You cannot have too many books on casting. I really liked "From Ingot to Target"; and it is free in PDF format on the internet. Just google it and there it will be.
You cannot have too many books on casting. I really liked "From Ingot to Target"; and it is free in PDF format on the internet. Just google it and there it will be.
Britons shall never be slaves.
Last week my knee went out a bit more than expected, and my (subconscious?) thought was to either hit the deck or have the palm of a hand against the woodstove (our heat source) top... YES! I got a bit of a burn. I "know" I have some burn ointment "somewhere?" -- but wife saved the day with an Aloe Vera branch ripped from a houseplant, which really worked in treating the burn...
Seeing your post -- I recall but a few, but memorable casting injuries -- including one memorable burn when, wearing sneakers, the sprue dropped between the sneaker and my right foot! Not to forget a few, each, cuts and bruises -- most from slipping pliers.
What I'm suggesting, sir -- is you inquired what else you NEED when casting -- and, again but suggesting -- I definitely recommend you assemble and have at hand a first aid kit including (of course) some burn ointment, a few band aids, some triple-antibiotic (e.g. Neosporin) ointment, and (a great fix for cuts) a roll of electric tape; perhaps a small roll of, too, Kling type gauze.
Bion, I also have a spare (2nd) set of plastic safety glasses (still in new wrap) atop mine -- I never cast without safety glasses on, and keep this 2nd pair handy should I not have my prime pair at hand (oops... where did I last set them down? -- I've been known to take them when, say, using a grinder on an in-shop task...)
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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 |