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While out on my milk run the other day came across a large television set with a huge Fresnel lens.
Has anyone melted metal with one of these lenses.
Has anyone melted metal with one of these lenses.
yes ive melted all kinds of stuff. had to weld up a little stand so i wasnt holding the lens all the time and didnt want to use wood because the second any wood comes under the light it burst into flames. very fun to mess around with but can be dangerous. wood doesnt smoke it instantly burst on fire, pennies instantly melt, rocks explode or turn into glass and magma, you can refine small amounts of metal for free, only issue that sucks is having to adjust as the sun moves. Hazards would be lighting things on fire if left unattended. burning yourself if you dont turn the lens away from the sun, and exploding rocks are very sharp, if you burn your arm you see a gloom of smoke and wonder what the hell that was from and a second or two later you realize that was you.....clothes burst into flames. i dont have kids so no danger for me there but i left the lens unattended one day and it burned the assphalt on my driveway, then warmped my garage door as well as burning the paint. so when your done put the lens in a safe place so it doesnt get broken or have the ability to burn anything. But i was able to fix the dented metal on my jeep on day. it got it hot enough for me to easily bend the steel back into place on the roll cage. id say i had alot of fun with my lens even though your neighbors are confused and everyone drives by slowly. but not all lenses are equal some suck and some are amazing so try a few different ones. by best lens can get to about 3000 degrees in seconds while the other didnt focus the light well and only warmed things up to maybe 800 degrees. instant fire is really amazing not a little fire either like grab any log and its on fire more then a torch can do in almost 30 minutes of constant flame. so dont burn your arm get some welding gloves and welding glasses or dont look at the light no matter how beautiful it is. its like looking at a welding arc.While out on my milk run the other day came across a large television set with a huge Fresnel lens.
Has anyone melted metal with one of these lenses.
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