Wood Fired Smelter

I use wood to smelt my lead with great results I do use a fan to boost the heat. I can smelt the range lead in record times and WWs are a dream. I smelted some WWs last weekend while the fire was up to heat I dumped a five gallon bucket in walked to the drink machine to get something to wet my whistle by the time I got back about 5 mins my lead was ready to be dumped. It will put a lot of heat to the pot fast. Found it to be a lot better then my other fuel sources.

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Going to build a smelter... need help!

I came across an old propane tank...

My plan is to cut it down, and use the bung that is already on the top (now bottom) for a pour tube.

Should be fairly simple, just thread some stuff together, BUT!

What should I use to seal the threads that will stand up to the heat?

I was thinking of using a brass ball valve... do you think that will work?

Any thoughts and comments will be appreciated!

Brandon

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