[TheForge] reclaiming copper

[terry l. ridder]

hello;

comments below.

On Thu, 29 Jun 2006, Dan Brewer wrote:

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> The first is that you will need a bigger furnace.
>

i do have a large crucible furnace that takes a silicon carbide crucible
for melting brass. however, since i am doing this without any help and
that i am living on painkillers ( one every 6 hrs ) for the trashed left
side of my body. the coffee can foundries are more than enough. i am
here 24x7x365 days a year.

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> Next is that you will need lots of flux.
>

charcoal and coal.

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> And you will need a real crucible.
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not sure what you attempting to say here.

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> The melting temp of copper is not that far off of that of steel.
>

the last time i checked:
copper          1083 deg C        1981 deg F
steel    1370 - 1505 deg C 2500 - 2735 deg F

the steel ultimately depends on the type of steel.

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> Your crucible will be red hot and fragile.
>
generally are once the crucible furnace is running along.

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> A clay graphite or silicon carbide crucible is what you will want to use.
>

over kill for my purposes.

> If you are just burning off the insulation use a weed burner.
>

as ralph pointed out there is a big difference between 'bright' and
'burnt' prices that the scrap dealer pays.

>
> Dan in Auburn
>

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terry l. ridder ><>