A little while back, I asked my friend, Jacob, if he would make me a crucible and some tongs for my metal casting setup. His Snap-On welder is far superior to my Home Depot Special (which claims that it can weld up to 3/16th” steel, but I think that must be in a perfect laboratory setting because it struggles with anything over 1/8″) and I didn’t want to take any chances where flesh and phalanges are at stake. He not only made me a crucible and tongs, but actually surprised me with another, taller crucible as well. These things are made from 3″ OD, 1/4″ thick pipe and are built like brick ScheißHäuser! He really did a great job on them and smoothed out all of the welds and sandblasted them so you can barely tell there is even a seam on the bottom endcaps. Here are some pics of the crucibles, tongs and my casting supply cart with my propane tank, Petro-bond sand, and the cool, heavy-duty flask I scored recently that was built in 1965 (it’s overkill for most things I’ll be casting, but I got a good deal on it)!
Thanks, Jacob!
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