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					Robert Oblon
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								Started On  : 12-Sep-2005 at 11:31:12 AM, #Views  : 11376
  Topic Subject  : Re: metal casting... | 
							 
							
							
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Elizabeth  
  
  
Are you pouring metal into a refractory mold or are you trying to create a  
metal surface over an existing cast positive piece?  
  
Pewter and lead can be melted on stove type burners but even with low  
melting metals any moisture on or in the surface of your "plaster, cement"  positive  
will cause gasing from moisture. Metals like Aluminum, 1400  degrees  
Fahrenheit or bronze 1950 degrees  Fahrenheit, require either a sand or refractory  
mold(s).  
  
If you are planing to melt wither pewter or lead be very careful as these  
low melting metal are still several hundred degrees and very toxic.  
  
I hope this information helps. You can contact me directly at  
_hotbronze@aol.com_ (mailto:hotbronze@aol.com)  if you need more  information.  
  
Be careful  
  
  
Robert  Oblon  
Central Coast Art Foundry  
Arroyo Grande,  California  
805-748-5381  
  
 
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