Here are so pics of my casting pot. It holds an estimated 700# of liquid lead. I'm in a joint venture with another member here, processing 12K of jacketed range scrap. Before this we were using my smaller 250# pot.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/womf3g3f2t...323_132429.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ym30aehfi0...323_111715.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/jbddsdh5ou...323_111657.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/lyqfzv03qj...320_101631.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/k0v61bvgm8...323_110239.jpg
Last edited by justingrosche; 06-30-2014 at 12:35 AM.
The photos didn't upload right. Please redo.
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Little my ****. That's awesome
That's a serious bit of gear you've got there! I'd guess that the propane bottle should last about an hour?
Looks like you can melt a car in that thing and pull out the scrap.
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Dang that would melt a lot of lead. Puts my cutoff propane tank to shame. Nice setup!
Looks nice, It look`s like it would hold 1,000LB`s??
I love those burners. Great build
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Wow! What size ingots do you cast? Hopefully more than 1/2# as that would take a long time to empty the pot.
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I thought there weren't any smelters left in the U.S.?
Looks like a bathtub.
The material we are reclaiming is 100% jacketed indoor range scrap that is mixed with a large amount of shredded tire backstop. If we run the pot too hot you get a smokey EPA nightmare. But there is a sweet spot where we can rake the jackets back and forth to discharge what ever is caught up in the jacket cup and not be hot enough for the tire material to catch fire. If we could figure out a way to separate the tire shreds from the loose lead and jackets it would be a piece of cake.
The dual burners are 10" with adjustable 0-40 psi regulators. The pot itself is double walled with a layer of ceramic Kao Wool between the tub and cover.
Doubles as a moonshine still in the off season? Lol
Hmmm.... that's a pretty good idea, Tom.
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I like it but I doubt I'll emulate it.
You might look at gold trommels on Youtube.
Separating the metal from the rubber should be real easy since the specific gravity is so different.
Originally Posted by justingrosche
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Will the rubber float in water?
No it won't based on some trials we did. We have used a shaker screen with limited success. The fine particles of rubber still end up in the melt but its much better than the large chunks burning off.
Simply awesome, that is some of the best hillbilly ingenuity(not saying your a hillbilly, but I am & I couldn't have made a pot like that)I've seen. Great job.
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