COPPER AND ALUMINIUM SMELTING

[oldhop]

I would like to build a furnace to melt both Ali and copper .(Maybe 40lbs at a time ),both of which I have on an on going bassis as scrap from used components of refrigeration equipment.any help out there.What pitfalls?

 

[metengr]

What exactly are you attempting to do? Anytime you are working with furnaces and molten metal, safety is a primary concern and unless you know how to handle quantities of molten metal, I would not recommend it.

 

[thermcool]

Some of the consideration include:
Safety, environmental related issues, temperature involved, furnace material, type of heating, installation etc.

See if this link helps:

http://www.artmetal.com/project/TOC/proces/cast/ag_cast.html