Merry Christmas Can you give more info to your NEW VIEWERS?? please don't assume I've seen every video you've ever made. What is the fuel in your furnace? How are you achieving 2900F? What is the crucible made of? Where did you get it? How often does the crucible break or need replacing? What was that crucible lid? How are they joined together? What is the liner material in your furnace? Can you show us how to make one? How long does it take to achieve 2900F? How long do you hold it at that temperature? What do we need to know about working the wootz billet after we've created it? Could you please make more videos more often? Thanks
Propane Forced air burner and a proper inner furnace circumference to insulation ratio. Clay graphite Salamander super crucible made by Morgan ceramics. Amazon After about 5-6 melts I cut the bottom half off of an old crucible to use as a lid I seal it with greenpatch 421 2” kaowool and a skim coat (.5”) of kastolite 30 once that’s cured I coat in Greenpatch That’s a great idea as I plan on making another furnace so I can run 2 melts at the same time My furnace will reach 2900°f in 30-35 minutes 1 hour at 2850°F +\- That depends on the chemistry. I will be doing more in depth Wootz videos in the future. Thank you and thanks for watching!
So I just tried this at a friend's shop - he's got an old 1500W induction forge - we did a couple experiments with some No.1 crucibles I've got - we successfully got full liquid on a 360g melt but the bottom looks like the surface of the moon LOL - you can clearly see dendrites. The melt was a chainsaw blade (150g) and a pack (210g) of utility razor blades. The bottom of the crucible was below the heat zone as we need to optimize our coil geometry but it worked.
Nice present you got there! Have you though about making special wootz formula that would better suit the impact needs of an axe or hatchet? I would Love to see you tackle that or better yet make it and send me the ingot to make an axe from it!
There’s really no need to make a “special” chemistry for a Wootz axe. Just heat treat accordingly. There were Wootz axes made in history. Thanks for watching man!
@@HeavyForgeshows what I know about wootz. I have a few types of steel I use and know how to heat treat well. Looking forward to seeing what you make with that ingot.
Just ran a beautiful...but small crucible last night in an induction forge - 300g melt using bandsaw chips and pig iron to 1.4% Carbon. The induction forge's cooling system isn't really able to handle full duty cycle like we're running so we have to supplement with a squirrel cage blower fan right in front of the heat exchanger...that takes care of it. Cheers Buddy! czcams.com/users/shortskcESu9QhTrY?si=LSJaN62vb18E0sHe
How do you get that furnace up to 2900 degrees? Will just any Devil Forge furnace do that or have you modified it somehow? Also how amny ingots can you make before your crucible has to be replaced?
Proper insulation and a forced air burner. I have modified my devils forge furnace but not by much. I’m using 2” of kaowool and a skim coat of kastolite 30. I can get about 5-6 fires before I replace the crucible. Thanks for watching.
Thanks man! 2400g is perfect for my equipment. I use A5 crucibles with a lid and they fit perfectly in my furnace. I know I could use a A6 and make 2800g ingots but 24 is plenty of steel! Hope you get you’re recipe figured out, looking forward to seeing you’re results. Thanks for watching!
Merry Christmas! May God bless and keep you and yours sir. I very much appreciate the journey. 🤝😎
Thank you! And Merry Christmas to you as well!
Season's Greetings to you and yours! I often mention your work, but rarely to anyone who has the moxie to make their own steel!
Thank you! Merry Christmas!
Great stuff!! Thanks for sharing. Cheers.
Thank you! And thanks for watching!!
Merry Christmas brother, I’m so grateful you take the time to bring along on your journey.
Thank you!! Merry Christmas!!🎄
Happy holidays! Enjoyed the chopper video a ton!!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. Merry Christmas!!
..Merry Christmas to you and the family. Your melts are interesting especially when you take an ingot and make it into a piece of art. Thanks...!
Thank you!! and Have a Merry Christmas!!
Beautiful work and Merry Christmas to you and yours.
Thank you and thanks for watching! Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas
Can you give more info to your NEW VIEWERS??
please don't assume I've seen every video you've ever made.
What is the fuel in your furnace?
How are you achieving 2900F?
What is the crucible made of?
Where did you get it?
How often does the crucible break or need replacing?
What was that crucible lid?
How are they joined together?
What is the liner material in your furnace?
Can you show us how to make one?
How long does it take to achieve 2900F?
How long do you hold it at that temperature?
What do we need to know about working the wootz billet after we've created it?
Could you please make more videos more often?
Thanks
Propane
Forced air burner and a proper inner furnace circumference to insulation ratio.
Clay graphite
Salamander super crucible made by Morgan ceramics. Amazon
After about 5-6 melts
I cut the bottom half off of an old crucible to use as a lid
I seal it with greenpatch 421
2” kaowool and a skim coat (.5”) of kastolite 30 once that’s cured I coat in Greenpatch
That’s a great idea as I plan on making another furnace so I can run 2 melts at the same time
My furnace will reach 2900°f in 30-35 minutes
1 hour at 2850°F +\-
That depends on the chemistry.
I will be doing more in depth Wootz videos in the future. Thank you and thanks for watching!
Merry Christmas! That's a lovely ingot❤
Thank you! Merry Christmas!🎄
Merry Christmas mate. Keep up the good work.
Thank you! Merry Christmas!!🎄
We love you brother!
Thank you!! Merry Christmas!!🎄
Merry Christmas big guy.
Merry Christmas!!🎄
Very cool my brother! Merry Christmas to you and your family! 🌲🎁⛄💙🙏🏻😎👍🏻🔨🔥🔪
Thanks Bob! Merry Christmas!!🎄
Merry Christmas big guy!!! I'd love to see if you could do a crucible melt...perhaps a small No.1 crucible in your induction forge.
Merry Christmas!! I don’t think my induction furnace is capable or at least my breaker isn’t as it trips with long heating durations at full power.
@@HeavyForge dang - I know Bob Kramer does crucible melts in his induction forge but I don't know the wattage of it.
@@timberanvil3788 Yes, it’s likely he’s using 25kw 480v unit.
So I just tried this at a friend's shop - he's got an old 1500W induction forge - we did a couple experiments with some No.1 crucibles I've got - we successfully got full liquid on a 360g melt but the bottom looks like the surface of the moon LOL - you can clearly see dendrites. The melt was a chainsaw blade (150g) and a pack (210g) of utility razor blades. The bottom of the crucible was below the heat zone as we need to optimize our coil geometry but it worked.
@@timberanvil3788 right on!!
Nice present you got there! Have you though about making special wootz formula that would better suit the impact needs of an axe or hatchet? I would Love to see you tackle that or better yet make it and send me the ingot to make an axe from it!
There’s really no need to make a “special” chemistry for a Wootz axe. Just heat treat accordingly. There were Wootz axes made in history. Thanks for watching man!
@@HeavyForgeshows what I know about wootz. I have a few types of steel I use and know how to heat treat well. Looking forward to seeing what you make with that ingot.
Just ran a beautiful...but small crucible last night in an induction forge - 300g melt using bandsaw chips and pig iron to 1.4% Carbon. The induction forge's cooling system isn't really able to handle full duty cycle like we're running so we have to supplement with a squirrel cage blower fan right in front of the heat exchanger...that takes care of it. Cheers Buddy! czcams.com/users/shortskcESu9QhTrY?si=LSJaN62vb18E0sHe
Merry Christmas!!
Merry Christmas!!🎁 🎄
How do you get that furnace up to 2900 degrees? Will just any Devil Forge furnace do that or have you modified it somehow? Also how amny ingots can you make before your crucible has to be replaced?
Proper insulation and a forced air burner. I have modified my devils forge furnace but not by much. I’m using 2” of kaowool and a skim coat of kastolite 30. I can get about 5-6 fires before I replace the crucible. Thanks for watching.
Merry christmas, question is it possible to make wootz steel using a forced air furnace/forge or can it only be done with a coal Aristotle furnace?
Merry Christmas!! I you can absolutely use a forced air furnace! That is what I use which is shown in this video. Thanks for watching!!
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas!!
2400g? Nice job buddy!
Thanks man! 2400g is perfect for my equipment. I use A5 crucibles with a lid and they fit perfectly in my furnace. I know I could use a A6 and make 2800g ingots but 24 is plenty of steel! Hope you get you’re recipe figured out, looking forward to seeing you’re results. Thanks for watching!