Diy Electric Melting Furnace

So after a few months the element did finally break although it was partly my fault.

Diy electric melting furnace.

Click on the image to go to the kanthal site where you can download specifications on kanthal wire and heating elements. This document describes how to build a furnace for melting metals like copper silver gold etc. Kanthal is the largest supplier of electric heating elements but there are other suppliers like i 2 r elements duralite molycom and mhi. A crucible is a metal container that you put inside of your furnace that holds the metal you re melting.

For hobby metal melting and for science. Put the metal you want to melt inside the crucible and use a pair of fire tongs to set it in the middle of your furnace. Some quick links to a fe. Allow the furnace to heat the crucible and melt the metal before taking it out with tongs for casting.

8 pounds plaster of paris possibly 12 if you do not have a lid with your bucket bag of sand normal play sand will work fine a 5 gallon bucket for mixing. I decided to make an electric furnace because it s totally silent i may use it inside my workshop i also may control temperature and i don t have to worry.