[TheForge] Aluminum

[Jerry Frost]

Now I'm thinking about it, has anyone here tried an Oxy lance on al? I know
an air arc will work but that's a different kettle of worm cans.

Jer

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Vince, it might be that you could have melted through using the extra
exothermic heat from cutting some scrap steel atop the aluminum and a
cutting torch. Good use for an old, reamed out tip.

On Oct 4, 2013, at 12:16 AM, Vincent Nakovics wrote:

Thanks Bruce, Ries,
     I have melted aluminum at the forge in a welded pipe and was surprised
when I got no response from the torch. I didn't think of hitting it with a
big hammer after I heated it up. I will have to keep that in mind. I just
figured it was because of the size I couldn't get enough heat to stay long
enough. I was doing a favor and didn't have time to cut it with a grinder,
neither did they because they took them in the small dump truck that they
didn't want use for whatever reason. I was just... dumb-founded when that
happened, I didn't think there was much that a torch couldn't cut through,
but live and learn.  See ya at the Forge!!

Vince Nakovics

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tremendously complex items understatedly simple".

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