First smelting done, casting tomorrow.

[CastingFool]

Nice setup, sounds like you have been paying attention to what's being said here. Boolits look good, too. Congrats!

[Foto Joe]

$20 a pound sounds a little spendy and yes there are ways around spending money on tin but I've been using Roto Metals for over a year now and found that a few pounds of tin goes a long way. I did an order with a friend down in AZ last winter and it broke the $100 mark so shipping was free. I usually order a pound of "Popcorn" tin (expensive) and a couple of pounds of 1/2" wire tin (cheaper). I use the popcorn tin to fine tune the weight when adding tin to the melt and the wire tin makes up the majority of what goes in. I've never trusted pewter found a garage sales simply because I don't want to get caught with fake pewter that has zinc in it and wind up with a 15-20 pound door stop in my pot.

[Doby45]

I would definently go with the propane tank cut in half (it is what I use) and I can also tell that your muffins on the right were the first ones you poured in that muffin pan. Those bubble looking marks are from where the teflon burned off. Axe me how I know.