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Melting Aluminium for the first time

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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The home made Cucible I melted the Aluminium in
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The first ingots I cast
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Black stuff on/in the ingot
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The first ingots I cast . . . again
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Home made ingot mold
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Home made ingot mold
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The home made Cucible I melted the Aluminium in
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Inside of the Aluminium Cucible
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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
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The home made Flux, potassium chloride, sodium chloride & calcium chloride
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flux showing the crystals that formed on the inside
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flux, showing the outside
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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
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Home made Cucible I melted the salts in to make a flux
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