Bottom pour casting ladle

[Floydster]

I made this ladle today, ran a tube down to 1/4" from the bottom so it feeds from the bottom, works awesome.
Floydster

[HeavyMetal]

Been thinking along the same lines for a ladle to fill ingot molds with, any idea how much alloy that holds?

[Floydster]

Just a hair shy of 1/4 cup, takes two ladles to fill each muffin tin ingot.
Floydster

[bhn22]

A #1 Rowell ladle is essentially the same thing, for those of you without access to welding equipment

[dromia]

Nice job there Floydster.

As has been said the same principle as the Rowels which are fine off the shelf ladles for those of us who don't have Floydster's skills.

[Matt3357]

Very nice, I made one that holds 5 lbs of melt. Fills a little over 2 muffins. Which reminds me, I need more wheel weights to smelt down.

Matt

[lwknight]

Rowell ladles are cheap and come in a lot of sizes up to 90 pounds. The 90 pounders are not so cheap.
The #1 ladle is $20.00 at carmover .com
Rowell Ladles (http://advancecarmover.thomasnet.com/category/rowell-ladles?)

[Floydster]

Well, I made mine in less then an 1 hr.in the shop, plus I have the satisfacion of making it my self.
FYIF, the 1# ladle from Rowell is $ 28.00 with shipping, whatever floats your boat:)

[askimball]

With a #1 ladle.........WHAT IF YOUR LEFT HANDED....NO BOTTOM POUR...????

[stubshaft]

Looks like the first ladle I made back in the day. I used a section of 1 1/2" exhaust pipe and welded the whole affair up. Looks good though. I hope it works as well for you as mine did for me.

[montana_charlie]

I made this ladle today, ran a tube down to 1/4" from the bottom so it feeds from the bottom,
I see from your drawing that you placed the intake for the 'tube' near the back wall of the dipper.

Therefore, when half of the alloy is out of the dipper, there is no way for the rest to enter the tube.

Placing the tube so that the intake and exit are both on the same side of the dipper will let let all of the alloy be 'bottom fed' through the 'spout'.

CM

[Floydster]

montana, you are so right, the way it is right now, it doesn't completly empty the bowl---but it works ok, hummm, may have to make another one:)
Thanks, Floyd

[askimball]

I'm going to try that with a ladle I already have by welding a tube on the Right side since I'm left handed.........

This ladle has casted MANY THOUSAND of bullets, been broken several times and brazed back together...It's a commercial ladle
with pourers on both sides.........


http://www.etsy.com/listing/87817964/sweet-vintage-smelting-ladle