Why was the wire-in-mould a pain?
Type: Posts; User: randoma
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
Why was the wire-in-mould a pain?
Forum: Coatings and Alternatives
For those people looking for a larger oven, I used to use an electric range that I bought off Craigslist for $20.. Definitely has a larger capacity than a toaster oven.
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Forum: Casting Equipment
Why is that? Also, is candle wax different from paraffin wax (like for canning)?
Forum: Casting Equipment
Dikman - thanks for the caveat regarding steel.
Forum: Casting Equipment
Thanks for the very informative answer, Detox.
Is candle wax any better/worse than sawdust for flux? I have lots of sawdust, not so many candles...
I have a non-contact infra-red thermometer,...
Forum: Casting Equipment
In practice, how much difference does a bottom pour ladle make? Also, could I just make a ladle out of mild steel (rather than cast iron)? I'm assuming the main thing is to have some mass so it...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Is there something you'd recommend other than those three?
Forum: Casting Equipment
New caster trying to decide what to get for a ladle.. I realize that is a ridiculously open-ended question that is all based on user-preference, but needing to buy one mail-order and not finding much...
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |