Hot shorting some wheels

[savarin]

I have some alloy wheels that I tested how easy it was to hot short them to break up for some casting I have to do.
I tested both my burners and they both made it easy.
The smaller one is loudish but the larger one sounds like a saturn five rocket taking off.
Now they will fit in my crucible



Time wise there wasnt much difference between them.

 

[MrCrankyface]

Out of interest, do you just heat them up then hit them with a hammer or what's the procedure?

 

[savarin]

Yep. that's it and as they aren't molten it can be done on the concrete floor.

 

[savarin]

I tried cutting them up with a demolition saw but the time and noise was too much.

 

[FOMOGO]

I'm assuming you wore the the safety flip flops. Mike

 

[C-Bag]

Wonder how a wood splitter would do?

 

[savarin]

I'm assuming you wore the the safety flip flops. Mike

Naw, safety crocs, I'm an old fart.

 

[Janderso]

sounds like a saturn five rocket taking off.

I've never heard a Saturn V rocket. I would have loved to see one in person.
Is it loud? How loud is it?
Always a smart a$$ in the crowd.

 

[savarin]

Louder than the smaller burner.
Answers the other smart a$$

 

[markba633csi]

Hot short- that's a term I haven't heard before. Must be fun, crashing and smashing
-M