Hi All,
Next odd question.
I'm buying a tiny melting unit, a 70lb brass capacity tilting furnace, pick it up next week and getting ready to play while the weather cools. No desire to do this during the summer, plus I'm busier in the summer, so no free time.
If you ever buy casting wax in bulk in comes in little pestules? little mis-shaped drops. I keep them in a big tote and scoop them as necessary, really a nice way to store them.
I have quite a bit of scrap metal I need to deal with, copper, brass, bronze, they are all separated, no chip, just chunks bits and the like. A few hundred pounds.
I'm looking to melt it down into a convenient form. I personally like the idea of making it into shot, don't you just pour it into water? And little drops form? Watched a few videos on Youtube and that appears to be the way they do it. A few places even sell it that way. Some of the drops are a little messed up, but this is for quickly emptying the crucible at the end of the day and storing the remaining metal for use later.
Questions?
Could it trap water inside the pellet? That would be a problem on the remelt.
Does it affect the remelt in an adverse way, more surface area so a little more oxidized metal, besides that?
Those are the two big ones.
If you have experience with this, advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Aaron
Next odd question.
I'm buying a tiny melting unit, a 70lb brass capacity tilting furnace, pick it up next week and getting ready to play while the weather cools. No desire to do this during the summer, plus I'm busier in the summer, so no free time.
If you ever buy casting wax in bulk in comes in little pestules? little mis-shaped drops. I keep them in a big tote and scoop them as necessary, really a nice way to store them.
I have quite a bit of scrap metal I need to deal with, copper, brass, bronze, they are all separated, no chip, just chunks bits and the like. A few hundred pounds.
I'm looking to melt it down into a convenient form. I personally like the idea of making it into shot, don't you just pour it into water? And little drops form? Watched a few videos on Youtube and that appears to be the way they do it. A few places even sell it that way. Some of the drops are a little messed up, but this is for quickly emptying the crucible at the end of the day and storing the remaining metal for use later.
Questions?
Could it trap water inside the pellet? That would be a problem on the remelt.
Does it affect the remelt in an adverse way, more surface area so a little more oxidized metal, besides that?
Those are the two big ones.
If you have experience with this, advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Aaron