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36752 Lyle
creepinogie Offline Send Email
Nov 2, 2006
1:06 pm
I poured off 6 molds last night with the air turned way down. Took longer to melt but no swirling. Going to buy brass at the scrapyard today for this weekend's...
36753 Kirk Becnel
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Nov 2, 2006
1:48 pm
I am looking for an article that I saw online a few times. Now I want to find it and can't. Does anyone know where the article on making crucibles that was...
36754 Charles Anderson
charlesian2000 Offline Send Email
Nov 2, 2006
10:11 pm
Ouch? Price tin then you'll go ouch ;-) Charles...
36755 Daniel C Postellon
dpostellon Offline Send Email
Nov 2, 2006
10:27 pm
Unfortunately, that's cheap. International prices are around $7000 a metric ton, or about $3.50 a pound!...
36756 Jack
jacktarr68 Offline Send Email
Nov 3, 2006
12:27 am
Sorry - I've done a quick look through all the relevant groups I'm on with no luck at all. I have seen the article but I guess it's on someones website...
36757 Stone Tool
owly055 Offline Send Email
Nov 3, 2006
3:02 am
Here are a couple of crucible URLs saved using tinyurl.com to keep them compact........ I strongly recommend this service...... http://tinyurl.com/vzrnd ...
36758 terryb_au Offline Send Email Nov 3, 2006
8:53 am
Hi Kirk, I think the one you're thinking about was the Popular Science one of 1938. The site that it once was on was an Australian one that disappeared from...
36759 Charles Anderson
charlesian2000 Offline Send Email
Nov 3, 2006
9:18 am
Oi Terry this way too please :-) Regards Charles...
36760 terryb_au Offline Send Email Nov 3, 2006
10:59 am
Yo Charles, no problem, as soon as I get the next group "digest" which shows peoples email addresses in full I'll send it. I'd rather do it that way than...
36761 Kirk Becnel
kirkbecnel Offline Send Email
Nov 3, 2006
12:38 pm
Many thanks ... From: terryb_au To: hobbicast@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 3:47 AM Subject: [hobbicast] Re: crucible article Hi Kirk, I...
36762 John Sherman
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Nov 3, 2006
1:07 pm
Terry If you would send that his way as well. Thanks John in Kansas ... _________________________________________________________________ Try Search Survival...
36763 conwayde Offline Send Email Nov 3, 2006
1:52 pm
... want to find it and can't. Does anyone know where the article on making crucibles that was from Popular Science or Popular Mechanics sometime from...
36764 Lyle
creepinogie Offline Send Email
Nov 3, 2006
2:22 pm
Tin has always been high but I need to ask: why do you buy it in pure form? Do you make your own bronze? LL...
36765 Kirk Becnel
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Nov 3, 2006
2:37 pm
I saw that one. I was looking for the article that Terry sent me. Someone also said something about powdered graphite, I saw a bottle at the art store...
36766 Charles Anderson
charlesian2000 Offline Send Email
Nov 3, 2006
2:49 pm
Hi Lyle, Sure I alloy the metal myself, this way I can control the colour of the resultant bronze. Also you can experiment :-) Easy enough to do once you get...
36767 rkern@...
k2821 Offline Send Email
Nov 3, 2006
3:27 pm
If you will send it to me also, I'll repost on my site under 'freebies' Thanks RKern CSW ... From: hobbicast@yahoogroups.com...
36768 Kirk Becnel
kirkbecnel Offline Send Email
Nov 3, 2006
4:45 pm
I sent it, and I tried to send as an html too, but not sure how that will work for you. ... From: rkern@... To: hobbicast@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
36769 hi bye
ssa2 Offline Send Email
Nov 3, 2006
5:00 pm
I would love to get it as well. ... __________________________________________________________________________________________ Check out the New Yahoo! Mail -...
36770 BILL MACKIN
bmackin55 Offline Send Email
Nov 3, 2006
5:39 pm
Terry, If you would please add me to your list I would really appreciate it!!! Thanks Bill ... From: terryb_au To: hobbicast@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday,...
36771 Lyle
creepinogie Offline Send Email
Nov 3, 2006
8:09 pm
I do the same thing with zinc. Never heard of anyone doing it with tin. I've always found it to be cheaper to buy scrap manganese bronze and add zinc rather...
36772 Charles Anderson
charlesian2000 Offline Send Email
Nov 3, 2006
8:42 pm
Hi Lyle, I try to steer clear of zinc because of the health risks (and I've had a case of zinc flu once and vowed never to repeat it). The difference between...
36773 Anthony Honebrink
geoffert Offline Send Email
Nov 4, 2006
2:02 am
I would like a copy if at all possible. Tony H. Philadelphia PA USA ... From: "terryb_au" <terrybrown@...> To: <hobbicast@yahoogroups.com> Sent:...
36774 nam putsa
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Nov 4, 2006
4:02 am
Same here. thanks. ... ____________________________________________________________________________________ We have the perfect Group for you. Check out the...
36775 Derek
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Nov 4, 2006
4:11 am
... Terry: Is it too late to get this article. If not could you please send it to derek.teresa@.... Thanks Derek ... one ... disappeared...
36776 Jacques Rioux
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Nov 4, 2006
8:20 am
I would like a copy too. Jacques ... From: hi bye To: hobbicast@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 10:28 AM Subject: Re: [hobbicast] Re: crucible...
36777 Sebastien Bailard
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Nov 4, 2006
8:22 am
I've been wondering - how would you go about casting small quantities of steel in a small workshop? (By small I mean perhaps 50-500 grams.) I haven't found ...
36778 Charles Anderson
charlesian2000 Offline Send Email
Nov 4, 2006
10:54 am
Hi Sebastien, I've been looking also, usually there is information on smelting large quantities of metal, but smelting small quantities is a different kettle ...
36779 Dave
odd_kins Offline Send Email
Nov 4, 2006
12:38 pm
http://www.history.rochester.edu/ehp-book/shb/hb11.htm not sure if this would help ... large ... kettle ... I'll ... backyard, ... net is ... ) ... quantities...
36780 Jim Morton
jmorton32000 Offline Send Email
Nov 4, 2006
2:50 pm
A newbie to the group here, but I would like a copy of the article as well. Thanks in advance! Jim Kirk Becnel <kirkbecnel@...> wrote: I sent it, and...
36781 gawnca Offline Send Email Nov 4, 2006
2:51 pm
Please add me to your list as well. Thanks!...
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