First Time pooring Copper

My very first Time melting Copper and pooring Bars. Just the first Step into something completely new to me. My Plan is to keep pooring Bars to get a feeling on it at different Metals before I go further and do maybe Sandcating or lost PLA Casting. But one Step at the Time ;-) Have fun watching

[@ralphmourik]

You did way better on your first few pours than others I have been following for years. Well done sir!
Very nice ingots! The top surface of a wire brushed copper bar looks like the surface of Mars 😁👍

[@all_handmade]

Wow what a compliment.
Thx Ralph 😁

[@SollersScrappingandDiving]

You would never know that this was your first time, absolute pro, you and metal are like peas in a pod lol! Loved the bars, nice touch putting the little bars together to polish the sides 😉

[@all_handmade]

Wow, thanks!

[@carlott1778]

Nice intro. Like you said they came out great for your first time doing it.

[@all_handmade]

Thank you Carl. 😊

[@MakeItMetal]

copper ingots always look sexy...great way to keep warm on these cold days

[@all_handmade]

Made this Video last Sunday, it was -2°C here and I tell ya I had a nice toasty 33°C in my Garage with the Door open 🤣

[@MakeItMetal]

-5 here and none of my vehicles will start except my 1986 single cab Vw T25. lol@@all_handmade

[@brandt-heiss]

😂

[@Man-in-da-shed]

Now you did make that look easy, just shows how proper preparation makes for good results.
What was the piece of red card for under the crucible… perhaps a prayer to the smelting gods

[@all_handmade]

LoL it was just a piece of cardbord I had on Hand to keep the Crucibel from sticking to the Firebrick. 😉

[@glenmcarroll]

hey Guido, Great job!!!! So glad you did this safely. inspiring work. Whats next with these bars.

[@all_handmade]

Thank you Glen.
These bars are made to safe space. Of course there will be a later use, such as making Alloys or remelt them for Sandcasting etc.
But Step by Step, this is completly new to me and it will take a good while to get there I guess

[@brandt-heiss]

Richtig gute Arbeit. Die ersten Barren sind schon was besonderes.
Allerdings noch 2 wichtige Punkte.
1. Du brauchst ne lange Zange um den Schmelztiegel zu füttern.
2. Musst du unbedingt das Material welches du in das Flüssige Metall zufütterst vorher ordentlich erhitzen. Die Feuchtigkeit muss da komplett weg, sonst riskierst du ne sogenannte Steam-Explosion. Das macht keinen Spaß wenn der Wasserdampf aus dem flüssigen Kupfer raus will.
Ansonsten sehr cool. Freu mich auf mehr.
Grüße
brandt-heiss

[@all_handmade]

1. Hab ich gemerkt....
2. Ich lager alles in nem beheizten Raum. Da wird nicht soviel feucht sein. Und gerade das was ich da reingeworfen hab steht schon seid Monaten da.
Nochmal zu 1. Alter was hab ich mir die Flossen verbrannt 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@brandt-heiss]

@@all_handmade 🤣🤣 ich auch schon.

[@all_handmade]

@@brandt-heiss wir sollten uns mal in Ruhe unter 4 Augen über die ganze Thematik unterhalten. Wenn du Lust hast vielleicht mal in nem Videochat auf FB

[@BrutusMetalArt]

Wonderfull Guido! How long does it take to melt the koper?

[@all_handmade]

Let's say the furnice melted the copper quicker than I could load the crucible 🤣🤣🤣