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8th Jul 2018, 08:00 PM #1
KEG Foundry Furnace biuld
I started this KEG Foundry Furnace project a few years ago and now have some time to finish it off . I had two old beer kegs lying around so why not put them to use. Been researching DIY Foundry Furnaces and came across the (myfordboy) web site, So will be building a oil burner like he has built.
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8th Jul 2018, 08:15 PM #2
Poured in the refractory cement into the lid and the bottom of the keg, will line the side of the keg with fire bricks.
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9th Jul 2018, 03:53 AM #3Most Valued Member
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Been planning to build a keg-based furnace myself, so watching with interest.
Where did you get your refractory materials from?
Steve
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9th Jul 2018, 05:49 AM #4
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9th Jul 2018, 06:11 AM #5
Got some work done on the supply station, i had to make a stronger base as 60 litters of oil and 25 litters in the top tank was to heavy and with those small caster wheels the hole thing could tip over. I hack a PC power supply for the 12 volt oil pump witch will top up the top tank,don't want to run out of oil when doing a melting season. I'm using 135 micron mesh for filtering WASTE VEGETABLE OIL.
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10th Jul 2018, 09:48 PM #6
Here are some photos of the oil burner, the veg oil needs to be heated up a bit so it's easy to lite. A couple of vids of test runs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqDcboE___Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nN6Rf-LuhsQ
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29th Jul 2018, 05:04 PM #7
Today i cut the hole for the tuyere and use a propane torch to slowly heat the furnace up to ~400c, next week will use the oil burner. The refractory has been drying for about 7 months so just want to make sure there is no moisture left before i cerment the fire bricks in.
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17th Aug 2018, 06:28 PM #8
I cut up the fire bricks to the required size for the keg and used high temp cement to hold the bricks in, i ran out out of high temp cement will get some more to finish off and trim the top off with a hand saw.
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21st Aug 2018, 06:33 PM #9Diamond Member
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What high temp cement are you using and where do you get it from?
I also like your oil burner, do you have much $$$ invested in it?
Thanks
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21st Aug 2018, 07:39 PM #10
I got the cement from Refractory and Ceramic PTY LTD in Mulgrave Vic So far the cost is $1,000 and counting. I found out Bunnings are selling High Temperature Mortar Heat resistant up to 1000°C will need to get some to finish off the brick work.
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27th Aug 2018, 02:07 PM #11
Got the high temp mortar and finish off the brick work and had plenty left over, so applied the rest on the inside and top. I have a 8 inch stainless tube which i would like to use for a test melt. There is 1 inch gap between the tube and the wall of the furnace, would the gap be OK?
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31st Aug 2018, 01:51 PM #12I break stuff...
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Interesting.... I've had a keg kicking around for years. Always thought it was aluminium for some reason, but I'm going to have to re-check now. But ouch on the price so far - how much of that was the burner, and how much the refractory?
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31st Aug 2018, 03:56 PM #13
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10th Apr 2019, 06:25 PM #14Most Valued Member
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