as the superior human.
Loodie Fish
He or she is not angry , just excited
I was thinking of probably doing this but then you said if I accidentally tapped the coil I'll die. NOW I KNOW IM GONNA DO IT!:D
I think you did an amazing job building your electric foundry. Your How-To video is all anyone needs to make one for themselves. I am interested in casting my own parts out of aluminum and I just may build one of your foundries. Thank you very much for sharing such a detailed video. I subscribed to your channel and I'll be watching your other videos.
Hi TAOW,
Thanks for sharing! I stumbled across your video about 12 hours after thinking about and discussing a very similar solution to yours with a friend. Seeing it gives me more confidence. Can't wait to see the PID control updates. Good luck in the GCSE too :)
I'm here from Grants vid
same
Metrix me to
Metrix me too
same
YOURE SO COOL YOU WATCH CZcams OMG!
That active lead going through the steel ( conducting) base is a worry if the insulation melts off, please put some fibreglass insulator shroud over it.
Benjamin Clayton Damn. That forehead.
Yeah I wasn't too keen on that myself. But hey, it seems to be working for him. You can actually get high temperature wire. I used some to rewire an electric stove once. I got it at an appliance repair shop. That, along with fiberglass sleeve insulation would be a good idea there.
The frame should also be grounded (earthed)
MrOpenGL
what for?
Paul Frederick
If the live wire comes in contact with it, you will get shocked. Having it earthed will prevent that, and is also mandatory because it's not a double insulated device.
This is really a great video. It is obvious that you put time and effort into it. Thanks!
Well done young man. You have an awesome future. You think practically and are not afraid to make mistakes. You are already a master teacher. Most impressive.
Great video, here from one of Grants vids. Nice design and looks like it will last for some time, hook it up to a decent solar power supplier and you would be cost free, I know they get costly though.
A solar panel that can power this cost way more than the electicy he will use in his life time
This guys saying “it’s the easiest” and you need to guess the length of the resistant and electric knowledge 😂😂
You put alot of effort into your Foundry and it is realy well done!! Nice Job. I enjoyed it watching your Video. Thank you.
Have watch this 18 times, in my town there are no makerspaces or anything like that and i don't have tools, but doing things like this has always been my dresm
When filing the silicate bricks, couldn't you use water or maybe some type of grease on your file and the bricks to make the dust stick instead of getting airborne? Using a protective mask is a no brainer of course, but I think it might be good to do as a precauction.
No.
You should earth the metal frame
+Henrik thanks, I already have but it didn't make it into this video.
An amazing attention to details, well planned, well documented, well executed, bravo, my young friend.
Young people like yourself renew my faith in your generation!! Absolutely brilliant!!
Good luck with your GCSE's bro
+Tactical Ultimatum thanks man!
The Art Of Weapons i presume you're doing maths, physics, dt and maybe engineering with the intention of mechanical engineering?
haha
+Tactical Ultimatum yep I have some form of engineering in mind, not quite sure what yet tho!
The Art Of Weapons Haha, i'm the exact same. Have a look at "kinetic engineering karambit making" i am basically the less successful, A-level version of you.
+The Art Of Weapons You might want to go into materials engineering, since you're into casting and stuff
Could this be used to melt steel?
this gets to 1000°C steels melting point is 1370°C
Little Dragon94 What would I have to do to get it up to 1370+°C?
Wise Sage Bum/ Becoming Molehill increase the amp
Ayush Gautam Thanks
Won't you also need a different heating element? The video suggested that glowing orange was the maximum temperature before the wire starts to melt.
You have inspired me to increase the number PAZ dispensers that I smuggled into your country on a monthly basis.....power to the people my resourceful friend!!!
Thanks for such a great video, it was really informative and I can't wait to build my own foundry. I'm doing A2 Levels now and have got my first exam in a week but I'm looking forward to metal forging after they're over. If anyone's looking for new metals to melt, I'd recommend bismuth as after it melts and you separate it from its impurities it forms very beautiful crystals. I know from experience with my own that these crystals can be turned into very nice jewellery.
Who came here after watching grant thompson?
Geometry GD me
Geometry GD hi
Geometry GD me
Geometry GD me
Yes, I believe I have watched a video by a man named Grant Thompson once in the past. Why is that relevant?
Who's here from King of Random?
Oxyze yup
YOURE SO COOL YOU WATCH CZcams OMG!
R O M C H O M P A
tf?
Oxyze YOU ARE SO COOL MY IDOL
Oxyze meeee
You are such an awesome kid! So much time and effort to make this very educational video. Very interesting even though I have no interest in casting metals. Well done and hope you do well in your GCSEs.
OUTSTANDING! I will be making my own soon - this video has been *extremely* helpful. New subscriber. Cheers!
"if you did touch the coils on accident then you'd die" well I ain't doing this
lethal voltage i am aware it is half as much in the states but even here i have been shocked by the full 230 not lethal, painful but not lethal as long as you are not a child nor elderly i am fairly sure you would live.
Alexander Carvunaris well, I believed you, sadly i died...
oh i'm so sorry. how is the family holding up?
You think he will respond when he's dead? God damn moron.
Alexander Carvunaris Its about the amperage as well as the voltage
Its was quite obviously a joke.
It seems there is always that guy that doesn't get it...
Brilliant! Young, intelligent, creative and determined; You are going to impress the world as you make your way through life.
This is straight up brilliant. I'm in awe.
After 5 mins: I could do this pretty easily!
2 mins later: angle grinder, bench vice, arch welder?!
Crap.
Well dont go wild with arc welding . You get some radiation during the process.
***** Never used those, less radiation I presume ?
Pretty sure he used smaw, not gtaw.
For as young as you are you have an amazing grasp of engineering at its finest, you will achieve great things in your life!
Really super impressed with this. Great job, man.
cheapest way, until the electric bill comes
electric is pretty standard in the industry, so i would research before speaking, he may know what he is talking about
yes, in the INDUSTRY not at home. leave that thing running long enough and im sure that the bill will increase a considerable amount
i think your just pissy because he has a better setup than you could build
John Fyffe dude i have a home built propane setup and a waste oil burner for copper, believe me i dont care what he has im just making a point
and i just disagreeing, unless you can show me in numbers that you are right, i am not going to believe ether of you till i do the numbers my self, i would need burn rates on your set up, kwh use on his, you came off with a negative comment with nothing to back it really, so till you back, me and probably many others will still just think you are being pissy
Excellent video! Beautiful work! Very Impressed!!👍
Brilliant. Fair play dude, and thanks for sharing. You're an inspiration!
Anything you build yourself is better then something bought. Good video, thank you for sharing.
I'm impressed, this was very nicely done.
I just love the way your work mate, loved the project too, good job and keep up the good work !! :)
maybe the best video i have seen so far. I started to learn green casting in !983. It was old school and very dangerous. This method you have come a long way. all i have to say
Terrific work, mate...really great! Bravo!
I love how you are so cost consensus! Great job mate.
what a great project. Ive been wanting to put a small forge in my Garage just to tinker a bit. and this is the perfect thing. great project. ive enjoyed some of your videos in the past. i often thought so this is what kids do when they arent addicted to their playstation. well done .
This is awesome dude, you should be very proud. Gonna give this a go myself, been looking for a new project.
yes! i bean looking for a video like this for years!!!
This video is totally great, I am going to make one! Thank you!!!
brilliant bro so proud that the world has people like you! i aspire to be like you someday, il check out the rest of your channel
Glad you have all the tools you need to make things
Very good job and well done !!!!! Thanks for the upload, I enjoyed it thank you.
very nice and elegant work. everything clean and neat.
you're awsome man.
Brilliant just brilliant love your video just stumbled on it not looking for induction heating for steel but watching your video was a pleasure thank you hopefully the GSE came good :)
That's a neat foundry. Well done. Great video.
I really like this design and plan to use some ideas from this when designing my own foundry, personally I want a larger crucible so I can melt larger quantity of metal at once.