02-21-2012, 11:08 AM
Thanks Lads 
Dave ,,, the furnace can use all fuels with forced draught , the steel rapper is what goes around the outside of the brick and done right it will pull them all together nice and tight .
Ed ,,,,,,, so far i have melted iron with coke , gas and oil ,,, nether are the most efficient/cost effective way of doing it ,,, but for small projects there OK ,,, the real tool for melting iron is a Cupola furnace ,the subject of my next thread
Jerry ,,,,,, its probably not the most efficient furnace ,, but for home use it really gets the job done ,, there is not allot of heat loss through the brick joints , if used to melt cast iron the hole lot will fuse into one mass .
Rob
Dave ,,, the furnace can use all fuels with forced draught , the steel rapper is what goes around the outside of the brick and done right it will pull them all together nice and tight .
Ed ,,,,,,, so far i have melted iron with coke , gas and oil ,,, nether are the most efficient/cost effective way of doing it ,,, but for small projects there OK ,,, the real tool for melting iron is a Cupola furnace ,the subject of my next thread
Jerry ,,,,,, its probably not the most efficient furnace ,, but for home use it really gets the job done
,, there is not allot of heat loss through the brick joints , if used to melt cast iron the hole lot will fuse into one mass .Rob