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Bought a cheap knockoff ladle and it cost me a whole pour
So I was trying to save a few bucks and grabbed a 'generic' pouring ladle from a discount tool catalog for about $35. It looked fine, but the handle weld was garbage. I was skimming slag off a 1600-degree bronze pour yesterday, and the whole head just snapped off and dropped right into the crucible. Had to shut everything down, let it cool, and fish the thing out. Lost the whole batch, about 50 pounds of metal, and wasted three hours of furnace time. I'm out probably $200 in material and labor, all for a $35 tool. Learned my lesson the hard way. Anyone have a go-to brand for ladles that can actually take the heat?
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kim.wren13d ago
Ugh, that's the worst. Did it just snap clean off at the weld? I had a cheapo one bend on me mid-pour once, slopped aluminum all over the floor. Scared me half to death. Honestly, I just bit the bullet and got a Morgan after that, their stuff is solid.
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