Here are forms of aluminum you can find around the house:
Pop Cans |
The two problems with melting down pop cans:
- They produce a lot of slag, which will need to be skimmed off
- You need a lot of cans to fill the crucible
Scrap aluminum |
The great thing about scrap aluminum is that you can find use for it.
Push mower engine block |
You Can melt down your old mower engine block instead of throwing it out. also it gives you a fair amount of aluminum.
Computer Heat sink (cooling fin) |
If you have an old computer you can melt down its cooling fin
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ReplyDeleteIs a computer cooling fin really made out of aluminum if so sic. And can you finish the steps so that I can make whatever your making as your final product. Other than that nice blog. And a word of advice let people fallow your blog.
ReplyDeletenvm, I forgot that you're making a furnace
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