Tools/castingcrucible

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CM450PB Safety Tilt Crucible Furnace

This tool requires induction
Owing to it's dangerous nature, delicate nature, or expense, this tool requires that you be inducted on it's proper handling before use.

Current Status

Date Status Comment
10th September 2018 Fully Functional No reported issues.

Introduction

Our casting crucible can melt up to a maximum 2L of brass, bronze or aluminium which equates to about 15Kg of copper alloys or just under 5Kg of aluminium. It's rated for a maximum temperature of 1100C and the high-temperature thermocouple from the Forge can be used to check what temperature it's operating at. It consumes gas at the rate of approximately 1Kg/hr, which means it has a use charge of £?/Hr and required induction