I have a fire pit, and a cast iron pot, and some aluminum foil compacted into 1 pound quot;ingotsquot;put them all together and i got some really really hot aluminum quot;ingotsquot;, and a disappointed meI have lighter fluid, charcoal, and gloves, and a mold already made for the molten aluminumi'm going to be safe with the hot stuff, but i am having trouble getting the fire to melt the AL lt;-(lol atomic symbol FTW!)help me yahoo answers,you're my only hope.
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Aluminum actually melts at around 1220 degrees F, which is 660 degrees CIt is possible to melt aluminum in your campfire, because I have seen some aluminum cans melt down to flat globs of metalThis tends to happen to cans that are right in some orange-hot coalsI don't know how big your fire pit is, or if it is lined with rocksBut you would probably want something just big enough to fill up with some lump charcoal (not the briquets) and set your iron pot inside while having just enough room on each side for a few inches of coals If you can construct a sort of rock kiln like that - then try using a leaf blower to make the coals as hot as possible (or something to keep a lot of air blowing into it)You should then be able melt those ingots down, but it may take a lot of charcoal and timeI suppose you could try the leaf blower with a regular campfire, but make sure you use some good dried out hard wood and get one hell of a good bed of coals goingEdit- Hard lump charcoal would be better to use than the regular briquetsIt burns hotter and leaves only a fraction of the ashes (which helps with airflow)You can get it at walmart for about $6.00 or so per bagIt is called Royal Oak and is in red bags.
