Hello everyone; I have not posted in awhile. I am interested in knowing more about ferrous melting in a furnace.
To jump to the question, I am thinking of putting together a smallish iron melter, some call it a cupola. Besides fire brick for the insides, I wonder what the molten metal pool area, at the bottom is made with. Since a mold is used to pour molten metal into, can it be used as a liner or melt bottom for a furnace?