Customer Reviews for VEVOR Propane Melting Furnace, 2462℉, 2 KG Metal Foundry Furnace Kit with Graphite Crucible and Tongs, Casting Melting Smelting Refining Precious Metals Like Gold Silver Aluminum Copper Brass Bronze

tres utile pour mon atelier de coutellerie pour produire garde pommeau et mitre a partir de moulages au sable vert

It's pretty much ready to go right out of the box, incredibly easy to use, and heats better than I was expecting. This thing is worth every penny, and if you're looking to do a little backyard smelting and forging, this is the perfect gadget to get started with.

I knew this would not fit straight to Aussie gas bottles, but I didn't know how I would solve the issue. One reviewer suggest buy a new regulator and hose set - research indicated $80-100. I found a male to male brass adapter on Amazon for $20. The Australian bottle takes a POL fitting (left hand thread, requires a wrench or handle to tighten) and the regulator is QCC-1 ( right hand thread, less than 1 turn hand tighten). The instructions did not cover sealing the carcinogenic ceramic fibres - after a couple of hours of online research, I chose refactory cement - 2 kg should do it. I used the back of a plastic teaspoon to apply and a very wet mix - I tried a brush, but it pulled at the fibres and wouldn't coat them. The instructions did not mention tempering the crucible, but another hours inline research gave me an idea how to do it. I cured the refactory cement and tempered the crucible at the same time - i only used one burner, had the valve almost closed and the regulator set at less than 5 psi. It still reached 1100c in half an hour - I would have preferred to do it more slowly - and shut it off, left the lid on and let it cool to ambient temperature overnight. The refactory has set and the crucible has a nice finish - no glassy beads. If the burners had air chokes, I feel I would have been able to temper/cure more slowly. The tongs are really only suitable for placing stock in the crucible - place it, dont drop it in. I spent an additional $500aud on a lift/pour tong set, refactory and firebricks to sit the furnace, lid and crucible on, a 2.4kg cast iron ingot mould (aluminium is 1/4 weight of gold), gas bottle adapter, automotive drip trays to heat and pour on (I’m clumsy and aluminium can explode concrete) and a laser thermometer to 1880C (pizza ones only go to 550c). I am looking forward to my first melt and pouring some ingots. The furnace seems awesome and will get hot enough to melt in 15 mins. $289 well spent!

i bought this to melt aluminium and brass for projects. and was more than very surprised at how easy it was to set up and use. and the melting time is very fast indeed, so no wasted gas waiting around for things to heat up. it more than served my needs, great little bench top forge 5* rating for this along with fast delivery

Works great! I've used it to make jewelry, knives, and a great multiplicity of other things. Great price for the quality. Extrodanaly easy to use. Be careful when using the lid for an extended time. The metal heats up and starts burning the wood, but other than that it works beautifully. The tongs are fanominal but one does have to be cautious when adjusting to their grip. I have had red-hot steel try to jump up in my face because the tongs aren't as tight as they could be.

Very good quality for the money spent, Heats fast and even, Needs a higher quality Crucible but the one supplied works to start. I would Highly recommend Buying a stiffener for the Insulation before using, you won't regret the extra $16 dollar investment it will keep the insulation from sagging and eliminate a lot of headaches and hassle also Get some High Quality Teflon tape for the connections before hand or it will leak. Invest in Crucible Tongs that Cradle the Crucible for better control pouring. Be Safe Have Fun;)

I had a lot of fun with the Tools. I melted Aluminium, Copper and Brass. I have it now for a year and would buy it again.

I have enjoyed using the furnace it is a great piece of kit. my only down point was that the tongs supplied are not practical to use when poring the moulten metal. also, the fire brick has cracked after 5 melts but I have been impressed with the furnace as a whole n

Hallo. Schnelle Lieferung. Ich habe es noch Knicht ausprobiert, gute Qualität, guter Preis, ich bin zufrieden

Love it. Only issue that I have is the control of gas flow is a bit finicky and you often blow out the flame when trying to light it. Other then that, no problems.