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Sorta-a-Cupola

Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 9:31 am
by GypsyTinker
Basically have some extruded stuff that I need to melt down. Gonna mark all the ingots with an "E"

Took a water heater tank and cut both ends off, flipped one over and hinged it. Put a grate and suspended the whole contraption.

NO refractory or any of that fancy stuff that makes it last. It's a heat tube!

I'll put my turkey fryer under it to keep the metal molten in the bottom, then pour off ingots.

Re: Sorta-a-Cupola

Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 9:50 am
by Harry
Well that is certainly different, looks like it will take down scrap quick though.

Re: Sorta-a-Cupola

Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 9:56 am
by GypsyTinker
Yeah, I like just trying something... especially if I haven't seen it before, but I think it can work.

It sure ate through some lawn chairs. I got a 30' sailboat mast I will be melting down.

I love that it just runs on scrap wood. Gonna put my old desk in it and melt my old chairs :-D