I had built a couple charcoal forges to melt cans and decided to take the plunge and get a propane fired one. Now im kicking myself for waiting this long! Its so much easier and faster, i dont have reload my forge in the middle of a melt or waste a bunch of fuel when i run through my supply of cans. the only gripe i have is that i have to open the lid to add cans but thats my own fault for not checking the measurements on the opening in the lid. It comes with the crucible and tongs so if you have gloves, face protection, and propane you are ready to melt. I appreciate the placard with the different melting points of various metals on the front of the unit, maybe someday i will try to cast another material and im glad to know this will provide me that option in the future.