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Designed to meet the metal melting needs of the non-

ferrous casting industry, our popular bottom draw-off
melting furnace comes in six standard sizes with lead
capacity ranging from 160 to 5,000 lbs. Come standard
with heavy-duty cast iron pots. The heavy duty cast
iron and rolled steel construction combined with the
thoroughly insulated steel body provide the efficiency
desired by modern manufacturers while still maintaining
the old-fashioned ruggedness our customers have come
to expect from a Buzzer engineered furnace.

Constructed of two heavy gauge rolled steel jackets

reinforced by stainless steel threaded rods. The furnace
body is then firmly secured with cast iron top and bottom
ring segments.

Rated for continuous duty at 1,000 F. O

Efficiently lined with 1,200 F block insulation. O

Can be set up to operate on either low pressure

natural or propane (LP) gas. Conversion from one fuel to
the other requires only a simple orifice change.

Pot construction
Our bottom draw-off melting furnaces come standard with thick, heavy duty cast iron melting pots with extra wide flanges.
The extra wide flange helps prevent fluxes, metals, drosses, scale or debris from clogging flue passageways. Each custom made
cast iron pot is precisely machined and hand fitted to produce a tight leakproof seal. The hand fitted and assembled valve
stem and plunger assembly allow molten lead or tin type metals to be drawn off through a spigot. This simple design allows
the operator to pour lead and tin-based alloys while standing at a comfortable distance from the molten metal.

Model Furnace Inside Inside pot depth Tin capacity Lead capacity Approx. shipping Gas BTUH in 1,000’s Melting time, in
height pot diam in lbs. in lbs. weight in lbs. connect minutes inside

160 22 9 71/4 85 160 80 1

/4 30 30

250 25 123/4 61/2 165 250 180 3

/8 50 45

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500 30 15 11 340 500 300 /8 75 45

1,000 34 181/2 141/2 750 1,000 500 11/4 125 60

Please note: Melting time is approximate as applied to lead and varies according to conditions. Dimensions of pot do not include flange.
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Bottom Draw-Off Melting Furnace Buzzer

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All bottom draw-off melting furnaces are heated with our simple raised port ring burners. Our burners are designed to hold
their own against high radiant heat, as well as demanding production schedules. The raised port ring burner features hand-
drilled ports to produce shorter flames with smooth and quick ignition and excellent turndown.

Applications
Recommended for melting lead, tin, solder, babbitt, pewter and many die casting and white metal alloys. Not recommended
for corrosive metals such as zinc, aluminum and kircksite which will “eat away” at the valve seating, causing the assembly
to leak.

Non-ferrous die casting, solid mold casting, sand casting, precision casting, spin casting, and many specialty casting
processes.

Popular with industry, trade schools, laboratories and artisans.

DO-1000 melting furnace with DO-250 melting furnace with spark ignition,
V12 cast iron two ring burner. splash guard, and angle thermocouple.