Monday, September 19, 2011

Mr. Tinker....

With the endless attempt to refine the foundry, I stumbled across this video posted by Mr Tinker on youtube.  He uses waste oil, both vegetable and motor, to fire his furnace.  Needless to say, I was impressed and ordered the required parts from Patriot Supply



While charcoal works decent as a fuel, it takes too long to sufficiently melt a full crucible.  Also, I am finding myself using an entire bag each time I start the furnace.  At $9.00 a bag, creating ingots is becoming expensive.  So, onto the next step...I'll keep updates with the progress.