Jim O'Neil's photos with the keyword: aluminum

crucible lifting tongs

crucible lifting tongs

Jim O'Neil
03 Sep 2017 215
Tongs to lift the crucible out of the smelting furnace.
Cruclble pour handle

Cruclble pour handle

Jim O'Neil
03 Sep 2017 212
I use this to hold the red hot crucible and pour the molten metal in to the mold.
cast, still molten & smoking

cast, still molten & smoking

Jim O'Neil
03 Sep 2017 202
This is the sand mold the aluminum poured and still molten.
tools

tools

Jim O'Neil
03 Sep 2017 219
Casting an aluminum statue yesterday,
crucible cooling

crucible cooling

Jim O'Neil
03 Sep 2017 203
Melting aluminum requires heating it and the crucible around 1220° F. (660°C.), so things take a while to cool afterwards.
Yesterday's cast

Yesterday's cast

Jim O'Neil
03 Sep 2017 2 3 254
So! This is the result of yesterday's smelting/casting. Cast in sand using the lost foam process.
cast size

cast size

Jim O'Neil
03 Sep 2017 212
Around 3 by 5 inches or 8 by 12 cm.