table salt as flux for refining aluminium cans? plus extras
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- Опубліковано 23 чер 2022
- table salt as flux for refining aluminium cans? plus extras
as the title says common table salt fluxing alternative. a little walk round of the tilting foundry and a little chat on the subject with a few of topic thought chains.
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Once again many thanks for a great video.you built your own working foundry and its amazing.well done Shane your persistence and engineering skills are fantasic and are improving with everything you build.looking forward to your next video.
Thank you so much! It took a little while but in the end all the different elements came together and it actually works really well. Many thanks for following along
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Thanks for watching
I love your content man! I'm sure you already figured this out but if you accidentally over pour again you can toss the pan in the freezer and the different thermal expansion rates of the metals should free the aluminum from the steel.
My missis would shoot me if I start putting stuff in there, she tells me off when my pockets are full of metal chips and it contaminates her washing machine. Best one was when I didnt close the valve on the foundry and got soaked in waste oil lol
@Shane Smith ( Smith Built ) hahaha! Best stick to an ice bath in a bucket then.. sounds much less hazardous to your health.
Subbed - lets get this young man to 1000 subs! Thanks for the content. Always to see other methods and setups! 100%
Thank you 😁
i love it man nicely done, 100 % made in England
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What flux do you think would be good for removing copper and iron in molten aluminum?
What with the temperature difference between there melting points I dont think you can remove them with flux my guess is the only way to remove them is mechanical or pouring the molten aluminium through some form of screening equipment. But I'm no expert in the subject so dont take just take my word for it. Thanks for watching
The furnace sounds like a pulse jet engine
It's load standing next to it. Had a neighbour from a few doors down ask if I was running a helicopter engine in there lol
Add pure silica it will turn into silica oxide and you will get more aluminium
Will give it a try if I manage to come across any
Smelting?? don't think so matey your only melting, nice set up but giving it a good rogering with your stir rod is def a no no your introducing porosity into your melt [just trying to be helpfull]
Just a common misuse of the word but much like everything in our language people tend to know what you meanbut Meh either way it's fun. Thanks for watching
why are you making this melting process so difficult and almost complicated?
Experimenting, only just started to cast aluminium.
@@smithbuilt okay fair enough, make a hole in the bottom of that furnace or make a mild steel crucible out of mild steel 5 or 10mm thick pipe until you maybe can buy one, size 8 or larger, it looks so uncomfortable you trying to tip the entire furnace and using the sprout, not needed to use the sprout though and moving the tray around, the tray can also be replaced with mild steel channel and weld the ends close and cast into that, yes everyone has their way of doing things, just take this as soon inspiration, i also melt aluminum, brass and copper, all the best
Safety first? Never had a moltem metal explosion? Your shoes with the tounge hanging out are funnels for aluminum to fill your shoes. And face shield bro. You dont want a life lesson
Very good points, thanks for watching