wulfgar Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 i hear the word crucible used alot. can someone explain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Hale Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 crucible - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bart Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Hey Wulfgar, A crucible is a pot ,used to melt metal for casting. I've used a carbon one for casting brass. Grtz, Bart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chyancarrek Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Hey Wulfgar, Ditto to the above posters - Crucibles come in all sorts of sizes and materials depending on what they are used for - metal - carbon - ceramic. My avatar is a number 80 crucible (if I remember correctly) holding about 300lbs of bronze - it's made of a silicon-ceramic. Here's a couple of pics of one in use - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mulciber Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Wulfgar, they're used once you've been blacksmithing long enough that the metal is in your veins and you just choose to drink molten metal rather than coffee. Nothin like a good cup'o'tool steel to get the morning started. PS; thanks for asking because I didn't know either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wulfgar Posted November 7, 2008 Author Share Posted November 7, 2008 thank you for the helps everyone. i guess for my next questions...how does one obtain them....i dont need anything large. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houaha Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 try searching on google ill bet u will find a lot of them, also try ebay or amazon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chyancarrek Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Wulfgar, Try these folks -BCS - Budget Casting Supply Great people to work with - always willing to answer a question and their carbon crucibles are really reasonable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Hartley Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 I bought mine from Legend Mining Legend Inc. Sparks, Nevada USA . You can even get them in 6-packs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 (edited) Try also Pieh Tool Company. Pieh Tool Company, Inc. They are a blacksmith and farrier supplier located in AZ. Nice folks with many intresting things of interest to the blacksmith. Edited May 18, 2009 by Charlotte Corretion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 I have bought several over the years from these guys Foundry Crucibles and they are nice to deal with. I use every thing from 1.5# to 25# capacity crucibles as these are the ones that I could handle by myself before my back injury. Anything bigger than this and it would be good to have help with the pour. You need a different crucible for each type of metal that you pour, aluminum, silicone bronze, brass (red and yellow), etc. Casting is so cool.:cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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