Ive Got pewter Now What?

[huli]

I tried to melt it in my 20 Electric pot with no luck. How does one melt it? thanks guys

[LUCKYDAWG13]

i melt mine on my camp stove in small casting pot then i pore into
a 2 1/2 oz sinker mold pewter weighs less then lead so that 2 1/2 oz
turns out to be just a little less then 1 1/2 oz so i just add one to my
pot when im casting

[357maximum]

If you are actually getting heat transfer past the "skin" of the metal and if it ain't melting at normal casting temps....it ain't pewter.

[imashooter2]

Are you sure it's really pewter? Real pewter will melt in a 20 pound electric pot very easily. Wilton, Sexton, Pewterex and others make aluminum alloy cast tableware that is often sold as "pewter" but isn't.

[huli]

May not be then its not marked but looks like pewter,,would a propane torch melt pewter?

[imashooter2]

Yes, easily. So would a soldering iron.

ETA: Melt some lead in your pot. Take a small piece of your "pewter" and place it on the surface. Real pewter will melt right in. The aluminum alloy stuff will float there for days.

[huli]

thanks imashooter it aint pewter

[imashooter2]

Hope you didn't get hurt too badly on it. Here's a thread with lots of pictures of the real stuff...

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?127929-Pewter-pictures-and-hallmarks