Nelyrho Propane Smelting Furnace Kit – 7kg Crucible, Support Stand, Tongs Included – Stainless Steel Foundry Melting Furnace for at-Home Metal Melting of Aluminum, Gold, Silver, and Copper Scrap

This thing works great. Did a borax seasoning on the crucible then did some brass. The tongs are ok sketchy to pour with

I got this as a birthday gift for my husband last year. It was easy to use, a good size for small batches, and a good price for the quality. He loved it and still uses it often to melt down copper scraps, aluminum cans, and brass I think. Mostly making coins and bars.

Set up was simple, it works relatively well and fast. I'm going to cast all the things! Just don't rely on the tongs that it comes with to grip the crucible or you'll eventually spill all over... ask me how I know..

I've done a few melts. It worked out amazing. Its just a little tiny but it does help keep it hot. I placed satanite on the walls so the insulation doesn't burn away. It gets very hot, use proper care, just having your hand above the lidless furnace can burn you.

Please do not use the adapter for the tank level gauge. This will not function and the tube will get very hot preventing proper gas into the oven. Use a weigh scale to read the tank. Working perfectly without the adapter. Melting a lot of aluminum cans.

Got so much joy out of this so far! Good entry-level metal working with the kids.

Make sure to dry your crucibles in the over before placing in the furnace. If the crucibles are not completely dry the rapid heating will cause them to shatter or explode.

I got everything I needed to melt hundreds of aluminum cans into ingots. It took some acrobatics to safely pour the molten metal, but it does warn you to wear protection. It is very loud, so I suggest putting it somewhere people can put up with the noise. In all, I highly recommend the proper gloves and a larger ingot mould. A long steel spoon or ladle to pull the dross out before and after pours helps. I used kosher salt for flux as I was pouring only aluminum; it does help.