VEVOR Propane Melting Furnace Kit Large Capacity Foundry Home, Blacksmithing Forge with Crucible & Tongs Kiln, Stainless Steel Smelter, for Metal Scrap Recycle, Gold Copper Silver Casting, 12 KG

If your looking at it, do it! I am very happy with mine. You might need bigger tongs for the crucible though, it's a bigger one. It will need to be refractoried but once its done, It gets up to temperature quickly. Though it has two burners, I find one is sufficient for smelting project aluminum. It can be used as a smelter or a Forge thanks to the legs. The lid doesn't seem to have a hinge, just a frying pan handle, so not sure how they thought that was going to work? Still a great little cooking pot as my elderly mom calls it!

Easy set up and works as it should

so im not big on chinese made stuff but for lack of better options and the need to melt large amounts of metals i purchased this for a reasonable price , came with a crappy pair of gloves that must fit a small boy but other then that the items fit together and seemed fine UNTIL the first firing and the only thing i found was the LID no longer fit snuggly warped out of roundness not a big issue as the heat stays pretty good so far, iv even been able to bring temps hot enough to melt brass and copper have not tried steel as it comes in various flavors some require high melting temps 2800 dont think i can get this to produce that much at any rate simple to put together wish it came with a stand but you will have to create what you prefer as it would just sit flat on what ever surface you choose NOT WOOD i hope

The insulation for the lid is unstable and has to be held in place when putting on and off. Would definitely opt for a different lift/pour tool. Seems cheaply made for the money spent.

Like it

The furnace certainly cranks out some heat, and the capacity is nice, compared to the much smaller furnace I’m used to.Ignition (especially reignition) can be fiddly, but I found success by holding the jet valves closed to let pressure build up on the dial, then opening them one at a time.Build quality is disappointing, however. The lid has warped severely after only a few uses so it doesn’t seal, and flames shoot down the sides of the furnace, probably causing further problems in future. This is the reason for the 3 star rating.

This smelting/furnace/forge gets to heat quickly and is excellent for knife making. I originally ordered it for melting brass, copper, etc… however it has now replaced my original forge.

Arrived early, exactly what was described. Very good quality for the price.