Can it melt brass or copper
1866266
No, it is for lead melting use only. It is a great unit for that purpose. Hope this helps.
1866267
No the Lee Magnum will not melt brass or copper. Set on high it barely melts lead and some leads it will not melt because of other alloys in the lead.
505393
I do not know if it can be used on copper or not. I guess you could try it on a part that does not show first to see if it works. Sorry, but I did not use it on copper.
1095375
Not easily. It is a soldering iron with a blade tip so it would mean really slow melting progress.
1652929
Id say NO, but I haven't tried to melt it that way. I think it needs a slow melt down. But contact the seller, he will answer all your quastions
781544
No it will not melt gold or silver. It is designed to melt lead which has a Much lower melting point than both gold or silver. You need a crucible to do that.
1428373
This kettle has a copper bottom/insert, and I suspect you could melt it IF you let the kettle boil dry. I actually did that to an aluminum tea kettle once. But IMO it would never happen under normal use -- the boiling water keeps it cool enough to ever allow that to happen.
2245686
Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc, so this will work on copper. I actually used it on bronze (copper/tin alloy) and worked great.
2012582
This melter doesn't get hot enough to melt Aluminum. Also, as it has a steel liner in it, and, steel only has a slightly higher melting point then Aluminum, it would be a mistake to try it ..
1127398
It will definitely melt zinc, I use wheelweight lead alot and it has a lot of contaminants, as for the max temp I'm not sure. I'm going to guess around 1000 degrees but I know when you get it good and hot the coils and even the lead itself glow red in poor/dark lighting
1228456
No, it is used to melt solder which holds copper together or to hold copper to a circuit board.
161402
I can't say for sure. It should say on the package or you can call the manufacturer. I use it on copper and it works fine. I don't believe it gets so hot that it would melt pvc.
2114646
If you look up the melting point of lead, (621 F) and the melting point of copper, (1984 F) you will see that you will have a long wait for copper to melt. In fact - it won't.
1520416
Chances are no. I can't say definitively because I've never tried it. This kit was made for melting lead. (melting point 650 F) and I use it for working with pewter (tin, melting point 450 F). Silver requires around 1500 F to melt. This kit is inexpensive and works well for what it was designed for. It *might* heat up hot enough for silver, maybe, but it will likely burn out quickly and stop working. Silver smelters cost more because they get a lot hotter and require a better construction to handle the heat. If you're making silver jewelry you will also want a finer set of tools. The size of this smelter (I melt a couple lbs at a time) requires more in materials to be manageable. Pewter and lead are inexpensive. I would want a smaller smelter for silver and do it in ounces.
629564
No. Though it gets very hot, this tool does not get hot enough for precious metals. Already tried with brass, it just does not work. You'll need a higher pressure tool with gas that comes out of tanks not cans.
1502160
All brass has lead in it. The exposure area is minimal though, so it shouldn't be too much of a problem.
1636163
yes but on a low flame. This portasol device has the ability to reach 850 °F; whereas copper soldering needs a range of 350 to 600 degrees Fahrenheit.
1109483
Can't answer: Our son used it to polish brass for his band; recommended by his band director.