A little aluminum flashing did the trick for me for smelting in the cold temps.
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A little aluminum flashing did the trick for me for smelting in the cold temps.
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...ps1ace42b0.jpg
I used to use a dutch oven over the turkey fryer, gave that setup away before moving 3 states away.
then built this to render aluminum, I was amazed at how quickly the pb melts in this setup.
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started with the 55 gallon drum poured an 80# bag of quikcrete for the floor.
then added the inner wall with burner tube and filled the gap with another 120#
quikcrete. the lid is a 60# bag with rebar handles.