DELUXE ELECTRIC MELTING POT

[Turboconqueringmegaeagle]

Ive been using heating elements removed from domestic ovens to melt ally for years now but with no temperature control would manage a couple of pours then it would burn out so...... I took an old fire extinguisher into which i placed a stainless steel pipe (80x5x?) with the end capped with the element wound round it and receptical for a k-type thermocouple, back filled with a proprietary blend of pearlite and fire clay and rigged a controll unit on salvaged power socket and lead off a pc power supply.

Note: I came by a box full of brand new elements from ovens no longer in production so ive had a dozen pours out of this thing so far but only managed a max of 4 pours using used elements that were not controlled, id hate for anyone to cement something in place and have it burn out after the test run.