In a survival situation, heating metal in order to bend or mold it can be a huge asset.
There is not better way of doing it than with a foundry, which concentrates the heat to make the heating process quicker and more intense.
When most of us think of a foundry, we think of a fairly sophisticated product.
This foundry defies all of that, but can withstand incredible heat and in a survival situation where you need to melt metal or bend it, could be a game changer.
Do you have ideas on how to make this mini foundry even more awesome? If so, leave a comment below.
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@[1006230060:2048:TJ Horn]
@[1382050531:2048:William Hoyt]
@[100000602838302:2048:Gage Bullock] we needs
Yes we do
@[100005668112642:2048:Wesley Rogers]
I made one and it works but it broke (and if you don’t have any of the supplies and have to buy it all its about $50 or $60 to make it)
I made this exactly and it barely cost me 40 to make. A bit pricey but if you look around, you can salvage a lot of that stuff. The only thing you really have to buy is the plaster of Paris and the sand. You can make just about anything else work. I ended up using a 1/2″ drill bit and drilled everything out that needed to be drilled
@[1800235912:2048:Jim Jones]
Mine costed a little more but it’s big (trash can)
@[100000638094990:2048:Nick]
You could at least give Grant Thompson a shout out somewhere in the article, it’s his video
@[100001518703135:2048:Jesse Biesiada]
Both you and Goat have sent me this. You guys got an aluminium fetish you need scratched?
You got plans for another foundry?
We could use the same plans to make canister steel
I think it’s gonna have to be a heck of a lot hotter.
I could be wrong though. We could try it.
Isn’t that just a matter of the fuel? We could add a bellows system with the addition of a piece of pipe to stoke the fire
@[1165297782:2048:John Conant]. Right up your alley
Cost me 17$ got all the parts at yard sales
My buddy and I did this. Be sure you guys have some way too measure the temp, cause ours got hot enough to burn through the steel fire extinguisher we used as our crucible
Also, in case of failure, set your furnace on something that can withstand, or protect against molten metal; at our meltdown, the metal very quickly ate through the insulation, then through the bucket, damaging the asphalt beneath it.