How much would it cost to start a small crucible or foundry and a permit In Red Deer?

Sleep it off RDG. How would any of us know such things, and who is going to exert the effort to indulge your relentless flights of fancy?

Best to do the research on your own in Red Deer. We don’t know.

@janbb O.K. thanks. I will ask city hall on Monday. I live next door to it so it should be easy to ask.

Like the bird said, what would WE know about real estate and regulations in RED DEER? I don’t mean to pigeonhole you, but it’s questions such as this which force force me to wonder why on earth you would expect us to have a clue about the startup hurdles in Red Deer?

@stanleybmanly @janbb O.K. I flagged my question. Sorry. Just looking for positive support in motivating me to do something other than sleeping and eating. For bonus it would be cool if some one from Fluther had done so in any country. I could PM some one from YouTube and see what happens.

Honestly RDG, I’m genuinely fond of you, but sometimes I read your questions, and throw my hands up in the air and actually frighten my poor wife.

It’s easier than you think, 20 bucks. I have made a “coffee can” forge before. Same thing can be used for a small crucible to melt aluminum or zinc. Safety precautions, this is an outside only activity.

Ok took a sober second thought. I will keep watching my YouTube videos and will save money and will wait until an opportunity to take chemistry from grade 12 on. So it become legit. I melted zinc or tin when I was 11 on the stove top and melted salt in my families food oven. Turned out to ruin the pot I cooked it on plus lots of smoke. My lease doesn’t allow chemistry experiments. So would take years before any experiments take place. Thanks all . The local university might have lab space that I could use when I get my act together.

Here’s a link if you want to perform some fun experments on metals ( not melting but other properties like conductivity etc.). They sell the required kits also.

Your biggest problem is self-discipline. You don’t seem to be able to hold onto an idea from one week to the next. You should take a course, either at the university or online. You said that you were interested in learning programming, so you can create video games. Take a course in Python. There are plenty of free online courses. If you get stuck, there are plenty of us at Fluther who could provide assistance. For mercy sake, JUST DO SOMETHING!

If you are looking to experiment…
Save Canadian copper pennies from 1996 and earlier. They are over 95% copper! They are useful for plating experiments that you can perform with some AA batteries, a bit of wire and some vinegar.

Speaking of pennies, the copper plated zinc variety are fun to play with too. The zinc has a lower melting point and can be melted easily with a propane torch. It leaves the solid copper behind.

I went to city hall to ask what permits I need they have never heard of such a permit. They gave me a phone number to call and they transferred me back to where I started. I will ask a high school chem teacher for advice when school starts in Sept.

@ARE_you_kidding_me I made a hollowed out penny by making a small scratch on the rear surface and then soaking it in some HCl acid, (actually Muriatic acid I bought at Lowe’s.)
That worked great!
I made a few of them and had fun crunching them up.

@RedDeerGuy1 I’m curious now about your project. Do you think you will actually carry it through?