How to make a device for melting aluminum on a gas stove

To melt aluminum, the heat produced by a regular kitchen gas stove is sufficient. To do this, you only need a crucible and a screen. All this is done simply from pipe scraps.

Materials:

• pipe 160-200 mm;
  
  
  
  
• profile pipe 100x100 mm;
  
• Sheet steel;
  
• strip 20 mm.

The process of making a device for melting aluminum on a gas stove at home

A blank 250-300 mm long is cut from a pipe with a diameter of 160-200 mm. Its ends are aligned.

Holes are drilled around the circumference of the workpiece 30 mm from the edge with a 7 mm drill in increments of 30-40 mm.


From the second end of the workpiece, 2 holes are drilled with the same drill. They should be located opposite each other, 30-50 mm from the edge. Cutouts are made along them using a grinder.

Next, the crucible is made. A sheet steel bottom is welded to a section of profile pipe.

The length of the crucible is selected so that when it is placed in a drilled pipe, there is a gap at the bottom for the gas burner. 2 pieces of strip are welded to the crucible.One long one will serve as a handle, and a short one will provide support for the casing cutout.

You also need to make a lid for the crucible with a wooden handle.


Next, the perforated pipe is installed on the lit gas stove.


If necessary, the burner can be raised by placing a sleeve. Next, the crucible itself is installed and covered with a lid.
To speed up the melting, a thin steel tube with a compressor connected can be inserted into one of the lower holes of the casing.

With blowing, the metal will melt a couple of times faster.

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