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From: vestal@SRC.Honeywell.COM (Steve Vestal)
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Subject: Re: wanted: info on backyard smelting
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Date: 14 Dec 90 19:18:21 GMT
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I played around with this a little as a kid.  A small squirrel-cage blower and
a bag of charcoal will do wonders.  The main problem is finding a crucible to
hold the melt.  Cast-iron solder pots used by plumbers are fine for aluminum
(be careful to avoid melting the pot) but brass etc. require something better.

One source of information about home smelting is in the Amateur Telescope
Making books (Russel used to do a lot of this).  Check your local university
library, or look in Sky & Telescope magazine for advertisements for these
books.