How To Make The Ultimate Desktop Electric Foundry

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Today, we'll be upgrading the classic paint can forge into an all-electric 2000-degree desktop kiln, capable of melting aluminum, copper, and so much more!
Parts list (total cost is roughly $150):
1. Inkbird PID controller with SSR and heatsink: www.amazon.com/Inkbird-Temper...
2. K-type thermocouple rated for over 1200C: www.amazon.com/Yeeco-Thermoco...
3. Gallon-size metal paint can: www.homedepot.com/p/BEHR-1-ga...
4. Kastolite-30 castable refractory (5-pounds): hightemptools.com/products/ka...
5. 1"x12"x24" ceramic blanket (aka, Inswool or Kaowool): hightemptools.com/products/in...
6. Ceramic terminal block: www.amazon.com/Ceramics-Termi...
7. Carvable foam ("Desert Dry Fom"): www.walmart.com/ip/FloraCraft...
8. 3000W kanthal heating element: www.amazon.com/uxcell-Heating...
9. Other assorted building materials (wood, screws, and wire) can be found in stores like Home Depot, Lowes, and even Walmart
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0:00 Intro
0:27 Preparing the paint can
1:18 Insulation discussion
1:44 Carving the foam insert
2:07 Preparing the ceramic blanket
2:31 Insulating the body
3:34 Assembling the base and PID controller
4:18 Finishing the body
4:38 Adding the heating element
5:16 Bakeout
5:30 Firing it up!
5:58 What next?

Пікірлер: 75

@rakinkazi9780 Жыл бұрын

Man do I miss the good old days of NurdRage, Nighthawkinlight and The King of Random. So nice to see something like this in 2023.

@kodyfrost 8 ай бұрын

Let's not forget about chemplayer before YT axed them for teaching us chemistry they deemed "bad"

@joepiejaapie Ай бұрын

NurdRage and NightHawkinlight still make videos, and they're still as good as always.

@rkirke1 Жыл бұрын

For what it's worth: I've been watching KZfaq literally for decades & I'm subscribed to ~800 KZfaq channels, but yours is now one of the ones that when I see a new video, I click! In my books this puts you up there with Applied Science, StyroPyro, CuriousMarc, Scott Manley, Cody's lab and all of the Safety 3rd crew. From high voltage electronics to "energetic" (and/or malodorous and interesting) chemistry, you're making top notch content with all the sorts stuff I either attempted or wished I'd attempted over the years. Looking forward to seeing the channel keep growing!

@LabCoatz_Science Жыл бұрын

Thanks man, that means a lot!

@thebogsofmordor7356 Жыл бұрын

May I suggest Chemdelic, Chemical Force, The History of the Universe & finally Robinson Foundry.

@rkirke1 Жыл бұрын

@@thebogsofmordor7356 Yess! Big fan of Chemical Force, and I'm pretty sure I've seen some Chemdelic. Will check out the others, thanks!

@engineer0239 Жыл бұрын

This Channel is really giving me TKOR vibes. Along with a bit of Nurd Rage. I love it!

@traviscecil3903 Жыл бұрын

Exactly.

@bigbird4481 Жыл бұрын

I believe you mean OLD TKOR, after grant died it felt like it started going down hill slowly. And after Nate and Callie were fired it Just became a child's craft channel

@engineer0239 Жыл бұрын

@@bigbird4481 I stopped watching the channel after grants accident. I didn't even know Nate and Callie were fired. So yes, I am referring to the good old days of diy sugar rockets, blowguns, Metal foundries, HHO generators and so much more. Sad to think that all this was 7 to 9 years ago.

@shroooooms Жыл бұрын

Yeah old tkor was the best, it was my childhood of blowing things up, it all turned to shit after he died.

@ExarchGaming 9 ай бұрын

@@shroooooms nate did his best after grant died, but the souls of the channel had died. Now he runs his own channel and it's pretty decent, a lot of old tkor vibes there.

@inventorbrothers7053 9 ай бұрын

Why did this get so little views 😑 It's so great! Thanks Zach!

@nefariousyawn Жыл бұрын

Well done. For anyone that would spend the extra $60 to buy one ready to go, Vevor sells an electric foundry for about $200, complete with crucibles.

@kodyfrost 8 ай бұрын

Appreciate the first few clips from TKOR and Nighthawkinlight. I have made both, now i will be making this one.

@firefox1136 Жыл бұрын

I should note, that it is very important to ground the metal paint can to prevent it becoming live at mains voltage if something were to go wrong. Also big care should be taken when loading and unloading the kiln, as the heating element is live at mains voltage and could give you a shock if you touched it with something conductive. Otherwise great build:)

@zyeborm Жыл бұрын

The like say carbon crucible and metal pliers? That's a good point and this could lead to bad times.

@firefox1136 Жыл бұрын

@@zyeborm Yes, this has been a significant concern of mine whenever I watched a video were someone melts metal using such an electric furnace. An isolated/floating mains might be a good idea for such a furnace.

@PotooBurd 8 ай бұрын

This is so informative!!! Fantastic video; I love this kind of content!🌻🌼🐝

@oceanchills9369 8 ай бұрын

Underrated video

@ryankassel5691 Жыл бұрын

very cool! I can't wait to see what insane stuff you'll do with this

@chemdelic Жыл бұрын

Seriously amazing video and production quality!!

@LabCoatz_Science Жыл бұрын

Thanks man, I appreciate the compliment!

@chaoslab Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video, keep up the good work.

@justinbanks2380 Жыл бұрын

4:13 can't tell you how many times I've done this. Crazy to me that it is so much cheaper to do this than actually buy plain wire

@mrpickles619 Жыл бұрын

Also, thrift stores will often have extension cords and old speakers with fairly long wires attached that will usually be cheaper than buying plain wire

@smellslikeupdog80 Жыл бұрын

Dang dawg. Mad nostalgia with this kinda project. Nice channel, nice vid. Sbscribed to get more of this sweet sweet content in the future.

@chemistryreacts Жыл бұрын

Very nice video, I would recommend you use a ramp/soak PID controller so you can control the rate of heating though, that will make everything last longer.

@marcusrobinson1778 Жыл бұрын

Can't wait for updates!!

@oliverjackson5070 8 ай бұрын

DOPE!

@Cdswjp 4 ай бұрын

Really good work bro

@GoaEnjoyer 11 ай бұрын

Hey, nice video. I would recommend turning the music down a little bit for future videos because it's pretty hard to understand you on mobile devices

@snoowbrigade Жыл бұрын

love the TKOR inspired elements of the video

@DHD- Жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure everyone here is in way early on a channel that will grow very large. The content and production is on par with channels that have 100x the subs.

@marconiandcheese7258 Жыл бұрын

This is super cool!

@justinbanks2380 Жыл бұрын

New LabCoatz video dropped? Sets status to busy and immediately starts it up!

@whoever6458 6 ай бұрын

Will all the beer I drink, I should make one of these and recycle my own aluminum cans. Great idea!

@rhetta8916 Жыл бұрын

great vid!

@ericarrick6365 9 ай бұрын

RIP GRANT

@jafinch78 10 ай бұрын

Great build! Have you seen the Shake The Future YT channel Melt Metals in the Microwave The Ultimate Guide video? He has a great how to video that details how to even make the crucibles he uses using the silicon carbide susceptor material with silica glass. Super interesting and would be neat to see someone in the U.S. make a larger scale design since seems feasible from what I can tell. For the last decade and then some, jeeze more like three, I've been really interested in using microwaves for organic synthetic chemistry and other chemical and physical reactions. Especially if a tune able microwave and even IR source, though even with a regular microwave oven seems the way to say make ammonia and improve on many other reactions performance when designed to be optimal with the right conditions and apparatus design. Anyways, figured I'd mention since you dabble into what seems to some as the exotic worlds of chemistry. Makes me wonder how 3D printing with susceptor materials or like the principles of laser mirrors in the microwaves region implemented in the print, or maybe even in 3D filament somehow, might open a new world to explore.

@djdrack4681 Жыл бұрын

So just out of curiosity as I watch BigStack and a few others...If you're going to do a paint can foundry...What about a higher one? IE 2-4 paint cans high? Just spot welding the outsides together and cutting a whole in one would make sense. Just thinking if somebody didn't have the horizontal space for a bigger one when they want to upgrade, the possibility is to instead go vertical. Great video as always. +1

2 ай бұрын

Impressive work, I am trying to build something similar for the sake of testing concrete at high temperatures. I have 2 questions: 1. How can I reach higher temperatures (say 1000 - 1200 °C)? 2. How can I control the heating rate? Thank you

@ericokoth3218 4 ай бұрын

Adopting the 220volt wire to 120v by cutting meets the resistance needed but watts/m² goes up thus may easily burn up.

@jimsvideos7201 Жыл бұрын

Nice.

@txt.1723 Жыл бұрын

🎉 amazing p4... wow

@user21XXL Жыл бұрын

It would be really useful if you could record the longevity of your construction and point out possible weak points

@chemistryreacts Жыл бұрын

The weakest point is that the PID should be a ramp/soak type controller so the rate of heating and cooling can be controlled, every heating and cooling cycle will cause a lot of cracking in the insulation and shorten the life expectancy of the heating elements and crucibles used. Optimal heating rate for normal muffle furnaces is typically ~5 C per minute.

@drunkwoodswyllia4885 8 ай бұрын

Wow

@romanieo 4 ай бұрын

Liked and Subscribed.

@storminmormin14 Жыл бұрын

Wow Grant incarnate.

@ricaredojrcerebo6668 3 ай бұрын

Curious...can this be converted as wax burnout?

@LabCoatz_Science 3 ай бұрын

I don't see any reason why it can't be! As long as the heating element has the same resistance, it will run in any configuration and at any temperature.

@sealpiercing8476 Жыл бұрын

It seems inconvenient that you have the controller right under the paint can like that, where you could spill some liquid metal on it as you take out the crucible. Maybe off to the side would be more user-friendly? Or put a catch basin under the paint can over the controller?

@LabCoatz_Science Жыл бұрын

I was just basing it off the traditional designs seen in stores. Putting a controller on the side might be a good option for larger kilns, but one this small, it would be pretty bulky and awkward. Plus, being on the side instead of underneath would expose it to a much greater risk of overheating/getting splashed by liquid metals. I tried making the base almost the same size as the paint bucket, so it would be more difficult to get liquid metal spilled on it.

@sealpiercing8476 Жыл бұрын

@@LabCoatz_Science Maybe you could put a brim around the top, or the base? Could probably be some flimsy sheet steel thing, it shouldn't take much to prevent most incidental spills or dropped crucibles or similar from being able to sit on top of the particle board enclosure and presumably set it on fire.

@Mr.Unacceptable 8 ай бұрын

Now open a store that has all the parts for your projects. Make kits to sell. LTT has done the work just copy them.

@alexpotts6520 Жыл бұрын

Distilling white phosphorus sounds absolutely terrifying... your foundry is hot enough to convert the normal white phosphorous P4 molecules into triple-bonded P2 - and P2 is even more reactive than P4.

@telotawa 7 ай бұрын

2000 C or F?

@chuckvanderbildt Жыл бұрын

I would really urge you to ground the can for safety.

@ZoonCrypticon Жыл бұрын

Very interesting. But phosphorus from bones ? Danger for health. Think of the "Phossy jaw". Well, you won´t do great quantities, I believe. Thx.

@NerdlabsSci Жыл бұрын

epic video but why did you change the background music style. I liked the heavy metal better

@LabCoatz_Science Жыл бұрын

I simply felt like it fit the video better and would appeal to a wider audience.

@justinbanks2380 Жыл бұрын

This is ridiculously cool! But now I seem to be having another project, a bit amazon order, and a dent in my wallet ... 😅

@WastedFrom1976 Жыл бұрын

Great videos content, the music is horrendous, the internet provides all the music we want if we want it, and i do but not that music.

@justinbanks2380 Жыл бұрын

Mix it in a suitable container... Proceeds to use a stainless steel pot from kitchen... 😂😂😂 Hope the parents don't watch and you clean it very well before returning, lol Unless your plan is to try and become fireproof by ingesting small quantities of fire resistant material over time. 😂

@LabCoatz_Science Жыл бұрын

Nah, the pot was actually bought for project-purposes a few years ago when I was trying to ferment my own whiskey, lol!

@justinbanks2380 Жыл бұрын

@@LabCoatz_Science Ah, gotcha! And with a distilling license of course, 😉🤫

@SodiumInteresting Жыл бұрын

Second 😊

@littlehills739 Жыл бұрын

abuse to that knife no warning about elt shock wile on if u miss poke the crucible wile adding anything. and the non compliance of it all will mean you home insurance is void