#3-6Kg Clay Graphite Crucibles Premium Black Foundry Cup Furnace Torch Melting Casting Refining for Gold. Also Great for Silver, Copper, Brass, Aluminum

arrived quickly. Haven't used yet but look to be good quality. good value.

For under ten bucks this thing rocks. We hold a blow torch to it to melt tin and it is perfect. Tin doesn't stick to it, heats up nicely. Hasn't cracked. Happy so far.

It did have a tiny chip at the rim, but that was likely due to the shipping company. Overall I think this was a great buy for what I needed.Pro's:- Handles high heat extremely well, my foundry gets upwards of 2800 degrees Fahrenheit if my thermocoupler is accurate, and this handles it like a champ- Great for large casts, this allowed me to cast a full size mastersword in a single pour- Relatively durable, so far Ive done 3 large pours and a few smaller ones with no cracks or excessive slag build upCon's- Non that Ive foundJust a reminder that its always a good idea to preheat any crucible used in a flame based foundry. Last thing you want to do is destroy it faster than necessary.

The media could not be loaded. The metal finish of the tongs is just painted steel, the pivot on the tongs is a very crude hammered rivet. The crucible material seems thick & decent enough, but I haven't used it in action yet to be able to share.

I don't see how you could screw it up

As I ventured into melting aluminum cans to pour into molds and make new products I needed a better way. So I ordered this crucible based on price and size, I received it and was amazed at the quality. It even has a pour spout to help guide melted aluminum into forms. Overall in very happy with this purchase!!!!!

So, I ordered this crucible and when I opened the box, it was broken into 10 or 15 pieces. I got on the computer right away to start my exchange or refund.. I was hoping for an exchange because I really wanted this item.. I received my new crucible 2 days later, packed the way the first one should have been, in perfect condition. The return process for the damaged one is probably the most convenient return Ive ever had. Take a pic of the label they send to your email, take the return to the UPS store in its original box,. and they tape it up and print the label and send it off while you're back at home, enjoying the perfect replacement.. would definitely order from them again.

Looks like a good product. Edges were chipped in shipping.