Hammer mold alloy??

[mazo kid]

Just curious as to what you are using to pour in the hammer mold. Are WWs ok or should something softer be used? I remember seeing some old hammers that were really mushroomed out and assumed they were cast with soft lead. Emery

[No_1]

You can use either or both. I have my own moulds. a 1lb and a 2 or 3lb mould. I make hammers in both pure and in ww's as I need both for different reasons.

R.

[georgeld]

Speaking of that.

What's become of the loaner molds to cast these hammers?

IT's been months since I expected to get a turn at it and haven't
heard of them for a long time.

Would still like to make up a few for my own shop use.

[45nut]

Medic44 currently has the mold, he recvd. it on 7/27/07. I just reviewed the sign up sheet and did not see your handle in there. You need to go into the group buy division and sign up sir.

A note of interest, the current mold going around is a 3#er, I recently received a 2# mold for rotation from Texasflyboy so we will have another option.

[Springfield]

So how do I sign up to get a turn at the new 2 lb mould?

[45nut]

Gonna need Wiljen to write in a new category and ID both. The original was not seen as having a smaller brother when it was written. I need to get pics and a small suggested manual of use posted also.

[mazo kid]

Springfield, go to the Group Buy forum, click on the "groupbuy.dnsalias" 7th down from top, enter, sign in, hammer mold is the 2nd item on the top bar. Emery

[Springfield]

mazo: I was the first in line for the hammer mould, had it 2 days and cast up 12 new hammer heads. I was asking about the second mould, apparently it is smaller and I would like to make some of them also.