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Melting Aluminium for the first time

Posted by Dan Ellis on 1/4/2006
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Some pictures of stuff after I tried to melt aluminium for the first time. Sorry no action shots cuz I didn't have anyone to take photos while I did it.

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PICT2433 The home made Cucible I melted the Aluminium in 651 x 750 px (122 KB) 0 Comments	PICT2426 The first ingots I cast 1024 x 471 px (158 KB) 0 Comments	PICT2425 Black stuff on/in the ingot 1000 x 750 px (199 KB) 0 Comments
PICT2427 The first ingots I cast . . . again 1024 x 486 px (170 KB) 0 Comments	PICT2428 Home made ingot mold 1024 x 411 px (134 KB) 0 Comments	PICT2429 Home made ingot mold 1024 x 453 px (142 KB) 0 Comments
PICT2432 The home made Cucible I melted the Aluminium in 693 x 750 px (139 KB) 0 Comments	PICT2434 Inside of the Aluminium Cucible 710 x 750 px (129 KB) 0 Comments	PICT2435 The fork thing I made to reach in and pick up the hot cucible, The hooks loop around the luges on the side of the cucible 831 x 750 px (102 KB) 0 Comments
PICT2437 The home made Flux, potassium chloride, sodium chloride & calcium chloride 931 x 750 px (142 KB) 0 Comments	PICT2439 flux showing the crystals that formed on the inside 896 x 750 px (144 KB) 0 Comments	PICT2440 flux, showing the outside 991 x 750 px (130 KB) 0 Comments
PICT2430 Home made Cucible I melted the salts in to make a flux. This was unused steel when I made it. at the time of this photo it had been used 4 times 868 x 750 px (187 KB) 0 Comments	PICT2431 Home made Cucible I melted the salts in to make a flux 783 x 750 px (167 KB) 0 Comments	gloryhole 500 x 375 px (48 KB) 0 Comments

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