Making a spout in my smelting pot.

I use a cast iron dutch oven. My question is if I put a hardened steel spout in the wall or bottom do I have to worry about the different expansion rates of the different metals?

I would not do it. Cast iron is fragile enough without adding stress where the spout goes. The thought of a few pounds of molten alloy suddenly being released is ugly.

Boolit Man Join DateJun 2011LocationNorthwest MontanaPosts126

You will be better off not messing with trying to make a cast iron pot into a bottom pour. Use steel plate and well casing or a rim. Do a search for "bottom pour smelter" to get some good ideas.

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