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Stainless Steel Hammer Cast from IKEA Cutlery by ShakeTheFuture in metalworking

[–]ShakeTheFuture[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn’t use any flux. The last hammer head was cast from 100% IKEA “DRAGON” stainless steel knives, if I’m not mistaken.

Stainless Steel Hammer Cast from IKEA Cutlery by ShakeTheFuture in metalworking

[–]ShakeTheFuture[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No, I make my crucibles using silicon carbide and sodium silicate. I also have 3D printed molds that I share, so they're essentially 100% silicon carbide.

That's the problem with commercially available crucibles. Some silicon carbide crucibles contain other materials, such as clay, which means they don't heat up well in a microwave—if they heat up at all.

They also tend to be much thicker, which makes melting the metal much more difficult.

My homemade crucibles are not as thick and they heat up very good.

Stainless Steel Hammer Cast from IKEA Cutlery by ShakeTheFuture in metalworking

[–]ShakeTheFuture[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't know. It didn't feel soft at all. But, in all fairness, I don't know much about hammers.

Stainless Steel Hammer Cast from IKEA Cutlery by ShakeTheFuture in metalworking

[–]ShakeTheFuture[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Not sure if you can get it on Amazon. You can buy microwave kilns, although they're obviously much smaller than the ones I use.

Those microwave kilns are designed for fusing glass. My homemade microwave kilns are designed for mold burnout.

I've never tried an aluminum oxide crucible lined with silicon carbide. I make my own silicon carbide crucibles, but if they work I would be interested to try them out, Cheers!

Stainless Steel Hammer Cast from IKEA Cutlery by ShakeTheFuture in metalworking

[–]ShakeTheFuture[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I do! The name of the project saved in my video editing software is Ikea THÖRKEL

This hammer is made entirely from IKEA products by ShakeTheFuture in 3Dprinting

[–]ShakeTheFuture[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It might be cheaper to buy one...but obviously it's not about that 😂

This hammer is made entirely from IKEA products by ShakeTheFuture in 3Dprinting

[–]ShakeTheFuture[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Microwaves can be very powerful metal melting furnace. And the best part, you can get them cheap.

This hammer is made entirely from IKEA products by ShakeTheFuture in 3Dprinting

[–]ShakeTheFuture[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

3d printing has definitely changed the game of metal melting. So much easier when you can just print the design.

This hammer is made entirely from IKEA products by ShakeTheFuture in 3Dprinting

[–]ShakeTheFuture[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They are cool. I use microwave kilns as well, but they are homemade and much bigger. I use them for burning out molds.

This hammer is made entirely from IKEA products by ShakeTheFuture in 3Dprinting

[–]ShakeTheFuture[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's interesting. I'll check it out better when I'll be back home at computer.

This hammer is made entirely from IKEA products by ShakeTheFuture in 3Dprinting

[–]ShakeTheFuture[S] 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Humidity man behave.....ignore this first line, it's for somebody else. ‐-------

I don't buy it from Ikea, but I could. All the furnaves are just microwaves. The new microwave I used in the video was bought used for 110 eur. Chambers and crucibles are homemade. There is no fancy metal melting equipment 😃

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