Foundry
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crazy2medic
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Foundry
The previous owners of my property left a "Burn Pile" it has alot of aluminum cans, I was thinking of maybe melting them down and pouring them into ingots, does anybody have an idea where I could get what I need to do this with?
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Re: Foundry
Make sure they are dry first or you heat them up slowly. Don’t get a crucible going and just drop them in. You can get a steam explosion if you drop them in a pre heated crucible and there's moisture in the can.
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They might have more value as a can alloy than it would have as unidentified aluminum ingots.
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That may be right, but I can tell you that cans have miniscule value. A couple or three garbage bags of aluminum cans is like $1.50.Liberty wrote: Mon Apr 26, 2021 11:12 am They might have more value as a can alloy than it would have as unidentified aluminum ingots.
The amount of energy you put into melting them down probably exceeds the value of the ingot. Might be a fun project but unlikely to be a moneymaker.
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My favorites are the ones pouring molten aluminum on fireant mounds.
