I inserted a bolt into the molten pewter in the large pinecone mold to create a drawer pull. That's how the peanut, the acorn button, the redwood cone, the solid pinecone and the shell were made. For the front/back casting the entire object is suspended in silicone with a sprue attached to pour the metal into. I'm not including full instructions on making silicone molds, for the flat backed castings I just poured silicone into disposable cups and suspended the object halfway into the silicone. I don't know why, but it looks kind of cool. Sometimes they come out golden or rainbow-y. After your ingots are cool, remove them and brush off all the sand. Just let the slag cool in the ladle and knock it out to be discarded later when it's cool. As you pour, you'll see the clean pewter coming out from under the skin. You will see a dirty skin form on the liquid pewter in your ladle, this is slag or impurities. Once the pewter is in it's liquid form, carefully pour it into your mold, filling each indentation you've made. (I pinched the spout of my ladle a little to help get the pewter to flow where I want, and bent the handle to make pouring more comfortable). It melts at about 450F so you will see it begin melting in a few seconds. Put some pieces of pewter into your ladle and heat it with your torch, put the flame on the pewter, or heat it from below (sometimes the torch won't stay lit if it's held horizontal). DO NOT TRY TO UNMOLD YOUR INGOTS BEFORE THEY ARE COOL. NEXT YOU WILL BE HEATING PEWTER UNTIL IT IS MOLTEN-IT IS SUPER HOT!!!! BE CAREFUL, HAVE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER NEAR, DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING YOU'VE HEATED UNTIL IT TOTALLY COOLS OFF. I press a bunch of them in-I'm not too picky about them yet since they are going to get melted down again. It may take a few tries to get the hang of this. It should leave a nice indentation in the sand. Press something (the end of a big dowel, your thumb, whatever) into the sand and lift it straight out, I use a clay stamp made from a doll's face. I use another piece of wood to press the sand down firmly and smooth. I made a little wood frame (with a bottom) and filled it 3/4 full with casting sand. You can use any kind of sand stamp you want to make yours. When making your own ingots from scrap, this step cleans up the crud that was on the old sugarbowl (or whatever you're recycling). Don't worry if it's scuzzy, you'll clean it up later. Use an angle grinder or hacksaw to cut your pewter up into small pieces that will fit into your ladle (remember to wear your respirator or mask). Since most shops are closed during the pandemic, buying ingots or scrap pewter online is probably the best choice now. You need to be sure the pieces you get are pewter-check for the hallmark or maker's mark. I almost always find some dented old sugarbowls or candlesticks. I usually go down to the second-hand shops and look for pewter from time to time. You can also get scrap pewter on ebay and make your own ingots. You can buy pewter ingots on Amazon and Ebay (and other places). Lead does not pass through your skin, but if you touch something, get some lead trace on it, and then eat it, I suppose you could transfer it that way. Lead must be ingested or inhaled to be toxic-if you use old pewter scrap, be safe-wear a respirator while cutting and when heating any pewter and wash your hands after handling it. If you use pewter scrap, it is possible that they contain lead. If you are going buy pewter ingots, they shouldn't have any lead in them. Historically it was made with lead, but lead hasn't been used in pewter since the 1970's. Pewter is an alloy of 85–99% tin, mixed with approximately 5–10% antimony, 2% copper. If you didn't get to call in or listen live, but would still like to send in your thoughts on the game or the state of the Bucs, email them to we will read them on the main episode this week.First you'll need some pewter. We discussed:ĭid the blown calls make the difference in the game? Ren is inviting everyone to jump in the pool with him as we discuss what went wrong today and what BA is going to do to fix it. Our Beloved Buccaneers lose to the New Orleans Saints in week 2 of a 7 week stretch away from Ray Jay. Use the code PEWTERCAST at checkout to save 20% on your first box when you subscribe. Our show is sponsored by A immersive murder mystery experience like no other.
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