[TheForge] melting copper and aluminum

[Ben Barrett]

I have puddled some aluminum bits on a kiln shelf I use as my gas
forge floor... once it cools they come off & out easily... accidents
tho!
So, it'll melt.  :)   Now, why iron, and why cast?

~ben


On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 4:42 PM, lee robbins <naturadoc1 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> is it not possible to take a cast iron bowl and put
> aluminum or copper in it to melt it? is it better to
> line it with refractory. i have  thought of using the
> two bowls, one for each metal. i figured the
> difference in melting points would be enough just in
> the forge for small amounts.
>
> Lee
>
>