TAOW - 2016-05-22
In this video I am going to be showing you how to make a metal melting foundry that can melt aluminium in under 20 minuets! This project is probably one of my more dangerous ones combining both extreme temperatures and lethal voltages and all safety precautions should be taken and always wear enough personal safety gear. This project could easily kill you! The video where I upgrade this foundry with a PID temperature controller and many other good thigs is now up! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fvBzlrlKl0 Part 3 upgrades video is now up as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7uSGXR8NDs enjoy! My metal casting playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiBJ_D3_ZSgKjt42Gl_zhBIl2D9KTP75t Check out my instagram for more updates: https://www.instagram.com/theartofweapons/ All music was used with permission from the creator and is royalty free.
You're such a stud. I hope your parents appreciate what a prodigy you are.
The King of Random g
Grant died lmao
the deadly rogue yx stfu twat
Stefan Hoffmann um...., induction only works on ferrous metals.. so... iron crucible is heated thus melting aluminum .. look into chemical interactions between alum and different alloys at high temps and you may get an idea of why graphite crucible is preferable (does not work/heated by induction though . ... anyways ... I'm pretty sure induction is the least efficient heating method that can be utilized by smelting systems ..i read that somewhere on the Google machine.
@kristupas arlauskas yes and his impact will outlast us all. What have you done with your life? His is already finished and is much more remarkable than yours will ever be. Give that a thought. If you're capable.
"If you do touch the coils you will probably die"... I don't like this design anymore :D
Tiny detail really....
Dan Allured maybe around 10-15mA may stop your heart. 22A wouldn’t stop your heart. It would burn and destroy your heart as well as the rest of your body that the electricity would be flowing through.
@stencil plus I've backed my hand into a 220V inside a tool cutter from the 1920's and I certainly didn't die. It tossed me about 6 feet from the machine. 220 with .01 amps most certainly doesn't always kill or there would likely be about 1% of the electricians on Earth still alive.
you can use a less exposed heater element like one of these lamps used in room heaters. Those have the heater element inside a glass tube that can take very high temparatures and they could be found even in the hardware store
That's a great safety tip. :-)
"Hey son"
"Yea"
"Wtf happened to the heater"
"Ummmmmmm"
I made a better one
Ayyy lmao
Mr Handy Conservation Society
The King of Random pointed me here. GREAT video
THE DERP kNUGHT same
Me too!
same
Same? Wha?
Same
Any other kid on their birthday: "can I have a playstation?" This guy: "I would like an arc welder please".
my arc welder was a birthday gift
There still is hope for the male species dude proves this.. this guys going places in this world... not worlds like video games
@ilovetheusers Same
But no he bought it himself so that times ten
I asked my parents for an oxy-acetyline torch for my birthday when I was about 14, we lived in a NYC apartment at the time and I wanted to melt brass and metals! I didn't get one :(
Mate. Im a Full-Time Electrician from Australia, I currently specialised in the Fire Industry. After watching your video im so proud of you and stunned that someone your age is so clever and keen on working with their hands. How old are you mate, I wish my apprentice's were half as knowledgeable as you are. You would make a fine tradesman.
Hot tip for your design. The cable you used is 2.5mm2 SCA copper, it cant handle that much heat. Head over to any construction site and say to the Electricians you wanna have 2m of building wire 4mm2 or up for a project. The price is so low for 2m you would probably score it for free.
If you awesome and you know a sparkie in the fire industry, hit him up for Radox cable. Its more expensive to buy, but the scarp cable isn't work much seeming the cables goodness is in the insulation, not the copper. Radox can handle much higher temperatures than what your using and I know on our construction sites we throw out heaps of it into the bin. No one steals it because its not worth its weight at the scrap yard, but for your project it would be perfect!
Another thing, with your join with the bolts and threaded rod, thats nasty. Watch some youtube videos on splicing cables or even better doing a solder join. Strip back heaps more copper on your cable and wrap it around so its really nice and thick, so that your high load current has a bigger path way to run through, and heat is spread out over a larger area instead of 2cm.
I would have drilled a much smaller entry hole into your furnace for the cable to join to the element, literally just big enough for the cable to fit in.
For safety, ad a RCBO to your little device their about $20 AUD, google Residual Current Breakers, they can save your life with what ya doing.
Im very impressed with your video. Id hire you.
What do you build with all this aluminium or is it just a thing you do for fun, melt alloy?
@Gasgiant =19 in 2019 ...so on
@Gasgiant But we don't know the month. So he could be 17 or 18. (Well, 19 or 19)
josh, do you think this guy is genuine? his videos are a little too well done, well spoken , clear and understandable text with great choice of colour/font, the editing, the amount of subscribers he has,
theres only 1 typo on his whole channel, its in the "about" section, ( I would really appreciate it if you would consider donating to my parteon page!) I can tell you of a few channels like this one,
@ozzy daego That moment when it's bad to complete your work to a high standard...
Dude...the way he made it...it works
"if you did touch the coils on accident then you'd die" well I ain't doing this
This guys saying “it’s the easiest” and you need to guess the length of the resistant and electric knowledge 😂😂
I don't know why I watched this but it was very satisfying
you just made a product you can sell.......go for it
Who's here from King of Random?
@Oxyze YOU ARE SO COOL MY IDOL
Oxyze meeee
Define 'from'.
eye
Oxyze i am
I've seen a few of your videos and would like to say: a) this reminds me of my youth back in England, and b) if I were your Dad I'd be pretty proud.
and if I were your mum pretty worried
Wow... that was unessasary
I do this kind of stuff all the time, and my dad fucking hates it.
Awesome video! I'm here from Grant Thompson.
Jacob Forsman same
YOURE SO COOL YOU WATCH YOUTUBE OMG!
R O M C H O M P A Yelling in caps and getting agitated in the comments section clearly shows you as the superior human.
Loodie Fish
He or she is not angry , just excited
I love your profile picture jaker snaker
For safety reasons, please connect the green and yellow wire (earth) to the outside metal parts of the foundry. This way in case the insulation breaks and shorts to the outside, it will trip the fuse and will not shock you if you're touching the outside metal parts.
He's got bigger electrical safety problems than just the earth
I really like how close knit this community is. you all promote each other spread viewers around. that's refreshing to see.
You're a really smart kid and I can see you going far in life with the skills I've seen you demonstrate in your videos so far!! Keep it up man, I love watching what you do on The Art of Weapons!!
Brilliant project thanks! I'd love to try making one of these! How did you manage to do this without tripping a circuit breaker?
Woah! I didn't expect you to be that young and doing awesome stuff like this!
Superb work man!
Instantly Subscribed!
y u gotta be like that dood?
sorry i was drunk
Chris Scully oh ok
im going to make one and im only 12
i am 3 and make molds
grinder and paint make me the welder i aint :D Keep up the good work, enjoy watching your videos
The amount of effort, editing and knowledge you display is quite amazing, keep it up you did an awesome job.
Great job! I might try and make something similar so I can heat treat metals. I'm looking forward to seeing the upgrades.
You're really cool. :)
Love the vids.
This was my first contact with someone casting at home! Really cool! Never realized you can do this other than at a factory-sized foundry!
This is a great video. It makes me feel like you're sending me out on a top secret mission. You need to say this message will self destruct at the end of the video.
Awesome job! And you'll love the PID control, they are great!
Honestly, i was amazed by all the intricate details that you showed in this video. Very well done, and I wish you all the best in your future projects as well.
Wow man! Thank you, we appreciate it :)
your ingenuity makes me feel guilty for buying a nice welder. keep up the stellar work, were all learning from you. stay humble dude 👍
This was amazing! Seriously amazing.
"It might not have been the quickest way but it was satisfying" Made my day.
INR
15:54 That's some mighty fine buttplugs.
Hmmmmm I like the fact that you can electrocute yourself with it
same goes for fire .-. u can burn urself with it
Those are no match for silicosis, getting that is as easy as breathing!
Fire burns!
// Effectz_End // MultiGaming Player // yeah but a burn will at worst get you amputated, not the same situation with electricity
ikr, just telling
One of the best instructional videos I've seen. Great job man. I'm going to check out your casting vids, thanks
1st time viewer, new subscriber from the middle of California. Kid, you are amazingly creative. Fabulous job. Thanks for sharing your video.
This video is totally great, I am going to make one! Thank you!!!
Great video, really well done! Thanks for taking the time to make it and I hope the GCSE's went well!
Thank you for all your hard work man i really Enjoyed it :)
You did an amazing job! Very well filmed and very informative, keep up the great work!
Good to see you back! I've been interested in having something like this in my workshop. Great video
+NightHawkInLight Awesome, thanks man!
+The Art Of Weapons you too should definitely do an collaboration together it would make such a good video I'd love to watch it !
I second that! 2 of the best channels on YouTube!
Where do you live? I love your channel by the way, and now really want to build one of these. Thanks for the great stuff!
honestly man you did great this is the first electric foundry I've seen and it's brilliant
"not the fastest way, but it was very satisfying."
gg m8
That handwriting is amazing XD
crazy amount of detail in this video, great job.
Lol love how he made sure to include the whole "turn of the power or you will die" clause....
I made a similar foundry with two heating coils from old electric stoves! It works really well and I can melt aluminum, salt, and copper!
I just love the way your work mate, loved the project too, good job and keep up the good work !! :)
incredible work , awesome foundry ... wish I have some place when I can make one like Yours ...
You had me at "it was quite satisfying"
TAOW - 2017-07-03
Here is a new upgrade and maintenance video about this foundry after a year of hard use:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7uSGXR8NDs
Donald Marwitz - 2018-04-24
No nothing like this could do that, much higher grade product would have to be purchased, really expensive! 2,600-2,800°F (1,427-1,538°C) man if I could do that I start melting Platinum at 3,215°F (1,768°C) lol. :-)
The plants sell approximately 90 percent of the cullet to glass manufacturers, who mix it with limestone, soda ash and other raw materials.
Donald Marwitz - 2018-04-24
Pouring over concrete can cause the surface of it to explode causing possible harm to ones self or eyes. Not good to do, pour over a piece of shear rock or they make a thermal version, forget the name of it now. Or if nothing else, have a layer of sand about a inch thick.
EnderSlime_123 - 2018-12-21
This is pretty cool. Gg.
Navi Gator - 2019-08-10
my foundry got exploded... 😣😣😣
RowGmERk - 2020-01-15
So does it directly run off dc?