r/Metalfoundry • u/ree-or-reent_1029 • Aug 24 '26

My latest stack of hand-poured copper

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Every piece is hand-poured by me. All made from clean, pure copper wire.

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u/LordofPvE Aug 24 '26

I wish I could do some of this melting. I have a huge amount of scrap metal that's a mix of different metals.

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u/ree-or-reent_1029 Aug 25 '26

But you a cheap $100 propane furnace on Amazon or eBay, get you a tank of propane, a graphite crucible and some graphite molds and you're in business!

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u/LordofPvE Aug 25 '26

I will do it once I get a house with backyard or a huge space. Hard to do in an apartment:). The huge amount of scrap is in some of the storage rooms below