melting aluminum mower engine blocks to get the sleeve out

**HT1** · 11-02-2016, 07:22 AM

Most yards are not going to buy customer ingots, and if they do you will not get a good cast aluminum price, expect breakage,
why?
well good cast aluminum (356) is a top dollar aluminum because it has Silicon (12%) in it which is a premium since it goes right back into the furnace.
you can make ingots out of any aluminum, so the yard SHOULD consider it to be the worst aluminum possible, so you are looking at getting about half it's real value if you are selling actual 356 cast aluminum. so don't make ingots,

if you are selling ingots on Ebay, and you sell someone a problem ingot, say one with some 2000 or 7000 series scrap in it, they are going to be POed and rightfully so,
and the first time you get a magnesium piece in your furnace will probably end your tinkering in metal melting

V/r HT1

**miked** · 11-02-2016, 10:31 AM

Originally Posted by HT1

Most yards are not going to buy customer ingots, and if they do you will not get a good cast aluminum price, expect breakage,
why?
well good cast aluminum (356) is a top dollar aluminum because it has Silicon (12%) in it which is a premium since it goes right back into the furnace.
you can make ingots out of any aluminum, so the yard SHOULD consider it to be the worst aluminum possible, so you are looking at getting about half it's real value if you are selling actual 356 cast aluminum. so don't make ingots,

if you are selling ingots on Ebay, and you sell someone a problem ingot, say one with some 2000 or 7000 series scrap in it, they are going to be POed and rightfully so,
and the first time you get a magnesium piece in your furnace will probably end your tinkering in metal melting

V/r HT1

Not to mention the time labor fuel and equipment costs. Other than entertainment value I think you would be far ahead acquiring more material to sell. 73, Mike