The best homemade foundry I've seen yet, thanks for sharing.

Good Job man! That's great!

I have to say Mr. Eddie, this is the best foundry build I have seen yet and I will be using this design, thanks for sharing your ideas.

gotta love that lid

Hi Eddie! I love your hinge and foot pedal mechanism. It's ingenious! Thank you for the video. Take care.

Thanks so much cheers Rosco

Great Job I think I might try this Thank,s

You are brilliant. Thanks for the great ideas and know-how.

Nice work. That lid design is brilliant.

Great video! thanks for sharing

This thing turned out bad ass! Great job man

Points with a tape measure? New subscriber!

Ok thank you so much

Best one on KZfaq

Nice job on your foundry, also, great explanation in how you built it.

Neat ideas you got there, liked and sub'd :)

You realy know what your doing! Looking realy great. 🥇👍🏻

Good job

wow very clean build...

Can this be used in a small smelting shop in a small production line to produce cast products?

Perfect

Really cool!!

Quality !

Great build! Working on one much like this with some variations to it. I'm using 2600 degree ceramic fiber then coating with ITC 100. All leftovers from a propane forge build I just completed, and scrap metal laying around the shop. Thanks for sharing

I built mine in a somewhat similar to yours for the lid (mine is just a primitive handle). Way safer than grabbing the whole lid everytime and putting it on tje ground. How does the drain work for you? I put sand in the bottom of mine and that seems to catch most of it, like a green sand mold.

Do you have any plans in can get to build this or pictures you could send any info would help

pretty smart

How muck kast-o-lite did u use

so is this only cement for the insulation.

Eddie, I love your design and implementation. Great job. I have a couple of questions that I hope you can answer. First, after more than two years, how is the refactory cement holding up? I'm almost positive I heard you say in one of the videos that you lined the barrel with KOA wool before you put the refactory cement on. Is that correct? If it is, do you remember how thick you made each layer? Finally, do you recall what brad refactory cement you used? Thank for help you can give me. Once again, great looking foundry furnace.

Nice design

Looks like you cut out apart out of the drum, how much? Thanks

Eddie I can see the amount of effort and knowledge that went into this. Looking forward to the eddie2799 55 gallon series nice touch what you said so you don't have to cut up rims. What will you be making with your new molds?

The purpose of melting down aluminum into ingots is to have it ready when you need it. You remove all the impurities in the form of dross and your left with ingots that are ready for the job at hand. I typically do not stock ingots because your wasting fuel to melt it twice. I melt it and use it right away in the form of round or square stock or into molds..

Where does one look for foundry cement? Might as well put a plan together now and a parts list. What size gallon drum is this and where would I look at to get one of these? Thanks again Eddie /s/ Will

Kewl.

Thanks for answering! One last question, where would i put my hair dryer on the propan blower. Thanks :)

Is it possible to melt iron in it?

Hi Eddie, just about finished my furnace, love your video explanation.Question the degassing agent where do I get that & is there any particular brand?Question the flux.... what type or brand name is it?This is my very first attempt at casting so your info & help has been very appreciated.

Hey Eddie, awesome video. is there any chance you could put a parts list for this? I would love to make this.

can this furnace handle steel? im looking to melt steel to cast some broadheads

Please share construction of lid! Materials and such.

I'm going to build a similar foundry and I'm wondering what kind of can did you use for it? I've been looking around for something similar with no luck. Where could I find one?

Awesome build Eddie, totally subbed. Where do you get your refractory cement? I've done the DIY style with some success that you mentioned, but had the cracking issue.

Thanks for sharing your design! Regarding Kaewool or ceramic fiber blankets, what density did you use (e.g., 4lb, 6lb, 8lb, or other)? Also, all the ceramic fiber I could find seems to have a max rating of 2300F. Is that what you used or did you find higher rated material? I think 2300F rating should be high enough as the refractory may prevent the ceramic fiber from reaching temperatures higher than the rating. Your feedback is appreciated.

Hey Eddie, just wanted to know that below you have mentioned you can do 15 melts in 28 $ propanol gas bottle , so can you tell me how much quantity can be melted in 1 melt . ?

Hi, really great work and thanks for sharing. I am on my way to make one too :), a question about the burner. The big hole behind the gas outlet is for the air to pull it inside, are no loses? I just get a hose and in middle i put the gas outlet and works? I hope i didn't confuse you, thanks again.

I realize this is old but still great info. Awesome build, and I've done my research. Prepping for the build on mine now. Question, did you use a 2" layer of ceramic wool under the bottom refractory pour prior to packing the sides? Or is the bottom all refractory all the way down to the metal? Thanks again bro for sharing your build.

Hey Eddie, I was wondering about the black pipe. How did you get 3/4 to fit in the 1 in.. I have tried and tried and it wont work for me. I did notice in one video the pipe looked machined. thanks BTW Awesome build!!!

What size is your barrel? I'm looking to make one too, but the 55 gal drums are way too large.

does it get hot enough to smelt other metals like silver or copper?

Hey ...great work ....can you please tell me the material of crucible which you used ?

nice build. I like the way you fabricated the lid and opening I just want to know why you decides to go with a fuel that cost, as opposed to a potentially free fuel? especially since you said you originally built the furnace to run on wvo/wmo

Hello

Nice job. Way better than mine. Did you happen to use my design?

Hi, i was wondering if this furnace could reach temperatures of 2000 degrees without the help of air. Please answer :)

Total cost?

Is this forge good for heating metal to red hot for sword making, or is it only good for melting metal?

hey eddie if I wanted to buy as I don't have the tools or skill to make this. how much would it cost to buy 1 from you?

i want to super size this with a 55 gallon drum

What size barrel did you use? How much refractory cement did it take to make? Thank you.

What size is the original metal drum? 8 gallon?

hey eddie, can you give me exact details of all the material required to make this. my plan is to first collect everything that is required and then get on with it.

here is a link for 3 different refractory mixes from best to ok for everyone, www.delftclay.co.nz/how-to-make-refractory-cement-3-recipes/ . also if possible try to make your crucibles have about 2 inches all the way around them and only sit 2-3 inches from the top if possible, you may have to use fire bricks if your using a small crucible to lift it closer. you want a small area for it to exhaust but keeping it minimal will help with heating and propane usage.

What size is that barrel?

What is the purpose of melting down aluminum into ingets?

what kind of sement you yost to make furnase metal melting

How much do you want for it.....with shipping ....been looking for one like this....don't care if you have used it. Used or new...

Please how much the highest temperature in this oven?

Hay eddie would you be interested in building me one

IS THERE PLANS FOR THIS FURNACE?

I sell propane and propane accessories

When is the 55 gallon furnace c9oming

What type of refractory cement did you use? How big of a drum is that?

How much did this cost