Charging a Furnace

Home enthusiasts discuss their Foundry & Casting work.

Moderator: Harold_V

Post Reply
User avatar
Bill_Cook
Posts: 535
Joined: Sat Jan 04, 2003 10:28 pm
Location: Walnut Bottom, PA, USA

Charging a Furnace

Post by Bill_Cook »

Metal casting is something that interests me, but there is no room for another activity in my life. I've lucked into the next best thing. I took a mechanic position in an iron foundry last September.

The company was established in the mid 1800's at the present location.

The picture is the charging of a 50 ton capacity induction furnace. The iron is being dumped into the furnace much faster than normal to work at clearing the throat - the area around the induction coil which is located near the bottom. The iron needs to circulate around the coil by convection. I happened to be working in the area, and of course missed some more spectacular shots.
Charging a Furnace.jpg
BC

If there was only one way to do each machining job, the smell of sulphurized cutting oil smoke would have fewer fond memories.
Post Reply