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pitciblackscotland
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KEG Foundry Furnace Jan 3, 2019 12:32:55 GMT -5

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Post by pitciblackscotland on Jan 3, 2019 12:32:55 GMT -5

Thanks mate, yeah a lot of people are using kegs make a foundry funace. Yours looks like it has held together well for that time, have you thought about a lifting mechanism for your foundry? Here a vid that you could make up looks easy to make www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBukYqlEX4s And i just found this vid WTF!!!!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=k19wyUXP0bw&t=74s

Cheers,
Mark.

dominik
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KEG Foundry Furnace Jan 3, 2019 13:42:19 GMT -5 pitciblackscotland likes this

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Post by dominik on Jan 3, 2019 13:42:19 GMT -5

Hi,
yes it has survived a really long time now.
Maybe because of the threaded stainless steel rods
I welded in place before I casted the concrete mix isolation.
But Even more important is the drying process, mostly the
initial one but after each longer term it was not in use
I start very very slowly and heat it up empty very carefully.

No I do not plan to add a lifting mechanism for the lid.
However a lifting mechanism to bring the hole foundry outside
Would be nice... Even with that high perlite content it’s
a heavy thing.

Best regards