Wood Fired Aluminum scrap melter.

Various people on AlloyAvenue put together setups to melt aluminum scrap like car rims.

For the most part I am copying that design.

Here I have welded the stand and am laying out the grate.

The welding is not great but with enough heat I can stick mild steal together and have it stay.

Currently I am welding the grate where the rebar crosses.













Shortly after I fired it up.

I was getting roasted trying to remove the floating embers.  The corrugated sheet metal was drafted for use as a heat shield.

There is another section of this sheet in the water under the barrel to catch the aluminum.  Protect the plastic.