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- From: isr@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Michael S. Schechter - ISR group account)
- Subject: Re: Books on metal casting techniques
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.114231.4933@newstand.syr.edu>
- Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
- References: <1eq4jtINNa46@manuel.anu.edu.au>
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 92 11:42:31 EST
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- In article <1eq4jtINNa46@manuel.anu.edu.au> Joe.Miles@anu.edu.au writes:
- >I am particularly interested in working with Aluminium and possibly bronze.
- >Is the "lost wax process" viable in home workshop?
- Yes,
- ALuminum is easy, just be sure to use a heatd mold as it cools VERY fast and
- would plug up otherwise
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- Bronze is sorta hard to melt in large quantities, but charcoal and
- forced air will develop enough heat, barely. Coal would be better,
- although I haven't tried coal yet.. too much of a pain to find.
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- when working with more than an ounce or so of bronze, be very careful
- about things such as spillage, planning safety measures such as
- "if this spills, where will it flow?", etc, as a pound or so of
- 2000 degree bronze flowing like water towards your feet is NOT something
- you want to see... and don't try it inside as bronze fumes will make
-