My Furnace Completed!!

02-05-08 I have been really busy and all, but in the mean time I have finally finished my furnace! Here's the final product.

This has been one of my hardest projects that I have tackled this far. I have never done this before and I really had to research this idea to make sure I was putting it together right. I have made some modifications and changed a few things but in all I hope it works.

Lets take a tour and see how this thing gonna work?! (Theoretically)

First... You open the furnace lid. You'll see a hole with pipes etc. The outer concrete wall is the insulator which helps keep the heat in so it can reach the designated temp I need to melt the metal.

Second... The space between the pipe and the concrete is the place to put the fuel and airflow. The pipe on the bottom right side of the furnace is the air source. The fuel I plan to use is a combination of briquettes and coal. After the coal gets nice and hot I turn on a makeshift blower to add air to the coals to really get this thing going. (I read that during this time the furnace will be sounding like a jet airplane getting ready to take off. I really hope my neighbors are nice :/...)

Third... The inner pipe is the actual oven. This pipe is 5" diam and 1/4 " thick. It should be able to withstand some heat. The crucible I made for this is 4" diam and 1/4 " thick and this is designed to fit snuggly inside the furnace.

Fourth... Add fuel and light it up and wait.. during this time I will be preparing my self for melting and casting by putting on my safety gear which I plan to buy. I need a face shield, apron, leather shoes, etc. I already purchased the gloves.

Fifth.. I take the crucible / ladle which I had custom made differently than the people on the internet were using.














And I take this thing and place it into the furnace to start heating up.
















Sixth.. I close the lid and put the center piece pipe I had made to help guide the metals into the ladle cup that is fully inside the furnace engulfed in flames.






This is what it looks like if you were to look at it from the side..

Seventh.. Now comes to the fun part. After the ladle starts getting really hot I can now insert the metal of choice into the chimney pipe looking thing to melt it. I have no idea how many cans I can melt at this time, this is one of those ongoing things and I'll tell ya later. The metals I want to melt are copper, brass, tin, bronze, allunimum, and what ever I can find hopefully for free.

Here's a demo of what it will look like.:)






As I was updating my post I noticed that my hair is gone. Nobody told me that my hair was heading south. Lisa say's I wear to many hats and don't notice it. She said that we can buzz it and make it look more even. Can't wait!! :):) Well this pretty much sums up this time around and hopefully I can update sooner than later and next time see where I have gone next.

Thanks for visiting!