Title: Building a Gas Fired Crucible Furnace
Description: This is the monster furnace that uses natural gas to melt up to twenty pounds of cast iron in a crucible. Both body and top of furnace lift up to allow safe removal of the white hot crucible. You get all the details on the furnace, burner assembly and operation. It will easily melt brass and cast iron. You should have experience with molten aluminum before moving to the “hot stuff.”
Subjects: furnaces, crucibles, Crucibles, Metallurgical furnaces, Founding, Design and construction