I will be posting my pictures of my 5-gallon furnace (on this site, once I find a free website to host my pictures since I cannot upload them here), meaning that the furnace itself is 5 gallons, not the capacity of my crucicle by any stretch of the imagination. I have revivified this old furnace after over a decade of non-use, now that I am retired. I will also post pictures of me firing it when I get around to that in the next few days. - bob
Thank you, rocco! I did not see that since it was at the bottom of the page. I will post the pictures shortly now.
My "5-gallon" furnace and small crucible (just out of about 10 years of storage) pictures. They are ready for use. I will post pictures when they are in use, melting aluminum (with the furnace on top of bricks over a concrete driveway and not near my house or any wood or combustible substances), probably tomorrow...
Bring both up to temp more slowly on the first fire. They undoubtedly picked up moisture over the storage period. Best, Kelly
Good advice!!! Thanks for that warning. Living in the subtropics here in Florida I can see how moisture might be absorbed by the refractory. If I bring the heat up too fast, I run the risk of spalling on the inside of the furnace. Or worse; it spalls on the top and hits me with hot refractory. - bob
Fired, slowly, my furnace for the first time in over a decade. Can't see flame in this bright Florida sunshine. Melted about 1 pound of aluminum in crucicle inside of furnace. Dumped it into a steel muffin pan to save for future. Easy peasey. Picture: - bob
