Non electric bottom pour furnace

[coastie]

Does anyone make a bottom pour non electric furnace?

 

[Boris]

what are you smelting? Depending on what you are doing, cupola/ette would work. Reverbs are close second. No one makes those in US though [sad2]

 

[coastie]

It would be to cast bullets with. I am looking into an off grid home where electricity is going to be limited and I am looking at nonelectric options for my hobbies.

 

[mac1911]

Check out castboolits.com tons of smelting casting set ups. I have a old timer friend who cast all his roundball the old fashion way. Old cast laddle by the fire.

 

[Patriot]

Check out castboolits.com tons of smelting casting set ups. I have a old timer friend who cast all his roundball the old fashion way. Old cast laddle by the fire.

This is your best bet. I have read a couple of threads with members piping up about smelting over open pit
wood fires. You can use a dutch oven or any suitable vessel. You need to be a bit more careful with what
you are putting in the pot. Too hot and a little zinc will ruin your day (and melt). If you have a thermometer
that would help.

 

[Ziptar]

A Really long time ago RCBS used to sell a bottom pour pot that was fired using a propane torch.

They show up in auctions every so often but, its rare.

You can make your own easy enough of you got an old Lyman 61 / Saeco 24 with a bad element and stripped off the electric and outer sheet metal. You could probably come up with a better more efficient way to heat it as well.

 

[coastie]

A Really long time ago RCBS used to sell a bottom pour pot that was fired using a propane torch.

They show up in auctions every so often but, its rare.

You can make your own easy enough of you got an old Lyman 61 / Saeco 24 with a bad element and stripped off the electric and outer sheet metal. You could probably come up with a better more efficient way to heat it as well.

THank you. That is what I am looking for.

 

[mac1911]

I have something simular, only its a table top shot maker.

A Really long time ago RCBS used to sell a bottom pour pot that was fired using a propane torch.

They show up in auctions every so often but, its rare.

You can make your own easy enough of you got an old Lyman 61 / Saeco 24 with a bad element and stripped off the electric and outer sheet metal. You could probably come up with a better more efficient way to heat it as well.

 

[Boris]

ah, ok, I thought that you were talking about something like this:

 

[Ziptar]

ah, ok, I thought that you were talking about something like this:

Thats exactly what my coffee maker looks like.

 

[mac1911]

http://www.northeastshooters.com/vb...-now-have-a-shotmaker/page3?highlight=mac1911 see post 29......you could even find a old plumbers torch. The ones filled with karosine and you pump up.

 

[38ExtraSpecial]

http://www.johnsongas.com/industrial/frn-solder.asp


Would this work??

I have one collecting dust. Even has a few small cast iron pot with it.