/diy/ - Do It Yourself

There isn't a metal casting general, or even a metallurgy general, and I don't think it's worth starting one so I'm hijacking this thread for my blog post. I finally fired up my waste oil furnace and melted some cans. I've been planning this for way too long but it keeps getting put off. I built the oil burner over a year ago, so it's about fucking time. Lights up easy with a few charcoal briquettes, then a slow transition to the oil. Just under 15 minutes from dead cold to having melted a 5 gallon bucket full of crushed cans. Skimmed the dross with a dollar store serving spoon. No molds yet, don't care, just poured it into a an empty soup can. 9.24oz of shitty soda can aluminum, I'm thrilled. Honestly my biggest let down is not needing more oil. I'm burning used motor oil and I have close to 100 gallons laying around, but this whole burn used less than a quart. I'm going to have to melt a lot of shit just to keep up with my oil changes, blowing through the oil stockpile won't be easy.