Bored1
07-16-2012, 07:12 PM
Scored some new casting items the other day from a co-worker who used to make lead fishing weights. Got the lot for $9 plus a big rubbermaid tote to keep a bunch of lead stuff in. I'm just getting started and figured this stuff should work fine. Do have a few questions though.
The small pot and both the spoon and ladle are cast iron, and a bit rusty. Do I need to clean these before casting with them? If so what would be the best way of cleaning them. No idea how old they are but my coworker whos in his late 40's said his dad handed them down to him.
Idea is to use the small pot for casting only, and spoon and ladle for both smelting and casting.
http://s19.postimage.org/cga3f1hab/PTDC0054.jpg (http://postimage.org/)
http://s19.postimage.org/q79z3igub/PTDC0055.jpg (http://postimage.org/)
The small pot and both the spoon and ladle are cast iron, and a bit rusty. Do I need to clean these before casting with them? If so what would be the best way of cleaning them. No idea how old they are but my coworker whos in his late 40's said his dad handed them down to him.
Idea is to use the small pot for casting only, and spoon and ladle for both smelting and casting.
http://s19.postimage.org/cga3f1hab/PTDC0054.jpg (http://postimage.org/)
http://s19.postimage.org/q79z3igub/PTDC0055.jpg (http://postimage.org/)