Moss

Thats what i am completely baffled about how is it so possible yet just out of reach!!!!

Second picture you can see part of the quarter. Both from same angle. Minimal distance. Doe the flame circulate underneath it, close to but maybe not completely.? (Pictures are reversed for some reason) If you read the website from castmasters everyone who has used this product after me has had no problem melting copper down. Yet, I cannot achieve the same results which leads me to believe these people have not tried copper... or maybe what im using needs better improvement. Again, novice here and really interested in the hobby as well as teaching my 4 year old a life long skill

Thank you Steve

I guess i did not realize i needed more seed then a few pennies to get it going. That being said what would be the answer to that? I tried borax before ( pic of the 2 metal chunks it was used on top one, not bottom)and the results were unclear, maybe i did not use enough. Also i do have pieces of copper instead of wire, but since i was unable to liquify any of the copper i just have not tried that yet ( also i have a lot more wire). Which then leads me to the last question, once the crucible has liquid copper in it the wire should take easily to liquid form after adding it too the mix with little effort. So instead of starting off with wire add it in later.. also my neighbor keeps telling me that propane is unable to get copper to the melting point and this is a waste...

The copper chunk on top is 1st attempt when i asked questions the first time. Bottom chunk is what i did with these adjustments and all the great tips you all gave.

Ok so first off i apologize for being so delayed, ohio weather is up and down and being a night shift nurse finding time is definitely a crunch. So here goes i dialed the psi down to 5 instead of 10, which improved my run time and delayed my propane freeze. Although since i got a new regulator i really cannot say for sure if it improved the flame adjustment. Now onto the copper melting itself. I packed the crucible decently tight of copper, place 4 charcoal cubes on top and fired away. I did toss 3 pennys into the bottom to facilitate the process. Still i have not been able to achieve liquid copper to pour. I placed the flame at the base of the crucible (as blue as i can get) to concentrate the flame. I adjust the choke completely closed then slowly open it but i just cannot achieve a solid blue flame jetting onto the crucible.( tried multiple time at different setting on propane tank psi) With that said as i close the lid and still have dragons breath. For those of you who have limited data i tried to make the pictures as simple as possible... if you ever in north ridgeville ohio. I owe you a beer... or Coke

Awesome thanks for the tips, I will adjust the flow and choke. Hopefully I can get there. Ill take a pic of it in the foundry and post it when i get another day off. Again, thanks for the advice

The choke was about 1/4” open. Ill try to open it more then and see. Should i dial the psi down at all? Or leave it running at 10psi?

I did not post any questions on that site. I did do some reading of threads to try and diagnose the issue. I posted here because it after looking over the site, it looked more tailored to what I’m doing

Ill try to get a photo of the flame and crucible but didnt have a chance to. The second photo i put the mold ontop covering the hole partly because i was trying to hold the heat in more.

North Ridgeville, Ohio. Sorry about that

The choke was at 1/4” open at 10psi propane. I was getting a decent flame and heating but just could not quite reach the melting point. Since i swapped out the regulator that originally came with the kit i believe im achieving a hotter burn then before. Still not sure what the issue is.. Tried that... not even close to 100% support

Alright first off thank you for all the imput because im completely new to this craft. That being said i have read multiple threads to diagnose my issue with physical application to no avail. Here goes. I bought a single chamber fire propane foundry to melt copper and cannot achieve melting point. The foundry i purchased was beginner on amazon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Cast Masters Propane Furnace w 5KG Crucible and Tongs Kiln Smelting Gold Silver Copper Scrap Metal Recycle Now i have swapped out the regulator to adjust the psi to dial it to.. at or above 10psi using a 20lbs propane tank. So far no issues with freezing ( regulator that came with product was not accurate and froze after 10 minutes of run time). So i can now run for a decent amount of time at a dialed amount of pressure (10psi) but cannot achieve liquid copper. I have tried to cover the vent hole partially with the ingot mold to keep heat in. I have tried to dial my air to propane ratio in so that its a decent hot/ yellow burn no go... The questions i have, is the insultion not adequate to refract heat? Look at amazon specs? should i cover current insulation in refractory cement to increase temps, (reduce heat loss) is this mini foundry just not adequate enought?? without going over board how should i modify this foundy to achieve the above problem. ( im thinking dual flame torches) Thank youfor your time Joe Moss xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx